~ Conducts Ops Fest at Hyderabad to showcase best practices ~
~ Dedicates the restored Manikonda Lake to the people of Hyderabad~

December 2, 2009, Hyderabad: Wipro unveiled the third edition of its Ops Fest at Hyderabad today. This annual event displays various initiatives undertaken by Wipro’s CIO office and showcases its future plans through an array of stalls and discussions. The theme for this year’s event is Ecological Sustainability and will showcase processes and technologies that attempt to improve efficiencies and service levels to create environmentally sustainable workplace. In addition there are notable initiatives taken by employees to create a bio diverse zone in and around the campus and it has been designated as the Eco Avenue. The delegates took a tour of Wipro’s Eco Avenue at the Hyderabad Development Center and discussed various measures adopted by Wipro in waste management. The Eco Avenue houses an organic waste converter, a sewage treatment plant, a solar energy utilization for cafeteria and guest house purpose, Nursery horticulture among other eco-projects.

The occasion also saw the Manikonda Lake; which has been adopted and restored by Wipro Cares (Wipro Cares is an initiative by Wiproites to contribute in the areas of community and social development), being dedicated to the community. A birdfeed initiative at six areas in Manikonda to increase the avian population has also been implemented. This was done in the presence of Mr. Shailendra Joshi, Principal Secretary - Irrigation, Government of Andhra Pradesh and Mr. Girish Paranjpe - Joint CEO, IT Business, Wipro Limited.

At the ceremony to dedicate the Manikonda Lake to the community, Mr. Girish Paranjpe - Joint CEO, IT Business, Wipro Limited said, Today we dedicate the Manikonda Lake to the people of Hyderabad. We are happy to be associated with the restoration of the water body and the dependent biodiversity of the surrounding areas. This is part of Wipro’s commitment towards ecological sustainability and community development.

“The Ops Fest is an opportunity for us to share the best practices adopted by us. The forum encourages in house talent for breakthrough innovative ideas and provides opportunity to showcase technologies used in the existing facilities. We encourage exploring new trends through technical paper presentations and participation by renowned personnel in the Industry,” said Mr. Laxman K Badiga, Chief Information Officer, Wipro Technologies.

The forum will include 20 stalls on display showcasing Wipro’s capabilities across Building Management System (BMS) & Civil Infrastructure, IT Management, Risk Management, Logistics Management Engineering Services – Power distribution System, Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) & Solid Waste Management (SWM), Reverse Osmosis (RO) Plant & Rain Water Harvesting (RWH), Environment, Health & Safety (EHS), Voice Infrastructure Services, Physical Security Management, Travel management, state of the art lighting and office furniture solutions from Wipro Lighting and cutting edge IT products from Wipro Infotech.

Last year the Forum was organized at Chennai. Wipro plans to conduct the event once a year in all locations where Wipro Technologies is present.

Wipro’s commitment is based on bedrock of values & thoughtful, responsible actions towards all stakeholders. The organisation wide initiative on ecological sustainability was formalized and called ‘Eco Eye’- the lens through which Wipro looks at the world around. Eco-eye is Wipro’s comprehensive program that drives increasing ecological sustainability in all its operations, as also areas of its influence. The initiative attempts to engage with increasing levels of intensity with all stakeholders – Wipro’s own employees, partners, suppliers, customers and immediate communities.

As part of Eco Eye initiative, Wipro also launched the Hyderabad Eco Chapter for its employees a year back. According to Mr. B.Krishnamurthy, Vice President & Centre Head, Hyderabad Development Centre, “The Eco Eye Hyderabad Chapter has been actively involved in several proactive initiatives such as environment awareness campaigns through talks and video sessions on a whole range of green subjects e.g. Energy, Water, Waste, Biodiversity, Climate change within and outside the Centre. Tree plantation projects and basic car pooling with the prime objective of employee driven ecological sustainability have also been practiced.”

The chapters also have outreach programs to engage with local NGOs, community organizations and thought leaders in this area. In addition, the chapters will work on mainstream Wipro projects where they can contribute by way of evangelizing, contributing innovative ideas and in implementing some of the solutions that are employee driven.

Wipro has developed a framework for Ecological Sustainability that has five themes and seven goals identified for implementation. The Five themes include being an ecological surplus organization, larger sustainability initiatives beyond Wipro, profitable investments, transparent reporting, risk planning & mitigation.

The Company aims to become carbon neutral, water positive organization, achieve defined level of biodiversity footprint, set new standards in recycling waste and facilitate employees achieve a higher ecological footprint in their personal lives. It also aims to achieve transparency in sustainability reporting and incorporate the expected effects of climate change and other areas of environmental degradation into Wipro’s risk strategy.

“IT has a very big opportunity to contribute towards reduction of green house gas emissions and the energy requirement for the company”, Mr. Badiga said, adding further, “green governance and sustainable development are the cornerstones of Wipro’s corporate philosophy. Going green is a movement that calls for participation & involvement from society at large.”

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