Principles of Action – Environmental Policy
at Micronas

We are committed to compliance with all applicable environmental and industrial safety legislation. In order to achieve this commitment, an effective internal and external system of approval management, risk analysis, and emergency precautions is implemented and developed. Our primary goal is to prevent and avoid environmental impacts and safety risks during normal operation, and in the event of an emergency, rather than limiting effects and / or damages.

For efficient environmental protection, we need motivated and environmentally aware employees, with management providing a good example. By encouraging open communication, our employees are informed about all projects and activities in relation to both our local environmental management system and corporate environmental protection. Moreover, extensive training for our employees in environmental protection, accident prevention and health protection is performed regularly.

With clearly defined responsibilities and processes for all activities related to the environment, and the health and safety of employees, we have created the infrastructure for efficient and effective environmental, and industrial health and safety protection and development. In this context, we attach special value to interdisciplinary teamwork.

In assuming its responsibility for future generations, Micronas regards avoidance of environmental pollution as the top priority. This requires making optimum use of the resources we consume, such as materials and energy. This applies to all the phases of our product lifecycles we are able to influence, including processes within the company, and requires a forward-looking assessment of potential environmental impacts in all cases.

We take precautions that all contractors working on our factory site comply with our environmental and safety standards. In cooperation with our suppliers, we explicitly encourage them to implement the same environmental standards as Micronas. Furthermore, we advise our customers regarding all environmentally relevant characteristics of our products. As a matter of course, we also promote close cooperation with authorities, and dialogue with interested members of the public. We communicate openly, our environmental policy, environmental impacts and environmental performance.

We regularly collect, record and evaluate environmental data. From this, we are able to control the environmental performance and implement appropriate continuous improvements, and to define new environmental goals and programs.

We regularly perform system audits to ensure the efficiency and development of our environmental management system. Performance indicators are regularly determined and evaluated for the assessment of environmental efficiency. Any deviation from the environmental policy or environmental goals, results in the immediate application and monitoring of appropriate corrective actions.