How we act matters to us

Our Climate Pledge is a commitment to achieving net-zero carbon by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. As part of this pledge, HCL will measure and transparently report progress against the goal. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated and commended our ambitious 1.5°C pathway targets. On the pathway to achieving net zero by 2040, renewables will be our top priority, followed by energy and eco-efficiency. We also have initiated action plans for nature-based sequestering projects.

Aligned to the 10 principles of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), we have policies that govern our actions and expectations from our stakeholders. These policies include anti-bribery and corruption, Code of Conduct, whistleblower, human rights, corporate social responsibility, remuneration and procurement. We continue to be a signatory to the UNGC and regularly disclose progress toward the commitments. As we aim to achieve these environmental targets, we constantly track and measure key indicators. For example, we have achieved around 70% reduction in per capita Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions in the last decade.

HCL strongly believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are key to the success of the Company. The Employee Resource Groups, Multi-Cultural Groups, and Diversity Councils help us drive our charter across the globe. We are focused on dimensions including people of color, women, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities (PWD), neurodiversity and mental health.

HCL recognizes the demand for technology and digitalization in the journey to a sustainable future. HCL is therefore committed to enhancing the ESG skills of its employees to ensure that sustainability is incorporated in all its engagements with clients and partners. HCL continues to engage with various business forums to showcase the importance of digitalization in the transition to a more sustainable world.

Our pact with all stakeholders

As a responsible corporate citizen, we support and help activate the communities and societies in the places where we operate (refer to Change begins here: HCL and societal responsibility in this report). We collaborate with clients and ecosystem partners to embed sustainability into everything we do.

Key initiatives:

• We are a founding member of the WEF Global Parity Alliance , a cross-industry group of companies taking action to accelerate diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in the workplace and beyond
• HCL Technologies has partnered with UN Women as a HeForShe Champion. HCL and UN Women intend to transform such corporate and social norms to promote greater equity and inclusion – dramatically accelerating progress toward UN Sustainable Development Goal 5 on Gender Equality. As a HeForShe Champion, HCL has made a bold and transformative policy commitment to achieve gender parity in recruitment across the organization globally by 2025

Sustainability solutions for clients with partners

We have a focused approach to evolving new solutions and products to help our clients improve their performance around ESG. We are committed to improving the ESG skills of our employees to ensure that we incorporate a sustainable impact creation approach to our engagements with clients and partners.