Our social contract inspires employees to contribute to community welfare, environment sustainability and digital literacy. In 2011-12, Infosys organized several programs, enabling employees to give back to the society:
Volunteering
Our 151,000 employees are at the heart of our volunteering movement. The sabbatical policy for community service was launched in October 2008.
The policy enables employees to involve in community development projects while receiving monetary support from the company. Employees are also given the choice of coming back to normal work schedules on the successful completion of the projects in a time frame of six months to one year.
Green Connect - our employee volunteer Eco group at Bangalore - provides a platform for employees to become responsible citizens, initiate and engage in activities to lead the change in creating ecofriendly practices.
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Emergency aid
The Infosys Foundation’s mission is to work in remote regions of India in the areas of healthcare, education, culture, destitute care and rural development.
The Foundation has constructed 3,000 homes for flood victims in Belgaum, Gulbarga, Dharwad, Gadag, Bagalkot, Bijapur, and Karwar in Karnataka.
The Foundation has, over the years, lent a helping hand during natural disasters and calamities with food, essential supplies and for rebuilding lives. In the last 15 years, thousands have been benefited with the Foundation's support and aid amounting to over US$ 8,316,008.
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Digital empowerment
Launched in 2008, SPARK is aimed at raising the aspirations of students. The SPARK portfolio includes three programs - Rural Reach Program, Catch Them Young and Spark Guru.
This year, SPARK touched the lives of 397,819 students and faculty members. Among the students trained, 47% were girls and 67% came from rural schools.
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Global workforce
Our workforce comprises employees from various countries and from multi-cultural backgrounds. Our diversity office has several innovative programs that foster diversity and inclusivity at workplace.
‘Creating Common Ground’ is one such program that creates awareness about different cultures across the globe and specifically where we have our operations.
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Shaping policies
We have continued our engagement with a number of external forums such as World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD); Business Action for Sustainable Development (BASD); National Association of SoftwareCompanies (NASSCOM) India, on green infrastructure and diversity practices; Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), India, for benchmarking energy intensity for commercial buildings and the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).
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Promoting education and research
The Infosys USA Foundation supports the New York City (NYC) Science Education Initiative to spread science and math literacy among students of underserved communities.
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