Infosys has asked its employees working from home to share their electricity consumption data with the company. As a part of the company’s hybrid setup, employees spend most of their time working from home and are required to be in the office for at least 10 days a month.
The data collected will drive the impact through cleaner energy output as part of the IT services giant’s pursuit over the past 15 years.
As reported by the Economic Times, an email sent to employees, Jayesh Sanghrajka, Infosys’ chief financial officer (CFO), announced that the company has launched a work-from-home electricity consumption survey and asked employees to answer the questions.
Mail sent from the company’s CFO
In the mail, the CFO quoted, “With hybrid work becoming an integral part of our operations, the environmental impact of our work increasingly extends beyond our campuses and into our homes. Electricity consumed while working from home also contributes to Infosys’ greenhouse gas emissions footprint. As we seek to enhance and update our reporting methodology, obtaining accurate data on current work-from-home energy usage is essential to our ongoing efforts.”
He also emphasised that the data would help the company gather input and measure the impact more effectively.
The Bengaluru-based software company, which has more than 300,000 employees, said it views sustainability not as a goal but as a shared responsibility. Sanghrajka said the company has shown its commitment through achievements.
ET reported that the company raises awareness of renewable energy and energy conservation to encourage the adoption of energy-efficiency measures at home.
Energy-efficiency measures
The company has also asked the employees to adopt energy-efficiency measures at home. The questions asked about the use of electrical appliances, fans, AC, heaters, and the wattage of lights, and whether they use solar power at home.
The survey also asked employees to share ideas for saving electricity and whether they have implemented them at home.
This was done through a work-from-home electricity consumption survey to calculate electricity consumption from lighting, fans, computers, air conditioning, and other devices while employees work from home.
