Corporate Social

Responsibilities
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HISTORY

Established in 1945.

WIPRO stood for WESTERN INDIA PINE

REFINE OIL

Started as vegetable oil trading company

founded by Azim Premjis father.

1980 moved into software development .

MAJOR AREAS FOR

CSR

EDUCATION
MISSION:
To improve the Quality of education so that life
opportunities and possibilities are expanded for
everyone, including the most under privileged

Wipro Applying Thought in Schools

Focused, long-term initiative in school reform
Initiative based on the thought that every child must be given
the opportunity to realize his/her potential
Worked with over 10,500 educators in 1500 schools across 17
states in India
Partnered over 30 social organizations in this endeavor

Mission10X
A platform for the rapidly growing academic community of
educators, learners and innovators
Helps them impart education that enhances the employability
skills of fresh engineering graduates in India
Reached out to 8,500 faculty across 19 states and conducted 285
workshops

Making education our mission:

At Wipro, our commitment to education is driven by a mission to impart knowledge that helps the
young develop holistic skills to address social, economic and environmental issues. Wipro perceives
education as a fundamental enabler of sustainable social change.
In this context, Wipro has undertaken educational initiatives that cover school reform and the
curriculum.
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Wipro Applying Thought in Schools

Focused, long-term initiative in school reform
Initiative based on the thought that every child must be given the opportunity to realize
his/her potential
Worked with over 10,500 educators in 1500 schools across 17 states in India
Partnered over 30 social organizations in this endeavor
Mission10X
A platform for the rapidly growing academic community of educators, learners and
innovators
Helps them impart education that enhances the employability skills of fresh engineering
graduates in India
Reached out to 8,500 faculty across 19 states and conducted 285 workshops.

Education Projects

Back to the Future A learning center for children

They work through an NGO called Towards Future to provide learning opportunities and
bridge schooling. Their primary objective is to prepare the children to go to regular
schools. They also provide them a nutrition supplement in this center.

Supporting girls to complete their high school

They work through an NGO called Rockfund that encourages and enables girls to
pursue their education till 10th standard by providing them financial support. This is
done through close interactions with the childs parents and the schools.

Teachers Training Center Parivartan

They work through an NGO called Door Step
School to educate, train and equip teachers
to educate migrant children.

Our Work
We work with an NGO called Swadhar to address the needs of children of
all ages in a particular area.
Because of this the confidence of children has risen and the drop-out rate
has reduced.
The community is gradually responding to the concept of a library and are
engaging themselves in reading books and newspapers in their leisure time

ECO SUSTAINABILITY
MISSION:
Bringing environment consciousness to
the forefront and have a clear
responsibility to contribute to the
creation of a just, equitable and humane
society.

WORK DONE

Energy and GHG efficiency

25% improvement in energy efficiency in the last 6

years due to adoption of green building standards
based on LEED framework.
44% reduction in use of printing paper through effective
automated controls and behavioral changes.

Water efficiency

32% of water requirement met through water recycling

and harvesting.

Waste management

Four biogas plants convert food waste to cooking fuel

translating into a net reduction of 100 tons per annum.

Helping customers be Green

Wipros 360 degree solution for customers to go Green
Wipro is uniquely positioned with its presence in multiple-business
to offer an array of green-solutions that help customers make their
business more green.

SOCIETY AND
COMMUNITY

Rural Health Program

Wipro Cares launched Project Sanjeevani, its first rural healthcare
project, on the 6th of November 2009, in Aurangabad district.

It was launched in partnership with Savitribai Phule Mahila Ekatma Samaj Mandal
(SPMESM), a reputed NGO.

Project Sanjeevani aims to build a sustainable Primary Healthcare system with the
involvement of the local population.

Aim behind this Program:

Provide quality primary health services by operating a Mobile Health Clinic
Strengthen the local institutions to improve the attendance of children so as to
ascertain and improve their health
Identify and treat malnutrition cases in the project area
Create awareness regarding personal hygiene, diet and vaccination through
awareness programs and counseling sessions

Disaster Rehabilitation

They believe that the victims of disaster need our help and encouragement
to rebuild their lives after natural calamities. Hence, we engage them to
understand their needs to be able to provide them the support that will
help them create a self sustainable environment.

Gujarat earthquake relief : Helped build a health center with a

physiotherapy unit to provide care to patients

Orissa cyclone relief : Built a cyclone shelter equipped with a siren, life
jackets

Their work in tsunami affected areas in Tamil Nadu

They have spent considerable time to understand the needs of the
affected people and plan the rehabilitation program in this region.

Pushpavanam Village
They work in Pushpavanam village focused on creating livelihood, building houses
and insuring the people against a similar disaster in future.
Evolved a cost effective but labor intensive solution to reclaim 100.25 acres of
agricultural land
Coastal tree plantation done in this village against the destructive recurring flood
Added additional infrastructure to four of the existing schools, catering to over 500
children
Built toilets and provided clean drinking water to the village to ensure hygiene and
good health

'Less Plastic for Me' campaign

Along with an NGO called Saahas, that works in the area of waste
management, they are creating awareness regarding the ill-effects of use
of plastic.
Worked with and educated people at supermarkets, malls and shops
Introduced common collection centers for used plastic in schools,
apartments and super-markets
Worked with specific audience in apartment blocks and residential lay-outs
to involve them in their campaign
Worked with educational institutions through various clubs and active
groups to motivate students to reject the use of disposable products on
campus and ensure the collection and recycling of products used
Interacted with officers of the department of environment and ecology, state
pollution control board and city municipal corporation to introduce them to
the program and to elicit support from them