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Wipro rele<strong>as</strong>es the second ‘Sustainability Report’<br />

Rated A+ by Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)<br />

Audited by Det Norske Verit<strong>as</strong> (DNV)<br />

Key Highlights:<br />

19% improvement in energy efficiency over the l<strong>as</strong>t five years<br />

32% of water requirement met through water recycling and harvesting<br />

5,700 faculty across 18 states empowered under Mission10X – a unique education<br />

initiative - since its inception in September 2007<br />

200,000 man-hours of volunteer service contributed by Wiproites <strong>to</strong> community<br />

projects<br />

Bangalore, March 30, 2010: Wipro rele<strong>as</strong>ed the second „Sustainability Report‟ <strong>to</strong>day,<br />

detailing <strong>their</strong> various sustainability-related activities and achievements. The report,<br />

prepared in line with the GRI framework (Global Reporting Initiative) outlines the<br />

company‟s broad goals and targets <strong>for</strong> the next few years under various sustainability<br />

dimensions; including Energy, Green-house G<strong>as</strong> Intensity, Water Efficiency, W<strong>as</strong>te<br />

Management, Diversity, Education and Community.<br />

The report is b<strong>as</strong>ed on the theme of „Thriving in a Changing World‟. The theme<br />

underscores how sustainability-centric thinking and actions can help current and future<br />

generations not merely survive but thrive in the face of some unprecedented challenges<br />

being faced by humanity.<br />

A unique feature of this report is a compilation of 28 best practices in the are<strong>as</strong> of<br />

ecological and social sustainability from across the globe. These s<strong>to</strong>ries of commitment<br />

and p<strong>as</strong>sion are a direct illustration of what it takes <strong>to</strong> live sustainably and inclusively.<br />

Talking about the second „Sustainability Report‟, Anurag Behar – Chief Executive,<br />

Wipro Infr<strong>as</strong>tructure Engineering said, “Sustainability in all its dimensions - economic,<br />

social & ecological - is the key issue <strong>for</strong> all organizations in the long term. Our<br />

„Sustainability Report‟ is the essence of what we have learnt, a report card of what we<br />

have done and a blueprint of what we intend <strong>to</strong> do, <strong>to</strong> make ourselves and our community<br />

more sustainable.”<br />

Key per<strong>for</strong>mance highlights:<br />

The GHG footprint <strong>for</strong> the India operations of Wipro‟s IT business stands at 4.79 <strong>to</strong>ns<br />

per employee (tpe) per annum. Wipro h<strong>as</strong> <strong>for</strong>mulated a detailed 5 year plan <strong>for</strong><br />

reducing GHG intensity <strong>to</strong> 2.5 <strong>to</strong>ns per employee by 2015


Over a five-year period, Wipro‟s energy efficiency h<strong>as</strong> improved by nearly 19%, from<br />

337 Kwh per employee <strong>to</strong> 274 Kwh per employee<br />

32% of the water requirements are met through a combination of w<strong>as</strong>te water<br />

recycling and rain water harvesting<br />

During the year, Wipro implemented the first pilot projects in solid w<strong>as</strong>te recycling; A<br />

bio-g<strong>as</strong> plant <strong>to</strong> recycle food w<strong>as</strong>te at the Electronic city campus in Bangalore saves<br />

four 19 KG LPG cylinders per day. A paper-w<strong>as</strong>te processing plant, also in Electronic<br />

City, Bangalore converts paper w<strong>as</strong>te in<strong>to</strong> paper pulp which is subsequently converted<br />

in<strong>to</strong> notepads<br />

Wipro‟s commitment <strong>to</strong> diversity is on multiple dimensions of gender, nationality and<br />

the physically challenged. Women employees <strong>as</strong> a proportion of the work<strong>for</strong>ce<br />

incre<strong>as</strong>ed from 25.7% the previous year <strong>to</strong> 26.8 % in 2008-09. Employees of non-<br />

Indian nationalities were 5% of the work<strong>for</strong>ce, up from 3% in 2007-08<br />

5,700 engineering faculty members from 485 engineering colleges across 18 states<br />

have undergone the learning programme of Mission10X, Wipro‟s initiative <strong>to</strong> improve<br />

the quality of teaching and the curriculum design of engineering colleges across India.<br />

Wipro Cares, the community care program of Wipro focused on flood rehabilitation<br />

work in Bihar during the reporting year. Another important miles<strong>to</strong>ne w<strong>as</strong> the<br />

res<strong>to</strong>ration of the Manikonda public lake in Hyderabad<br />

As with the first report, the second „Sustainability Report‟ h<strong>as</strong> been externally verified and<br />

audited by Det Norske Verit<strong>as</strong> (DNV), the global leader in this field and h<strong>as</strong> received an<br />

A+ rating, the highest possible rating of the GRI framework.<br />

The complete „Sustainability Report‟ is available at www.wipro.com/sustainabilityreport<br />

For Further In<strong>for</strong>mation, ple<strong>as</strong>e contact:<br />

Wipro Limited<br />

Media: Isabelle Kispotta +91 - 80 – 25056163<br />

Mitesh Shah +91 - 9341321422<br />

Inves<strong>to</strong>rs: Aravind Viswanathan +91 - 80 - 25056143


About Wipro Limited<br />

Wipro provides comprehensive IT solutions and services, including systems integration, in<strong>for</strong>mation systems outsourcing, package<br />

implementation, software application development and maintenance, and research and development services <strong>to</strong> corporations globally.<br />

Wipro Limited is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified IT Services company globally. Wipro‟s IT Services business w<strong>as</strong><br />

<strong>as</strong>sessed at Level 5 <strong>for</strong> CMMI V 1.2 across Offshore and Onsite development centers.<br />

Wipro also h<strong>as</strong> a strong presence in niche market segments of Infr<strong>as</strong>tructure Engineering, and Consumer Products & Lighting.<br />

Wipro‟s ADS are listed on the New York S<strong>to</strong>ck Exchange, and our equity shares are listed in India on the S<strong>to</strong>ck Exchange - Mumbai,<br />

and the National S<strong>to</strong>ck Exchange. For more in<strong>for</strong>mation, ple<strong>as</strong>e visit our websites at www.wipro.com, www.wiprocorporate.com and<br />

www.wipro.in<br />

Wipro’s <strong>for</strong>ward looking and cautionary statements<br />

Forward-looking and cautionary statements Certain statements in this rele<strong>as</strong>e concerning our future growth prospects and our ability <strong>to</strong><br />

successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions are <strong>for</strong>ward looking statements, which involve a number of risks, and<br />

uncertainties that could cause actual results <strong>to</strong> differ materially from those in such <strong>for</strong>ward looking statements. The risks and<br />

uncertainties relating <strong>to</strong> these statements include, but are not limited <strong>to</strong>, risks and uncertainties regarding our ability <strong>to</strong> integrate and<br />

manage acquired IT professionals, our ability <strong>to</strong> integrate acquired <strong>as</strong>sets in a cost effective and timely manner, fluctuations in earnings,<br />

our ability <strong>to</strong> manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those fac<strong>to</strong>rs which may affect our cost advantage, wage<br />

incre<strong>as</strong>es in India, our ability <strong>to</strong> attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame<br />

contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, our ability <strong>to</strong> manage our international operations, reduced demand <strong>for</strong><br />

technology in our key focus are<strong>as</strong>, disruptions in telecommunication networks, liability <strong>for</strong> damages on our service contracts, the<br />

success of the companies in which Wipro h<strong>as</strong> made strategic investments, withdrawal of fiscal governmental incentives, political<br />

instability, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property and<br />

general economic conditions affecting our industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described<br />

in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Wipro may, from<br />

time <strong>to</strong> time, make additional written and oral <strong>for</strong>ward looking statements, including statements contained in the company's filings with<br />

the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports <strong>to</strong> shareholders. Wipro does not undertake <strong>to</strong> update any <strong>for</strong>ward-looking<br />

statement that may be made from time <strong>to</strong> time by or on behalf of the company.

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