Question

Which of the following companies was chosen for the UN Global Climate Action Award in the ‘Carbon Neutral Now’ category in September 2019?
1. Reliance Health
2. Infosys
3. Wipro
4. Organic India 

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Infosys

The correct answer is Infosys.

• The company got this award for being the only Indian corporate to earn recognition for its effort to combat climate change.
• UN Climate Summit in New York was convened by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
• The award will be presented to Infosys at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) at Santiago in Chile.

• Infosys in a multinational corporation that provides -

1. Business consulting
2. Information technology
3. outsourcing services

• The company was founded on 7th July 1981 in Pune.
• The headquarter of the company is in Banglore.
• The current CEO of this company is Salil Parekh.

• The UN Global Climate Action Awards are organized by the Momentum for Change initiative of the UN Climate Change Secretariat. 
• The award-winning projects are recognized for their innovative solutions that address climate change, and help drive progress on many other sustainable development goals like poverty alleviation, gender equality and economic opportunity.
• The UN Global Climate Action Award of 2020 was recognized in three categories -

1. Climate Neutral Now
2. Women for results
3. Financing for climate-friendly Investment.