**Nandan M. Nilekani** Co-founder and Chairman
The pandemic is a gigantic stress test on our world. The immense financial and operational pressures on companies is starting to tell; businesses with resilient ways of working have pulled further away from their industry peers, while those not geared to respond with predictable agility to crisis and opportunities are falling behind. The biggest learning from all this is that if companies want to take charge of their destiny, they must reimagine themselves in a more resilient, agile, de-layered and de-bureaucratized avatar. This means making themselves so sentient that the nerve tips of the organization are able to quickly sense and respond to the changes in the context that surrounds the business. And this context extends into the environmental, social and governance ecosystems that the business operates in. Infosys has always been sensitive to how it can positively impact and be purposeful within this context.
We have balanced success as a business with unwavering focus on exemplary governance and responsiveness to the needs of the ecology and society.
As an early proponent of responsible business, we have readily embraced our obligation to integrate ESG factors into what we do, which is only increasing in importance, particularly in the wake of COVID-19. For instance, in early 2008 we began to take action to combat climate change and have now announced Infosys' carbon neutrality achievement for 2020. Today, our 2030 vision reflects how ESG will continue to be integral to Infosys' sustainable business performance.
Infosys will continue to be carbon neutral across Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions every year.
Infosys will expand reskilling initiatives to empower 10 million plus people with digital skills and 80 million plus lives with technology for good programs in e-governance, healthcare and education.
Infosys will nurture greater inclusivity and strengthen its genderdiverse workforce with at least 45 percent women employees.
Infosys will grow its stakeholder focus and bring their interests, whether customer, employee, supplier or shareholder, to the fore through an empowered, diverse and inclusive Board.
Infosys will further strengthen data privacy and information security standards across global operations, having its Personal Information Management System certified with accreditation to the ISO 27701 privacy information management standard.
Almost four decades after its inception, when Infosys first made the commitment to be a values-driven company, I see the company continue to place responsible stewardship at the heart of its business strategy. I thank our CEO Salil Parekh, his leadership team and my fellow Infoscions for making this possible and continuing to aspire to the next.
Co-founder and Chairman
ESG is at the heart of our approach. I am delighted to launch our ambition for 2030 with these goals and aspirations. In the area of Environment, we are focused on preservation of our planet, around climate change, water, and waste. In the area of Social, our emphasis is on the development of people, especially around digital talent at scale, technology for good, diversity and inclusion, and energizing the communities we work in. For Governance, we are looking at serving the interests of our stakeholders, especially across corporate governance, data privacy, and information management.
From our past commitments and actions, we are today extremely proud to be 100% carbon-neutral, in 2020, well ahead of the global targets set by multi-national agencies. This is a testament to the work done by the founders and other leaders of the company for nearly four decades.
As we look ahead, I am clear that Infosys will continue to lead the way in setting and achieving ambitious goals for the future in the area of ESG.
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
