Infosys BPO, the business process outsourcing subsidiary of Infosys Technologies, has received the "ASTD Excellence in Practice Award" for its diversity hiring initiatives. The award honors a practice which leverages diversity for enhanced performance, and recognizes corporate programs or efforts to address issues around intercultural, gender or sexual orientation.

Infosys BPO is the only company to be honored under this category. The awards were evaluated in nine categories such as learning technologies, valuing differences, organizational learning, workplace learning and development amongst others.

The ASTD association is dedicated to workplace learning and performance. The Excellence in Practice Award recognizes practices of companies that have demonstrated clear and measurable results towards achieving organizational goals.

"We are honored to receive this prestigious award. We firmly believe that only a diverse workforce will enable companies to grow and adapt to changing environments," said Raghavendra K, Vice President and Head - Human Resources, Infosys BPO. "As an equal opportunity employer, we take a proactive approach in tapping into different talent pools.”

Infosys BPO currently employs 208 people with disabilities.