Intel Employees Champion Corporate Responsibility - 2010 Corporate Responsibility Report Published

2010 Corporate Responsibility Report Published

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

• Education: Surpassed 9 million teachers trained worldwide through the Intel® Teach Program, 4 million alone in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
  
• Environment: Intel maintained its position as the largest voluntary purchaser of renewable energy credits in the United States, according to the EPA, and completed nine solar electric installations at locations in four U.S. states and Israel. The company has also saved 40 billion gallons of water since 1998. Intel facilities in Ireland and Israel are certified for environmental excellence.
  
• Community: In 2010, close to half of Intel’s workforce donated more than 1 million hours of service in schools and non-profit organizations globally. 41% of total EMEA employees contributed 116,033.5 volunteer hours.
  
• Supply Chain Responsibility: Intel increased supplier assessment and audit activities and continued to take actions to address the issue of conflict minerals in the supply chain.
  

“At Intel, we don’t separate corporate responsibility from our business -- it is part of our global strategy,” said Michael Jacobson, director of corporate responsibility at Intel. “Caring for our people, our planet and inspiring the next generation is a corporate strategic objective that will be achieved through the concerted efforts of our employees, whether they work in a factory, design products or interface with customers or suppliers.”

Highlights from the 2010 report include:

• More than 9 million teachers worldwide including 4 million in Europe, Middle East and Africa have been trained through the Intel® Teach Program, which offers professional development for K-12 teachers of all subjects, helping them integrate technology into their lessons.
  
• In conjunction with U.S. President Barack Obama’s “Educate to Innovate” campaign, Intel announced a $200 million commitment to advance math and science education.
  
• Over the past decade, Intel and the Intel Foundation have invested more than $1 billion to improve education globally, partnering with educators, governments and other companies to develop a range of transformative programs and technology solutions.
  
• In 2010, more than 150 students from Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) participated in the Final Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), the largest pre-college science competition globally. 43 students from the region won top awards and prize money.
  
• Intel® Higher Education Program works with more than 150 universities and governments in 34 countries to bring cutting-edge technology expertise to universities, encourages students to pursue technical degrees, and helps to both move technology out of university labs and into extended communities and to promote entrepreneurship. In EMEA the program runs in 23 countries.
  

• Intel maintained its position as the largest voluntary purchaser of renewable energy credits in the United States, according to the EPA, and worked with third parties to complete nine solar electric installations at Intel locations in four U.S. states and Israel, which collectively generate 3.8 million kilowatts of clean power per year.[1]
  • A design centre in Haifa, Israel was Intel’s first Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED)-certified building and the first in Israel to receive LEED Gold certification. Intel also achieved basic LEED certification for an Intel factory and office building in Kulim, Malaysia. Intel submitted an application to obtain certification for its entire Ocotillo manufacturing campus in Arizona, which was achieved in March 2011.
    
  • Intel facilities in Ireland and Israel are certified for environmental excellence according to ISO 14001
    
  • Since 1998, as a result of Intel’s conservation efforts, 40 billion gallons of water, or enough for roughly 370,000 U.S. homes for a year, have been saved. Intel also completed a new water footprint analysis in collaboration with a third-party and expanded disclosure on water use in this report as a result.
    
  • In 2010, 62 individuals and teams were nominated for Intel Environmental Excellence Awards recognizing employees who have helped reduce Intel’s environmental impact. These employee projects resulted in estimated cost savings of $135 million.
    
  • As part of the Sustainability in Action Grant program, Intel provided $100,000 in funding
       for 13 employee projects — including the creation of a proof-of-concept model which
       found that boiler emissions at a fabrication facility were well-suited to grow algae, which
       can be used to create clean-burning biofuel.
    
  • Intel  teams in Poland, Israel and Germany are co-developing Intel® Core™ processors to accelerate computer speed while reducing power consumption
    
  • Intel International Finance (IIF) lends to corporations, financial institutions and sovereigns which have strong credit ratings. Since 2009, IIF has lent a total of €485 million to public companies in Belgium and Netherlands some of which promote many environmental benefits, including the use of public transportation, the reduction of CO2 emissions and the development of waste water treatment processes. Current borrowers include SNCB Holding (the holding company of Belgian National Railways) and SPGE (a Belgian waste water treatment company).
    

• In 2010, close to half (48 percent) of Intel’s workforce donated more than 1 million hours of service and the Intel Foundation provided $7.9 million in matching grants to about 4,900 schools and nonprofits where employees volunteered.
  
• One of Intel’s six values is “Great Place to Work,” which reinforces the importance of positive employee relations as a key component of the company’s success. In 2010, the workplace practices in support of this value earned Intel a spot on Fortune’s annual “100 Best Companies to Work for” list.
  
• Intel continued to invest in a range of diversity initiatives, including support of chartered employee groups such as the Women at Intel Network. Since 2004, Intel has achieved a 24 percent increase in the number of women in technical mid- to senior-level jobs. Furthermore, women make up 30 percent of the current board of directors.
  
• In Europe, Middle East and Africa, more than 348 Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and schools have benefited by $1,360,130 volunteer matching grants.
  
• For instance, in Ireland, an Intel employee has pioneered a unique educational program for underprivileged children in his village in Pakistan. Elsewhere, Intel’s Russian employees are actively volunteering in the “Kids Defence Day” which has proven to greatly impact children in the community.
  

• To address the issue of conflict minerals, in 2010, Intel completed on-site reviews of 25 smelters in eight countries, laying the groundwork for third-party industry audits.
  
• Intel improved transparency of its suppler responsibility actions, providing increased detail on the findings of assessments and audits, and publishing its top 75 suppliers list.
  

Intel has provided public reports on its environmental, health and safety performance since 1994 and produced an annual Corporate Responsibility Report since 2001. To read the new report, visit www.intel.com/go/responsibility. More information on Intel’s corporate responsibility programs can be found at the CSR@Intel blog and on Twitter at @Intel_CSR.

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