Our approach to environmental stewardship is interdisciplinary and comprehensive. We have long aspired to the goal of “zero wasted resources,” and this drive for efficiency helps reduce greenhouse gases and other air emissions as well as energy consumption, water use and waste, while increasing resource conservation and efficiency in all aspects of our operations.
Our environmental, safety and health (ESH) policy and principles guide our efforts to operate sustainably, from manufacturing conscientiously designed products to efficient product distribution, and from responsibly sourcing materials to maintaining compliance with environmental regulatory requirements.
Each TI manufacturing site maintains an ESH management system that is both Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) 18001- and International Standardization Organization (ISO) 14001-compliant. The OHSAS and ISO are internationally recognized certification bodies that establish ESH management criteria.
All of our manufacturing sites are certified in OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 except two of our newer sites in Pampanga, Philippines and Richardson, Texas, slated for certification by 2011 and 2012, as well as two sites, in China and Japan, acquired in late 2010.
Sites also complete an annual assessment of their environmental performance and use the results to help establish annual site objectives and targets.
It is the responsibility of every employee to understand and support TI’s ESH policy and principles. Employees globally receive ESH training on TI’s programs to ensure their safety and health and contribution to environmental stewardship. Employees receive additional relevant training and communications based on their role and working environment. TI’s ESH activities and performance are directed and overseen by the company’s ESH management team, including the vice president of worldwide facilities.
In 2010, TI established sustainability goals, which included annual environmental goals to reduce resource consumption, waste and emissions.
TI sites globally continued to receive awards for outstanding environmental performance. Among various recognitions in 2010, TI ranked 34th on Newsweek magazine’s Green Ranking of America’s 500 largest corporations.
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