Report

on
“Corpora
te Social
Responsi
bility of
Infsoys “
A REPORT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF
PROGRAM
CERTIFICATE COURSE ON 'CERTIFIED CSR PROFESSIONAL OFFERED BY OF A
ICSI SECOND BATCH (2019-2020)

By:Krishnaveni .P.Agrawal
HEWLETT-PACKARD
 Acknowlegement

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have stood
by myside, encouraged me and helped me throughout my study.
I owe a lot to everyone who co-operated in making my report
on“CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF INFOSYS”.
I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude
towards my mentor,CS Vikas Vohra for giving me this golden
opportunity to work on a live project, for guiding me and giving
valuable insights of the industry, which will surely help me in the
future to succeed.
It was a great learning experience as I got an opportunity to learn the
practical aspects of business.
I would also like to thank Infosys Officer and staff for guide and
providing data and information helpful in the entire period of project
preparation.

Place: Aurangabad Krishnaveni Agrawal

 Declaration

I Krishnaveni Agrawal the student of CS Professional hereby

declare that I have completed the project on Corporate Social
Responsibility of Infosys.

The information submitted is true and original to the best of my

knowledge.

Place: Aurangabad Krishnaveni Agrawal

 Introduction

 Corporate social responsibility is basically a concept whereby

companies decide voluntarily to contribute to a better society
and a cleaner environment.
 Corporate social responsibility is represented by the
contributions undertaken by companies to society through its
business activities and its social investment. This is also to
connect the Concept of sustainable development to the
company‘s level.
 Over the last years an increasing number of companies
worldwide started promoting their Corporate Social
Responsibility strategies because the customers, the public and
the investors expect them to act sustainable as well as
responsible.

 Importance of CSR
 Corporate social responsibility (CSR) plays a major role in
developing theeconomy of a country. It can be defined as the
way in which a company manages various business entities to
produce an impact on the society.
 Companies with high CSR standards are able to demonstrate
their responsibilities to the stock holders,employees, customers,
and the general public.
 Awareness of csr among business houses, corporate bodies, and
the people. Versatile,profitable, and dynamic businesses are the
driving forces that build the economy of the country. We must
remember that the growth of a country purely depends on the
growth of the society and the people in the society.
 Benefits of CSR
Organizations of all sizes are rapidly discovering that Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainable business practices
can foster improved green programs and overall environmental
stewardship.
 Increasing awareness and active participation by business
professionals in the development of CSR policies., is reducing
waste, designing green buildings, implementing green
operations and maintenance plans — all have continually proven
to yield a positive return on investment (ROI).
 The potential benefits of CSR to companies include:
o better brand recognition.
o positive business reputation.
o increased sales and customer loyalty.
o operational costs savings.
o better financial performance.
o greater ability to attract talent and retain staff.
o organisational growth.
o easier access to capital.

 About CSR and INFOSYS

 Infosys has been an early adopter of CSR initiatives. The
company implements social development projects primarily
through its CSR trust, the Infosys Foundation established in
1996.
 The CSR works are towards supporting projects in the area of
education, eradication of hunger and malnutrition, art and
culture, healthcare, destitute care and rehabilitation,
environmental sustainability, disaster relief and rural
development.
 The Foundation primarily works with non-governmental
organizations as the nodal agency for implementing projects.
 This year, the foundation’s programmes extended to most of the
states, with an emphasis on expanding reach to create deeper
impact while ensuring focus on key area of development.
 The major works of the Foundation’s works included the
introduction of Aarohan Social Innovation Awards, restoration
of water bodies in Karnataka, supporting the construction of a
metro station in partnership with Bangalore Metro Rail
Corporation Limited, enabling the pursuit of access and
excellence in sports through the GoSports Foundation, and relief
efforts in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.
 Design of the study

 Statement of the problem

CSR are very useful to draw the conclusion so management wants to
know what are the factor contributing for the future growth and also
wants to maintain the same in the longer run and also improve the
profitability and GOOD corporate image and Citizenship of the
organization.
SWOT analysis of company giving better idea about company and its
strength and opportunity.

 Research problem
To know the Non financial performance of the organization through
CSR analysis, by comparing years wise financial and non financial
date with performance of the company.

 Purpose of the study

A company’s balance sheet and profit & loss accounts are valuable
information sources for identifying risk taking and assessing risk
management effectiveness.
Although amounts found on these statements does not provide
valuable insights of performance so Financial and non financial
analysis is required for determining good or bad performance of
company and also fordetermining its causes.
The study gives considetatiom to several aspect like
environmental,social and sustainability. It compares financial
statements and Sustainable report of the company to know its
performance in these different years.
  Scope of the study
The study has been framed to analyis intergration of society and
business from years to year basis and with other firms. It is an
attempt to understand the financial & Non financial parameter and
know how the items of the financial statements are interlinked and
bear an influence on each other. Impact on society and environment.
The present study is an endeavor to have a comprehensive
understanding of the financial statements and CSR and sustainable
reporting of Infosys.

 Objectives
o To know the performance of the organization.
o To determine the better brand recognition.
o Build the positive business reputation.
o To increased sales and customer loyalty.
o Methods operational costs savings.
o Better financial performance.
o To attract talent and retain staff.
o Measure of organizational growth.

 Methodology

 Data Collection method

 o Primary data: Additional information was given by the
Manager finance and other different department such as
personnel, CSR Dept. executive etc.

o Secondary data: The source of information was

secondary. Most of the information was made available
through the annual reports of the company, websites and
stability report ,Media report and different publication of
Journal.

o Theoretical help was derived from some books and

magazines and past reports and records.

o Support from internet and other journals were also derived.

The analysis was reviewed and necessary improvements
were made to it.

 Measurement technique/ Statistical tool

 Financial statement of the company
 CSR Reports
 Sustainability Reports
 Environmental ,social and economical impacts
About Infosys

Infosys Limited is an Indian multinational corporation that

provides business consulting, information technology and outsorcing
services. It has its headquarters in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

Infosys is the second-largest Indian IT company after Tata

Consultancy Services by 2017 revenue and 596th largest public
company in the world based on revenue. 

On March 29, 2019, its market capitalisation  was $46.52 billion.

The credit rating of the company is A− (rating by Standard & Poor's)

 Overview
 Type of company: Public
 Traded as BSE: 500209
NSE: INFY
NYSE: INFY
BSE SENSEX Constituent
CNX Nifty Constituent
 Type of Industry:IT services, IT consulting,Outsourcing
 Founded on: 7 July 1981; 38 years ago
 Founders:
o N.R. Narayana Murthy,
o Nandan Nilekani
o S. Gopalakrishnan
o S. D. Shibulal
o K. Dinesh
o N. S. Raghavan
o Ashok Arora
 Headquarters : Bangalore, Karnataka, India
 Area served :Worldwide
 Key people:
o Nandan Nilekani(Chairman)
o Salil S. Parekh(MD & CEO)
 Services:Outsourcing ,Consulting,Managed services
 Revenue Increase: US$12.4 billion (2019)
 Operating income: Increase US$2.7 billion (2019)
 Net income:Decrease US$2.2 billion (2019)
 Total assets:Decrease US$12.2 billion (2019)
 Total equity:Decrease US$9.4 billion (2019)
 Number of employees:243,454 (Dec 2019)
o Divisions: Infosys BPM
o EdgeVerve Systems
o Infosys Consulting
 Website: www.infosys.com

 History:
 Infosys was established by seven engineers in Pune,
Maharashtra, India with an initial capital of $250 in 1981. It
was registered as Infosys Consultants Private Limited on 2 July
1981.In 1983, it relocated its office to Bangalore, Karnataka,
India.
 The company changed its name to Infosys Technologies Private
Limited in April 1992 and to Infosys Technologies Limited
when it became a public limited company in June 1992. It was
later renamed to Infosys Limited in June 2011.
 An initial public offer (IPO) in February 1993 with an offer
price of ₹95 (equivalent to ₹510 or US$7.20 in 2018) per share
against book value of ₹20 (equivalent to ₹110 or US$1.50 in
2018) per share was undersubscribed but it was "bailed out" by
 US investment bank Morgan Stanley, which picked up 13% of
equity at the offer price.
 In 2012, Infosys announced a new office in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, to serve Harley-Davidson, being the 18th
international office in the United States.
 Infosys hired 1,200 United States employees in 2011, and
expanded the workforce by an additional 2,000 employees in
2012.
 In April 2018 Infosys announced expanding in Indianapolis,
Indiana.
 The development will include more than 120 acres and is
expected to result in 3,000 new jobs—1,000 more than
previously announced.
 In July 2014, Infosys started a product subsidiary called
EdgeVerve Systems, focusing on enterprise software products
for business operations, customer service, procurement and
commerce network domains.
 In August 2015, the Finacle Global Banking Solutions assets
were officially transferred from Infosys and became part of the
product company EdgeVerve Systems product portfolio.

 Products and services

 Infosys provides software development, maintenance and
independent validation services to companies in finance,
insurance, manufacturing and other domains.
 One of its known products is Finacle which is a universal
banking solution with various modules for retail & corporate
banking.
 Its key products and services are:
o NIA – Next Generation Integrated AI Platform (formerly
known as Mana)
o Infosys Consulting – a global management consulting
service
o Infosys Information Platform (IIP) – Analytics platform
o EdgeVerve Systems which includes Finacle, a global
banking platform
o Panaya Cloud Suite ,Skava
  Geographical presence

 Infosys has 82 sales and marketing offices and 123 development

centres across the world as of March 31, 2018, with major
presence in India, United States, China, Australia, Japan, Middle
East and Europe.
 In 2019, 60%, 24% and 3% of its revenues were derived from
projects in North America, Europe and India, respectively.
Remaining 13% of revenues were derived from rest of the
world.

 Acquisitions
Name of Business of
Acquisition Acquisitio
acquired Based in acquired
cost n date
company company

Expert
IT service
Information Australia US$23 million Dec 2003
provider
Services
Insurance
McCamish and
USA US$38 million Dec 2009
Systems financial
services
Strategic
sourcing
Portland AUD 37 and
Australia Jan 2012
Group million category
managemen
t
Lodestone Managemen
Switzerlan US$345 millio
Holding Sep 2012 t
d n
AG consultancy

US$200 millio Automation
Panaya Israel Mar 2015
n technology

Digital
US$120 millio
Skava USA Apr 2015 experience
n
solutions
Information
Noah- managemen
USA US$70 million Nov 2015
Consulting t consulting
services
Undisclosed Machine
Skytree USA Apr 2017
amount learning
Product
Brilliant GBP design and
UK Aug 2017
Basics 7.5 million customer
experience
Salesforce
EUR 65 advisor and
Fluido Oy Finland Oct 2018
million consulting
partner
Advertising
WongDood and creative
USA US$75 million Jan 2019
y strategy
services
Netherland EUR 127.5 Mortgage
Stater N.V. Apr 2019
s million services

 Listing and share holding pattern

 In India, shares of Infosys are listed on the BSE where it is
included in BSE SENSEX and NSE where it is included in CNX
Nifty.
 its shares are listed by way of American depositary
receipts (ADRs) at the New York Stock Exchange.
 Over a period of time, the shareholding of its promoters has
gradually reduced, starting from June 1993 when its shares were
first listed.
 The promoters' holdings reduced further when Infosys became the
first Indian-registered company to list Employees Stock Options
Schemes and ADRs on NASDAQ on 11 March 1999.
  The promoter holding on 31 March 2002 was 28.72% and at 30
June 2017 it dropped to 12.75% as they gradually sold their shares
and reduced involvement in active management of the company.
 Shareholders (as of 30 June 2017)[39][40] Shareholding

Promoters group 12.75%

Foreign institutional investors (FII) 37.47%

ADR 16.70%

Individual shareholders 09.83%

Banks, financial institutions and insurance

11.24%
companies

Mutual funds 08.97%

Others 03.04%

Total 100.00%
 Organisational structure
  CEOs:

o Since its establishment in 1981 till 2014, the CEOs of

Infosys were its promoters, with N.R. Narayana Murthy
leading the company in its initial 21 years.
o Dr Vishal Sikka was the first non-promoter CEO of
Infosys who worked for around 3 years.

Name Period

Narayan Murthy 1981 to March 2002

Nandan Nilekani March 2002 to April 2007

S. Gopalakrishnan April 2007 to August 2011

S. D. Shibulal August 2011 to July 2014

Vishal Sikka August 2014 to August 2017

UB Pravin
August 2017 to December 2017
Rao (interim)

Salil S. Parekh January 2018 onwards

 Employees:

o Infosys had a total of 243,454 employees at the end of

December 2019, out of which 37.8% were women.
o Out of its total workforce, 229,658 are software professionals
and remaining 13,796 work for support and sales.
o In 2016, 89% of its employees were based in India.
o During financial year 2019, Infosys received 2,333,420
applications from prospective employees, interviewed 180,225
candidates and had a gross addition of 94,324 employees, a 4%
hiring rate. These numbers do not include its subsidiaries.
o The attrition rate of Infosys Ltd., including its subsidiaries, for
financial year 2019 was 21.5%
CSR Policy of Infosys

 Infosys Limited (‘Infosys’ or ‘the Company’) has been an early

adopter of Corporate Social Responsibility (‘CSR’) initiatives.
 Along with sustained economic performance, environmental and
social stewardship is also a key factor for holistic business
growth.
 It has established the Infosys Foundation in 1996 as a not-for-
profit nodal body aimed at providing a dedicated approach to
community development and also to fulfil our CSR
commitments.
 Infosys Foundation works towards removing malnutrition,
improving healthcare infrastructure, supporting primary
education, rehabilitating abandoned women and children, and
preserving Indian art and culture.
 Infosys Foundation partners with non-government
organizations (NGOs) to make a difference among local
communities.
 The Company’s focus has always been to contribute to the
sustainable development of the society and environment, and to
make our planet a better place for future generations.

 OBJECTIVES:

Infosys CSR Policy intends to:

 Strive for economic development that positively impacts the
society at large with minimal resource footprint.
 Embrace responsibility for the Company’s actions and
encourage a positive impact through its activities on hunger,
poverty, malnutrition, environment, communities, stakeholders
and the society.
  LOCATION OF CSR EFFORTS
The CSR committee will decide on the locations for CSR
activities.

 GOALS
Our goals include the following:
Sl. No Goal area Actions
1 Hunger, Infosys will work with various non-profit organizations that run mid-
poverty, day meal programs in schools across India and may establish kitchens
malnutrition that provide meals to schoolchildren.
and Infosys will work with organizations working in medical or health-
healthcare related projects such as providing support for cancer treatment, cataract
surgeries, etc.
2 Education Infosys’ focus on education will be on two fronts:
(a) To train students from under privileged backgrounds in its various
development centers.
(b) Provide grants to various colleges in India for improving their
infrastructure. Sponsor chairs and create endowment funds for the
colleges/universities to assist students with their studies.
3 Rural We believe that the well-being of people living in rural areas ensures
Development sustainable development. We will work with local administrations to
achieve community development goals. We will partner with
governments and NGOs and support them in improving infrastructure
such as constructing roads, providing drainage systems and electricity,
and rehabilitating natural-disaster- affected victims in rural areas.

4 Gender Infosys will, among other things, focus on promoting gender equality
equality, and empowering women, ensuring environmental sustainability,
environmental ecological balance, protection of flora and fauna and protection of
sustainability, national heritage, art and culture including restoration of buildings and
art and sites of historical importance.
Culture.
 COMPOSITION OF CSR COMMITTEE
The CSR Committee consists of the following directors:
• Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson
• U.B. Pravin Rao
• Roopa Kudva
• Punita Kumar Sinha

 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMITTEE

The responsibilities of the CSR Committee include:
• Formulating and recommending to the Board of
Directors the CSR Policy and indicating activities to be
undertaken,
• Recommending the amount of expenditure for the CSR
activities, and
• Monitoring CSR activities from time to time

 GOVERNANCE

 The Company through a registered trust or a registered society

can undertake CSR activities as per the provisions of the
Companies Act, 2013.
 Accordingly, Infosys Foundation or such other entity will work
closely with and support the Board and the CSR Committee in
implementing CSR activities of the Company.
 Infosys Foundation or such other entity will assist the CSR
Committee in identifying the areas of CSR activities, programs
and execution of initiatives as per defined guidelines.
 Infosys Foundation or such other entity will also assist the
Board and the CSR Committee in reporting the progress of
 deployed initiatives and in making appropriate disclosures
(internal/external) on a periodic basis.

 FUNDING, SELECTION AND MONITORING PROCESS

 Infosys Foundation or such other entity will receive requests for

funding of projects throughout the calendar year.
 Its panel of experts will evaluate proposals received under the
Foundation’s focus areas and projects will be prioritized by
assessing their impact.
 The Foundation or such other entity will then forward its
recommendations to the CSR Committee.
 The CSR Committee will deliberate on the proposals and
approve proposals for implementation at its discretion.
 Infosys representatives and/or Infosys Foundation or such other
entity will collaborate with stakeholders to monitor the status of
each project and will report its findings to the CSR Committee
periodically.
Implementation, monitoring of the
CSR activities of Infosys

 FOCUSED AREAS:
In accordance with the requirements under the Companies Act,
2013, Infosys CSR activities, amongst others, will focus on:
HUNGER, POVERTY, MALNUTRITION AND HEALTH:
Eradicating extreme hunger, poverty and malnutrition, promoting
preventive healthcare and sanitation and making available safe
drinking water.
 RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS:

o Strengthening rural areas by improving accessibility,

housing, drinking water, sanitation, power and
livelihoods, thereby creating sustainable villages.

 GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT OF

WOMEN:

o Promoting gender equality and empowering women;

setting up homes, hostels and day care centers for
women and orphans;
o Setting up old age homes and such other facilities for
senior citizens; and
o Adopting measures for reducing inequalities faced by
socially and economically backward groups.
 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

o Ensuring environmental sustainability, ecological

balance, protection of flora and fauna, animal welfare.
o Agro-forestry, conservation of natural resources and
maintaining the quality of soil, air and water.

 NATIONAL HERITAGE, ART AND CULTURE:

o Protecting national heritage, art and culture including

restoration of buildings and sites of historical
importance and works of art;
o Setting up public libraries; promoting and developing
traditional arts and handicrafts.

 EDUCATION:

o Promoting education, including special education and

employment-enhancing vocational skills especially
among children, women, elderly and the differently
abled, and livelihood enhancement projects;
o monetary contributions to academic institutions for
establishing endowment funds, chairs, laboratories, etc.,
  IMPLEMENTATION OF CSR ACTIVITIES

 Infosys will undertake its CSR activities, approved by the

CSR Committee, through the Infosys Foundation or such
other entity/organization as approved by the CSR
Committee.
 The surplus arising out of the CSR activities, projects or
programs shall not form part of the business profit of the
Company.
 INFOSYS FOUNDATION

 Infosys Foundation is a non-profit organisation based in

Karnataka, India, established in 1996 by Infosys to support
the underprivileged sections of society to undertake CSR
obligation under Companies Act,2013.
 The foundation supports programs in the areas of
education, rural development, healthcare, arts and culture,
and destitute care.
 Its mission is to work in remote regions of several states in
India.
 The foundation is solely funded by Infosys, and no external
donations are accepted.
 The foundation is headed by Sudha Murty, the wife of
Infosys founder Narayana Murthy.
 Infosys Foundation, USA is an American branch of the
Infosys Foundation, and supports several science,
technology, engineering and mathematics and community
building initiatives.
 Formation: 1996; 24 years ago
 Type: non-profit organization
 Purpose: Healthcare, Education, Destitute Care, Rural
development, Arts and Culture
 Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka

 Area served:India and United States of America

 Method: Donations and grants

  Key people: Sudha Murthy. (Chairperson)

 Endowment:IN₹43.6 billion as of 26 February 2016[2]

 Website India - Infosys foundation India

 TRUSTEES:
 Sudha Murty- Chairperson of the Infosys Foundation in India
 Pravin Rao - Chief Operating Officer –
o Drives and oversees the continuous renewal
of key processes, systems and policies.
o Binod Hampapur Rangadore - Executive Vice President and the
Global Head of Talent and Technology Operations.
o Talent Operations comprise Recruitment,
Education, Training and Assessment, Talent
Planning and Global Immigration
o Ramadas Kamath U.
o Head – Administration, Facilities,
Infrastructure and Security & Sustainability,
Infosys Limited

Sudha Murty Pravin Rao

 Binod Hampapur Rangadore Ramadas Kamath U

 SPECIAL FEATURES

 Aarohan Social Innovation Awards:

o Aarohan Awards is a platform provided by Infosys
Foundation to give scalable ideas with working prototypes
the impetus and mentoring they deserve.
o The objective of Aarohan is to accelerate innovation, and
scale the impact of relevant ideas.
 Flood and cyclone relief – Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil
Nadu:
o In August 2018, the state of Kerala was battered by
heavy monsoon rainfall, 75% more than usual, and
suffered the worst floods in nearly a century.
o Infosys Foundation has always been at the
forefront of relief operations in times of disaster
and soon swung into action when the 2018 floods
struck.
o Working along with partner organizations and
Infosys volunteers, the Foundation was able to
provide vast amounts of relief materials, medicines
and cleaning kits to help rehabilitate areas faster.
o The Foundation repeated the effort when Cyclone
Gaja hit the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu in
November.
o In Kerala, the Foundation worked closely with the
Deseeya Sevabharathi Keralam and Sri
Ramakrishna Sevashrama in distributing the
material. The Foundation also partnered with the
Sevashrama in the Kodagu and Tamil Nadu relief
operations.

INFOSYS FOUNDATION

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LIST OF WINNERS
Category Innovation Sector Description
Platinum Inali Arm Healthcare A low-cost myo-electric prosthetic arm,
available from as low as ` 5,000 up to
` 50,000
Platinum Braille printer Education A Braille printer that would cost only `
25,000 compared to available Braille
printers starting at
` 1.5 lakh. It comes with a multilingual
text-to-Braille conversion software called
BabelSoft
Gold Water- Sustainability A modification of the hand pump, based
disinfecting on hydrodynamic cavitation, that can be
hand pump fitted into borewells to purify water
Gold SmartLOO Women’s SmartLOO uses technology, AI and
Safety & IoT, to create a governance platform
Empowerment that helps local bodies improve the
maintenance of toilets, through
constant monitoring and data update
Silver Handicare Destitute Care A mobility device to help people
with lower body impairment
Silver Caeli Healthcare A smart automated drug delivery and
anti-pollution mask for asthmatic and
chronic respiratory patients
Bronze Wider Rural An agricultural equipment that can be
Development powered by solar panels or a bike
engine, to remove weeds
Bronze Annie Education An audio-tactile device to help the
visually impaired to read, write and
type in Braille
Jury’s special PadCare Women’s An easy, economical and eco-friendly
award Safety and sanitary waste sterilization, segregation
Empowermen and disposal solution
t
Jury’s special Solar- Rural A device using LED technology for low
award powered Development ultra-violet light, with a range of
insect trap frequencies and wavelengths, to
attract flying insects
Jury’s special Saathi Pads Sustainability 100% biodegradable and
awards compostable sanitary pads made
from banana fiber
Jury’s special The Yelo Bag Education A school bag that converts into a
awards sturdy writing desk and helps
children sit upright
  ACTIVITIES OF FOUNDATION

 Healthcare

o The foundation advances healthcare by augmenting existing

healthcare infrastructure, access to primary healthcare,
awareness of basic hygiene, and treatment of underprivileged
patients, and has donated more than 50 crore rupees to expand
the capacity of hospitals across India.

o The foundation has constructed hospital wards and built

dharmashalas (rest houses) at the National Institute of Mental
Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) in Bangalore.

o The Foundation has also donated medicines and medical

equipment to hospitals, in addition to organising health camps in
rural India.
 Education

o The foundation partners with schools in rural India to

enhance education and library facilities, and promotes
primary education among underprivileged children.

o The foundation has donated significantly to various

educational institutes in India, such as the Chennai
Mathematical Institute, and the Indian Institute of Science.

 Arts and culture

o The foundation promotes traditional art, dance and craft.

The foundation assists underprivileged artists and authors
by offering financial assistance, promoting their art, or
helping them receive recognition.
 o Infosys Foundation contributed 70 lakh rupees for the
academy established by the Bhavan's Tiruchi Kendra.
Underprivileged and talented young artists will be
promoted by the bhavan by providing them a platform.

 Destitute Care
o The foundation supports programs of NGOs in rural areas across
India.
o The foundation provides vocational training to help the destitute
to live with dignity and earn a livelihood, and partners with
NGOs to support destitute children and women.

 Rural Development
 o The foundation undertakes programs to improve the
welfare of people in rural India and has donated more than
40 crore rupees for rural development and livelihood
projects such as awareness campaigns on hygiene,
sanitation, vocational training and entrepreneurship,
o The foundation works with local administration to achieve
community development goals. The foundation constructs
roads, provides drainage systems and electricity, and
rehabilitates flood-affected victims in rural areas.

Annexure – Infosys Foundation

and Sustainable Development
 Goals

 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise

known as the Global Goals, are a universal call to action to
end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that everyone
can enjoy peace and prosperity.
 These 17 goals build on the successes of the Millennium
Development Goals, while including new areas such as
climate change, economic inequality, innovation,
sustainable consumption, peace and justice, among other
priorities.
 The goals are interconnected; often, the key to success on
one will involve tackling issues more commonly associated
with another.
 Infosys’ commitment to sustainable development is well-
articulated in its vision to earn the respect of all its
stakeholders including investors, clients, employees,
suppliers, government and the larger community. This
vision has been the cornerstone of the Company’s
sustainable development journey since its inception.
Infosys is committed to the communities in which it
operates.
 Infosys Foundation receives requests for
funding of projects through the calendar year.
 Our panel of experts evaluate proposals in the
areas of culture, destitute care, education,
healthcare, and rural development.
 We prioritize projects by assessing their impact,
and match funding requirement with availability
 of funds in our corpus.
 The Foundation collaborates with stakeholders
to monitor the status of projects.
 The aim of this document is to align the Infosys
Foundation’s projects to the SDGs.
 Some of the projects supported by Infosys
Foundation in fiscal 2019 and the SDG mapping
for these projects is given in the following pages.

 Projects:
 Education
o Data Security Council of India, Bengaluru, Karnataka
o Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, New
Delhi
o Aarohan Social Innovation Awards, pan-India
o And many more.
 Healthcare
o Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru,
Karnataka
o Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama Charitable Hospital,
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
o BMC Development Trust, Bengaluru, Karnataka
o Sadguru Seva Sangh Trust, Satna, Madhya
Pradesh
o And many more.

 Destitute Care
o Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology,
Bengaluru, Karnataka
o Aiding flood relief efforts, Karnataka,
 Kerala,Tamil Nadu
o And many more.

 Rural Development
o Mudipu road construction, Mangaluru, Karnataka
o Sahakara Mitra Samstha – Centre for Collective
Development, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
o Advaita Ashrama, Mayavati, Uttarakhand
o And many more

 Art and Culture

o Water bodies rejuvenation, Bengaluru, Karnataka
o Water bodies rejuvenation, Melukote, Karnataka
o Meditation Centre, Mangaluru, Karnataka
o And many more