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2011 Corporate Citizenship Report

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2011 performance

Results | Looking ahead

TI's primary objective for the year was to identify the most innovative water reduction and reuse projects across the company and begin applying these practices worldwide where feasible. We also audited our sites in Mexico and the Philippines and identified additional conservation opportunities. These sites have since invested in additional controls.

Additionally, TI faced water-management challenges from unforeseen events in some regions of the world. Flooding in Thailand heavily damaged one key supplier's manufacturing facility, so we found alternative vendors to provide materials. In Texas, much of the state was affected by drought. We anticipate further restrictions may be put in place in 2012 if conditions remain dry.

Results

  • TI's total water use increased globally by 21 percent due to the addition of several new facilities.
  • We reused 1.5 billion gallons of water in 2011, or enough to fill 2,273 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Reuse and recycling accounts for 23.4 percent of our water consumption – an average of just over 4 million gallons of water every day.
  • Water-efficiency projects conducted throughout TI saved about 467 million gallons of water and $1.5 million. In the Dallas area, our water process systems team completed projects that will save about 139 million gallons of water annually.
  • Water use per chip increased by 25 percent, as several sites were either under capacity (which requires the same amount of water even if less product is moving through) or newer facilities were ramping up. TI still has a goal to reduce both the water and ultra-pure water required to manufacture a chip by 45 percent by 2015 (based on its 2010 baseline). The addition of new facilities caused an increase in 2011, but as those facilities are optimized, we will get back on track to meet our goal.

Looking ahead

In 2012, TI plans to evaluate water-use data from National Semiconductor facilities, which our company acquired late last year. We also will audit the three acquired manufacturing sites to identify if conservation opportunities exist. This will help us prioritize capital investments globally.

In addition, TI will continue to report water footprint information to the Carbon Disclosure Project.

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