| Acronym | Expansion | Brief Explanation | Website reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA1000 | AccountAbility Standard | AA1000 is a series of standards from AccountAbility to help organizations become more accountable, responsible and sustainable. | www.accountability.org |
| AC | Air Conditioning | Air cooling system that provides thermal comfort in buildings, cars etc | |
| ACWADAM | Advanced Center for Water Resources Development and Management | ACWADAM is a not-for-profit organization that aims to develop solutions to groundwater problems of today and tomorrow. | www.acwadam.org/home.asp |
| ADR, ADS | American Depository Receipt / Shares | ADR represents ownership in shares of non-US company that trades in US financial markets | |
| AGM | Annual General Meeting | An annual meeting of public companies with shareholders as required by law | |
| APAC | Asia Pacific | ||
| ASHRAE | American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers | https://www.ashrae.org/about/mission-and-vision/ ashrae-industry-history | |
| ATREE | Ashoka Trust for research in Ecology and Environment | NGO, based in India, working to promote environmental conservation and sustainable development | www.atree.org |
| Acronym | Expansion | Brief Explanation | Website reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBBEE | Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment | Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE or B-BBEE as written by the South African government) is a form of Economic Empowerment initiated by the South African government in response to criticism against Narrow Based Empowerment instituted in the country during 2003/2004. | |
| BCMS | Business Continuity Management System | ||
| BPO | Business Process Outsourcing | A form of outsourcing that involves contracting of operations of specific business functions or processes to a third-party service provider | |
| BRR | Business Responsibility Report | Disclosures by listed entities from a Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) perspective as mandated by SEBI. | |
| BS25999 | BS 25999 was BSI's standard in the field of Business Continuity Management (BCM) | ||
| BSE | Bombay Stock Exchange | ||
| BSE Carbonex | Bombay Stock Exchange | BSE Carbonex is a first of its kind index in India that takes a strategic view of organizational commitment to climate change mitigation. | |
| BWSSB | Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board | The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is the premier governmental agency responsible for sewage disposal and water supply to the Indiancity of Bangalore | www.bwssb.org |
| Acronym | Expansion | Brief Explanation | Website reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| C&B | Compensation and Benefits | ||
| CARE India | A national development organization in India fighting poverty and exclusion by empowering women and girls from the poor and marginalized communities | https://www.careindia.org/ | |
| CDP, CDLI | Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index | An independent not-for-profit, investor backed organization working to drive greenhouse gas emissions reduction and sustainable water use by business and cities. CDLI is a disclosure leadership index designed by CDP. | www.cdp.net |
| CDSB | The Climate Disclosure Standards Board | The Climate Disclosure Standards Board is a non-profit organization working to provide material information for investors and financial markets through the integration of climate change-related information into mainstream financial reporting | https://www.cdsb.net/ |
| CEE | Centre for Environment Education | A national institution with its headquarters in Ahmedabad working to promote environmental awareness nationwide | www.ceeindia.org/ |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer | One of the highest-ranking corporate officers in charge of total management | |
| CEP | Continuous Engagement Programme | earthian’s three phase continuous engagement program with primary objective to devise means of deeper, more meaningful engagement with earthian awardees for whole school whole system development. | |
| CFC | Chlorofluorocarbon | ||
| CFL | Compact Fluroscent Lamp | A type of fluorescent lamp, used for lighting purposes, requiring less power compared to traditional incandescent lamps. | |
| CII | Confederation of Indian Industry | A non-government, not-for-profit business association that works towards creating and sustaining an environment conducive to the growth of industry in India. | www.cii.in |
| CIO | Chief Information Officer | An executive responsible for development, implementation and operation of a firm’s information technology policy to facilitate management control over all corporate resources. | |
| CISO | Chief Information Security Officer | ||
| CMF | |||
| COSO | Committee of Sponsoring Organizations | https://www.coso.org/Pages/ aboutus.aspx | |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide | One of the main greenhouse cases as per the Kyoto and Montreal protocols. | |
| COBC [W] | Conference of Parties | The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21 or CMP 11 was held in Paris, France, from 30 November to 12 December 2015. | http://www.cop21paris.org/ |
| COP | Code of Business Conduct | Corporation wide code of business conduct and ethics that sets the broad direction and defines specific guidelines for all business transactions. | www.wipro.com/documents/investors/pdf-files/Code_of_Business_Conduct_and_Ethics_March_2011.pdf |
| CPREEC | C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre | The Centre situated in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, has been a pioneer in environmental education efforts in South India. | |
| CRO | Chief Risk Officer | ||
| C-SAT [W] | Customer Satisfaction | Commonly denotes a customer satisfaction initiative, like feedback or survey. | |
| CSR | Corporate Social Responsibility | Common term used to denote, primarily, voluntary initiatives by the organisation in environmental and social areas - which may be (or even otherwise) to mitigate impacts due to the its product, service or operations. | |
| CSTEP | CSTEP-Center for Study of Science, Technology & Policy | ||
| CSTP | Common Sewage Treatment Plant | A unit that uses physical, chemical, and biological processes to remove contaminants from wastewater and household sewage, both runoff (effluents) and domestic. | |
| CTO | Chief Technology office |
| Acronym | Expansion | Brief Explanation | Website reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| D&I | Diversity and Inclusion | ||
| DEFRA U K | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs - Government of United Kingdom | ||
| DG | Diesel Generator | An equipment to generate electric energy fueled by diesel. | |
| DJSI | Dow Jones Sustainability Index | An index created by Dow Jones and SAM to provide asset managers with reliable and objective benchmarks to manage sustainability portfolios. | www.djindexes.com/sustainability |
| DNV | Det Norske Veritas | An audit organization, established in Norway in 1860’s, with worldwide operations. | www.dnv.in |
| DP Principles | Data Privacy principles | ||
| DWCC | Dry Waste Collection Center |
| Acronym | Expansion | Brief Explanation | Website reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| EC | Electronic City | ||
| EHS | Environment, Health and Safety | A group within organizations that takes care of workplace environment, health and safety issues like preventing accidents and reducing environmental impact | |
| EI | Engagement Index | Wipro BPO launched the Engagement Index (EI) in 2010, to enhance engagement effectiveness for first level and mid-level people managers from business across operations. | |
| E-I-O | Econometric input-output | A model by Trucost that estimates environmental impact intensity to revenues for each of the 500 business activities/sector groupings in their database. | |
| ELCITA | Electronic City Industry Township Association | The governing body of the Electonics City Industrial Township. | www.elcita.in |
| EMS | Environment Management System | A set of processes and practices that enable an organization to reduce its environmental impacts and increase its operating efficiency. | |
| EOL | End Of Life | End-of-life (EOL) is a term used with respect to a Product supplied to customers, indicating that the product is in the end of its useful lifetime and a vendor will no longer be Marketing, Selling, or Sustaining a particular product and may also be limiting or ending support for the product. | |
| EPA | Environment Protection Agency | US regulatory authority for environment related matters and issues. | www.epa.gov |
| EPEAT | Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool | https://www.epeat.net/about-epeat/ | |
| EPS | Employee Perception Survey | ||
| ERM | Enterprise Risk Management | A framework for risk management, involving identification of risks and opportunities relevant to the organization's objectives, assessing likelihood and magnitude of impact, determining a response strategy, and monitoring progress. | |
| ESG | Environment, Social and Governance | Common acronym to include themes relevant to sustainability. | |
| e-waste | Electronic Waste | Waste material that comprises of electronic devices or their electronic parts. | |
| EU | European Union |
| Acronym | Expansion | Brief Explanation | Website reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAR | Floor area | ||
| FCPA | Foreign corrupt practices act | The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 of the United States of America was enacted for the purpose of making it unlawful for certain classes of persons and entities to make payments to foreign government officials to assist in obtaining or retaining business. | https://www.justice.gov/criminal-fraud/ foreign-corrupt-practices-act |
| FICCI | Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry | A non-government, not-for-profit association of business organizations playing a leading role in policy debates in the social, economic and political spheres. | www.ficci.com |
| FII | Foreign Institutional Investor | ||
| FMCG | Fast Moving Consumer Goods | A term used for the category of products that are sold relatively quickly and are generally replaced or fully used up over shorter periods like soaps, detergents and food products | |
| FMG[W] | Facilities Management Group | Team responsible for overall management of facilities and campuses for Indian locations. | |
| FSSAI | Food Safety and Standards Authority of India | The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is an agency of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the regulation and supervision of food safety. | |
| FTSE4Good | Financial Times Stock Exchange | Index Series designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. | |
| FY | Financial year | Accounting year. In India this is from 1st April to 31st March of the subsequent year. |
| Acronym | Expansion | Brief Explanation | Website reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles | the standard framework of guidelines for financial accounting used in any given jurisdiction, which includes the standards, conventions, and rules accountants follow. | |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product | A basic measure of a country’s economic output i.e. the market value of all final goods and services made within the borders of a country in a year. | |
| GEC [W] | Group Executive Council | Top executive governance body of Wipro, comprising the Chairman | |
| GERT | GHG Emissions Reduction Target | ||
| GHG | Greenhouse gases | Gases in the atmosphere like CO2, methane and nitrous oxide that cause the greenhouse effect of trapping heat within the surface-troposphere system. | www.ghgprotocol.org |
| GIMS | Global Immigration Management System | ||
| GRI | Global Reporting Initiative | A network-based organization that developed the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting framework that sets out the principles and indicators that organizations can use to measure and report their economic, environmental, and social performance. | www.globalreporting.org |
| GSCCP | Global Statutory Compliance Certification Program |
| Acronym | Expansion | Brief Explanation | Website reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| HFC | Hydrofluorocarbon family of gases | Part of a family of Kyoto 6 Greenhouse Gases. | |
| HR | Human Resources | A term used to refer to how people are managed by organizations. |
| Acronym | Expansion | Brief Explanation | Website reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICT | Information and Communication Technologies | A term that includes technologies, both hardware and software, that provide access to information or means to communicate, used in specific contexts like education. | |
| IDC | International Data Corporation | A global market intelligence firm. | https://www.idc.com/ |
| IDP | Individual Development Plan | An individual development plan (IDP) is a tool to assist employees in career and personal development with the primary purpose is to help employees reach short and long-term career goals, as well as improve current job performance. | |
| IESC | Integrated Employee Support Centre | A 24x7 helpline to which acts as a one stop solution for employee queries and clarifications on HR, Payroll and Transport services. | |
| IFMS | Integrated Facility Management Sourcing | Consolidation of all services across facility management, including consumables under one single scope of service and outcome based model, wherein one supplier is accountable for delivery & performance. | |
| IFRS | International Financial Reporting Standards | Standards, Interpretations and the Framework adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board. | www.ifrs.com |
| IGBC | Indian Green Building Council | Council to facilitate green buildings in India | www.igbc.in |
| IIL | Industrial Injury Leave | Leave taken due to injury at workplace or during commute. | |
| IIMA | Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad | https://iima.ac.in/ | |
| IIMB | Indian Institute of Management Bangalore | http://iimb.ac.in/ | |
| IIRC | The International Integrated Reporting Council | The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) is a global coalition of regulators, investors, companies, standard setters, the accounting profession and NGOs which shares the view that communication about value creation should be the next step in the evolution of corporate reporting. | |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., in theUnited States, of 188 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world. | |
| INDCs | Intended Nationally Determined Contributions | ||
| INR | Indian Rupee | The currency of India. | |
| IOO | Input Output Outcome | ||
| IOT | Internet of Things | The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical objects or "things" embedded with electronics, software, sensors and connectivity to enable it to achieve greater value and service by exchanging data with the manufacturer, operator and/or other connected devices. | |
| IP | Intellectual Property | A term that refers to creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce | |
| IPCC | International Panel on Climate Change | A scientific intergovernmental body tasked with evaluating the risk of climate change caused by human activity | |
| IRCA | International Register of Certificated Auditors | The International Register of Certificated Auditors is an international certification body for auditors of management systems provides certification programs | |
| IRMC | . Information Risk Management & Policy Compliance Group | ||
| ISMS | Information Security Management System | An information security management system (ISMS) is a set of policies concerned with information security management or IT related risks. | |
| ISO | International Standards Organization | The world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards to specify the requirements for state-of-the-art products, services, processes, materials and systems, and for good conformity assessment, managerial and organizational practice | |
| ISTE | Indian Society for Technical Education | Program unit under the Minstry of Human Resources Development responsible for coordinating quality improvement programs for engineering colleges and polytechnic institute faculty | www.isteonline.in |
| IT | Information Technology | The study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware | |
| IT-BPM | Information Technology- Business Process Management | ||
| IUCN | International Union of Conservation Networks | https://www.iucn.org/ |
| Acronym | Expansion | Brief Explanation | Website reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| KL | KiloLiter | A unit of length in the metric system equal to one thousand liters | |
| KM | KiloMeter | A unit of length in the metric system equal to one thousand meters | |
| KSWN | Karnataka State Water Network | Karnataka State Water Network is a platform that aims to bring together groups working on water | |
| KWH | KiloWatt Hour | A common unit for measuring electricity, which is equal to the amount of energy expended (or dissipated) if work is done at a constant rate of one thousand watts for one hour |
| Acronym | Expansion | Brief Explanation | Website reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEED | Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design | A Green Building Rating System, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, providing a suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction | www.usgbc.org/leed |
| LPG | Liquefied Petroleum Gases | A mixture of hydrocarbon gases used as a fuel in heating appliances and vehicles |
| Acronym | Expansion | Brief Explanation | Website reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| MDG | Millennium Development Goals | Eight international development goals that 192 UN member states have agreed to achieve by the year 2015 including reducing extreme poverty, reducing child mortality rates etc | |
| ME | Middle East | ||
| Mn | Million | A number equivalent of a thousand thousands (1,000,000) | |
| MSCI | Provider of investment decision support tools to investment institutions worldwide. | https://www.msci.com/ | |
| MSSS | Mythri Sarva Seva Samithi | Mythri Sarva Seva Samithi, Bangalore (1987) is a registered, nonprofit organization involved with urban poor and waste related environmental issues. | |
| MSW | Mixed Solid Waste | Mixed waste refers to any combination of waste types with different properties. | |
| MT | Metric Tonnes | A unit of measure in the metric system denoting 1000 Kilograms | |
| MTLC | Mission10X Technology Learning Centers | MTLC is a collaborative effort between Mission10X and partner institution to enhance the Engineering attributes of the Engineering graduates through Project Based Learning (PBL) |
| Acronym | Expansion | Brief Explanation | Website reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASSCOM | National Association of Software and Service Companies | The premier trade body and the chamber of commerce of the Information Technology – Business Process Outsourcing industries in India | www.nasscom.org |
| NCC | The Natural Capital Coalition | The Natural Capital Coalition is a global, multi stakeholder open source platform for supporting the development of methods for natural and social capital valuation in business. | www.naturalcapitalcoalition.org |
| NCF | Nature Conservation Foundation | The Nature Conservation Foundation is a non-governmental wildlife conservation and research organization which promote the use of science for wildlife conservation in India | ncf-india.org |
| NCF | National Curriculum Framework | The National Curriculum Framework (NCF 2005) is one of four National Curriculum Frameworks published in 1975, 1988, 2000 and 2005 by the National Council of Educational Research and Training NCERT in India. The document provides the framework for making syllabii,[1] textbooks and teaching practices within the school education programmes in India. The | |
| NGO | Non Government Organization | A legally constituted, non-governmental organization created by natural or legal persons with no participation or representation of any government | |
| NHRD | National Human Resources Development | The National HRD Network is the National Apex body of professionals committed to promoting the HRD movement in the country and enhancing the capability of human resource professionals to compete globally and thereby creating value for society. | |
| NOx | Oxides of Nitrogen | Any binary compound of oxygen and nitrogen like nitrous oxide or a mixture of such compounds | |
| NRI | Non residential Indian | ||
| NSE | National Stock Exchange | National Stock Exchange, based in India | www.nseindia.com |
| NVG | National Voluntary Guidelines | http://www.mca.gov.in/Ministry/latestnews/ National_Voluntary_Guidelines_2011_12jul2011.pdf | |
| NYSE | New York Stock Exchange | www.nyse.com |
| Acronym | Expansion | Brief Explanation | Website reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | An international economic organisation of 34 countries founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade. | www.oecd.org |
| OHSAS | Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series | an international occupational health and safety management system specification intended to help organizations control occupational health and safety risks | www.ohsas-18001-occupational-health-and-safety.com |
| Acronym | Expansion | Brief Explanation | Website reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAQM | Participative aquifer mapping | The Responsible Water program of Wipro to create a community centered participatory approach for management of ground water in Sarjapur area. | |
| PBT profit | Profit Before Tax | Sales revenue minus cost of goods sold and all expenses except for taxes. | |
| PDC | Wipro Campus in Pune | ||
| PEET | Partner Employee Engagement (PEET) | The program initiated by Wipro to enable career growth, training and competency development of contract workforce in order to enhance retention possibilities | |
| PF | Provident Fund | Contributions based state provision with an aim to provide a fund due to retirement, unemployment, sickness etc. | www.epfindia.com |
| PGWM | Participative Ground Water Management | ||
| POC | Persistent organic chemicals | Particulate organic carbon (POC) is that carbon that is too large and is filtered out of a sample. | |
| POP | Persistent organic pollutants | Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) areorganic compounds that are resistant to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes. | |
| PPA | Power purchase agreements | Power purchase agreements are contracts between two parties, one who generates electricity for the purpose (the seller) and one who is looking to purchase electricity (the buyer). | |
| PPM | Planned Preventive Maintenance | A scheduled service visit carried out by a competent and suitable agent, to ensure that an item of equipment is operating correctly and to therefore avoid any unscheduled breakdown and downtime. | |
| PRI &PRII | Principles for Responsible Investment | An investor initiative in partnership with UNEP Finance Initiative and the UN Global Compact. | www.unpri.org |
| PSCI | The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative | The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative (PSCI) is a group of pharmaceutical and healthcare companies who share a vision of better, social, environmental and economic outcomes in the communities where they buy. | pscinitiative.org |
| PwD | Person with Disabilities |
| Acronym | Expansion | Brief Explanation | Website reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 | Quarter 1 / 2/ 3 / 4 | Quarters of financial year | |
| QES | Quality Education Study | Study of popular schools in India's metros on student learning outcomes, but also student attitudes and values, co-scholastic learning and organizational aspects and learning environment in partnership with Educational Initiatives (EI). |
| Acronym | Expansion | Brief Explanation | Website reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| R&D | Research and Development | A function within an organization through which new products and new forms of old products are created through technological innovation by doing basic and/or applied research. | |
| RE | Renewable Energy | Renewable energy is generally defined asenergy that comes from resources which are naturally replenished on a human timescale such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves and geothermal heat. | |
| Rs | Rupees ( Indian currency) | A symbol for the currency of India. | |
| RS | Responsible Siting | Responsible Siting (RS) is the freshwater demand that can be potentially met by rainwater. | |
| RSI | Repetitive Strain Injuries | A repetitive strain injury (RSI) is an "injury to the musculoskeletal and nervous systems that may be caused by repetitive tasks, forceful exertions, vibrations, mechanical compression, or sustained or awkward positions. |
| Acronym | Expansion | Brief Explanation | Website reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| S&P ESG India Index | Standard & Poor Environment, Society & Governance | Index which measures environmental, social, and corporate governing practices based on quantitative rather than subjective factors with the implementation of a unique and innovative methodology standardized by S&P Indices. | |
| SAP | SAP is one of the largest enterprise software companies in the world. | www.sap.com | |
| SBTi | Science Based Target Initiative | sciencebasedtargets.org/ | |
| SASB | Sustainability Accounting Standards Board | https://www.sasb.org/about-the-sasb/ | |
| SBU | Strategic Business Unit | Strategic business unit (SBU) is a profit center which focuses on product offering and market segment. | |
| SCOC | Supplier Code of Conduct | Code of business conduct and ethics that sets the broad direction and defines specific guidelines for all suppliers. | |
| SDG | Sustainability Development Goals | ||
| SEBI | Securities and Exchange board of India | Regulatory body in India with a mandate to protect investors and regulate securities markets. | www.sebi.gov.in |
| SEC | Security and Exchange Commission | ||
| Sedex | Supplier Ethical Data Exchange | A not for profit membership organisation dedicated to driving improvements in responsible and ethical business. | www.sedexglobal.com |
| SL | Service Lines | ||
| SLIM | Student Learning in Metros | A national level research study to understand how well children are learning in the top schools of our country jointly conducted by EI and Wipro – Applying Thought in Schools. | |
| SME | Small and Medium Enterprise | ||
| Solar PV | Solar PhotoVoltaic | Arrays of cells that convert solar radiation into direct current electricity. | |
| SOx | Oxides of Sulphur | Any binary compound of oxygen and sulphur like sulphur dioxide. | |
| SPM | Suspended particulate matter | A collective name for fine solid or liquid particles added to the atmosphere by processes at the earth's surface. | |
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering, Math | ||
| STP | Sewage Treatment Plant |
| Acronym | Expansion | Brief Explanation | Website reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| T (used in conjunction with material) | Tonnes | Unit of measure in the metric system, equivalent to 1000 kilograms. Used in conjunction with materials like TCO2 is for Tonnes of Carbon dioxide. | |
| TA | Talent Acquisition | ||
| TCFD | Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures | https://www.fsb-tcfd.org/ | |
| TEEB | The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity | The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) is a global initiative focused on drawing attention to the economic benefits of biodiversity including the growing cost of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation. | www.teebweb.org |
| TERI BCSD | The Energy and Resources Institute World Business Council for Sustainable Development | The Indian partner of the WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development), Geneva set up by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in 2001 to create a synergy for the corporate sector as a whole to move towards sustainability. | bcsd.teri.res.in |
| TIE | Theatre in Education | Theatre in Education (TIE) is a process in which it includes all the interactive theatre/drama practices that help aid the educational process. |
| Acronym | Expansion | Brief Explanation | Website reference |
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| U.N. | United Nations | an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace. | www.un.org |
| UAE | United Arab Emirates | ||
| UCF | Unified Competency Framework | A step-by-step competency building exercise for employees to up-skill technically through structured learning & assessment. | |
| UF- RO | Ultra-filtration -Reverse Osmosis | ||
| UMASS | University of Massachusetts Boston | www.umass.edu | |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme | The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations' global development network connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life and advocating for change. | www.in.undp.org |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Program | www.unep.org | |
| UNGC | United Nations Global Compact | a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. | www.unglobalcompact.org |
| US, USA | United States of America | ||
| USD | United States Dollar | The currency of United States of America. | |
| USSEF | US Science Education Fellowships | Wipro's program focused on improving Science and Math education in schools primarily serving disadvantaged communities in US cities | |
| UTLP | Unified Technology Learning Platform | UTLP (Unified Technology Learning Platform), a multi-disciplinary technology kit and curriculum in the colleges |
| Acronym | Expansion | Brief Explanation | Website reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| VOC | Volatile organic compounds | Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic chemicals that have a high vapor pressure at ordinary room temperature. |
| Acronym | Expansion | Brief Explanation | Website reference |
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| WARM | Waste Reduction Model | A model created by EPA (Environment Protection Agency, US) to track and report GHG emissions from different waste management practices. | |
| WASE [W] | Wipro Academy of Software Excellence | WASE is a pioneering initiative in the field of higher education in collaboration with BITS Pilani that selects the finest students from the B.Sc streams for a four year work integrated program leading to an integrated degree in engineering. | |
| WATIS | Wipro Applying Thought in Schools | ||
| WBPO [W] | Wipro Business Process Services | Wipro BPs+C56 Solutions is a leading provider of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)focusing on the complex, voice and non-voice based segment of customer-care services. e BPO offerings are around – customer service, technical help desk, finance and accounts outsourcing, HR and procurement outsourcing. | www.wipro.com |
| WCCLG | Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting | Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting (WCCLG) is among the top fastest growing FMCG companies in India. | www.wcclg.com |
| WebEX | WebEx is an easy way to exchange ideas and information with anyone, anywhere which combines real-time desktop sharing with phone conferencing, so everyone sees the same thing as you talk. | ||
| WEESA | Wipro Employability Enhancement for South Africa | ||
| WEF | World Economic Forum | An independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world through multi stakeholder engagements. | |
| WEL | Wipro Enterprise Limited | ||
| WI [W] | Wipro Infotech | Wipro Infotech is the leading strategic IT partner for companies across India and Middle East - offering integrated IT solutions. Wipro Infotech plans, deploys, sustains and maintains the entire IT lifecycle through, total outsourcing, consulting services, business solutions and professional services. Wipro Infotech is also leading provider of branded IT hardware like PC's and Servers in the Indian market. | www.wipro.com |
| WIN | Wipro Infrastructure | ||
| WiSTA | Wipro Software Technology Academy (WiSTA) | The WiSTA (Wipro Software Technology Academy) is a programme launched by Wipro in 2011 which aims to provide an opportunity in the Earn While You Learn space by giving young science graduates the best in class IT training along with a 4-year M.S / M.Tech Program in Information Technology, received from VIT University, Vellore, prestigious and renowned University providing quality higher education. | |
| WLQ | Wipro Leaders Qualities | Wipro Leaders Qualities (WLQ) survey which is a 360-degree feedback mechanism was extended to include middle managers, covering around 19,000 employees across the organization. | |
| WOW | Women Of Wipro | An umbrella program in Wipro – with the primary aim in making the workplace more engaging, suitable and friendly for women. | |
| WRI | World Resources Insitute | WRI is a global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being. | www.wri.org |
| WS | Water Sustainability | Water Sustainability (WS) is amount of total demand met by rainfall and treated water. | |
| WT [W] | Wipro Technologies | Wipro Technologies, a division of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) provides comprehensive research and development services, IT solutions and services, including systems integration, information systems outsourcing, package implementation, software application management, and datacenter managed services to corporations globally. | www.wipro.com |
| WWF | World Wildlife Fund | The leading organization in wildlife conservation and endangered species. | www.wwfindia.org |
