Environmental Sustainability Initiatives at HCL Infosystems


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Case Code : BECG100
Case Length : 15 Pages
Period : 2007-2009
Pub Date : 2009
Teaching Note :Not Available
Organization : Dell Inc.
Industry : Computers, IT and ITeS
Countries : Global

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The HCL Enterprises group of companies (HCL group), which included HCL Infosystems Ltd. (HCL) and HCL Technologies Ltd., was one of the leaders in the computer hardware manufacturing and IT services industries in India. After taking some pioneering steps in environment protection in 2007 and 2008, the group seemed to have lost its first-mover advantage by 2009. In 2007 and 2008, HCL had occupied the number one slot among Indian electrical and electronic equipment manufacturers assessed by Greenpeace India on several parameters to determine the 'green' factor. In the fifth Indian edition (December 2008) of the Guide to Green Electronics Report of Greenpeace India, the company had scored 4.12 on 106, the highest among Indian 'electronics' companies assessed by Greenpeace.

Greenpeace had lauded HCL's efforts in going green and taking back obsolete products from customers in an ecologically responsible manner. In March 2009, when the sixth Indian edition of the Guide to Green Electronics Report of Greenpeace India was released, HCL stood at a distant second place behind Wipro7. While HCL's score remained almost the same, Wipro had shot past HCL to score 5.5 on 10, to top the table among Indian companies as well as to become the fifth ranked company worldwide on the given set of criteria...

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6] "Guide to Greener Electronics,'' India Version 5, www.greenpeaceindia.org, December 2008.

7] Wipro Limited is a Bangalore headquartered company offering IT solutions and services to multiple customers across the globe. Wipro Infotech is the integrated information technology solutions arm of Wipro Limited. In India, Wipro Limited was also present in the infrastructure engineering, consumer products, and lighting segments.


  

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