Virtusa reduce its Carbon Footprint for FY 11.
Company launches annual Carbon Footprint Report:
Director ‘Megaskills, UK, Dr. Channa Gunawardena presenting
Virtusa’s Climate Change Management program case study to - Vice
President and General Manager - Virtusa, Madu Ratnayake.
Director, Virtusa Denver DeZylva looks on.
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Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ: VRTU), a global IT services company,
announced today that it recently celebrated milestones in its
Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) program named “Code Green”, a
pillar of its sustainability program. To commemorate these achievements,
the company hosted an event, attended by Mr. Charitha Herath, Chairman
of the Central Environment Authority, as the Chief Guest.
Virtusa’s Climate Change Management program, a sub-component of the
EHS program, was selected as a case study by the European Union funded
“Enhancing Environmental Performance in key Sri Lankan Export Sectors” (EEPEx)
project. The Annual Carbon Footprint Report for Virtusa Sri Lanka for
FY11,which was compiled as an output of this process, was launched at
this event. The report found that Virtusa’s conservation efforts had
reduced its absolute carbon footprint by 400 tonnes of CO2eq, which
included a 31% reduction in per capita energy consumption over the last
3 years.
Madu Ratnayake - Vice President and General Manager Virtusa Sri Lanka
said, “We consider environmental sustainability a part of our core
business strategy. We have been able to achieve significant reduction of
overheads by thinking and acting green. For example, Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
Management is a major part of this drive and through continuous
monitoring, measuring, adapting and innovating; we have curtailed per
capita energy consumption by significantly.”
Denver DeZylva - Director, Virtusa Sri Lanka, who heads the company’s
EHS Program, said, “Our core philosophy is to “do more, and better with
less” in a sustainable manner, which directly contributes to
consistently reducing our environmental footprint across all our
products and services delivered to our customers”. |