Corporate Social Responsibilities

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HISTORY Established in 1945.

WIPRO stood for “WESTERN INDIA PINE REFINE OIL”

Started as vegetable oil trading company founded by Azim Premjis father.

1980 moved into software development .

MAJOR AREAS FOR CSR

EDUCATION

MISSION:

“To improve the Quality of education – so that life opportunities and possibilities are expanded for everyone, including the most under privileged”

Wipro Applying Thought in Schools

Focused, long-term initiative in school reform

Initiative based on the thought that every child must be given the opportunity to realize his/her potential

Worked with over 10,500 educators in 1500 schools across 17 states in India

Partnered over 30 social organizations in this endeavor

Mission10X

A platform for the rapidly growing academic community of educators, learners and innovators

Helps them impart education that enhances the employability skills of fresh engineering graduates in India

Reached out to 8,500 faculty across 19 states and conducted 285 workshops

Making education our mission:

At Wipro, our commitment to education is driven by a mission to impart knowledge that helps the young develop holistic skills to address social, economic and environmental issues. Wipro perceives education as a fundamental enabler of sustainable social change.

In this context, Wipro has undertaken educational initiatives that cover school reform and the curriculum. These include:

Wipro Applying Thought in Schoolso Focused, long-term initiative in school reformo Initiative based on the thought that every child must be given the opportunity to realize his/her potentialo Worked with over 10,500 educators in 1500 schools across 17 states in Indiao Partnered over 30 social organizations in this endeavor

Mission10Xo A platform for the rapidly growing academic community of educators, learners and innovatorso Helps them impart education that enhances the employability skills of fresh engineering graduates in Indiao Reached out to 8,500 faculty across 19 states and conducted 285 workshops.

Back to the Future – A learning center for children

They work through an NGO called Towards Future to provide learning opportunities and bridge schooling. Their primary objective is to prepare the children to go to regular schools. They also provide them a nutrition supplement in this center.

Supporting girls to complete their high school

They work through an NGO called Rockfund that encourages and enables girls to pursue their education till 10th standard by providing them financial support. This is done through close interactions with the child’s parents and the schools.

Teachers Training Center – Parivartan

They work through an NGO called Door Step

School to educate, train and equip teachers

to educate migrant children.

 

Education Projects

Our WorkWe work with an NGO called Swadhar to address the needs of children of all ages in a particular area.

Because of this the confidence of children has risen and the drop-out rate has reduced.

The community is gradually responding to the concept of a library and are engaging themselves in reading books and newspapers in their leisure time

ECO SUSTAINABILITY

MISSION:

“Bringing environment consciousness to the forefront and have a clear

responsibility to contribute to the creation of a just, equitable and humane

society”.

Energy and GHG efficiency• 25% improvement in energy efficiency in the last 6

years due to adoption of green building standards based on LEED framework.

• 44% reduction in use of printing paper through effective automated controls and behavioral changes.

Water efficiency• 32% of water requirement met through water recycling

and harvesting.

Waste management• Four biogas plants convert food waste to cooking fuel

translating into a net reduction of 100 tons per annum.

WORK DONE

Helping customers be Green

Wipro’s 360 degree solution for customers to go GreenWipro is uniquely positioned with its presence in multiple-business to offer an array of green-solutions that help customers make their

business more green.

SOCIETY AND COMMUNITY

Rural Health Program

Wipro Cares launched Project Sanjeevani, its first rural healthcare

project, on the 6th of November 2009, in Aurangabad district.

It was launched in partnership with Savitribai Phule Mahila Ekatma Samaj Mandal (SPMESM), a reputed NGO.

Project Sanjeevani aims to build a sustainable Primary Healthcare system with the involvement of the local population.

Aim behind this Program:

Provide quality primary health services by operating a Mobile Health Clinic Strengthen the local institutions to improve the attendance of children so as to

ascertain and improve their health Identify and treat malnutrition cases in the project area Create awareness regarding personal hygiene, diet and vaccination through

awareness programs and counseling sessions

Disaster Rehabilitation

They believe that the victims of disaster need our help and encouragement to rebuild their lives after natural calamities. Hence, we engage them to understand their needs to be able to provide them the support that will help them create a self sustainable environment.

Gujarat earthquake relief : Helped build a health center with a physiotherapy unit to provide care to patients

Orissa cyclone relief : Built a cyclone shelter equipped with a siren, life jackets

Their work in tsunami affected areas in Tamil Nadu

They have spent considerable time to understand the needs of the

affected people and plan the rehabilitation program in this region.

Pushpavanam Village

They work in Pushpavanam village focused on creating livelihood, building houses and insuring the people against a similar disaster in future.

Evolved a cost effective but labor intensive solution to reclaim 100.25 acres of agricultural land

Coastal tree plantation done in this village against the destructive recurring flood Added additional infrastructure to four of the existing schools, catering to over 500

children Built toilets and provided clean drinking water to the village to ensure hygiene and

good health

'Less Plastic for Me' campaign

Along with an NGO called Saahas, that works in the area of waste management, they are creating awareness regarding the ill-effects of use of plastic.

Worked with and educated people at supermarkets, malls and shops Introduced common collection centers for used plastic in schools,

apartments and super-markets Worked with specific audience in apartment blocks and residential lay-outs

to involve them in their campaign Worked with educational institutions through various clubs and active

groups to motivate students to reject the use of disposable products on campus and ensure the collection and recycling of products used

Interacted with officers of the department of environment and ecology, state pollution control board and city municipal corporation to introduce them to the program and to elicit support from them