Infosys Seeks Employees’ WFH Electricity Data to Meet Ambitious Carbon Goals
Infosys surveys employees’ home power use to account for work-from-home emissions
IT services major Infosys has begun collecting data on employees’ household electricity consumption as part of a long-running sustainability programme, seeking to more accurately measure and offset emissions arising from its hybrid work model.
Under the company’s hybrid policy, employees work largely from home but are required to be present at office campuses for at least 10 days a month. With remote work now a structural part of operations, Infosys said the environmental impact of work increasingly extends beyond its campuses.
In an email to employees, Chief Financial Officer Jayesh Sanghrajka said the company has launched a work-from-home electricity consumption survey, urging staff to participate.
“With hybrid work becoming an integral part of our operations, the environmental impact of our work increasingly extends beyond our campuses and into our homes. Electricity consumed while working from home also contributes towards Infosys’ greenhouse gas emission footprint,” Sanghrajka said.
He added that accurate data would help the company refine its emissions reporting methodology and design more effective sustainability initiatives.
The Bengaluru-headquartered company, which employs more than 300,000 people, said it views sustainability as a collective responsibility rather than a long-term aspiration. Infosys has already achieved carbon neutrality ahead of global timelines, cut per-capita energy consumption by 55% since 2008, and sourced about 77% of its electricity from renewable energy in the last fiscal year.
According to employees spoken to by The Economic Times, the survey also aims to create awareness around energy conservation. It seeks details on household electricity usage, including the use of fans, air conditioners, heaters, lighting wattage, and whether employees use solar power at home. Employees are also invited to share innovative energy-saving practices they may have implemented.
Infosys has encouraged staff to adopt energy-efficient measures at home, noting that its own office buildings consume 50–60% less electricity than conventional structures.
The company did not respond to an email seeking comment.
Infosys was among the first Indian corporates to estimate and disclose work-from-home emissions in FY2020-21, using a similar employee survey to assess electricity consumption from lighting, computing devices and cooling. Sources said the current exercise is aimed at revalidating assumptions to ensure greater accuracy in emissions reporting.
According to its ESG Report 2024–25, Infosys sources 77.7% of electricity for its India operations from renewable sources. The company operates captive renewable energy plants with a combined capacity of 60 MW, reducing reliance on grid power and supporting energy self-sufficiency across major campuses.
Infosys first proposed a 50 MW solar park in Karnataka in 2014, becoming the first Indian software company to explore generating renewable power at scale to meet the bulk of its office electricity needs.
