Environmental Decalogue

The 10 environmental commandments of STMicroelectronics

Our vision for environmental responsibility
and sustainable development

At STMicroelectronics we believe firmly that it is mandatory for a TQM driven corporation to be at the forefront of ecological commitment, not only for ethical and social reasons, but also for financial return, and the ability to attract the most responsible and performant people.
Our "ecological vision"is to become a corporation that closely approaches environmentsl neutrality. To that end we will not only meet all environmental requirements of those communities in which we operate but, in addition, we will strive to comply to the following ten commandments:

• Regulations
• Conservation
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Pollution
• Chemicals
• Waste
• Products and Processes
• Proactivity
• Measurement
• Validation

1.1 Meet the most stringent environmental regulations of any country in which we operate, at all of our locations.

1.2 Comply with all international protocols at least one year ahead of official deadlines at all our locations.

2.1 Energy - Reduce total energy consumption(Kwh per k$*) by at least 5% per year, through process and facilities optimization, conservation and building design.

2.2 Water consumption - continue to reduce water draw-down (cubic meters per k$*) by at least 5% per year, through conservation, process optimization and recycling.

2.3 Water recycling - reach a minimum of 90% recycling ratio in 2 pilot sites by end 2005.

2.4 Trees - reduce office and manufacturing paper consumption (kg per employee) by at least 10% per year, and use at least 95% recycled paper, or paper produced from environmentally certified forests.

3.1 CO2 - reduce total emissions due to our energy consumption (tons of carbon equivalent per M$*) by at least a factor of 10 in 2010 versus 1990, which is a goal 5 times better than the average of the industries meeting the Kyoto Protocol goal.

3.2 Renewable energies - increase their utilization (wind, photovoltaics and thermal solar) so that they represent at least 5% of our total energy supplies by end 20100

3.3 Alternative energies - adopt, wherever possible, alternative energy sources such as cogeneration and fuel cells.

3.4 Carbon sequestration - compensate the remaining CO2 emissions due to our energy consumption through reforestation or other means aiming at total neutrality towards the environment by 2010.

3.5 PFC - reduce emissions of PFC (tons of carbon equivalent per M$*) by at least a factor of 10 in 2008 versus 1995.

4.1 Noise - meet a "noise-to-neighbours" below 60dB(A) at any point and any time outside our property perimeter for all sites, or comply with local regulations (whichever the most restrictive).

4.2 Contaminants - handle, store and dispose of all potential contaminants and hazardous substances at all sites, in a manner to meet or exceed the strictest environmental standards of any community in which we operate.

4.3 ODS - phase out all remaining Class 1 ODS included also in closed loops of small equipments before end 2001.

5.1 Reduce the consumption of the 6 most relevant chemicals by at least 5% per year (tons per M$*), through process optimization and recycling (baseline 1998).

6.1 Landfill - reduce the amount of landfilled waste below 5% of our total waste by 2005.

6.2 Reuse or recycle at least 80% of our manufacturing and packing waste by end 1999, and 95% by end 2005.

6.1 Use the "Ladder Concept" as a guideline for all our actions in waste management.

7.1 Design products for decreased energy consumption and for enablement of more energy efficient applications.

7.2 Contribute to global environmental control by establishing a database of Life Cycle Assessment of our products

7.3 Systematically include the environmental impact study in our development process.

7.4 Publish and update information about the chemical content of our products.

8.1 Support local initiatives for sponsoring environmental projects at each site in which we operate.

8.2 Sponsor an annual Corporate Environmental Day, and encourage similar initiatives in each site.

8.3Encourage our people to lead/participate in environmental committees, symposia, "watch-dog" groups etc.

8.4Include an "Environmental Awareness" training course in the ST Universtity curriculum and offer it to suppliers and customers.

8.5Strongly encourage our suppliers and subcontractors to be EMAS validated or ISO 14001 certified, and assist them through training, support and auditing. At least 80% of our key suppliers should be certified by end 2001.

9.1 Continuously monitor our progress, including periodic audits of all our sites worldwide.

9.2Cooperate with international organizations to define and to implement eco-efficiency indicators.

9.3Measure progress and achievements using 1994 as a baseline (where applicable) and publish our results in our annual Corporate Environmental Report.

10.1 Maintain the ISO 14001 certification and EMAS validation of all our sites worldwide.

10.2 Certify new sites within 18 months of their operational start-up, including regional warehouses.

SYNTHESIS OF EUROPEAN UNION STRATEGY FOR
WASTE MANAGEMENT KNOWN AS
"LADDER CONCEPT"*

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