Infosys aligns with carbon goals early

Infosys Ltd Wednesday said it has achieved carbon-neutral status, 30 years before the 2050 timeline set by the Paris Agreement, meeting its own target set nine years ago.

In recent years, the Bengaluru-based IT services company has reduced its per capita electricity consumption by over 55%, as it moves to renewable energy. It has also developed several community-based carbon offset projects focusing on socio-economic development of rural communities and contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The company said in its Annual Sustainability Report 2020 that even while its workforce grew 166% over the last decade, its electricity consumption grew only 20%. At the end of FY20, Infosys had 243,454 employees worldwide.