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SMIC is proud to have been selected as a constituent company of the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Benchmark Index. For more on the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index Series please visit the official Hang Seng Indexes website: www.hsi.com.hk |
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| Corporate Social Responsibility |
SMIC works hard to foster Trust, care for People, and protect the Environment.
We are committed to protecting the interests of our many stakeholders, from employees and neighbors, to customers, partners, and investors worldwide. Our work in these areas is our way of building a more harmonious society.
- Responsibility is at the heart of SMIC culture. Our commitment to responsibility is seen in our products, which are made with advanced technologies that require the trust of our partners and governments worldwide. The company was established with a focus on people and community, and the results can be seen at all SMIC sites, where we have built residential communities with comfortable homes and leading private schools.
- Responsibility is at the center of SMIC institutions. Commitment to corporate social responsibility is embraced by our top executives. Leaders of key functions form our CSR Committee, which coordinates our practices concerning legal compliance and care for people and the environment. By institutionalizing CSR at SMIC, we ensure that we meet our commitments, and that our practices are aligned with the best in the industry.
Examples of SMIC’s commitment to be a responsible business tell the story of our company. We are proud of our achievements in each area, and continuously seek to improve.
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Letter from our CEO, Dr. Tzu-Yin Chiu |
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“The key to our partnerships and communities is trust. Trust is the glue that holds all relationships together. It enables every hire, every sale, every purchase, every investment, every technology transfer, and every government permit. Trust enables everything we do, and we work diligently to maintain it.”
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| In 2010, SMIC celebrated its tenth anniversary. As we reviewed our first decade, we evaluated our Corporate Social Responsibility. In the process, we recommitted ourselves to the initiatives that make our communities distinctive, and to the industry standards that make our company more “green” and sustainable.
Sustainability is not just a buzzword. It is a requirement for key hires, customers, investors, and regulators who need assurance of our long-term viability before partnering with us. Key hires need this assurance before they move their careers and families here. Customers need it before they commit major resources to qualify their products here. Investors need it before they deploy their capital here. Regulators need it before they allocate scarce public resources here. These stakeholders ask: Can we grow together with SMIC? The answer is yes. The reason is that SMIC has been built to endure.
Our business partners find an international company with the best global methods and managers. They find leaders in regulatory compliance who ensure that business is conducted with transparency. They meet a stable workforce, often allowing them to work with the same SMIC staff for years. In short, they find our corporate culture to be a network of long-term relationships, conserving human resources and retaining institutional knowledge.
Our employees literally find a home here. Near each of our facilities, we maintain a residential campus that feels like a small town. Our Shanghai campus, for example, has a wide variety of housing, restaurants, and shops. It includes a medical center, dental clinic, pharmacy, gym, and other recreational facilities. Thanks to our fine teachers, the campus offers an award-winning school that sends most of our students to leading universities. Thanks to the vision and private support of many of our staff, there also is a church nearby where employees can worship with their families.
While the campus is dedicated to our staff, most of it, including the school, is open to the surrounding community. It forms a community within a community, made safe and comfortable by strict attention to environmental health and safety.
The key to our partnerships and communities is trust. Trust is the glue that holds all relationships together. It enables every hire, every sale, every purchase, every investment, every technology transfer, and every government permit. Trust enables everything we do, and we work diligently to earn and maintain it.
Accordingly, trust is the glue that binds the components of our CSR program together. As documented below, we earn the trust of stakeholders by complying with the letter and the spirit of the law, including all industry standards. We gain the trust of our staff and communities by treating people fairly, with dignity, respect, and care. We also ensure the public trust by stewarding the natural resources and environment that we all share.
The result is a company made more durable from stronger bonds and synergies with its stakeholders. It is a company worth joining and investing in, as reflected by our inclusion in the HSI Corporate Sustainability Index Series.
As a member of SMIC’s original management team, I helped develop our unique corporate culture. I also lived it. I know there is nothing else like it. So does Harvard Business School, which has researched and published two case studies on it.
For all of the above reasons, it has been my privilege and joy to return as CEO.
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Trust
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| The trust of our stakeholders is critical for our success. Moreover, as a public company listed on the Stock Exchanges of New York and Hong Kong since 2004, we must comply with strict legal requirements for corporate governance, financial accounting, and transparent reporting. Thus, it is SMIC’s policy to comply with the letter and spirit of all applicable laws and industry standards. Several key areas are detailed below. |
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Ethics
| Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (Ethics Code) helps ensure our legal compliance as well as our integrity and accountability. It addresses fraud, conflicts of interest, protection of intellectual property, transactions involving company securities and assets, relationships with customers, vendors, investors, and other parties, and more. It applies to all employees, directors, contractors, consultants, and agents.
All of our employees receive a copy of the Ethics Code and certify that they will comply with its policies and any additional policies or laws specific to their jobs. They also receive regular mandatory training and testing on the Ethics Code, and frequent messages about it from our Compliance Office, Legal Department, and outside legal counsel. A selection of key areas covered by our Ethics Code is discussed below.
For additional information, see the full text of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
- Anti-Fraud Policy
Our Ethics Code demands honest business dealings. All our employees enjoy positions of trust, requiring their ethical use of customer, third party, and company assets, including physical and intellectual property. There is no place for fraud.
- Insider Trading Policy
In accordance with securities regulations, SMIC prohibits company insiders from misusing company information for personal gain and from dealing in company stock during blackout periods. Our Ethics Code outlines the key requirements of company policy and securities law. Our Compliance Office enforces these requirements.
- Anti-Bribery Policy
Regardless of location or nationality, our employees, agents, and contractors must comply with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Hong Kong Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, and other applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws. Our rules for giving or receiving gifts are detailed in our Ethics Code and enforced by our Compliance Office.
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Intellectual Property Protection
| We have extensive procedures to secure confidential information and intellectual property. Our Classified Information Protection Policy (CIPP) protects the valuable information of SMIC and our customers and partners by prohibiting unauthorized use or disclosure. Our document management systems identify such information; our physical security systems limit access to it and the ability to copy or transfer it; and our Legal Department issues instructions regarding its retention or destruction. Our employees receive frequent CIPP training from our Legal Department and outside legal counsel, and our policies are strictly enforced. |
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Regulatory Compliance
| We lead regulatory compliance in areas such as international export controls, setting a positive example for industry in China and building trust with the rest of the world.
Export control regulations are designed to keep technology out of dangerous or unauthorized hands. In the semiconductor industry, even purely commercial technologies and products are strictly regulated as “dual-use” items if they also have a potential military or weapons use. To become the leading semiconductor company in China, we had to develop the leading Internal Compliance Program (ICP) for export control compliance.
Our ICP Team consists of expert staff plus the leading consultant in the field. Together, they work with regulators and vendors to acquire licensed tools and technology. To comply with the licenses, they manage an internal system that tracks every regulated item, screens every customer and product order, generates records and reports, undergoes internal and external audit, and welcomes regular government visits.
Overall, we have the most advanced U.S. licensing status in China, with approval to operate at the cutting edge of technology. We use this leadership position to promote our business. We also use it to promote best compliance practices and better U.S.-China cooperation by working directly with regulators, speaking at conferences, participating in the China-US Hi-Tech Working Group, and co-chairing the American Chamber of Commerce Export Compliance Working Group.
We view our compliance not only as a legal requirement but also as a shared obligation to prevent the dangerous misuse of technology. In the process, we promote the rule of law while building bridges within the international community.
- Conflict Minerals Policy
We stand with our industry peers in opposing the abuse of Central Africa’s people and environment by armed groups financed by the sale of minerals used in global supply chains. As a U.S.-listed public company, SMIC complies with the “conflict minerals” provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, and supports industry-wide efforts to identify and remove offending sources from supply chains.
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Industry Standards
Leadership in environmental and other industry standards is mo re than technical compliance. It protects our most valuable assets – our people. It also protects our shared environment, building trust with all our stakeholders.
We use industry standards as a guide for our development and to meet our customers’ requirements. This process ensures our business methodologies are informed by the best practices available, and are compatible with other leading companies.
Following audits by internationally recognized firms, we have been certified as compliant in critical areas by the British Standards Institution (BSI) and other organizations aligned with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). We also have been certified as a Sony Green Partner, which reflects the industry standard for semiconductor foundries. Our key certifications are described here, and a selection of our compliance measures is discussed in the Environment section (below).
- ISO 9001: Quality Management Systems
We have maintained ISO 9001 certification for Quality Management Systems for all our sites since 2002. This certification reflects our longstanding quality control standards. With ISO 9001 as guidance, we have developed reliable systems of checks, evaluation, and communication with our customers to ensure the quality of all procedures, including design, development, production, and service.
- ISO/TL 9000: Supply Chain Directives
Similar to our ISO 9001 certification, our TL 9000 certification focuses on Quality Management Systems for our customers in the telecommunications industry. TL 9000 emphasizes the integrity of supply chain directives. Our Shanghai, Beijing, and Tianjin sites have been certified since 2005.
- ISO/TS 16949: Defect Prevention
Also based on ISO 9001, our ISO/TS 16949 certification focuses on Quality Management Systems for our customers in the automotive industry. The purpose of ISO/TS 16949 is to eliminate defects from one link to the next in the automotive supply chain, providing quality assurances for the final customer. All of our sites are certified.
- OHSAS 18001: Occupational Health and Safety
Since 2003, our certification in Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series 18001 has guided our health and safety management. With this standard as a framework, we strive to reduce risks, provide our employees with a safer and healthier workplace, and secure company assets. The rigorous process assures stakeholders of our commitment to risk reduction.
- ISO 14001: Environmental Management Systems
We obtained our ISO 14001 certifications for Environmental Management Systems starting in 2002. Meeting this international standard certifies our responsible use of materials through recycling, waste reduction, and pollution prevention.
- ISO 14064: Greenhouse Gas Measurement
We recognize the problem of global climate change. In June 2010, our Shanghai site became the first semiconductor facility in mainland China to obtain ISO 14064 verification, and our other sites obtained it shortly thereafter. SMIC conforms to this standard by implementing energy-saving measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We measure our greenhouse gas output and set annual emissions-reduction targets.
- GPMS and QC 080000: Hazardous Substance Management
In 2006, we became the first foundry in mainland China to receive GPMS certification for safe and environmentally-friendly products. Since then, all our fabs have received QC 080000 certification, assuring our compliance with the Directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in Electrical and Electronic Equipment.
- Sony Green Partner
Our Shanghai headquarters site has been a Sony Green Partner since 2006. This program creates an industry-wide standard recognized by our leading customers as a reliable indicator of environmentally conscientious practices throughout the product development and manufacturing processes.
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People
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| Our company’s success depends on the well-being of our staff and the communities where we operate. We ensure that our employees receive fair treatment, good health benefits, and meaningful opportunities for advancement. Together, we fuel the economic and social development of our communities. From our founding in 2000, SMIC has attracted far-sighted people who make a difference across our industry and around the world. Our employees and their families have inspired and led our good corporate citizenship. |
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SMIC Residential Communities
| Wherever we build fabrication facilities, we also build residential communities for our employees and their families. Our residential community in Shanghai is a 276,000 square meter multipurpose campus. It includes housing of all kinds, K-12 school, medical and dental clinic, pharmacy, fitness center, track and field, basketball and tennis courts, more than a dozen restaurants, plus stores for groceries, clothing, music, toys, books, electronics, sporting goods, and much more. Overall, it forms a healthy, safe, and supportive neighborhood that is subsidized for our employees but open to the larger community. It also forms the model for our sites in Beijing, Tianjin, and Wuhan, which all have residential communities at various stages of development.
A core element of each residential community is our company schools, which offer award-winning curricula in English and Chinese tracks. These schools are discussed further below.
 These communities also serve our business interests. They improve the recruitment and retention of staff and their quality of life by leveraging the company’s scale and resources for overall cost savings. In 2010 alone, our staff enjoyed cost savings from subsidized housing, amenities, tuition, and daily meals, as well as free daily commutes. The SMIC School earned a profit even while subsidizing tuition for employees’ children, and the company reduced travel expenses by housing our many employees who work across sites in our own company guest rooms instead of city hotels. Other, less tangible benefits were no less important. Our employees were able to recover the time ordinarily lost in daily travel to work, shops, and restaurants even as they enjoyed the well-being of secure, community living.
- Family, Relational, and Youth Programs
We promote programs that strengthen family and community bonds. Support groups for married couples meet regularly, as well as groups for young singles. A program hosted several times each year called “No Apologies” attracts hundreds of participants who discuss healthy attitudes towards life, love, and relationships. There also are many youth programs, often connected to our company schools or local churches.
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SMIC Schools
 Our schools provide a world-class education for our employees’ children at low cost. In 2001, we established the SMIC Private School in Shanghai for the children of our employees. In 2004, we opened it to the general public while retaining priority and subsidies for our employees. Today, the school has over 2,000 students and 200 teaching staff, and ranks in the top 1% of China’s private schools.
 Our Shanghai school offers kindergarten to 12th grade education. Its English Track uses a U.S.-style curriculum while its Chinese Track follows China’s national system. Both tracks combine elements from Western and Eastern-style education and include language training to help all students become bilingual. Both tracks also approach student development holistically, emphasizing personal integrity,  community service, and best efforts in classroom and after-school activities. This approach is summarized in the school’s motto: “Honor, Excellence, Community, Joy.”
As an approved college testing center, we administer the SAT, ACT, and AP tests to our English Track students. Some of our students have won international competitions and merit scholarships. Most of them have received admissions to top universities in the United States, Europe, and Asia. |
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Employee Health
| A healthy staff is essential. Thus, we provide excellent health insurance options for our employees and their dependents which, in many cases, includes employees’ parents. Coverage is available worldwide. A selection of additional health-related services is listed below.
Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers more than forty health-related courses each year. Employees attend lectures by visiting experts on stress management and personal growth, and our Employee Care team regularly sends all-staff emails with advice on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle and stay safe throughout the year. We also provide professional counseling for employees who request it. In 2010, these services included more than 400 hours of counseling plus hundreds of informal visits.
We maintain professionally-staffed health clinics at our manufacturing sites, residential campuses, and schools. To help our employees maintain good health and peace of mind, we offer thorough annual health examinations. More than 5,000 employees receive health exams each year. Our clinics also invite medical experts to our facilities to lecture on healthy living and provide consultations. Our Shanghai campus hosts specialists most weekends.
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Employee Development
- On-Site Training
All new hires attend thorough on-board training with company instructors. Topics include our policies and practices related to manufacturing, research and development, quality control, production support, legal and ethical compliance, individual development, and personal safety. We also provide specialized training for certain roles
- In addition to on-the-job training, our employees develop their professional skills through in-house training sessions and e-learning courses. For example, we offer more than 2,000 training sessions and nearly 700 e-learning courses annually, which are accessed more than 45,000 times.
- Each year we invite outside experts to provide training for our managers. The goal is to strengthen teamwork, efficiency, leadership, and management throughout the company. We also provide language training for our diverse workforce. For our domestic staff, we offer Business English, English Management, and an English Salon, all taught by native English speakers. For our international staff, we offer beginning, intermediate, and advanced Chinese, taught by native Mandarin speakers.
- Continuing Education Program
As our employees grow, so does our company. Higher education contributes to the welfare and contentment of our staff, and improves the quality and value of our workforce. Thus, our Continuing Education Program encourages our employees to pursue college degrees in their fields. For approved staff, we subsidize tuition and encourage managers to accommodate course schedules. Employees take courses at local universities and at our facilities, where we invite and host professors.
- Employees who participate in our Continuing Education Program perform better and stay longer at SMIC, remaining 7.5 years on average.
- Total Development Program
To maintain a healthy and focused workforce, SMIC promotes balance between work, family, and leisure: a work-life balance. Our Total Development Program offers courses and group activities to cultivate interests and skills among our staff. Over 1,100 people have taken part in the programs, including courses in painting, sewing, calligraphy, music, languages, and much more. We also routinely organize group travel throughout China to enable our employees and their families to explore and understand China while getting to know their colleagues, neighbors, and other traveling companions.
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Fostering Community at SMIC
 SMIC hosts a variety of events to promote recreation, fellowship, and community spirit to enhance the well-being of employees, their families, and the surrounding communities. For example, each spring the SMIC Fair brings thousands of people together on our Shanghai residential campus for a full day of games, food, and cultural attractions. Each autumn, SMIC hosts a Sports Day to promote exercise, health, and teamwork among our staff. Throughout the year, SMIC fields teams in local sporting events, including the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge run for charity and the Zhangjiang High-Tech Park Dragon Boat Race.
Nearly all our employees celebrate Chinese New Year with us. The festivities include traditional banquets with food and prizes for our employees and business partners, and music and dance performances by employees.
Employee Community Service
Since SMIC’s founding in 2000, our community spirit has extended beyond our own campuses. Our employees and their families contribute thousands of hours of charitable service, often in collaboration with their schools and faith groups, as well as outside charities. They donate time and money for environmental and humanitarian causes throughout the region, such as disaster relief from the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan and the 2011 tsunami in Japan.
Our tradition of community service began with our founding CEO, who personally funded rural schools and local churches all around China. His example has inspired our employees to continue their volunteer efforts with company support. Over the years, SMIC volunteers of all ages have connected with thousands of people, meeting needs and promoting fellowship and understanding.
- University Engagement
- Many of our managers lecture at local universities and host field trips to our facilities. Science and technology are the most popular subjects, while law and foreign relations are gaining popularity.
- SMIC Blood Drive (benefiting the Red Cross)
- Professional nurses set up temporary donation points at our facilities each year so that employees can donate blood to meet urgent requirements at local hospitals.
- Giving Tree
- Company volunteers send gifts of clothing, shoes, stationery, and toys to underprivileged Chinese children around Christmastime.
- Home Sweet Home
- Our employees have a longstanding partnership with Home Sweet Home, a Shanghai charity that provides housing, education, and job training for persons with disabilities.
SMIC Private School Student Community Service
The Students’ Community Service Club organizes dozens of charity and service events to help SMIC students complete their 100 hours of required community service. For example, about 20 students visit the Huge Grace Orphanage every month, caring for about 100 orphans and children with special needs.
- Million Tree Project
- The SMIC Private School Environment Club joins Shanghai Roots & Shoots for its Million. Tree Project. The project’s goal is to plant one million trees in arid Inner Mongolia to reduce desertification and air pollution. Our students sponsor more than 1,000 trees each summer.
- Art Charity for the Red Cross
- In partnership with the Shanghai Red Cross Society, students showcase and auction art to raise funds to aid sick or disadvantaged children. In 2010, students from kindergarten to 8th grade exhibited 850 pieces of art and raised 220,000 Yuan for sick children.
- Rock for Charity
- Students from SMIC and nearby schools organize and perform in an annual charity concert.
- School Supplies for Rural Children
- Many of our students donate new or “gently used” clothing, school bags, and school supplies for school-children in western China.
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| Environmental stewardship is at the core of our mission, from our facilities’ safety to our impact on natural resources a world away. Among semiconductor foundries, we are a leader in workplace safety and innovations to mitigate environmental impact. The results of our efforts benefit our neighbors and stakeholders, and are felt first in our own communities, which are safe and clean.
“Green” policies are good business. As our customers seek to understand and minimize their environmental footprints, we support their work by doing the same. As we begin our second decade, we continue to refine means to measure consumption, conserve resources, and replace harmful products and emissions with responsible alternatives. |
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Environment, Safety, and Health
We long have maintained leading certifications, aligning SMIC with the industry’s best practices. Our Environment, Safety, and Health (ESH) Division manages our policy, planning, implementation, standards compliance, and continuous improvement programs, and ensures renewal of our certifications following independent third party audits. We focus on workplace safety, energy savings, waste reduction, a green supply chain, and management objectives such as transparency and employee training.
Workplace safety is paramount because life is precious and accidents are costly. Robust safety practices are the best prevention, and they result in a well-earned reputation for safety that reassures workers as well as regulators, allowing everyone to focus on their jobs. Thus, safety management policies run throughout our operations, supported by a culture of accountability and accident prevention.
For more information, please see our Web page on Environment, Safety, and Health.
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Cleaner Production
| Each of our sites has passed audits for conforming to the Cleaner Production methodology. In implementing this methodology, SMIC seeks to minimize the impact of production on human health and the environment by utilizing resources efficiently, reducing or eliminating pollution from production, and regularly upgrading facilities. |
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Air and Water Conservation
| Safe air and water are vital to our families and communities. We live near where we work, and we share the water supply with our neighbors. Therefore, we constantly seek ways to mitigate harmful emissions because it is vital that our communities are healthy and safe.
At SMIC, we are sensitive to the growing demands placed on limited supplies of water around the world and in our own communities. We therefore implement water conservation measures wherever possible. Each SMIC site has upgraded its systems to minimize water consumption and cut waste. We also maximize use of industrial water sources, easing demand on community water supplies.
Consistent with ISO 14001, we treat all wastewater and air exhaust from our facilities with advanced methods to meet industry standards and government requirements. We monitor our wastewater for key indicators of water quality, and it is checked multiple times each year by third party auditors. Some examples of our water conservation efforts are detailed below.
- Rainwater Reclamation
- We have developed a Rainwater Reclamation System at our Beijing fab to collect and purify water on-site. After purification, the water we collect is suitable for our manufacturing needs, and can also be used for our on-campus landscaping and organic farming plots. By limiting our use of fresh water from municipal sources, our system minimizes our impact on community resources.
- On-Site Water Recycling
- We purify and dehumidify the air in our fab production rooms (“clean rooms”) to ensure that the ambient air is one hundred times cleaner than the air in hospital operating rooms. The moisture removed from the air is treated, purified, and reused in our Ultra Pure Water purification systems. Water savings are achieved by removing water from the air and reusing it in production.
- Similarly, our Ultra Pure Water system recycles wastewater from our various production processes. Using reverse osmosis water treatment, we purify and recycle the wastewater instead of disposing of it, thereby reducing our water consumption and our burden on the public infrastructure.
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Natural Gas Conservation
Although natural gas is among the cleanest conventional fuels, SMIC has developed means to use it more sparingly, yielding both environmental benefits and cost savings. Two examples follow.
- Heat Capture and Reuse
- Whereas natural gas could heat all the hot water we require, our Tianjin site installed a Boiler Economizer to collect heat from production processes to heat water required by other systems. The boiler achieves the same result as natural gas while achieving 95% greater efficiency.
- Air Treatment
- Air emitted from our clean rooms has organic compounds that must be treated or “scrubbed” before discharge. Our Volatile Organic Compound treatment system treats the exhaust air by heating it to extreme temperatures. In addition to natural gas, we use steam generated by our manufacturing processes to produce the required heat. In 2010, SMIC used 14,157 tons of steam that otherwise would have been wasted.
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Electricity Conservation
Semiconductor manufacturing is energy intensive, but our conservation efforts yield significant energy savings and carbon reductions. Sound equipment maintenance, regular facilities upgrades, and thoughtful use of resources enable us to meet our energy consumption goals. As a result, our cuts in carbon emissions meet industry standards. A few examples of our power conservation efforts are detailed below.
- Energy-Saving Chillers
- Whereas conventional chillers use CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbons) as a refrigerant, the Lithium Bromide (LiBr) Chillers at our Wuhan site use water and a solution of lithium bromide. This system reduces lithium bromide to liquid waste for safe, professional disposal instead of releasing CFCs into the air. It also reuses the by-product water vapor, ultimately reducing overall power consumption.
- Heat Recovery Systems
- We use Ultra Pure Water (UPW) for the sensitive processes in our clean rooms. The purification process brings the water to high temperatures using electric heaters. At our sites in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin, we have developed the Process Cooling Water (PCW) Heat Recovery System to capture heat from our production processes and preheat water for the UPW systems. This system reduces power consumption and the need for energy-intensive steam.
- Natural Cooling Methods
- We have developed a novel system to use outside winter temperatures at our Beijing and Tianjin sites to replace electric chillers that cool the water for production processes. Winter air brings the water to the temperature our processes require at nominal cost. It is hard to imagine a more environmentally friendly and economical way to reduce power consumption.
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Waste Reduction and Recycling
| Since our founding in 2000, we have sought ways to reduce waste. Most of our waste-reduction projects are employee-led and go far beyond industry standards. Even small projects to reuse materials have amounted to significant waste reduction. In addition, our facilities are routinely audited for responsible disposal of chemicals and industrial waste.
At our Shanghai headquarters site, employees reuse scrap wood to build bookcases, waste receptacles, outdoor benches, outdoor rest area pavilions, and more. The community bulletin board and safety signs in our Shanghai residential community are made of wood from shipping crates and other used materials.
The SMIC Second-Hand Markets are popular semi-annual events in our residential communities. These markets allow employees to offer unused personal items to others who will continue to use them, preventing both waste and needless consumption. The markets also collect clothing to donate to those in need. |
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Responsible Living at SMIC
| Leading companies implement green policies similar to ours, but we go one step further by taking them home with us. Our residential communities are distinctive for their low-density arrangements and plentiful greenery. The open design favored by our company’s founders continues to benefit our employees and neighbors by providing leafy enclaves amid the bustle of China’s largest cities.
In Shanghai, our HQ faces a park, and our residential campus contains a canal where ducks make their homes and residents catch fish. Some buildings and street lights use solar energy; recycling receptacles are provided for residents; and most “every-day” amenities are nearby, limiting the need for cars.
March is Environmental Protection Month at SMIC. Employees participate in World Water Day, and organize forums to share their ideas and advice on water conservation. The best ideas are published and distributed within the company. Many employees also take part in Low Carbon Week by taking public transportation and using electricity conscientiously.
We also encourage employees to participate in Earth Hour, an international event during which participants worldwide turn off all non-essential lights and electrical appliances from 20:30 to 21:30 to increase awareness of energy conservation. During the same week, employees participate in a campaign to “Save Energy and Lower Carbon Emissions,” to raise awareness of the carbon dioxide emissions that a single person can prevent. |
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