EcoVision III

Our EcoVision III environmental action program began in 2006 and ended in 2009. EcoVision III mainly called for improvements in all major environmental parameters in manufacturing, compared to the base year 2005.

EcoVision III covers the contributors to climate change (energy, PFCs and other greenhouse gases), water, waste and a selection of the most relevant restricted and hazardous substances. We exceeded our Global Warming Potential reductions, as well as the water and waste targets. For restricted substances, we reduced the total amount by 88% compared with 2005, but did not meet the targets for some substances. For hazardous substances, the total amount decreased significantly. (Full details can be found in the Sustainability performance section.)

In order to continue our efforts to improve our environmental performance in manufacturing, we will evaluate new targets as part of our new Chemicals Management program introduction later in 2010.