Nurturing our planet
"At EXL we approach every new initiative in a systematic and thoughtful manner. Our focus on sustainability is no different. We felt the need to develop a strategy that would help enhance our actions in this domain. This strategy provides us with a framework that will enable us to “Lead the Change, Change to Lead".
- Rohit Kapoor, Vice Chairman and CEO
EXL's global footprint endeavors us to keep the environment impact of our operations to a minimum. We are passionate about our commitment to protect the planet, and continuously strive to reduce our carbon footprint, improve energy conservation, minimize waste and develop green infrastructures and operations. In our evergreen pursuit to protect our planet, EXL centers its environmental stewardship efforts around:
Net Zero: We optimize usage of purchased electricity and hence reducing our carbon footprint, steadily but gradually opting for renewable energy sources. We engage in climate actions by marching towards being a Net Zero business.
Waste Minimization: We persistently work on processes to reduce our consumption of paper and plastic and hence reducing our waste.
Water Conservation: We dedicatedly monitor our raw water consumption and continually improve management programs.
Compliance: We seek to comply with all applicable environmental laws and regulations.
To learn more about our goals to protect our planet and goals in environmental issues, click here.
Marching towards Net Zero
We are working to achieve net zero emissions by 20451, with reduction of our absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under Scope 1 and Scope 2 by two-thirds by 2035.2
We are working on re-engineering our operations to maximize efficiency across our global enterprise. For more information on our path to net zero, please review our Sustainability Report.
Achievements to date:
- Harnessing renewable energy: Installed 74 KW rooftop solar power project in Noida and Pune.
- EXL’s UK center transitioned to 100% green energy
- Afforestation: Plantation of 10,000 trees in India in partnership with our corporate social responsibility team
- Introduced electric vehicles for employee commutes [in India]
References:
1. Includes Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions
2. 2019 baseline
Our environmental objectives:
- Net zero by 2045
- Energy efficiency
- More energy from renewable sources in the mix
- Waste reduction
- Water conservation
Environmental actions
Certifications
ISO 14001:2015 Environment Management System – Global
ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health & Safety Management System
Awards & accolades
IISSM Awards - 4 consecutive years (2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021)
Industrial Sector Safety Awards
Safety Excellence Award for Women Safety
Most Sustainable and Environment Friendly organization at Future of Energy Management Summit & Awards 2018
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) - EHS Excellence Awards 2021: Silver Award
Arogya Healthy Workplace Awards - Silver level Recognition, 2019 and Gold level Recognition, 2020
Golden Peacock Award for Occupational Health & Safety 2020
Green Contact Center Award by ContactCenterWorld South Africa 2020
World Safety Forum - Global Safety 2020, 2021 & 2022, India Environment Award, Green Award and Safest Workplace Award
International Safety Awards 2022: British Safety Council