1、Corporate Sustainability Report 2008-09Introduction1Economic25Environment45Labour Practices68Human Rights89Community93Product Responsibility113List of Abbreviation and Acronyms131Assurance135GRI Index138Contact Information144C O N T E N TI N T R O D U C T I O NCorporate Sustainability Report 2008-09
2、Our ApproachTo SustainabilityTCS Policy on Corporate SustainabilityThe Tata Group describes Corporate Sustainability as:“Corporate Sustainability(CS)is integral to value-creation in our businesses through the enhancement of human,natural and social capital complementing their financial growth in ord
3、er to give the enterprise an enduring future and also help create and serve a larger purpose,at all times.It facilitates accountability to all stakeholders as a systemic practice”-TATA Council for Community Initiatives,(TCCI)Tata Consultancy Services(TCS)commitment to Corporate Sustainability(CS)ste
4、ms from the Tata Groups abiding concern for society and environment,which is captured in the words of the Founder Jamsetji Tata:“In a free enterprise,the community is not just another stakeholder in our business,but it is in fact,the very purpose of its existence.”TCS believes that corporate sustain
5、ability in the Marketplace,Workplace,Community and Environment is central to its business.Accordingly TCS has identified 5 pillars for CS across the globe.These are tThe differentiator in TCS is volunteering through Maitree(TCS family sharing and caring for its communities),while TCS endeavors to ad
6、dress large scale societal problems through business skills and IT core competence.?Marketplace-Ethical Global Sourcing?Workplace-Diversity?Community-Health-Education?EnvironmenIn keeping with the rich Tata tradition of giving back to Society,Corporate Sustainability(CS)lies at the heart of TCS corp