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Corporate Responsibility Report 2005

Indicator Index

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Index of Indicators used in this report

This index shows where to find full or partial information relating to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) core elements and indicators in this report and on ST's website www.st.com/corporateresponsibility. GRI indicators are shown in the color of the section in which they belong. This index also shows where to find information relating to ST's own performance indicators. These are all prefixed 'ST' and shown in black italics. ST has identified a number of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), which are shown as Key performance indicator. All KPIs have been verified and validated by Bureau Veritas Quality International, France.

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GC Principles key: Human RightsHuman Rights Labor StandardsLabor Standards EnvironmentEnvironment Anti-CorruptionAnti-Corruption
Indicator reference GC Principle Report links Notes
Employment/Talent Attraction and Retention
LA1 Breakdown of workforce, where possible, by region/country, status (employee/non-employee), employment type (full time/part time) and by employment contract (indefinite or permanent/fixed term or temporary). Also identify workforce retained in conjunction with other employers (temporary agency workers or workers in co-employment relationships), segmented by region/country.
 

Partially reported due to the nature of our data gathering systems; breakdown by country and contract type not given

Key performance indicatorLA2 Net employment creation and average turnover segmented by region/country.    
STS1 Offer to acceptance ratio    
STS2 Fresh-out recruitment rate    
STS3 Recruitment cycle time in days    
STS4 Average age    
STS5 Seniority    
STS6 Career length    
Diversity and Equal Opportunities
LA10 Description of equal opportunity policies or programs, as well as monitoring systems to ensure compliance and results of monitoring. Labor Standards  
LA11 Composition of senior management and corporate governance bodies (including the board of directors), including female /male ratio and other indicators of diversity as culturally appropriate. Labor Standards  
STS7 Number of nationalities    
STS8 Percentage of top management not French/Italian    
STS9 Number of men/women by region    
Key performance indicatorSTS10 Percentage of professionals by gender    
STS11 Percentage of women in senior management (JG17 and above)    
STS12 Percentage of women in executive management (JG19 and above)    
STS12a Percentage of women (exempt) in the staff management reporting directly to senior organization/site manager  

NEW

STS12b Percentage of disabled employees  

NEW

Training and Development
STS13 Percentage of jobs requiring experience posted internally    
STS14 Percentage of jobs requiring experience filled internally    
STS15a Number of training hours by ST University core team by year    
LA9 Average hours of training per year per employee by category of employee. Eg senior management, middle management, professional, technical, administrative, production and maintenance).    
Key performance indicatorSTS15 Average training hours for professionals    
STS16 Average training hours for operators    
STS17 Average training hours for others (non-exempt, non-operator)    
STS17a Percentage of newcomers who participated in a Newcomers Seminar during first year of employment  

NEW

Key performance indicatorSTS18 Percentage of employees having received more than 35 hours training    
STS19 Kirkpatrick evaluation rate (1st level result)    
STS20 Kirkpatrick evaluation rate (2nd level result)    
STS21 Percentage of performance appraisals completed showing eligible population  

Extended

Key performance indicatorSTS21a Percentage of job evaluations performed in the last two years  

NEW

STS21b Percentage of exempts assessed during a collective people review (in the last two years)  

NEW

Performance Reward and Recognition
LA12 Employee benefits beyond those legally mandated (e.g. contributions to health care, maternity, education and retirement)    
STS25 Percentage of employees covered by medical insurance paid entirely by ST
   

Not reported as we do not have reliable enough systems in place to provide the data

STS25a Percentage of employees who benefit from a pension/retirement plan paid for at least partially by ST  

NEW

STS24 Percent of exempt positions benchmarked for compensation    
STS47 Percentage of employees receiving unvested stock awards  

Changed since 2004

Key performance indicatorSTS26 Number of people recognized    
STS27 Number of overall recognition ceremonies    
STS28 Overall company recognition budget (cost of prizes+cost of ceremony+cost of labor for allocated people in US$)    
Employee Empowerment and Engagement
Key performance indicatorSTS28a Participation rate of employees in Employee Opinion Survey    
  Opinion survey satisfaction rate
 

NEW

STS28b Percentage of unplanned absenteeism  

NEW

STS22 Percentage of non-operators with personal development objectives  

NEW

STS30a Percentage of non-operators with annual objectives  

NEW

STS30 Percentage of non-operators with team goals included in annual objectives    
STS31 Percentage of non-operators with incentive/recognition based on team results    
STS31a Percentage of non-operators with one objective of VIP linked to innovation  

NEW

STS32a Total number of suggestions for the year  

Expanded - now company wide

STS32 Average number of suggestions per employee    
STS33 Acceptance rate for suggestions    
Key performance indicatorSTS34 Percentage of accepted suggestions which are implemented    
Key performance indicatorSTS34a Number of meetings for the organization/site management to present company/organization/site results to all employees allowing time for open discussion (number/year)  

NEW

STS34b Percentage of employees involved in teams or Excellence programs  

NEW

PR3 Description of policy, procedures/management systems, and compliance mechanisms for consumer privacy.    

Not reported as not applicable to our operations

Health and Safety
LA5 Practices on recording and notification of occupational accidents and diseases, and how they relate to the ILO Code of Practice on Recording and Notification of Occupational Accidents and Diseases.    
LA6 Description of formal joint health and safety committees comprising management and worker representatives and proportion of workforce covered by any such committees.    
LA7 Standard injury, lost-day and absentee rates and number of work-related fatalities (including subcontracted workers).    
Key performance indicatorSTHS1 Number of OSHA recordable cases for work-related injuries and illnesses per 100 employees (RC Rate)    
Key performance indicatorSTHS2 Number of days lost due to injury/illness per 100 employees (Severity Rate)    
STHS3 Number of work fatalities (deaths)    
STHS4 Number of H&S Fines    
LA8 Description of policies or programs (for the workplace and beyond) on HIV/AIDS.    

Not reported as we do not have a specific policy or programs

STHS5 OHSAS 18001 Certification    
STHS6 Financial Cost Indicator to evaluate the direct and indirect cost of work-related injuries and illnesses    
STHS7 Distribution of H&S training hours by category    
STHS8 Number of trained internal H&S management system auditors    

Not reported

Human Rights
HR1 Description of policies, guidelines, corporate structure, and procedures to deal with all aspects of human rights relevant to operations, including monitoring mechanisms and results. Human Rights  
HR2 Evidence of consideration of human rights impacts as part of investment and procurement decisions, including selection of suppliers/contractors. Human Rights  

Not reported as we do not have reliable enough systems in place to provide the data

HR3 Description of policies and procedures to evaluate and address human rights performance within the supply chain and contractors, including monitoring systems and results of monitoring. Human Rights  

Not reported as we do not have reliable enough systems in place to provide the data

HR4 Description of global policy and procedures/programs preventing all forms of discrimination in operations, including monitoring systems and results of monitoring. Human RightsLabor Standards  
HR5 Description of freedom of association policy and extent to which this policy is universally applied independent of local laws, as well as description of procedures/programs to address this issue. Labor Standards  
LA3 Percentage of employees represented by independent trade union organizations or other bona fide employee representatives broken down geographically OR percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements broken down by region/country. Labor Standards  
LA4 Policy and procedures involving information, consultation, and negotiation with employees over changes in the reporting organization's operations (e.g.: restructuring). Labor Standards  
HR6 Description of policy excluding child labor as defined by the ILO Convention 138 and extent to which this policy is visibly stated and applied, as well as description of procedures/programs to address this issue, including monitoring systems and results of monitoring. Labor Standards  
HR7 Description of policy to prevent forced and compulsory labor and extent to which this policy is visibly stated and applied as well as description of procedures/programs to address this issue, including monitoring systems and results of monitoring. Labor Standards  
HR8 Employee training on policies and practices concerning all aspects of human rights relevant to operations Labor Standards  

Not reported

Key performance indicatorSTS35 Employees having at least one day off every 6 days    
Key performance indicatorSTS36 Employees with regular work time less than 48 hours per week    
STHR7 Average overtime (hours per employee per week)    
STS38 Ratio total time lost to strikes - time worked    
STHR1a Percentage of employees with wages above the national legal minimum wage or collective bargaining agreement, whichever is higher  

NEW

STHR1b Percentage of employees paid above 105% of the minimum salary required by law or collective agreement, whichever is higher  

NEW

STHR4 Standard working time per employee per week in selected countries  

NEW

STHR6 Average overtime in hours per employee per week in selected countries  

NEW

STHR5 Estimated percentage of population covered by union participation or collective bargaining    
Community and Society
EC10 Donations to community, civil society, and other groups broken down in terms of cash and in-kind donations per type of group    
SO1 Description of policies to manage impacts on communities in areas affected by activities, as well as description of procedures/programs to address this issue, including monitoring systems and results of monitoring  

Partially reported due to the nature of our data-gathering systems.

Key performance indicatorSTS39 Total cash donated to charitable associations (in US$)  

Changed

STS39a Estimated value in US$ of in-kind donations to local community and society  

NEW

STS42 Percentage of employee hours dedicated to non-business related activities intended to positively
impact society.
   

Not reported as we do not have reliable enough systems in place to provide the data

STS43 Number of external recognitions or awards received for excellence/Corporate Responsibility  

Changed

Key performance indicatorSTS44 Number of partnerships with universities, colleges, schools    
STS45 Number of apprentices, interns and/or cooperative education placements  

Changed