Our Sustainability Strategy
At HCLTech, purpose is at the heart of everything we do. It inspires us to go beyond business as usual—to lead with integrity, act with compassion and drive innovation that uplifts communities and protects our planet. We don’t just chase growth; we cultivate it thoughtfully, with a strong commitment to environmental stewardship, social equity and sound governance.
As proud signatories of the UN Global Compact, we continue to align our actions with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), holding ourselves accountable to a global vision for a better, fairer world. Every step we take is a step toward a future where innovation serves humanity and where business is a force for good.
Our ESG Focus Areas
We conduct materiality assessment periodically to identify and prioritize topics material to our business operations. The stakeholder engagement inputs, regulatory requirements, global trends and peer benchmarking are fed into our materiality exercise.
Engaging with our stakeholders and using a risk and responsibility lens, we prioritize the following 12 material ESG topics:
Environment
- Eco-efficiency
- Climate Change
Social
- Human Capital
- Local Hiring
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
- Talent Attraction and retention
- Work Environment
- Corporate Citizenship
Governance
- Sustainable procurement
- Sustainable Impact on clients
- Governance and ethics
- IT Security, data protection and system availability
Awards and Recognitions
Certified as a Global Top Employer
HCLTech has been placed as a top regional employer over the past few years, but this year, we are certified as a Global Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute.
Recognized by Great Place to Work Institute
The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at HCLTech America. This year, 78% of our US employees said HCLTech was a great place to work – 19 points higher than the average US company.
Included in the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI)
HCLTech is one of the 484 companies included in Bloomberg's GEI. This comes from our increased attention to equality measures in all of our workplaces and organizational structures.
Achieved Gold in the Brandon Hall Excellence Awards
Brandon Hall Excellence Awards recognize organizations which have successfully created programs that have achieved favorable results. HCLTech achieved a gold award in many of the areas measured. Some of the key areas include Best Advance in Leadership Development for Women, Best Benefits, Wellness and Well-Being Program, Best Advance in Creating a Learning Strategy
Trends and Insights
Policies and Certificates
Our policies and certifications are a testament of our efforts.
- We are aligned to the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact on human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.
- We are committed to making the UN Global Compact and its principles part of the strategy, culture and day-to-day operations of our company.
- We engage in collaborative projects that advance the broader development goals of the United Nations, particularly the Sustainable Development Goals.
- Verification statement for ISO 20400-Sustainable Procurement
- CDP Score Report Climate Change 2023
- HCL Poland ISO 14001 : 2015 Certificate
- HCL Poland ISO 4500 : 2018 Certificate
- HCL Technologies Finland ISO 14001 : 2015 Certificate
- HCL Technologies Finland ISO 45001 : 2018 Certificate
- HCL Technologies Germany ISO 14001 : 2015 Certificate
- HCL Technologies Germany ISO 50001 : 2018 Certificate
- HCL Technologies India ISO 9001 : 2015 Certificate
- HCL Technologies India ISO 14001 : 2015 Certificate
- HCL Technologies India ISO 45001 : 2018 Certificate
- HCL Technologies India ISO 50001 : 2018 Certificate
- HCL Technologies Norway ISO 14001 : 2015 Certificate
- HCL Technologies Norway ISO 45001 : 2018 Certificate
- HCL Technologies South Africa ISO 45001 : 2018 Certificate
- HCL Technologies Sri Lanka ISO 9001 : 2015 Certificate
- Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption Note from our CEO
- Code of Business Ethics & Conduct (COBEC)
- Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption Policy (ABAC)
- Corporate Social Responsibility Policy
- Policy for Determining Material Subsidiary
- Whistleblower Policy
- Related Party Transaction Policy
- Fair Disclosure Code
- Familiarisation Programme for Independent Directors
- Letter of Appointment of Independent Director
- Archive Policy
- Policy for Determination of Materiality of Event or Information
- Criteria of Making Payments to Non-Executive Directors
- Dividend Distribution Policy
- Remuneration Policy
- HCLTech Group Tax Strategy
- Supplier Code of Conduct













