abusesaffiliationarrow-downarrow-leftarrow-rightarrow-upattack-typeburgerchevron-downchevron-leftchevron-rightchevron-upClock iconclosedeletedevelopment-povertydiscriminationdollardownloademailenvironmentexternal-linkfacebookfiltergenderglobegroupshealthC4067174-3DD9-4B9E-AD64-284FDAAE6338@1xinformation-outlineinformationinstagraminvestment-trade-globalisationissueslabourlanguagesShapeCombined Shapeline, chart, up, arrow, graphLinkedInlocationmap-pinminusnewsorganisationotheroverviewpluspreviewArtboard 185profilerefreshIconnewssearchsecurityPathStock downStock steadyStock uptagticktooltiptwitteruniversalityweb
Article

6 Jun 2009

Author:
Shamik Paul, Hindu Business Line [India]

IT cos increase focus on green initiatives [India]

IT companies claim to have increased their focus on renewable options, even as environmental watchdog organisations such as Greenpeace have contested their claims at a global level...Wipro Ltd...has started a pilot project to harness wind energy. Such projects fetch carbon credits, which in turn fetch a good price in secondary markets...Infosys...is focused on green buildings, water harvesting and conservation...Hewlett-Packard Co has reduced the number of data centres to six from 85 over the last three years, which has led to a reduction in annual energy consumption in data centres by 60 per cent. [also refers to Cisco, IBM, Sun Microsystems]