iGate Global Solutions Ltd

iGate Global Solutions Ltd

Sales (2007-2008) = Rs.750 crores (rounded off)

Net profit after tax = Rs.50 crores (rounded off)

CSR Budget: Not available

Karmayog 2008 CSR Rating: 2/ 5

See Karmayog Comments below:

CSR activities:

Physically Challenged Children, Education

As a responsible corporate citizen, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an integral part of your Companys organizational vision. Your Company believes in continuous interaction with people and communities in its milieu and with underprivileged section of society at large.

Various activities undertaken by your Company in the area of education include setting up a Computer Laboratory for the children of the Government Higher Primary School, Kundanhalli, Bangalore and starting an English speaking programme for standards 5 and 6 of the above school by employees of your Company.

A partnership was formed in May 2006 with Samarthanam, an organization that helps differently abled children to acquire education, dance, music, sports etc. Employee volunteers of your Company along with their families visit Samarthanam periodically to read out to the visually disabled children and also spend weekends with them. Your Company also helped Samarthanam to set up a modern kitchen for their mid-day meal scheme.

Your Company launched in the last quarter of 2006 in Bangalore a Tree Plantation Programme to make the surroundings of the campus green. More than 200 trees were planted in the first leg of the programme.

The Hyderabad Centre of your Company through its employee volunteer group WE undertook various CSR activities during the year. WE has been a regular contributor of medicines to Shishu Bhavan, an orphanage in Hyderabad with 60 inmates, donation of books to Nice school in Guntur and donating milk to the inmates of Sidur orphanage.

Financial constraints often prevent youth with basic schooling or from pursuing higher education. Their ambition is wasted on low-income jobs, robbing them of the chance to excel in careers that they would have had, had they been given a chance.

In partnership with HOPE Foundation, iCARE participates in imparting IT education to youth from underprivileged families. iCARE makes it possible for youth with the aptitude and inclination for IT to take the first step in their chosen career path.

The first IT Education Center was started at Rajpalya, where close to 60 students have been trained since June 2007. The success enjoyed by this venture encouraged the start of a second center in Varathur Village at a place close to the government school and college. Now, a small chain of low-cost IT Education Centers are being planned by iCARE.

These centers will have:

Trained staff
Latest curriculum
Flexible timings
Easy access

Varthur Village School Project

The renovation project at the primary school at Varthur Village, Bangalore, involved several aspects of infrastructure improvement.

A compound wall was constructed around the campus making the school safe for the children. Basic facilities like restrooms were built. Storage racks and classroom resources were delivered. Teaching equipment was provided for the teachers. Further, computer training was given to the teachers to encourage the use of computers in teaching.

Good Life Centre and Siragu Montessori School

In partnership with Good Life Centre and Siragu Montessori School, iCARE has contributed educational aids, uniforms and other basic resources for the school children. The iGATORs at Chennai frequent these schools and make it a point to celebrate festivals with the school children. Gifts are shared, music and dance follow.

Samarthanam

iCARE�s partnership with Samarthanam, an organization that works with the differently-abled children, gains strength each year. Samarthanam works with these children imparting education and other life skills to them. Samarthanam is being provided financial aid to construct their hostel.

iCARE raised Fifty Crore Indian Rupees (INR 500,000,000) to provide mid-day meals for 10,000 children at Samarthanam. This was possible due to the payroll contribution from iGATE employees in addition to the corporate iCARE budget for the Samarthanam mid-day meal program.

Beyond donating money, iGATORs also volunteer to work at Samarthanam by reading to the visually challenged, training the faculty and interacting with children.

Promoting Crafts

iCARE partners Sahaj, a fair-trade organization working with craftswomen from the Bhil community for tribal craft promotions. Supporting their efforts, Sahaj encourages the work of over 1500 Bhil women, skilled in bamboo work, quilting and bead work. This ensures sustained income generation opportunities for the Bhils.

Employment of Local Talent

Campus gardens are maintained by members of the local communities, which iGATE prefers, to using extensive mechanization. This not only creates a means of livelihood for the villagers but is also more environments friendly. This initiative received recognition when we won the First prize for the Best Campus in Mysore from The Mysore Horticultural Society.

Providing Basics

iCARE initiated a clothes collection campaign at Bangalore with the intention of meeting the needs of those who are deprived of the basic necessities of life. iGATORs took this opportunity to contribute clothes, footwear, toys, medical kits, and other items required for the basic needs of more than 1000 people. The clothes collected were distributed with the help of R.K. Foundation to homes and shelters for destitute children and women. The inhabitants of elders� homes in rural parts of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh were also helped through this initiative

Green Space

iGATE takes its corporate responsibility towards environment conservation very seriously. Several steps have been undertaken enterprise-wide to reduce our Carbon footprint. This covers many eco-friendly initiatives like energy conservation, water conservation, e-waste management and greening of campuses. Some of the key initiatives are listed here.

�€€€€€€€ Compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) are used for lighting instead of incandescent bulbs to conserve electricity

�€€€€€€€ The water treatment plant helps in recycling used water which is used for gardening 4 acres of garden. This saves 140,000 liters of fresh water per day

�€€€€€€€ A solar water heater is used in the cafeteria instead of an electrical heater

�€€€€€€€ The seven DG SETS installed comply with the statutory norms with respect to emission and noise

�€€€€€€€ e-Waste is disposed through an authorized e-waste disposal vendor from the Government

�€€€€€€€ Regular waste is disposed through an authorized government vendor

�€€€€€€€ Use of plastic bags has been completely stopped in the cafeteria

�€€€€€€€ The cleaning materials used for the floors and vessels are environment friendly

�€€€€€€€ iGATE has a well maintained garden in each of its campus thus providing the much needed green lung for its employees. Terrace landscaping is also planned

At iGATE we plan to take our environment initiatives further with a few concrete steps which are listed here.

�€€€€€€€ Use of the environment friendly R134 in HVAC instead of F22 which causes ozone depletion

�€€€€€€€ Solar energy for street lighting

�€€€€€€€ Use of treated water for restroom flushing system instead of ground water

�€€€€€€€ Adoption of ozone based water treatment instead of chlorination

iGATE remains committed to innovations and adoption of new technologies in environment conservation. We ensure that our environment conservation initiatives are planned and implemented with the same rigor and attention to detail as our business initiatives.

The company has a Separate Sustainability Report

Source: http://www.igate.com/social_responsibility/green_compliance.html

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www.igate.com/social_responsibility/icare_projects.html

Karmayog Comments: Increase in CSR initiatives this year

Contact Information:

iGate Global Solutions Ltd

158-162(P) & 165(P)-170(P)

EPIP Phase II, Whitefield

Bangalore 560066

Karnataka

Phone : 80 4104 0000

Fax : 80 4125 9090

E-mail : salil.ravindran@igate.com , mukund.srinath@igate.com

Website : www.igate.com/

Industry Sector: Computers – Software

Products / Services: iTOPS is an integrated delivery model that combines process outsourcing with the underlying technology

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