Corporate social responsibility of Wipro

Complied by:DEEPAK KUMAR

MBA 3rd SEM.

Azim Premji is the Chairman and MD of Wipro Technologies.

Wipro(Western India Products) founded by Azim Premji’s father in 1947 at Amalner , Maharashtra started as vegetable oil trading company.

1966 Azim took over the leadership of company and transformed Wipro into consumer goods company

1975 set up Wipro Fluid Power 1979 developing own computers 1980 moved into software development

About Wipro…

Awarded Gold-level Status in Microsoft’s Windows Embedded Partner Program.

World’s largest independent R&D Service Provider.

World’s 1st PCMM Level 5 software company. World’s 1st IT Service company to use Six

Sigma. 1st to get BS 15000 Certification for its Global

Command Center. Among the top 3 offshore BPO service

providers in the world . 1st company in the world to be certified in BS

7799 security standards.

ACHIEVEMENTS

We all know that each and every organization have their ultimate objective that is profit maximization, CSR is not against the profit but CSR is maximize profit not in cost of others .

Here we discuss CSR activities by WIPRO

WHAT IS CSR?

Firstly , initiative of Wipro is towards education : Wipro Care , Wipro applying thoughts campaign.

Secondly , its initiative is towards environment : Eco-

Eye.

WIPRO-CSR ACTIVITIES?

Wipro Cares :- "Wipro Cares" strives hard to address major

issues responsibly. From community relief and rehabilitation in times of disasters to education opportunities, health and wellness programs for the needy, we make sure that our social initiatives touch every level of society that needs our help.

Wipro care is an initiative by the wiproites. Wipro care contributes through two prolonged

strategy. –learning enhancement & disaster rehabilitation.

WIPRO CARE

Through the "Applying Thought in Schools" initiative we have engaged with more than 1000 schools, 10,000 educators and 30 social organizations across 17 states in the country to bring about educational reform.

Incisive Experiments. Educational Literature Program and

Advocacy Program. Support new organization

Wipro applying thought in schools:-

DIGANTARCertificate Course in Foundation of Education

Sponsorship for individuals from partner organization

TISS MA in Elementary Education

Wipro Education Fellowship available for students

JODO GYAN Mathematics teaching Workshop for NGOs

30 NGOs registered . Workshop in Dec-Jan.

Courses/Workshop Supported

Mission 10X aims at enhancing employability of our engineering graduates by empowering faculty members. Having thus far trained over 10,000 faculty members across 20 states, the initiative intends to now reach out to over 25,000 additional engineering faculties in the near future.

MISSION 10X

To strike a balance with environment, we formed Eco Eye a few years ago to bring all our green initiatives under one banner, and to incorporate better ecological balance in every project we execute.

  Aims to promote. Initiatives undertaken in direction of environment

saving. Inter connection of sewer line Biogas plant Rainwater harvesting Eco-friendly chemical

Eco Eye:-

Wipro Care adopted Pushpavanam village in tsunami-ravaged belt of Tamil Nadu.

Earlier work : Orissa- cyclone in 1999, Gujarat-earthquake in 2001.

DISASTER REHABLITATION

SITUATION: STP capacity is 200 KLD only, where as total sewage collection at CDC-2 around 260 KLD

OPPORTUNITIES : Inter connection of CDC-2 & 5 STP’s

ECO-SOLUTION : Pipe interconnection ECO-IMPACT : treated water usage,

INTER CONNECTION OF SEWER LINES

SITUATION : Large amount of solid waste generated on daily basis at Wipro’s Electronic City Campus

OPPORTUNITY : manage solid waste ECO-SOLUTION : Bio- Methanation plant ECO IMPACT : large amt of biogas

generated, good quality manure, sludge treated eco-friendly manner

BIOGAS PLANT

SITUATION : water flooding causing damage to main motor able road

OPPORTUNITY : to tap & harness the rain water

ECO-SOLUTION : collection of water, filtering, softening and then STP treatment

ECO IMPACT : reduction in ground water depletion.

RAIN WATER HARVESTING

Cont’d

SITUATION : harsh chemical used OPPORTUNITY : chemicals to have eco

friendly properties ECO-SOLUTION : use of non-pollutants, bio-

degradable etc ECO IMPACT : reduced exposure to harmful

chemicals

ECO-FRIENDLY CHEMICAL