Question: Has the company taken any steps to procure goods and services from local and small producers?
Answer:
Yes
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Local SME Production
Wipro Limited
2017
Unverified - Added by Steward
updated over 5 years ago by Meghanand Ram Gopal

 page 41, page 42

"Supplier Diversity:  Wipro is an Equal Opportunity employer and strongly advocates the same through its supply chain by encouraging supplier diversity.  Qualified enterprises owned by persons with disability,  women or member of minority communities are proactively identified and engaged with. We are restructuring our vendor empanelment process to help strengthen our supplier diversity process."

Meghanand Ram Gopal.....2018-12-26 18:15:32 UTC

Have updated source to correct 2017 report

p.322

"Local Procurement: Wipro encourages sourcing from the local economy. Local sourcing reduces costs, provides local employment benefits and reduced environmental footprint in sourcing. 45 % of suppliers spend is from suppliers based in India. Please refer page no. 55 of this Annual Report."

Aileen Robinson.....2019-01-21 14:42:14 UTC