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          Waste Management                                       Waste Management at all EXL is guided by a                   17     -58.5%  7  -32.7%  5
          As an ICT sector company, we are challenging           SOP which is continuously updated to                        2019         2020       2021
          ourselves by adopting processes that would enable      incorporate new regulations. The waste                     Paper Consumption (Sheets per employee)
          us to recycle and reuse 100% of our waste across       management process followed by the team                            Sheets Per Employee
          our products, operations, and centres. This would      includes the following steps:
          bring us closer to becoming a circular business.
          100% of generated e-waste which comes from
          redundant technology products- CPUs, printers,                             Sorting
          networking equipment, laptops and cartridges- are
          recycled through government approved recyclers.
          We also ensure this by tracing the end-of-life of                        Classifying
          theses waste through a compliance check
          mechanism. Since, waste rules differ by region,
          waste is handled by the local operational teams in                Disposal through Government
          addition to sorting, classifying, and handing over                    Registered Vendors
          waste to government-authorized recyclers, as well as
          securing relevant permits for various types of waste.

                                                                 As much of our Hazardous waste- i.e used
                                                                 lubricant oil comes from the use of DG sets

         We are committed to reducing the use                    which maintains our networks.  In 2021, we
         of resources and recycling materials                    continued to increase the amount of
                                                                 materials recycled and decrease our overall
         across our operating facilities.                        waste footprint. We exceeded our goal to
                                                                 decrease paper use by 2% per employee
         At EXL, we recycle 100% of e-waste                      each year, reducing paper use by 32.7 %
         and hazardous wastes generated due                      between 2020 and 2021. Additionally, we
         to EXL operations through                               continued our reduction of single use
         government authorised recycling                         plastics by developing an inventory of
                                                                 one-time plastic commodities throughout
         agencies                                                our business.
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