Cognizant Policy on Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility

At Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, sustainability is vital to our success. Our

internal performance and client satisfaction depend on how we:
Provide whats best for people and the environment.
Conduct our business affairs, employing the highest standards of personal and
corporate conduct.
Serve and satisfy our customers; thus shaping our ability to sustain our own future.
It also concerns how we support our employees, our business partners, the communities where
we work and the next generation of professionals. We recognize that acting in a responsible
and sustainable manner creates new opportunities, increases shareholder value, and enhances
our brand and reputation with multiple stakeholders groups while protecting the environment
and natural resources.
This policy outlines Cognizants overall commitment to corporate responsibility and
sustainability, and guides our activities across all global operations. It is an integral part of our
core business strategy and is supported by a range of global and regional policies: Core Values
and Standards of Business Conduct, Environmental Policy, Occupational Health and Safety
Policy, Anticorruption Policy, Supplier Code of Conduct, and many other internal policies,
procedures, and programs. These policies are based on internationally recognized standards
and frameworks such as the United Nations Global Compact, International Labour Organization
(ILO) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
Cognizant is committed to:
Maintaining high standards of honest, ethical and legal business behaviors at all times
and complying with all applicable laws and regulations of the countries and locales in
which we operate.
Competing ethically for our business without paying bribes, kickbacks or giving anything
of material value to secure an advantage.
Providing a workplace free from discrimination, harassment or any type of abuse.
Ensuring that child labor is not used in any operations.
Ensuring that all forms of forced or compulsory labor are forbidden in any operations.


Providing safe working conditions for all employees and complying with all local laws
with respect to wages, hours and benefits.
Complying with all applicable environmental laws, regulations and standards and
tracking and reducing negative environmental impact.
Enhancing the communities in which we live and work through outreach programs to
improve the quality and accessibility of education for children across the globe.
Engaging with our suppliers to ensure they follow our supplier code of conduct and are
striving to improve the sustainability of their businesses.
Utilizing the Global Reporting Initiatives guidelines to establish performance targets for
material sustainability performance indicators, tracking our performance against these
indicators, and disclosing our performance publicly in an annual Sustainability Report.
In addition, Cognizant seeks to anticipate future sustainability risks and opportunities, new
regulations, and market trends to ensure the responsible development of our business into the
future.
Accountability
The responsibility for operating in a sustainable and responsible manner must be embedded
into all of Cognizants business units and corporate functions. To ensure this is the case,
Cognizants Vice President of Sustainability leads a global committee that is responsible for
developing and driving implementation of the corporate responsibility and sustainability
strategy and targets guided by this policy. Cognizants President is responsible for reviewing
the committees performance against this policy on an annual basis and reporting the results of
this review with our Board of Directors or a Committee of the Board of Directors.
This policy will be reviewed annually and updated as required to maintain Cognizants position
as a leader in sustainability and corporate responsibility.

Francisco DSouza
Chief Executive Officer