Infosys Aims To Be Carbon Neutral By 2040, Joins Amazon's Climate Pledge

Global consulting and IT services firm Infosys has signed up for ‘The Climate Pledge’ launched in 2019 by e-commerce major Amazon.?

With this Infosys becomes India’s first signatory to the RE100, a worldwide initiative by companies to use 100% renewable energy for their operations.

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For those unaware, The Climate Pledge is an Amazon initiative meant to take action against climate change on Earth.?

The initiative is meant to invest in “visionary companies whose product and service solutions will facilitate the transition to a low carbon economy” Amazon said in its annual update.

Amazon has now found major signatories to join the pledge, including the likes of Verizon, and Reckitt Benckiser (RB). Infosys was the second major signatory in the pledge.

Infosys shifting to 100% renewable energy

Infosys Technologies campus in Electronics City in Bangalore (Image: Reuters)

Infosys has been pushing for the use of renewable energy for its operations since long now. Back in 2018, the company said that 109.7 million units of its overall energy requirement came from renewable power. The number amounted to 43.7% of its electricity needs being met through such clean energy across all its Indian campuses.

Rakesh Bohra, Lead Consultant Energy and Utility Services at Infosys shed more light on this in a recent webinar hosted by Mercom. As per Bohra, Infosys has 59 MW captive rooftop and ground-mounted solutions at several of its campuses in India.

Global Optimism, a worldwide initiative to bring social & environmental change, is working with Amazon on The Climate Pledge.?

Climate change incentive

Its founding partner and the United Nations’ former Climate Change Chief Christiana Figueres, recently applauded Infosys’ decision to join The Climate Pledge.

“By committing to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040, Infosys is not just making a statement of commitment to the future, it is committing to significant actions and investments that will create jobs, spur innovation, regenerate the natural environment and help consumers to buy better in the short term,” Figueres said.

Ramadas Kamath, Executive Vice President and Head - Infrastructure and Sustainability, Infosys, said: “Expanding the share of renewables is key to addressing the chronic energy crisis our country is facing today. By taking the first step towards hundred per cent renewables, we want to lead the way in creating a sustainable future and bring about an energy transformation in India.”