Tata Communications announces 3C sustainability strategy and commits to Net Zero by 2035

Tata Communications has committed to be net zero by 2035 across its global operations.  As part of this, the company has outlined its 3Cs for environment protection and empowering enterprises. These are:

• Climate action – By enhancing energy efficiency and deploying renewable energy measures globally. With this, the company is set to become carbon neutral by FY 2030 and net zero by 2035.
• Customer green house gas (GHG) emission savings – By developing and delivering green or low carbon solutions via IoT solutions, media & entertainment services, cloud, business collaboration platforms, helping customers’ supply chains to be environmentally friendly and increasing their competitiveness. For this, the company’s customers’ GHG emission reduction potential is to the tune of 20X by FY 2027 (X is Tata Communications Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions).
• Circular economies in India – By deploying its own IoT solutions including smart metering to track real-time water usage and leakages at key facilities as well as implementing rainwater harvesting and increasing water and waste recycling across the company’s key campuses in India. With this, it aims to reduce its freshwater consumption by 20% by FY 2030 (compared to FY 2020). In addition, the company is committed to zero waste to landfill by 2027 in India whereby the waste is either reused, recycled or composted.

“Sustainability is at the core of our business strategy and we are committed to creating a more sustainable future for our ecosystem,” said AS Lakshminarayanan, MD & CEO, Tata Communications. “Our net zero goal reflects our responsibility to innovate, integrate and empower with inclusive and sustainable solutions. We believe technology is a key enabler of global growth, at the same time, catalysing societal evolution and climate action.”