2015 Sustainability Report
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Sustainability Report 2015 Patent wall, ST Crolles, France Reader’s Guide Scope Stakeholder engagement Indicators and use of symbols This annual Report describes our ST interacts with many different Each of our Sustainability priorities Sustainability performance in the stakeholders and conducts specific has a dedicated section within this calendar year 2015. It covers all of approaches with each of them such Report which sets out the objectives STMicroelectronics’ activities and as employee engagement surveys, relating to that priority and the sites unless otherwise stated. You will customer surveys and requests, performance indicators showing our find details about ST’s structure and supplier evaluations and audits, progress. We also include additional countries of operations on page 4. Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) performance indicators at the end I G4-3 I G4-17 I G4-28 I G4-30 I analyst and agency questionnaires, of each section in response to our At the end of 2014 we closed our industry coalition’s memberships, stakeholder’s expectations and Longgang (China) site. Most activities local associations and educational interests. were transferred to our Shenzhen partnerships. These different Progress updates for each objective (China) site and we also offered approaches are reported on page 14 can be found in the ‘Objectives’ employees the possibility of a transfer and wherever relevant in this Report. tables and are clarified with the to this site. Alignment with GRI and the following symbols: The environmental, safety and social data have been updated accordingly. UN Global Compact Target achieved I G4-13 I G4-23 I This Report is prepared and There is no restatement of presented in line with the Global In progress information provided in previous Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) G4 No progress/not achieved Reports. I G4-22 I sustainability reporting principles and guidelines to be ‘in accordance’ No data available Report content with the Core option. Throughout Our Sustainability strategy and this Report, disclosure labels denote New objective for 2016 priorities provide the basis for the which GRI indicators are relevant to information we report. Consequently, the text and data, where applicable. Assurance this Sustainability Report refers to References to GRI-G4 indicators and DNV GL (Det Norske Veritas our material aspects and discloses corresponding pages are disclosed Germanischer Lloyd) has been our performance, intentions and in the GRI Content Index on pages appointed to provide assurance objectives, as well as the progress we 92, 93 and 94. The GRI Content services to STMicroelectronics made and the challenges we face. Index Service confirmed that the on content and data and on the I G4-18 I GRI G4 Content Index of the Report adherence to GRI G4 requirements We also present examples of is accurate and aligned with GRI corresponding to the ‘in accordance’ concrete actions deployed at ST General Standard Disclosure. I G4-32 I Core option. In order to do so, DNV sites and include interviews from We have been a signatory of the GL reviewed and validated ST’s our stakeholders, enabling them to United Nations Global Compact data reporting process to provide express their view on our programs. (UNGC) since 2000, which commits assurance of this year’s Report. I G4-26 I us to fulfilling its ten principles. ST Foundation information and This Report describes actions we data were not part of the external Material aspects have taken to implement these verification driven by DNV GL. In 2014, we conducted an extensive principles and serves as our 2015 DNV GL’s assurance statement can materiality exercise to identify the communication on progress. be found on page 97. I G4-33 I top material aspects according The International Standards Index to the impact of our business on on page 95 shows the correlation Accessibility the environment, economy and between ST’s Sustainability Report, Our Sustainability Report is society, and the expectations of our the ten principles of the Global accessible on the web in PDF format stakeholders. The materiality exercise Compact, the ISO 26000, the GRI G4 at www.st.com/company-reports process and results are detailed on corresponding material aspects and along with last year’s Report that was page 10 of our 2014 Sustainability related boundaries. I G4-15 I published in June 2015 and previous Report (www.st.com/company- years’ Reports. Printed copies are reports). available on request. I G4-29 I ST’s Sustainability strategy is based on three pillars and supports 13 Sustainability priorities. Detailed information about each Sustainability priority, as well as our management Feedback approach can be found in this Report We value your feedback and encourage contributions and debate and on our website at from all stakeholders. www.st.com/st-approach-to- You can email us at [email protected] sustainability. or write to us at our headquarters I G4-5 I G4-31 I I G4-19 I Corporate Sustainable Development Group STMicroelectronics International NV 39, Chemin du Champ-des-Filles – C.P. 21 CH-1228 Geneva - Plan-Les-Ouates - Switzerland Content 2015 Edition This report has been prepared by: ST at a glance .............................................................. 4 Director of publication: Jean-Louis Champseix Editors in chief: Sheila D’Annunzio, Focus 2015 .................................................................... 5 Dominique Tagarian Editorial team: Graziella Barbusse, Value Chain ................................................................. 6 Catherine Baudru, Julia Genovini, 2015 Significant Events ................................................ 7 Catherine Pélissonnier Editorial services: Stratton Craig Ltd Foreword by our President and CEO ........................... 8 Graphic designer: Diane Ollivier, Valérie Méalin, ST graphic agency Company ................................................................... 10 Printer: ProCo-Print Governance ......................................................................................10 Special thanks to: Manik Bansal, Céline Berthier, Monica Bianchi, Gerard Cronin, Nelly Dimey, Paolo Sustainability Strategy .......................................................................12 Epigrafi, Franck Freymond, Wendy Hudry Allen, Ethics and Compliance ....................................................................16 Abhishek Jain, Stephanie Joubert, Philippe Laffargue, Philippe Levavasseur, Claudia Levo, Iris Lo, Giulia Risk Management .............................................................................19 Mancini, Maximilien Roche, Pascal Roquet, Tait Sorensen, Damien Tisserand. Business ...................................................................... 22 Thanks to: Antonio Alvarez, Benoit Astier, Financial Performance ......................................................................23 Cheng-Lay Ang, Elizabeth Beronio, Sabine Birnstein, Innovation ..........................................................................................27 Francois Bonnot, Claude Boumendil, Denise-Ann Buhagiar, Linda Cadore, Claudia Caputo-Saleh, Customer Relations ...........................................................................30 Isabelle Catot, Denis Cazala, Juliette Cellier, Moh Business Indicators ............................................................................34 Chern Chin, Hc Chew, Didier Dedeurwaerder, Alberto Della-Chiesa, Bertrand Denis, Philippe Dereeper, People ......................................................................... 35 Christine Deudon, Edwin Dobson, Karen Duhart, Jean-Luc Estienne, Romain Fouqueray, Kevin Development and Engagement ......................................................36 Gagnon, Hervé Gaillard, Christopher Galea, Louis Health and Safety ..............................................................................40 Gatt, Laurent Gay, Christine Gombar, Federica Grotto, Vincent Hugues, Hakim Jaafar, Trina Lang, Labor and Human Rights ..................................................................45 Rick Lau, Olivier Leenhardt, Ulrike Leger, Eric Levalet, People Indicators ..............................................................................49 Veronique Livache, Stephane Magaton, Laurence Maricot, Francois Martin, Marion Mc Devitt, Brian Environment & Operations ........................................ 54 3 Mielewski, Adeline Oliva, Huilan Ong, Joseph Ong, Laurent Orsati, Daniel Orsatti, Serge Palmieri, Davide Environmental Efficiency Energy ......................................................55 Pandini, Manisha Piyush, Philippe Quinio, Pascal Environmental Efficiency Water ........................................................58 Ribot, Paolo Ruffino, Rosario Sanfilippo, Yvonne Environmental Efficiency GHG Air Emissions ...................................61 Seah, Ms Sivakumar, Alan Smith, Edmond Soon, Beatrice Tamas, Daniel Tan, Lee Ngor Leah Tan, Environmental Efficiency Waste .......................................................65 WD Dennis Tan, Tw Toh, Shahrom Tumin, Davide Environmental Efficiency Chemicals ................................................68 Turriciano, Stacia Vigne, Graeme Wyborn, Roma Zaborowska. Sustainable Technology ...................................................................71 We also would like to thank: Supply Chain Responsibility .............................................................75 • Everyone who kindly agreed to be quoted in this Environment & Operations Indicators ..............................................79