Wipro included in 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
February 04 2021 - 7:51AM
Business Wire
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading
global information technology, consulting and business process
services company, today announced that it has been included in the
2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI).
Wipro is one of 380 companies across 11 sectors included in the
2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI). This is the second
consecutive year that Wipro has been included in the Index.
The GEI brings transparency to gender-related practices and
policies at publicly listed companies increasing the breadth of
environmental, social, governance (ESG) data available to
investors. The comprehensive, transparent GEI scoring methodology
allows investors to assess company performance and compare across
industry peer groups. The reference index measures gender equality
across five pillars: female leadership and talent pipeline, equal
pay and gender pay parity, inclusive culture, sexual harassment
policies, and pro-women brand.
“At Wipro, our focus is on building a culture of inclusion by
breaking stereotypes and biases and promoting equitable practices.
We value our diversity and believe that there is much to learn from
the varied perspectives and experiences of others. We are honoured
to receive this recognition as it highlights how incredibly
committed we are to gender equality,” said Sunita Cherian, Chief
Culture Officer & Senior Vice President, Corporate Human
Resources, Wipro Limited.
In 2012, Wipro signed the Women Empowerment Principles
(established by UN Global Compact and UN Women) showing its
commitment to the agenda of gender equality and women empowerment
at the workplace. The Women of Wipro (WoW) framework, a unique
life-stage based approach that recognizes the needs and
expectations of women at different life/career stages, is the
foundation for Wipro’s internal policies, processes and initiatives
that promote gender inclusion & empowerment. Over the years,
Wipro has introduced several initiatives for women including
focused mentoring programs, behavioral development programs,
structured upskilling initiatives for women in technology and
concentrated efforts to create an ecosystem of support and
enablement for women returning from maternity break.
About Wipro Limited
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading
global information technology, consulting and business process
services company. We harness the power of cognitive computing,
hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics and emerging
technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and
make them successful. A company recognized globally for its
comprehensive portfolio of services, strong commitment to
sustainability and good corporate citizenship, we have over 180,000
dedicated employees serving clients across six continents.
Together, we discover ideas and connect the dots to build a better
and a bold new future.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Wipro’s beliefs regarding future events, many of which are by their
nature, inherently uncertain and outside Wipro’s control. Such
statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding
Wipro’s growth prospects, its future financial operating results,
and its plans, expectations and intentions. Wipro cautions readers
that the forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the results anticipated by such statements. Such
risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks and
uncertainties regarding fluctuations in our earnings, revenue and
profits, our ability to generate and manage growth, complete
proposed corporate actions, intense competition in IT services, our
ability to maintain 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, our ability to
manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology
in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks,
our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential
acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the
success of the companies in which we make strategic investments,
withdrawal of fiscal governmental incentives, political
instability, war, legal restrictions on raising capital or
acquiring companies outside India, unauthorized use of our
intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our
business and industry. The conditions caused by the COVID-19
pandemic could decrease technology spending, adversely affect
demand for our products, affect the rate of customer spending and
could adversely affect our customers’ ability or willingness to
purchase our offerings, delay prospective customers’ purchasing
decisions, adversely impact our ability to provide on-site
consulting services and our inability to deliver our customers or
delay the provisioning of our offerings, all of which could
adversely affect our future sales, operating results and overall
financial performance. Our operations may also be negatively
affected by a range of external factors related to the COVID-19
pandemic that are not within our control. Additional risks that
could affect our future operating results are more fully described
in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission, including, but not limited to, Annual Reports on Form
20-F. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. We 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. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking
statement that may be made from time to time by us or on our
behalf.
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