Question: Does the company have procedures in place for sustainable sourcing?
Answer:
Yes
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Wipro Limited
2017
Unverified - Added by Steward
updated over 5 years ago by Meghanand Ram Gopal

Annual Report 2017-18, pg 41, 42

 

"Managing  and  mitigating  the  environmental  and  social impacts  of  one’s  supply  chain  are  interlinked  to  effective economic outcomes over the long term – they can help businesses avoid disruptions,  meet evolving customer requirements,  foster innovation and protect the company’s reputation and brand value.  It can also help further the business imperatives of efficiency,  cost effectiveness and resilience in the supply chain.  The supplier ecosystem of Wipro  can  be  broadly  categorized  into  two heads  - contract employees involved in core delivery of IT  Services and Solutions  (refer  the  Human Capital  section);  and  ‘product or services supply chain’  or  ‘secondary supply chain’  which comprises suppliers who provide products,  business support services and facility management services for our operations."

"Summary of supplier sustainability engagements:

a.  During the  reporting year  we  have conducted  social audit of 128 manpower services providers spread across 7 states and 1 union territory.  Employee Benefits provided and Women’s Safety at workplace were identified as key issues for workers in supply chain.  We are actively engaging with our suppliers to ensure they take corrective actions.

b.  Supplier Diversity Program for facilities management services at our campuses – A sensitization program was conducted and expectations have been conveyed formally through our contracting process.  The gender diversity ratio for supplier staff deployed at our facilities is 25.6% .

c. Green initiatives in ICT  Hardware

•  Green Procurement – For desktops,  laptops and display equipment our guidelines are in accordance with the EPEAT  standard from Green Electronics Council. In 2017-18, we purchased more than 44,000 EPEAT  Gold and over 8,000 EPEAT  Silver category products across desktops,  laptops,  displays, imaging equipment and mobiles.  Our purchase of EPEAT  registered IT  products translates to savings of approximately 15,655 MWH electricity and a reduction of 2,560 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions in the upstream supply chain

•  Asset re-utilization beyond end of life at around 15% - Achieved through proactive maintenance and upgrades

•  Managed Print Services (MPS): This outcome-based model, where Wipro’s printing services are managed through an independent third party helps generate higher operational efficiency through better controls  and  analytics  as  well  as  reduced  resource consumption (paper,  toner) and planned asset refresh. Consumables and printer issues are tracked remotely managed by MPS vendor.  We have also reduced unwanted printouts by a provision to scan and send documents to respective user mailboxes.

•  Awarded runner-up in the category  “Excellence in procurement - sustainability”  at the CPO Forum India 2017 awards."

 

Annual Report 2017-18, pg 310

 

"Principle2:Yes.OurPolicyonEcological Sustainability is available at  https:// www.wipro.com/content/dam/nexus/ en/sustainability/pdf/ecologicalsustainability-policy.pdf."

Meghanand Ram Gopal.....2018-12-26 18:11:04 UTC

Have updated source to correct 2017 report.

p.232

"Green Procurement program for ICT Hardware and Electronic End of Life as part of which we sourced more than 12,000 EPEAT registered electronic products in 2016. Please refer page no. 55 of this Annual Report."

Aileen Robinson.....2019-01-21 14:40:20 UTC