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Environment
As an environmentally responsible manufacturer committed to continuous improvement, we strive to optimize our use of natural resources, minimize releases to the environment and achieve operational efficiencies.
Environment Goals
Long-Term Environment Ambitions
- Carbon Neutral by 2035
- Minimize impact on global water supplies
- Develop collaborative circular economy solutions
- Reduce use of targeted chemicals of concern
- Collaborate with our suppliers to reduce their environmental footprint
2027 Mid-Term Environment Goals
- 35% reduction in scope 1 and 2 carbon footprint (2021 Baseline)
- 50% renewable electricity use
- 60% of wastewater recycled
- 90% of waste recycled
- Work with our supply chain to reduce impacts and measure our portion of their carbon footprint
2022 Environmental Performance Snapshot
We drive continuous improvement of our processes to protect the environment by designing, implementing and maintaining a management system and programs to achieve our objectives.
NXP’s Focus on the Environment
Goals, approach and progress achieved.
Emissions
Carbon footprint - Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions goals and results.
Energy
Energy and electricity consumption goals and results.
Water
Water consumption and recycle rate goals and results.
Waste
Waste classification and disposal methods.
Materials
Hazardous chemicals and substances of concern management.
Certification
ISO 14001 environmental management system and other certifications.
Governance
Key environmental principles are embedded in our Sustainability Policy and Biodiversity Policy . These Policies are developed and deployed by the Sustainability Management team.
EHS Management Board
The EHS Management Board is chaired by the Executive Vice President (EVP) of Operations and supported by senior leaders in business lines and staff functions. It is responsible for environmental management, including strategy, approval and resourcing.
Sustainability and EHS Leadership Teams
NXP's Sustainability and EHS teams manage annual strategies, policies, goals and metrics. The teams are also responsible for monthly progress reviews.
Monitoring
Proactively assess our management systems to identify and mitigate any potential risks or hazards for both environmental and social issues.
Risk Assessment
All NXP manufacturing sites conduct internal environmental risk assessments annually. To meet the requirements of ISO 14001, we evaluate potential risks associated with our manufacturing processes, including material handling as well as energy, water, and waste management, to proactively identify, mitigate, and manage potential environmental hazards using programs, procedures, and engineering controls.
Self-Assessments
As part of our membership in the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), each of our eight manufacturing sites is required to complete an RBA Self-Assessment that covers environmental and management systems. Conducting self-assessments helps us evaluate potentially significant social and environmental risks at our manufacturing sites so we can apply appropriate mitigation and controls as needed.
Audits
- The EHS and Social Responsibility Teams use external audit firms to conduct internal EHS audits.
- Internal EHS audits are typically conducted every 30 months and audit nonconformances are categorized according to severity.
- Our registrar, Lloyd's Registrar Quality Assurance (LRQA), conducts annual third-party audits to evaluate corporate EHS and, on average, two manufacturing sites as determined by LRQA. In 2022, NXP was recertified to the ISO 14001 standards with a more detailed audit at five locations, including our headquarters. LRQA used a combination of onsite and remote audits, as dictated by internal and/or local gathering requirements, to audit a sampling of compliance and management systems. A formal report was issued, and corrective actions are being tracked until LRQA indicates that they have been satisfactorily closed.
- Larger offices and R&D sites conduct annual self-assessments and are audited by a third party approximately every five years.
- We take Notices of Violations (NOVs) seriously. We work quickly to identify corrective actions and take steps to minimize the chance of reoccurrence. In 2022, we received two NOVs, both relating to minor deficiencies. One resulted in a pending conditional fine, due to an inability to close a storm drain in case of an incident.
Training
Team member training is conducted regularly worldwide to ensure all team members have the knowledge and skills needed to control and minimize environmental risks. This includes on-the-job training, specialized trainings in environmental matters, quality controls and chemical management. Environmental training and awareness includes workers who are instrumental to incident investigations and who help plan management systems elements.
Validation
NXP's data-management system tracks and calculates our environmental performance per manufacturing site. On a quarterly basis, the Sustainability Office validates the reported data for every site that: a) we own, rent, lease or manage, b) has 50 or more team members and c) is included in our financial reporting.
Validation consists of the following steps:
- Check for completeness of data (sites and parameters)
- Compare data from the previous period with data from current reporting period
- Determine whether changes in data are significant
- Seek explanations for any significant data changes
- Investigate significant events
EHS also conducts internal data audits of our manufacturing sites as well as our larger office and R&D sites. The audits check for proper reporting procedures and data trails.
Contact Us
We are here to answer any inquiry regarding our corporate sustainability efforts, including EHS and environmental product compliance.