The Greenest Companies in the World

8. Infosys:

Infosys, headquartered in India ranks eighth. The type of business dealt in is IT and services. The green score of the company is 77.3.

Infosys undertook an aggressive plan to design all new buildings as green buildings when it realized that its buildings are the largest consumers of energy. For instance, to reduce the office space required within its facilities, it asked carpenters to come up with designs that promise to cut down the length or breadth of office furniture. Likewise, performance of a window or a wall in reducing heat is measured and analyzed. The artificial lights have also been replaced by luminescent lighting that consumes less energy. The right building design and alignment have also helped reduce ambient heating by sunlight and led to a significant reduction in cooling requirements. Sensors are deployed to automatically turn off lights, monitors, and IP phones when people are not at their desks.

Correspondingly, a conference room management solution automatically turns off all electrical appliances and lights when not in use. Furthermore, to increase awareness, the firm has also developed green applications such as a desktop-based personal carbon calculator, an enterprise level Carbon Emission Management System and an organization level Environment Resource Management System.