July 31, 2014, Seoul – STMicroelectronics (ST), a global semiconductor company serving customers across various electronic applications, has released its 2013 Sustainability Report. This is ST’s 17th sustainability report, comprehensively covering details of the company’s sustainability strategies, policies, and performance for the year 2013, and demonstrates the critical role its sustainability programs play across the business in creating value for all stakeholders.

Carlo Bozotti, President and CEO of ST, stated, “ST recognized the importance of sustainability ahead of other companies, and this has been part of ST’s DNA for the past 20 years. Sustainability is becoming increasingly important to our customers as well. Recognizing and understanding global sustainability issues and consumer expectations, ST provides innovative and responsible technologies and products that meet customer needs. Innovation-oriented companies that are sustainable in all aspects—financial, social, and environmental—play a crucial role in solving global problems, and their value does not fade. ST will continue to pursue this and will dedicate the commitment and technology of all its employees to sustainability, striving to ensure that microelectronics makes a positive contribution to people’s lives.”

In 2013, ST continued its efforts toward sustainability and made progress in all four key areas: people, products, environment, and community.

ST's major sustainability achievements in 2013 are as follows.

- Further strengthened its industry-leading position in employee health and safety. The safety accident rate in 2013 decreased by 24% compared to 2012 through the strengthening of environment, health, and safety-related programs, such as on-site management visits, communication, audits, and training (a total of 260,000 hours in 2013).
- Launched over 450 types of 'responsible products'.
- Expanded the ecosystem centered on FD-SOI technology, which is attracting attention for providing ST's unrivaled power-performance advantages in various new applications.
- Successfully recruited over 1,000 ST-Ericsson employees to accelerate business growth in key product areas.
- Purchases of 'green energy' increased significantly from 7.4% in 2012 to 17.6% in 2013. Water level reduction was reduced by 6.7% compared to 2012, and only 4.9% of waste was landfilled, while 91% was recycled and reused.
- P-FOS (Perfluorooctyl Sulfonates) was removed from all manufacturing processes.
- ST's DJSI supply chain sector score improved by 6 points.
- The number of trainees in the ST Foundation's Digital Unify program increased by 49% compared to 2012.

In 2013, ST won more than 20 awards worldwide related to innovation and sustainable management. It was re-included in the European Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and was named to the annual ranking of the world's 100 most innovative companies by Thomson Reuters for two consecutive years.

ST is one of the first companies to sign the United Nations Global Compact, and this report serves as a substitute for ST's 'Communication on Progress (COP)'. This also follows the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and includes feedback and contributions from numerous external stakeholders.