Tcs Environmental Policy

Environmental polity of TCS Commitment to the milieu stems from the Tata hosts abiding concern for the surround and society, which is embodied in the Tata Code of Conduct. The Tata Group considers climate channelize to be the greatest threat affecting economic stability, vulnerable communities and the society at large. The Tata Groups Climate Change Policy mandates that tout ensemble group companies assume leadership roles in climate castrate palliation in the pursuit of pedigree aspirations and enhancement of shargonholder value.In the business of providing IT services, business solutions and outsourcing. Our surroundingsal contacts prove from our business operations globally and through the services and solutions that we provide our customers with. True to the Tata spirit, TCS regards climate change mitigation and environmental improvement as essential features of its sustainable business philosophy.We are commit to continuously benchmarking and enhancing our ingest env ironmental performance through the reduction of our carbon and ecological footprints with the involvement of our business associates and partners, thereby nisus to be leaders in our industry sector. Through our services and solutions, we endeavor to help customers improve their environmental performance toward their sustainability objectives.Aim to fulfillour environmental commitments through the pursuance broad-level actions * Integrate cogency and environmental considerations in the determination of new infrastructural facilities * Improve resource efficiency in operations, specially for key resources such as energy and water * Adopt the 3-R (reduce, reuse and reuse) philosophy for all types of wastes toward prevention of pollution and dispose of inevitable wastes, especially electronic waste, in line with regulatory requirements or industry best practices * Promote colour procural to the maximum cessation practical * Consider stakeholder expectations on our environmental p erformance in the design of infrastructure, operations, processes and solutions to the extent possible *Set, monitor and review objectives and targets on an ongoing basis toward achieving continuous improvement in environmental performance and the overall environmental counselling system * Remain pull to complying with all the applicable environmental and related legal and other requirements and, wherever feasible, enhance the prescribed standards in all the countries that we perate out of * run public reporting of our environmental performance and our contri neverthelession to climate change-related issues through relevant national and world(prenominal) forums and to other stakeholders through appropriate communication channels * Communicate the environmental constitution to all employees, business associates and other stakeholders and ensure that the policy is available to the public *Review the environmental policy and allied management systems periodically to ensure their continuing applicability and relevance to our operations and evolving stakeholder expectations * Strive to support various unbidden national and international protocols, conventions and agreements on environment protection and proactively engage with governmental and other agencies in driving future environmental policy and regulation At TCS, concern for the environment is integral to our business dodging toward sustainability, and we shall strive to fulfill all our environmental obligations and commitments toward organism responsible global collective citizens.TCS embodies the Tata groups philosophy of building strong sustainable businesses that are firmly rooted in the community and evince care for the environment. The elements that make for strong corporate sustainability at TCS include the following * A fair, transparent and value-driven corporate governance * A strong strategy for longer-term business growth * Best-in-class HR processes * Initiatives for community betterme nt * Our stewardship of the environment discolor Procurement PolicyAs a part ofthe ongoing commitment to improve the environment, this policy judges to reduce the environment impacts of our operations and promote sustainable development by the integration of environment performance considerations in the procurance process. committedto theintegration of environment performance considerations in the procurement process including planning, acquisition, use and disposal. TCS is committed to considering the environmental aspects, potential impactsand costs, associated with the life cycle assessment of goods and services being acquired. This calls for certified efforts across TCS in the following areas 1.Reduce, Reuse and Recycle TCS is committed to reducing resource pulmonary tuberculosis and minimizing waste while considering the life-cycle costs of products. We seek to implement the hierarchy of preference to reduce, reuse and recycle resources throughout the procurement activity. 2. Buy Recycled We are committed to buying recycled/part-recycled products to optimize consumption and stimulate demand for recycled products, promoting the collection and reprocessing of waste and working toward zero electric arc to the landfill. 3. Green the Supply Chain We hope to maximize the benefits by encouragingour supplier/vendors to adopt TCS environment practices.We endeavor to undertake procurement activities with suppliers who share TCS values. We will actively promote the green procurement policythroughoutour supply chain to ensure selectionthat has minimum environmental impact. Green Procurement Green procurement or environmentally preferable acquire (EPP) is the practice of procuring products and services that are less insalubrious to the environment (land, air and water) and all species including humans that depend on environment for survival. Green products are those that are made with less harmful materials or which when produced orused/consumed would have a m inimal impacton the environment.Listed below are a few ways through which we aim to integrate the green procurement policy with the TCS environment policy. 1. TCS shall encourage and prefer eco-friendly products, which are more power efficient. 2. TCS shall prefer to corrupt from a sourcethat is less polluting or uses clean technology. 3. TCS shall encourage and prefer vendors who use recycled packaging material. The possibilities of win reuse and/or recycling shall be explored with the user or the administration department. 4. For software products, as far-off as possible and to the extent feasible, the preferred mode of address shall be through the electronic method (download). A waiter is proposed to be deployedthat would host the most commonly required software.Instead of burning CDs, secured access would be made available to the respective project team to download the product from this common server. 5. The IPDshall make efforts to recycle material from old sites to the p ractically possible extent. Focus Areas * Promoting procurement from Energy Star Partners * Procurement of low-energy consumption desktop configuration * Procurement of laser printers with GREEN functionality * Procurement of servers with low voltage CPUs and low-wattage storages * Procurement of server racks with efficient cooling systems * Eco-friendly procurement considerations for infrastructure and development * Eco-friendly procurement considerations for consumables WASTE REDUCTION POLICYAt TCS, they are committed to reducing the environmental impact ofour operations through appropriate ongoing material management. This calls for a conscious effort across TCS in the following areas Reduction of waste at sourceAll delivery centers and offices must manage operations to reduce the quantity or toxicity of waste produced. Such measures include, but are not limited to the following * Printing reports and documents, whenever possible, on both sides of the paper * Updating card and d istribution lists periodically to avoid overrun use of e-mail whenever appropriate * Giving preferential purchasing consideration to products that are reusable, refillable, repairable, more durable, less toxic, recyclable and which avoid excess packaging.Reuse of material wherever possibleAll products and materials must be reused wherever possible. * RecyclingIt is the responsibility of every associate to separate identify recyclable materials and place them in appropriate recycling containers. Office paper, corrugated cardboard and aluminum swallow cans must always be recycled in the appropriately marked container. Other materials are to be recycled whenever feasible and wherever containers are provided. Reuse is preferable to recycling. * Purchasing products with recycled contentAll offices across TCS must barter for and use products manufactured from recycled materials whenever feasible. In particular, recycled paper products must be used.It is important that all recycled purch ases be describe to the Admin/Purchase Department across TCS for record keeping and reporting purposes In addition to the specific efforts mentioned above, all delivery centers and offices are encouraged to designate one associate as a Recycling supervise who will serve as liaison to Head Health Safety Environment. TCS E-Waste Management Policy Tata Consultancy Services, being an IT-centric organization, contributesmajorly to global electronic waste. Reaffirming our commitment to environmental protection, and in accordance with the stringent standards we set ourselves, the eWaste Management Policy reflects our objectives and practices toward this end.