Coforge has significantly strengthened its environmental performance in FY2025-26, led by an 83 percent year-on-year reduction in Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions, rising renewable electricity adoption and measurable progress in water and waste management.
The IT services company reported Scope 2 emissions of 6,344 metric tonnes of CO2e, reflecting the impact of shifting major facilities toward green electricity. Renewable power accounted for 60 percent of total electricity consumption, while the Greater Noida campus transitioned to 100 percent green energy, Anuradha Sehgal Chief Sustainability & Branding Officer at Coforge, said.
Coforge also continues to work toward an SBTi-validated target of reducing absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 42 percent by 2030, compared with its FY2024 baseline. The company has set a longer-term goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2040.
Coforge Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 Emissions Reach 37,445 Tonnes CO2e
Coforge reported Scope 1 emissions of 1,265 metric tonnes of CO2e during FY2025-26. These emissions came from stationary and mobile fuel sources controlled directly by the company.
Scope 2 emissions from purchased electricity totaled 6,344 metric tonnes of CO2e, representing an approximately 83 percent decline year on year.
Scope 3 emissions remained the largest component of Coforge’s carbon footprint at 29,836 metric tonnes of CO2e, reflecting indirect emissions across the company’s broader value chain.
Together, Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions totaled approximately 37,445 metric tonnes of CO2e during FY2025-26.
The emissions profile shows that Coforge has made substantial progress in reducing electricity-related emissions, while Scope 3 remains the largest area requiring longer-term decarbonization efforts.
Renewable Electricity Reaches 60 Percent
Renewable electricity accounted for 60 percent of Coforge’s total electricity consumption during FY2025-26, making clean power one of the most important contributors to its emissions reduction strategy.
The shift toward renewable energy is particularly significant because electricity consumption is a major source of operational emissions for IT services companies, which rely heavily on offices, development centers, networking infrastructure and computing environments.
Coforge’s Greater Noida campus has moved to 100 percent green energy, providing an example of how site-level renewable electricity procurement can directly reduce Scope 2 emissions.
The combination of renewable power purchasing and on-site generation helped support the approximately 83 percent reduction in Scope 2 emissions.
Coforge Operates 75 kW Solar Plant Generating 53,280 kWh
Coforge has supplemented purchased renewable electricity with its own solar generation.
Its Greater Noida facility operates a 75 kW captive solar power plant that generates approximately 53,280 kWh of clean electricity annually.
On-site renewable power can reduce dependence on conventional grid electricity while lowering emissions associated with purchased energy.
The solar installation complements the Greater Noida campus’s transition to 100 percent green energy, strengthening Coforge’s clean-energy strategy at one of its major operational facilities.
With renewable sources already representing 60 percent of total electricity consumption, expanding renewable procurement and captive generation could help Coforge continue lowering Scope 2 emissions.
42 Percent GHG Emissions Reduction Target for 2030
Coforge has established a Science Based Targets initiative-validated climate target covering its direct operations and purchased electricity.
The company aims to reduce absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 42 percent by 2030, using FY2024 as the baseline.
The target provides Coforge with a measurable near-term climate milestone and creates a pathway toward its longer-term carbon-neutrality ambition.
The approximately 83 percent year-on-year reduction in Scope 2 emissions during FY2025-26 indicates that renewable electricity procurement can materially influence progress toward the 2030 target.
However, maintaining these reductions over multiple years will require continued renewable-energy adoption, energy-efficiency initiatives and management of direct fuel consumption.
Coforge Targets Carbon Neutrality by 2040
Coforge has set 2040 as the target year for achieving carbon neutrality.
Its environmental ambitions for 2040 extend beyond greenhouse gas emissions. The company also aims to become water positive and achieve zero waste to landfill by the same year.
The three targets establish a broader environmental roadmap covering climate, water and circular-resource management.
Coforge’s 42 percent Scope 1 and Scope 2 reduction target by 2030 serves as a significant interim milestone on the path toward the 2040 carbon-neutrality goal.
Scope 3 emissions of 29,836 metric tonnes of CO2e, however, show that value-chain decarbonization will remain an important area as Coforge advances toward its long-term climate ambitions.
100 Percent CNG Fleet Supports Lower-Emission Mobility
Coforge has also taken measures to lower emissions associated with transportation and operational mobility.
The company has transitioned its vehicle fleet to 100 percent compressed natural gas, or CNG.
The initiative expands Coforge’s emissions-reduction strategy beyond electricity and office facilities.
Combined with renewable power, solar generation and operational efficiency initiatives, the CNG fleet forms part of the company’s broader effort to lower the environmental footprint of its operations.
Water Consumption Falls 2 Percent
Water management also improved during FY2025-26.
Coforge reduced total water withdrawal and consumption by approximately 2 percent year on year.
Lower consumption is important for achieving the company’s longer-term goal of becoming water positive by 2040.
The strategy combines reductions in resource consumption with initiatives designed to replenish water resources.
Rainwater Harvesting Recharges 18,692 Kilolitres
Coforge’s rainwater harvesting infrastructure enabled approximately 18,692 kilolitres of water recharge during the year.
Water recharge can help replenish groundwater resources and reduce the net environmental impact of operations, particularly in regions facing increasing pressure on freshwater availability.
The combination of an approximately 2 percent reduction in water withdrawal and consumption and 18,692 kilolitres of recharge provides measurable indicators of progress toward Coforge’s 2040 water-positive ambition.
Waste Generation Drops 16 Percent
Waste reduction was another major environmental achievement during FY2025-26.
Coforge reported an approximately 16 percent year-on-year decline in total waste generation.
Reducing waste at source can lower disposal requirements while improving overall resource efficiency.
The company’s waste strategy is aligned with its objective of reaching zero waste to landfill by 2040.
Zero Food Waste Sent to Landfills
Coforge also maintained zero food waste to landfill through the use of on-site composting systems.
Instead of disposing of organic food waste in landfills, composting allows the material to be processed and reused.
The initiative complements the approximately 16 percent reduction in overall waste generation and demonstrates progress toward the company’s broader circular-economy and zero-waste goals.
Greater Noida and Bengaluru Facilities Achieve LEED Platinum Ratings
Coforge’s sustainability strategy also extends to green buildings and workplace infrastructure.
Corporate facilities in Greater Noida and Bengaluru achieved LEED USGBC Platinum ratings, representing the highest level within the LEED certification system.
The company’s Hyderabad facility received a LEED ID+C Gold rating.
These green-building certifications complement Coforge’s renewable-energy, water-conservation and waste-management initiatives by embedding sustainability considerations into building design and operations.
Renewable Energy Drives Coforge’s Climate Progress
The strongest indicator in Coforge’s FY2025-26 environmental performance is the relationship between renewable-energy adoption and emissions reduction.
Renewable electricity reached 60 percent of total electricity consumption, the Greater Noida campus moved to 100 percent green energy, and the company’s 75 kW solar plant generated 53,280 kWh of electricity annually.
During the same period, Scope 2 emissions fell approximately 83 percent year on year to 6,344 metric tonnes of CO2e.
Scope 1 emissions stood at 1,265 metric tonnes of CO2e, while Scope 3 emissions totaled 29,836 metric tonnes of CO2e.
The figures indicate that electricity-related emissions have become an area where Coforge can demonstrate significant near-term reductions, while value-chain emissions represent a considerably larger longer-term challenge.
Coforge Sustainability Outlook
Coforge’s FY2025-26 performance establishes several measurable milestones in its environmental transition.
The company now sources 60 percent of its electricity from renewable sources, operates a campus powered by 100 percent green energy, generates 53,280 kWh annually from a 75 kW captive solar facility and has reduced Scope 2 emissions approximately 83 percent year on year.
Water withdrawal and consumption declined around 2 percent, rainwater recharge reached 18,692 kilolitres, and total waste generation dropped approximately 16 percent, while zero food waste was sent to landfill.
These operational achievements support Coforge’s longer-term targets of reducing absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions 42 percent by 2030, achieving carbon neutrality by 2040, becoming water positive by 2040 and reaching zero waste to landfill by 2040.
Future progress will increasingly depend on expanding renewable electricity, improving energy efficiency and addressing the company’s much larger 29,836 metric tonnes of Scope 3 emissions across its value chain.
SHAFANA FAZAL
