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."
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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."