Last Date to Apply is December 20, 2024
Last Date to Apply is December 20, 2024
Congratulations to the winners of the HCLTech Grant for Climate Action in Americas Edition I
Argilando
Winner
Argilando works to support the development of local social programs and projects. Argilando’s project, Atitude Jovem, epitomizes their mission by fostering youth-led environmental activism across Brazil's diverse biomes. By mobilizing and training young environmentalists, conducting educational workshops, and planting native trees, the project not only addresses climate challenges but also promotes awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 13.
Argilando
Winner
Argilando works to support the development of local social programs and projects. Argilando’s project, Atitude Jovem, epitomizes their mission by fostering youth-led environmental activism across Brazil's diverse biomes. By mobilizing and training young environmentalists, conducting educational workshops, and planting native trees, the project not only addresses climate challenges but also promotes awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 13.
The Long Leaf Alliance
Runner-up
The Longleaf Alliance is a leading organization dedicated to conserving and restoring the longleaf pine ecosystem across the Southeastern US. The mission of the Longleaf Alliance is to restore and conserve longleaf pine ecosystems across their historic range. The new project Restoring America’s Great Southern Forest through Climate Action by Empowering and Enabling Landowners aims to accelerate the restoration of the longleaf pine ecosystem. By working collaboratively with key stakeholders, the project seeks to restore 8 million acres of longleaf pine forests, addressing the pressing need for ecosystem restoration in the US.
The Long Leaf Alliance
Runner-up
The Longleaf Alliance is a leading organization dedicated to conserving and restoring the longleaf pine ecosystem across the Southeastern US. The mission of the Longleaf Alliance is to restore and conserve longleaf pine ecosystems across their historic range. The new project Restoring America’s Great Southern Forest through Climate Action by Empowering and Enabling Landowners aims to accelerate the restoration of the longleaf pine ecosystem. By working collaboratively with key stakeholders, the project seeks to restore 8 million acres of longleaf pine forests, addressing the pressing need for ecosystem restoration in the US.
No. 9 Contemporary Art
Runner-up
No. 9 Contemporary Art and the Environment aims to promote contemporary art that explores themes related to the environment and sustainability in Canada. The ongoing project Imagining My Sustainable Community aims to increase awareness of sustainable design solutions at a school level. The project aims to develop a professional development workshop for teachers, aiming to train 100 educators who will reach a minimum of 1,500 students.
No. 9 Contemporary Art
Runner-up
No. 9 Contemporary Art and the Environment aims to promote contemporary art that explores themes related to the environment and sustainability in Canada. The ongoing project Imagining My Sustainable Community aims to increase awareness of sustainable design solutions at a school level. The project aims to develop a professional development workshop for teachers, aiming to train 100 educators who will reach a minimum of 1,500 students.
We’re investing $5 million over 5 years on big ideas for climate action. Will yours be one of them?
A history of scalable impact
Nearly a decade ago, HCLTech Grant was launched by the HCLFoundation to enable cross-sector collaboration and empower non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to play a decisive role in building a stronger, future-ready India. Today, HCLTech Grant has invested nearly $18 million in groundbreaking projects and is recognized as one of the largest grant programs in India—impacting over 27,000+ villages across 22 states and 2 UT's
The future of cross-sector climate collaboration
We’re proud to bring our learnings and innovations from India to the Americas. As part of our global CSR strategy, we’ll start by investing $5 million over five years to impact-focused, Americas-based NGOs to supercharge their replicable, scalable and sustainable climate action projects. As a $13.7 billion technology company with over 218,000 people worldwide, our mission is to bring together the best of technology and people to supercharge progress for our clients, our people, our communities and our planet.
Progress by the numbers
- 22% reduction in Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions since 2019
- Renewable energy accounted for more than 17.5% of our overall energy consumption in FY2023
- 98% of our owned buildings are ‘Platinum’ rated by the Green Building Councils
- 2.82 million saplings planted
- 81B+ liters of rainwater harvested
- ~$170 million invested by the HCLFoundation to transform 6.5 million lives in India
