"Sustainability is no longer seen merely as a compliance mechanism"

Gopikrishnan Konnanath, Senior Vice President, Global Head, Engineering Services and Blockchain, Infosys Limited, talks to BW Businessworld about Infosys' focus on remanufacturing to advance the circular economy and sustainable growth 

- JYOTSNA SHARMA

Do you think the sustainability mindset for organisations has become more prominent over the last two years?

Yes, absolutely. The sustainability mindset was in existence however, recently, there has been an emphasis on creating value through sustainability. It is no longer seen merely as a compliance mechanism, but can bring in a lot of efficiency, productivity and business value.

At Infosys, how are you enabling a smart, lean, and green, paradigm for engineering?

Thank you. The campus I am in, is a completely green campus. We have planted 3,00,000 trees here in the last 15 years. Most of our buildings are smart buildings. We are way ahead of what we were to achieve by now.

In terms of engineering, the first thing that comes to mind when people speak of sustainability is smart spaces. We are partnering with organisations to take smart spaces as a concept to our clients. This, is of course, driven by aspects such as waste and energy management, etc.