Primary: Green buildings and energy efficiency in owned campuses 67.3% of TCS India office space is certified to IGBC Green Building standards (39 offices, 25.74M sq ft). FY24 added 2 new platinum-certified buildings (Sholinganallur Chennai, Deccan Park Hyderabad). Energy efficiency initiatives saved 16,301 MWh equivalent to 11,671 tCO2e via HVAC upgrades (VRF inverter tech), modular UPS systems, VFD-based chillers, life-cycle replacement of cooling towers/pumps, and IoT-based Clever Energy real-time monitoring across all offices.
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Primary: Business travel reduction via collaboration tools and sustainable aviation fuel Business travel emissions (Scope 3 Cat 6) rose to 117,310 tCO2e in FY24 from 89,907 in FY23 due to resumption of travel and RTO. TCS strategy: reduce business travel through use of collaborative tools and technology, and use of flights with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) or other options as commercially available. May apply internal carbon tax to business travel in the future to drive reductions.
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Dependent: Sustainable supply chain - supplier sustainability assessment platform TCS launched Supplier Sustainability Assessment Platform in FY23. In FY24, 17% of value chain partners (by spend) were successfully assessed for sustainability criteria. The platform engages suppliers on sustainability assessments, training and awareness to improve their sustainability performance. Energy efficiency is a major procurement consideration for IT assets.
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Scope 3 methodology expansion - inclusion of additional categories FY24 Scope 3 methodology expanded: Category 3 now includes WTT emissions from fuels (using IEA emission factors vs DEFRA in FY23 - increased emissions); Category 4 expanded beyond IT assets to include non-IT supply transport; Category 6 includes hotel stays during business travel; Category 7 includes WFH emissions, public commute, personal commute. Restated FY23 figures.
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AI.Cloud business unit consolidation In FY 2024, TCS consolidated AI and Cloud expertise with the creation of the AI.Cloud unit. Over 300,000 employees upskilled on GenAI technologies in FY 2024.
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Dependent: Green IT — data centre consolidation and energy-efficient procurement Procurement of energy-efficient IT equipment is a major consideration in all IT asset procurement. Data centre and distributed IT power management via rack consolidation, server consolidation, right-sizing UPS, cold aisle containment, blanking panels. Two main data centres at Yantra Park (Thane) and Siruseri (Chennai) with weighted average PUE 1.7. Yantra Park uses 100% renewable energy; Siruseri 73%. 54 equipment rooms weighted average PUE reduced from 1.88 (FY23) to 1.76 (FY24).
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Primary: Employee commute electrification — EV fleet transition Plan to transition transport fleet of cabs and buses to EVs; install EV charging facility for private vehicles of employees; engagement to encourage use of public transport. Employee commuting (Scope 3 cat 7) was 307,149 tCO2e in FY 2024 — the single largest Scope 3 category — driven by increased return-to-office post-pandemic.
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Zero Waste to Landfill certification — TCS Deccan Park Hyderabad In FY 2023-24, TCS obtained Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWL) certification for TCS Deccan Park facility at Hyderabad after achieving over 99% waste diversion from landfill. Pilot project for feasibility.
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ISO 50001:2018 EnMS — 22 campuses certified in India TCS is certified to ISO 50001:2018 standards for Energy Management Systems (EnMS) across 22 campuses in India. Two campuses added under certification in FY 2024.
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Reports alignment with multiple UN SDGs CSR programs aligned with UN SDGs including SDG 1 (No Poverty), 3 (Good Health), 4 (Quality Education), 5 (Gender Equality), 6 (Clean Water), 7 (Affordable & Clean Energy), 8 (Decent Work), 9 (Industry Innovation), 10 (Reduced Inequalities), 11 (Sustainable Cities), 12 (Responsible Consumption), 13 (Climate Action), 14 (Life Below Water), 15 (Life on Land), 17 (Partnerships). HOPE volunteer program covers all 17 UN SDGs.
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