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Partner Profile
| Cognizant | |
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| Location | Teaneck, NJ |
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| Company Description Cognizant is a leading provider of information technology, consulting and business process outsourcing services. Cognizant's single-minded passion is to dedicate our global technology and innovation know-how, our industry expertise and worldwide resources to working together with clients to make their businesses stronger. With more than 50 global delivery centers and approximately 61,700 employees as of December 31, 2008, we combine a unique onsite/offshore delivery model infused by a distinct culture of customer satisfaction. A member of the NASDAQ-100 Index and S&P 500 Index, Cognizant is a Forbes Global 2000 company and a member of the Fortune 1000 and is ranked among the top information technology companies in BusinessWeek's Hot Growth and Top 50 Performers listings. "Cognizant is committed to leading our industry in energy conservation, waste reduction, recycling and responsible disposal of waste. We adhere to industry best practices and statutory requirements aimed at protecting the world's environmental health and actively support national and international climate change policies, protocols and initiatives, such as the EPA's Climate Leaders program, to ensure that we operate in an environmentally friendly manner and drive sustainable economic growth." -- Mark Greenlaw, CIO and Advisory Board member for Cognizant's "Go Green" initiative | |
| Reasons for Joining Climate Leaders As a leading global provider of IT services, we are cognizant of the impact our business has on the earth's climate. Through our "Go Green Initiative" we have established a Green House Gas emissions policy that is reducing GHG emissions across our global delivery network. We are also proactively teaching our employees best practices for conserving energy and shrinking their personal carbon footprints. We see the Climate Leaders program as a vital cross-industry initiative that will help U.S.-based companies like us adopt and globally embrace environmentally-friendly business practices that drive sustainable economic growth. | |