2008-10-10 20:37:02 -
www.am.necel.com - NEC Electronics America, Inc. Klaudeen Shemirani, 1-408-588-5402 klaudeen.shemirani@am.necel.com or Porter Novelli Jessica Kerr 1-415-975-2213 jessica.kerr@porternovelli.com NEC Electronics America, Inc. today announced that its company headquarters in Santa Clara has received certification from the Bay Area Green Business Program for meeting its standards of environmental performance.
Developed in collaboration with the
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California EPA Department of Toxic Substances Control, the Bay Area Green Business Program is a partnership of government agencies and utilities that helps local businesses comply with environmental regulations and take actions to conserve resources, prevent pollution and minimize waste. Approximately 1,500 businesses and public agencies have been certified since 1997.
As part of its ongoing commitment to corporate social responsibility, NEC Electronics America maintains three ISO 14001:2004-conformant environmental management systems, one at its Santa Clara headquarters, another at its wafer fab in Roseville (California) and a third at its sales office and design center in Irving (Texas). Activities are focused on decreasing energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, waste generation and paper usage while increasing recycling efforts, the use of green products and employee awareness of environmental conservation.
Employees are continually reminded to conserve energy and reduce waste through a variety of programs, including regular environmental tips, company-hosted events that allow employees to volunteer for environmental activities in their local communities during business hours, and an annual environmental fair that enables employees to dispose of home e-waste for free and talk to representatives from a variety of local businesses about how to go green.
For inquiries related to NEC Electronics America's environmental management systems, call 1 (408) 588-5400 or send an e-mail to
environmental@am.necel.com. More information about the company's environmental activities can be found at www.am.necel.com/environmental.
Santa Clara County is the certifying agency for businesses countywide for the Bay Area Green Business Program. A complete listing of green companies in Santa Clara County can be found at
www.greenbiz.ca.gov/ShopGreenSCC.html#technology.
About NEC Electronics America, Inc.
NEC Electronics America, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a leading provider of semiconductor products encompassing advanced technology solutions for the broadband and communications markets; system solutions for the mobile, PC, automotive and digital consumer markets; and multi-market solutions for a wide range of consumer applications. NEC Electronics America offers local manufacturing in Roseville, California, and the global manufacturing capabilities of its parent company. In the Americas, NEC Electronics America markets and sells industrial-type active-matrix LCD modules from NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd., a global leader in innovative display technologies. More information about the products offered by NEC Electronics America can be found at
www.am.necel.com.
Company Meets Program Standards for Environmental Compliance,
Pollution Prevention and Resource Conservation
