Infosys' employees celebrate Earth Hour 2010 with Week-Long activities

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Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 12:41 AM IST

Infosys Technologies will observe Earth Hour on March 27, 2010 by switching off the lights at campuses worldwide. The Earth Hour at Infosys marks a week-long campaign to support the world’s largest global climate change initiative.

Various departments of the company including Security, Facilities and IT Department will be supporting this initiative by ensuring that the maximum numbers of power points are switched off during Earth Hour. Infosys’ Facilities team will monitor energy savings to gauge the power consumption before and during Earth Hour.

Infoscions have arranged ‘Switch-off Kiosks’ at food courts to encourage registration and participation in Earth Hour activities. An ‘Earth Habba’ is being organized, where ecopreneurs - eco-friendly entrepreneurs - will set up stalls to sell green products and services. ‘Tips to Take-away’, an initiative by employees, will share ten ‘earth worthy’ tips that individuals can pledge to practice every day.

The employees have also organized ‘Fun under Sun’ at amphitheatres on campus, where participants can exhibit their talent in 60 seconds. The acts will be filmed and aired on the in-house TV channel - InfyTV. Several Infoscions have volunteered to act as Earth Hour Ambassadors to observe Earth Hour in their residential neighborhoods.

The Earth Hour campaign at Infosys will conclude with ‘My 60 Minutes’, a program that will bring together the families of Infoscions for various activities during the ‘switch-off’ period. The activities include candlelit dinner, matchbox art, shadow puppets, light painting, star gazing, and night treks.

Infosys has also partnered with the Electronics City Industries Association (ELCIA), Bangalore to share best practices among member companies to mitigate climate change.

About Infosys Technologies Ltd.
Infosys Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: INFY) defines, designs and delivers IT-enabled business solutions that help Global 2000 companies win in a Flat World. These solutions focus on providing strategic differentiation and operational superiority to clients. With Infosys, clients are assured of a transparent business partner, world-class processes, speed of execution and the power to stretch their IT budget by leveraging the Global Delivery Model that Infosys pioneered. Infosys has over 105,000 employees in over 50 offices worldwide. Infosys is part of the NASDAQ-100 Index and The Global Dow.

For more information, visit www.infosys.com.

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First Published: Mar 24 2010 | 6:56 PM IST

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