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Bharti <strong>Airtel</strong> Annual Report 2009-10<br />
Bharti <strong>Airtel</strong> Annual Report 2009-10<br />
As part of desk side initiatives, Bharti <strong>Airtel</strong> is migrating most of its users from Desktop PC to Laptops. This movement is expected to give a<br />
saving of close to 3 MW of power which would be sufficient to light close to 6,000 houses in rural India at an average consumption of<br />
500 W per house. All desktops / laptops which are refreshed with newer ones are released to be donated to Bharti Foundation for<br />
educating the children studying at the Satya Bharti Schools.<br />
There has also been an initiative to move towards Green OS (Windows 7), which is expected to save power to the tune of Rs 2,000 per<br />
machine per year, leading to huge saving of IT power. Various activities to render more and more applications on mobile are underway;<br />
thus reducing the dependency on desktop resulting in further reducing power consumption.<br />
Bharti <strong>Airtel</strong> is associated with The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP); an organisation based in UK which works with shareholders and<br />
corporations to disclose the greenhouse gas emissions of major corporations. From past three years we have been constantly measuring<br />
our carbon footprint.<br />
Waste Management<br />
Bharti <strong>Airtel</strong> has been able to reduce office waste by introducing simple but effective practices like printing only when necessary, double<br />
sided printing & photocopying and sending documents electronically. Bharti <strong>Airtel</strong> undertook a dramatic transformation in work processes<br />
which has delivered powerful dividends in terms of environmental friendliness. These initiatives have managed to save approx 600,000<br />
sheets of paper every year. Bharti <strong>Airtel</strong> has in place a recycling and waste management program to support the environment which also<br />
provides significant cost saving for the organisation in long term. Bharti <strong>Airtel</strong> carefully planned a coordinated approach with full support<br />
of the management & employees.<br />
With the recycling program in force, the equipment does not go in the market for resale; rather it is destroyed at an authorised centre<br />
which follows environmental norms. This ensures that none of these parts fall in hands of unsocial elements or end up in polluting the<br />
environment. The recycling program covers end of lifecycle solution, asset recovery, brand protection by destroying parts before recycling<br />
and certifications with respect to waste disposal and elimination of environmental liabilities.<br />
Bharti <strong>Airtel</strong> is in the process of finalising its Environment/Health &<br />
Safety Policy (EHS) and will apply for ‘ISO 14001 compliance’ within<br />
the next three years for each of its facilities.<br />
The Company constantly explores for new and innovative ways of<br />
reducing the consumption of natural resources, with the aim of<br />
leaving a better and greener earth for generations to come.<br />
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