Applied Materials Receives Environmental Leadership Award for Energy
Efficient Product Design
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that it received a prestigious
2007 Business Environmental Award from Acterra, a Bay Area organization,
for demonstrating environmental leadership. Applied Materials won the ‘Susanne
Wilson Award for Pollution Prevention/Resources Conservation: Special
Project’ for its energy efficient
semiconductor equipment design program. The award is given to companies
that improve operation or production processes to reduce the consumption
of resources (water, materials, and energy) and minimize the generation
of pollutants.
“We are honored to be recognized for our
energy efficient product design program,” said
Mike Splinter, president and CEO of Applied Materials. “Our
greatest potential for improving the way people live is through our
products and services. Today, we are designing products not only to
maximize their functionality, but also to conserve natural resources
and, in the case of solar, to generate clean energy.”
Applied Materials incorporates the following elements into its product
design program: development processes that consider the environmental
impact of the company’s products and establish
energy reduction goals; validation control which documents the
performance of products against established goals; internal training
with a focus on reducing operating energy costs and designing for energy
efficiency; outreach to customers and other equipment suppliers to
develop industry guidelines for measuring and reporting energy
consumption; and joint efforts with key suppliers to improve the
efficiency of components.
More than 25 regional environmental and sustainability experts judged
over 50 competitors showcasing their environmental innovations for the
award in six categories including: sustainability; sustainable built
environment; environmental and sustainability education; environmental
enterprise; commute and transportation; and pollution
prevention/resource conservation.
Since 1990, Acterra’s Business Environmental
Awards program has recognized Bay Area businesses, governments, and
academic and nonprofit organizations for excellence in environmental
leadership. Winners are companies that have made improvements in their
operations to significantly reduce environmental impact, thereby
benefiting all Bay Area residents.
To learn more about Applied Materials’
corporate citizenship and community leadership, visit http://www.appliedmaterials.com/about/social_responsibility.
Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) is the global leader in
nanomanufacturing technology™ solutions with
a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products
for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panels, solar
photovoltaic cells, flexible electronics and energy efficient glass. At
Applied Materials, we apply nanomanufacturing technology to improve the
way people live. Learn more at www.appliedmaterials.com.
