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IBM Chairman Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. has announced that IBM
East Fishkill and IBM Brazil will receive the 2002 Chairman's
Environmental Affairs Citation. IBM East Fishkill will receive
the award in the competition among Manufacturing/Fabricator
sites and IBM Brazil will receive the award in the competition
among Sales & Distribution, Software and Services organizations.
IBM East Fishkill's excellence crossed all areas of IBM's
corporate policy on environmental affairs. Its injury/illness
rates are significantly below those of peer industry. It consistently
exceeded IBM's 67% nonhazardous waste recycling goal, achieving
a three year average recycling rate of 90.4%. Fishkill's comprehensive
approach to pollution prevention enabled the site to significantly
exceed IBM's hazardous waste goal, with a 16.5% average reduction
in hazardous waste indexed to output over the last three years.
The site also achieved a significant reduction in air emissions.
Fishkill substantially exceeded IBM's 4% annual energy conservation
goal, conserving an annual average of 9.2 % of its energy
use and saving $7.9 million over the past three years. It
also far exceeded Microelectronics Division's new 2% annual
water conservation goal, averaging savings of 8%. In addition,
while meeting the major challenge of bringing the new 300mm
fab online, Fishkill took a proactive approach to effectively
plan and design the facility, processes and equipment to minimize
the environmental impact of this strategic new operation.
IBM Brazil's environmental leadership in the community ranges
from habitat restoration to primary school environmental education
programs. It maintains effective health and safety programs
and a comprehensive environmental management system. IBM Brazil
consistently exceeded IBM's 67% nonhazardous waste recycling
goal with results averaging 74.5% over the three year period.
It led the field in energy conservation, achieving an average
annual conservation rate of 13% over three years for a savings
of over $1 million. IBM Brazil demonstrated leadership in
water conservation, achieving a 17% water savings in 2001.
Its product end-of-life management program also achieved excellent
results, sending only 4.5% of its product waste to landfill.
IBM Brazil's exemplary leadership also extended to sharing
its environmental expertise. It was instrumental in the formation
of two industry groups which share their knowledge to help
small and medium businesses become more environmentally responsible.
Not only does this benefit the country of Brazil, but it also
helped IBM Brazil develop its own environmentally responsible
supply chain.
A strong field of nominees competed for the Chairman's Citation
this year and the company is proud of the outstanding environmental
leadership demonstrated by all the sites and organizations
that participated in the program.
IBM established the Chairman's Environmental Affairs Citation
program in 1991 to encourage leadership and recognize achievement
and progress in environmental affairs. Recipients are selected
based upon the leadership, comprehensiveness, progress and
results of their environmental, energy and safety programs
within the framework of IBM's corporate policy on environmental
affairs. Performance against these criteria is evaluated against
each nominee's opportunity to contribute given its operation
and mission.
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