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BENGALURU, India, Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- Announces ESG Vision 2030 to continue to shape and share solutions that serve

businesses and communities

Infosys [http://www.infosys.com/ ] (NYSE: INFY), the global leader in

next-generation digital services and consulting, published its Environmental,

Social and Governance (ESG) Vision for 2030. This announcement is part of

Infosys' long-standing commitments focused across core areas: climate change,

technology for good, diversity and inclusion, energizing local communities,

ethics and transparency, data privacy and information management. This legacy

of purpose and impact has inducted the company into the prestigious Dow Jones

Sustainability Indices (DJSI) and made it part of the DJSI World and DJSI

Emerging Markets Indices.

As part of its ongoing Environmental, Social and Governance efforts, including

leveraging renewables, orchestrating energy efficiencies and driving unique

fully funded community-based carbon offset projects, Infosys is now carbon

neutral in compliance with PAS 2060 standards. According to The Lawrence

Berkeley National Laboratory, Infosys' work campuses are some of the most

energy-efficient in the world. In fact, over the past years, the company has

reduced its per capita electricity consumption by over 55 percent with the

ambition to transition to renewable energy. It is the first Indian signatory to

the RE100 global campaign. Infosys has also successfully developed a portfolio

of community-based carbon offset projects. These focus primarily on

socio-economic development of rural communities and contributions to the UN

Sustainable Development Goals. The projects not only address climate change,

but also benefit over 100,000 rural families.

Infosys, since inception, has recognized that the integration of ESG factors in

corporate and business decision-making is an ongoing commitment.

N. R. Narayana Murthy, Founder - Infosys, said, "Longevity and success for a

company comes from living in harmony with the context in which it operates.

Right from the first day, Infosys has recognized and fulfilled its

responsibilities towards overcoming the challenges in our context. It has also

taken on new responsibilities like reducing carbon emission, improving air

quality, optimally using water and solar power. The Infosys Foundation has

helped the poor by addressing their needs in education, healthcare, nutrition

and shelter as well as providing shoulder to the efforts of our governments

during times of disaster. Today, nearly four decades after embracing these

values, I am happy that Infosys continues to strive hard for these values to

make our context better."

Nandan Nilekani, Co-founder and Chairman, Infosys, said, "Infosys has always

balanced success as a business with unwavering focus on exemplary governance

and responsiveness to the needs of the ecology and society. As an early

proponent of responsible business, we understand our obligation to integrate

ESG factors into what we do, which is only increasing in importance

particularly in the wake of COVID-19.  Our company began to take action to

combat climate change in 2008 and I am delighted to announce Infosys' carbon

neutrality in 2020. Today, our 2030 vision reflects how ESG will continue to be

integral to Infosys' sustainable business performance."

To understand Infosys' ESG priorities better, watch this video. To learn more

about Infosys' ESG efforts around the world, see Infosys ESG Vision 2030.

Highlights of ESG Achievements:

    1.        In FY2020, over 44 percent of Infosys' electricity consumption was met

through renewable energy sources. The company also invested in 60 MW of solar

PV capacity.

    2.        Over 700,000 students from India's engineering colleges advance their

digital skills on InfyTQ – Infosys' next-gen learning platform, as part of the

company's social commitment to reskilling and facilitating job creation.

    3.        Infosys ranked number three on the 2019 Forbes 'World's Best Regarded

Companies' list based on its trustworthiness, honesty, social conduct, fairness

to employees and performance of its products and services.

    4.        Infosys Foundation and Infosys Foundation USA spend over $55 million

each year on impactful projects focused on education, healthcare, rural

development, destitute care and art & culture.

Salil Parekh, Chief Executive Officer, Infosys, said, "As a progressive

business committed to the well-being of stakeholders, Infosys is incredibly

proud of the investments its founders have made to make the business truly

sustainable and socially responsible. The company's ESG roadmap for 2030

reflects its continued aspiration to be a well-governed model organization for

diverse talent with an inclusive workplace and community strategies to leverage

technology for good."

Highlights of Ongoing ESG Goals:

    1.        Continue to be carbon neutral across Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions every

year. Eliminate 75 percent Scope 1 and 2 Greenhouse Gas emissions and reduce by

30 percent absolute Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas emissions.

    2.        Expand reskilling initiatives to empower 10 million plus people with

digital skills and 80 million plus lives with technology for good programs in

e-governance, healthcare and education.

    3.        Nurture an inclusive and gender-diverse workforce with at least 45

percent women employees.

    4.        Continue to bring interests of all stakeholders to the fore through an

empowered, diverse and inclusive Board.

    5.        Further strengthen data privacy and information security standards

across global operations, having been awarded the accredited certification on

ISO 27701 by Bureau Veritas Certification (BVC)

About Infosys

Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting.

We enable clients in 46 countries to navigate their digital transformation.

With nearly four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of

global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through their digital

journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps

prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile

digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer

delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement

through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our

innovation ecosystem.

Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY) can help your enterprise

navigate your next.

Safe Harbor

Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects,

financial expectations and plans for navigating the COVID-19 impact on our

employees, clients and stakeholders are forward-looking statements intended to

qualify for the 'safe harbor' under the Private Securities Litigation Reform

Act of 1995, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause

actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking

statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include,

but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding COVID-19 and the

effects of government and other measures seeking to contain its spread, risks

related to an economic downturn or recession in India, the United States and

other countries around the world, changes in political, business, and economic

conditions, fluctuations in earnings, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates,

our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including

those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our

ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost

overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration,

restrictions on immigration, industry segment concentration, our ability to

manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key

focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks or system failures, our

ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions,

liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in

which Infosys has made strategic investments, withdrawal or expiration of

governmental fiscal incentives, political instability and regional conflicts,

legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India,

unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions

affecting our industry and the outcome of pending litigation and government

investigation. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results

are more fully described in our United States Securities and Exchange

Commission filings including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year

ended March 31, 2020. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Infosys may,

from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements,

including statements contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and

Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. The Company does not

undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time

to time by or on behalf of the Company unless it is required by law.

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