Independent verification statement
Bureau Veritas verification statement to the management of STMicroelectronics NV
Bureau Veritas Certification, France has been engaged to provide assurance services to STMicroelectronics
Introduction
This Attestation Statement applies to the STMicroelectronics 2007
Corporate Responsibility Report (the ‘Report’). The preparation of the
Report and its content is the responsibility of STMicroelectronics. The
responsibility of Bureau Veritas Certification France is to attest the validity
of the data reported herein within the confines of the scope of work set
out below.
Scope of work
The scope of work for Bureau Veritas Certification France was determined
following discussions with STMicroelectronincs, as follows:
1. Review of the environmental and social performance data for the
period 1 January 2007 to 31 December , 2007;
2. Information reported, including the GRI indicators;
3. Review of systems and procedures for the collection, compilation and
consolidation of health & safety, environmental and social data;
4. Review of internal quality and consistency controls against such data;
5. An overview of the complete Corporate Responsibility Report to
ensure its consistency with the findings of our work.
Exclusions from the scope of our work
The following exclusions apply to the scope of our work:
• The data falling outside the 2007 reporting period, as defined above.
• The information hyperlinked from the 2007 Corporate
Responsibility Report.
Basis of our opinion
The work of Bureau Veritas Certification France was planned and carried
out to provide reasonable, rather than absolute assurance and we believe
that the work conducted as described in the scope of work above provides
a reasonable basis for our conclusions. We relied on the presentations
made to us during the course of our work by STMicroelectronics’ personnel
through interviews, selective sampling and review of documentary
evidence including visits to the Geneva headquarters and the Malta site
of STMicroelectronics.
Assurance conclusions
It is our opinion that:
• The management of health & safety, environmental and social data
for inclusion within the Report is based on systematic procedures
and controls.
• Such systems are adequately embedded at the STMicroelectronics
sites that we visited, to ensure quality and consistency of the reported
information.
• During the course of our work nothing came to our attention to indicate
that there was any material error, omission or misstatement.
• The reported data is reliable and free from significant error or bias and
provides a fair representation of STMicroelectronics’ environmental,
health & safety and social performance.
Considerations and limitations
In relation to our work and conclusions, the following considerations
and limitations should be noted:
• Certain information is excluded from the scope of our work, as
stated above.
• Environmental, health & safety and social data are subject to inherent
limitations due to their nature and the methods used for determining,
calculating or estimating such data. Therefore this independent
attestation statement should not be relied upon to detect all errors,
omissions or misstatements in the reported data.
• Attestation of data relating to greenhouse gas emissions does not
provide a level of verification sufficient for the purpose of emissions
trading.
Statement by Bureau Veritas of independence, impartiality and
competence
Bureau Veritas is an independent professional services company that
specialises in quality, health, safety, social and environmental risk management
with over 180 years history in providing independent assurance
services.
Bureau Veritas has implemented a code of ethics across the business
which is intended to ensure that all our staff maintains high ethical standards
in their day to day business activities. We are particularly vigilant in
the prevention of conflicts of interest.
Romain PETIT
Chief Executive Officer,
Bureau Veritas Certification France
Social, H&S, Environment Indicators verified by
Bureau Veritas Certification France
