Awards and
Recognition
 2005 - Maine Governor’s Award
for Environmental Excellence. Company
honored in pollution prevention category
for invention and use of environmentally-friendly
detergent used in the manufacturing
of wafers. Member of Maine's STEP-UP
Program. Also reduced energy usage
by nearly $15,000 annually, lowered
the amount of material used and waste
generated, and reduced Green House
Gas emissions.
2005 - Awarded for Environmental Preservation
in South Korea. Commendation received
for contributing to overall environmental
preservation and water protection.
2004 - Cited for Environmental and
Safety Leadership by Samsung Electronics.
As an ECO-Partner, Fairchild was lauded
for environmental management systems,
production processes and manufacturing
facilities.
2003 - Receives Sony Corporation’s
Green Partner certification. The certification
recognizes that Fairchild has successfully
established a worldwide environmental
management system meeting the standards
of the Sony Green Partner Program.
2002 - Receives Prime Minister’s
Hibiscus Award for Excellent Achievement.
Environmental award is the highest
recognition by Malaysian Government
and recognizes Fairchild's commitment
to the protection of the environment
is driven by the deployment of ‘3
Rs’, - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
2002 - Maine Governor’s Environmental
Excellence Award, for outstanding efforts
to make Maine’s environment and
workplaces cleaner and safer.
1998/1999 and 2000/2001, The Malaysian
Prime Minister’s “Hibiscus
Award” for Exceptional Performance
and Excellent Performance in environmental
protection.
Active participation in the U.S. Semiconductor
Industry Association’s (SIA)
and Environmental Protection Agency’s
(EPA) partnership to reduce global
warming gas emissions.
Fairchild’s Maine facility
selected for EPA’s National Environmental
Performance Track program to recognize
top environmental performers and organizations
that voluntarily go beyond their required
environmental regulations.
Other Malaysia awards and environmental initiatives include:
- Organizing a state level environmental
art competition for primary school
students.
- Working in partnership with Malaysia’s
Department of Environment and the
State Education Department in a State
Secondary Schools Environmental Management
System commitment project – The
Chief Minister’s Green Award.
- Launching of a Green Bus Stop
for general public appreciation of
the importance of environmental protection.
- Eliminated the use of Halon for
their fire protection systems.
- Reduced waste consumption by 40
percent.
- Reduced water consumption for
36 percent.
- Reduced energy consumption by
25 percent.
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