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Green Initiatives by Wipro
Green IT is defined as the study and practice of designing, manufacturing, using, and disposing of computers, servers and related components like monitors, printers, networking and communications devises and storage drives such that it has no impact on the environment. (Murugesan, San, 2008). The objective of green IT solutions is to:
a) Reduce the application of hazardous materials
b) Maximize energy efficiency during the product life cycle
c) Promotion of recyclability or biodegradable materials to minimize wastage.
The challenge of green technology is twofold, first to make computers as much energy-efficient as possible and second is to design algorithms and systems that effectively use computer technology. Wipro has initiated the green IT with consolidation and visualization. Computer visualization is the notion of computer resources like the process of running two or more logical computer systems on one set of physical hardware.
Wipro Ltd. is a global corporation in the field of Information Technology. The company has been taking comprehensive measures since 2006 to address the climatic change conditions into their products and service delivery. Some of the initiatives taken by Wipro were innovative and were first such initiatives taken in India. The company had structured a goal of becoming carbon free by 2014. To accomplish this goal and take strategic measures to it, Wipro had established a governing body named as EcoEye. The committee consists of seven senior managers amidst which three of them were directly reporting to company's chairman in their functional areas. The council had endorsed 120 projects focused on carbon free environment. Wipro green initiative was also reflected in their hardware production and named it as Greenware. The new range of products under the category of Greenware was made complaint with the European Restriction of Hazardous Substance (ROHS). ROHS use six hazardous materials to manufacture various types of electronic and electrical equipment. Methodology was adopted to make new PCs free from brominates flame retardants (BFR), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and heavy metals like cadmium and mercury (Directive of the European Parliament of the Council, 2003). Green IT initiatives taken by Wipro was not confined to specific projects but the company had considered it as ongoing innovation aspect which meant to discover opportunities for company to diversify into business and product lines that will make great impact on the customer and society as a whole.
The three compulsions that had propelled Wipro to take green IT initiatives were: regulatory, physical and general. The most recent initiative taken by the company was setting up of two subsidiaries as part of their diversification strategy which was distinct from the core business. However, company's diversification into these setups has portrayed company's commitment to eco-businesses. Wipro has setup EcoEnergy system in June 2008, established to offer customized eco friendly solutions in clean energy to clients in all industries. EcoEye was inclusive deed for ecological sustainability. The objective of this charter was to make company
a) carbon free and water-positive organization
b) sustain decent levels of biodiversity marks
c) set standards in recycling waste
d) Assist employees achieve a smaller ecological footprint in their personal lives as well.
The company had offered wide range of products and services that had aimed at improving process efficiency for customers. Example of such initiative is that the company structured Intelligent Document Management that helped customer manage, archive and store paper and electronic documents. It is e-logistics management service providing a plat form for connecting to all sorts of travel networks like airlines, freight forwarders and customs thus helping paperless interaction and multi-format transmission of data for customers. Intelligent Smart Device Technology designed to efficiently manage infrastructure system across processes. It reduces the need for unnecessary maintenance inspections which eventually reduces carbon emissions. Company had tried to reduce travel cost and travel time and for this purpose it had established Unified Communication strategy that helps client to switch to teleconferencing and multimedia conferencing for the purpose of overseas communication. The Virtualization policy of the company enabled them to operate multiple operations system without the need to purchase additional hardware. It consolidate the functions of underutilized severs to compressed machines that reduce the cost of hardware and benefit the company on power, cooling agent, commercial space required and maintenance of the machine.
The company's consistent top line revenue growth also illustrates it has been successful in transforming its supplier network into one that operates more on knowledge, less on purely price or product decisions. As a result the company is capable of competing more at the process level and less at the purely price-driven one (Reese, 2007). In terms of the company's factors for success, the greater opportunities is to move into
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