HCL green datacenter wins Golden Peacock award

BANGALORE, INDIA:HCL Technologies, an IT service provider, today announced that it has been conferred with the 'Golden Peacock Eco-Innovation award' for its green data center service offering in the IT sector category.

The award was presented to HCLT ISD at a special function during the Global Convention on Climate Change. The forum was attended by many eminent personalities from across the globe including Dr.Ola Ultsen, former Prime Minister of Sweden and chairman, World Commission on Forests; Dr. Madhav Mehra, president of World Environment Foundation, said a press release.

It was chosen amongst more than 100 corporate entries through a stringent selection process. The applications were assessed based on an exhaustive set of parameters and the applicant scoring the highest amongst each of the respective industrial categories were recommended to a three-tiered jury chaired by Justice PN Bhagwati, former Chief Justice of India, the release added.

Golden Peacock Awards have been instituted by the Institute of Directors (IoD) and are bestowed annually.

Swapan Johri, senior vice president, Transformation Services, HCL T ISD, said “Winning this prestigious citation is a matter of great pride for us. A growing number of CIOs are realizing that environmental preservation and business success can go hand in hand, and that a green environment friendly Data center may actually be one of the best ways to both accommodate growth and make a positive impact on their businesses bottom line.

Manoj K Raut, director, Institute of directors, said, “We congratulate HCL on winning this year's Eco-Innovation award in the IT category and commend the company for its suite of Green IT Services which are delivered with extremely high quality standards, stringent processes and clear quantifiable environmental benefits.”