Corporate Environmental Report

A History of Environmental Progress

These Key Environmental Events are a testimony to our proactive environmental approach.

1993

	Change in attitude: from compliance with international and local regulations to a proactive mode.
	Created the Corporate Environment Strategies Management organization; issued the Environmental Policy.
	Launched a long range company-wide initiative with the goal of establishing ST as the world leader in environmental protection by the year 2000.
	Complete elimination of the ODS Class 1 from our processes.

1994

	Initial environmental review of all manufacturing sites and decision to apply for EMAS validation.
	Adherence to ICC Business Charter for Sustainable Development.

1995

	First Corporate Environmental Day.
	Issued first Environmental Decalogue with environmental objectives (distributed worldwide to all employees, customers, suppliers and partners).
	First site EMAS validated.
	First worldwide Environment Meeting (all sites represented).

1996

Environmental training for top management and start up of the “train the trainers” sessions.

1997

	All 17 manufacturing sites both EMAS validated and ISO 14001 certified (all 7 European sites EMAS registered by the European Commission).
	ODS Class 1 elimination from facilities.

1999

	Second Environmental Decalogue issued setting aggressive goal of making ST a zero CO2 equivalent emission Company by the year 2010.
	Energy, PFC and Chemicals Road Maps defined.
	More than 50% of ST key suppliers gained environmental certification.

2000

In 2000, at equal production rate, electricity and water consumption were reduced by 29% and 45% respectively compared with the 1994 baseline.

2001

	First global worldwide Energy Survey on all ST manufacturing sites.
	First non-manufacturing site EMAS validated and ISO 14001 certified.