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Sustainability: Powered by data, driven by profits | Rohan Parikh | TEDxLNMIIT

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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"In a country where 400 million people have no access to power, and 20% of GDP goes on energy imports, how can you afford to waste energy?"

We live in an increasingly electricity powered world and, aided by the drastic boom in the IT industry, our demands on the energy resources of the country are more than ever. And as the employment rate of enterprises grows, so does the toll on energy but, as this man asks, should it? Rohan Parikh is the former head of Infrastructure and Green Initiatives at Infosys Ltd, India’s second largest IT company. An alumnus of University of Illinois, Parikh has single - handedly brought about an energy revolution in India, by re-designing Infosys’ 10 campuses around India to encourage a sustainable architecture by almost completely eradicating air conditioning, while also saving his company $80 million in electricity bills in these eight years. His modern approach to office cooling and lighting bagged his company the highest honor at UK’s Ashden awards, the gold award. And with companies such as Google paying interest into his innovations, who really can question that? This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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