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Sustainable Development/Corporate Social Responsibility

2008 Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) Component

UMC Selected as a Global Index Component for Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes. UMC scored high marks for several criteria across multiple fields, including top scores in the areas of innovation management and standards for suppliers. UMC's listing underscores the company's strength in sustainability and commitment to long-term business performance.
 
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"2008 Corporate Social Responsibility Award" by Global Views Magazine
Global Views Magazine awarded UMC with the corporate social responsibility (CSR) Model Award in the hi-tech category. Global Views Magazine has issued this award since 2005, and grades companies according to Oekom Research standards that evaluate social performance, environmental performance and financial information disclosure. UMC was the only semiconductor foundry among the 13 overall winners, demonstrating the company's widely recognized achievements in environmental protection, corporate governance and social participation.
 
"2008 Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Report Honors" by Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy (TISE)
UMC's 2007 CSR report was listed as an outstanding performer by TISE in its Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Report Award. UMC's CSR report was recognized for its thoroughness and transparency. The accomplishment illustrates UMC's emphasis on communication with stakeholders and availability of information.
 
"2008 Operational Excellence Award, MAXA 2008" by Economic Development Board, Singapore (Fab 12i)
MAXA represents the highest global standards in manufacturing innovation and excellence. It is a celebration of manufacturing and the outstanding operations in Singapore. The Award partners are the Economic Development Board (EDB), McKinsey & Company and the Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA).
 
Other Awards
  Year   Name   Awarded By
  2007   C G Watch 2007:The third in Taiwan for
  corporate governance
  the
  Commonwealth
  magazine
  2005   National Sustainable Development
  Award
  National Council
  for Sustainable
  Development,
  Executive Yuan
  2004   Runner Up in the Environmental Excellence
  Category of the Asian CSR Awards 2004
  Asian Institute of
  Management
  2004   Industrial Sustainable Excellent Award   Industrial
  Development
  Bureau, Ministry of
  Economic Affairs
 
Environmental Protection
2008 17th "Enterprises Environmental Award of the Republic of China" by the Environmental Protection Administration of Executive Yuan (EPA) (Fab8F)
Fab 8F has been awarded with this honor from 15th to 17th award, and received Environmental honor trophy for awarded three consecutive years.
Fab 8E has been awarded with this honor from 12th to 14th award, and received Environmental honor trophy for awarded three consecutive years.
UMC was chosen for the 8th time since 2001.
 
2008"Excellent Performance in Waste Management and Resource Reduction, Recycle and Reuse" by EPA (Fab8S)
UMC was chosen for the 6th time in the past 6 years. (Fab6A¡BFab8D¡BFab8E¡BFab8F¡BFab8S¡BFab12A)
 
2008 "Science Park Carbon Reduction Award" by Hsinchu Science Park Administration (SPA). (Fab8E)
 
Other Awards
  Year   Name   Awarded By
  2008,2007   Greenhouse Gases Voluntary Reduction
  Award
  Industrial Development
  Bureau (IDB), Ministry of
  Economic Affairs (MOEA).
  2008,
  2006~2004,
  2002
  Science Park's Environmental' Competition Award   Hsinchu SPA
  2007   The Best Participation of Green Procurement
  for Enterprises in 2007
  EPA
 2007  The Second company in Taiwan in Clean &
 Green (C&G) survey
 ACGA and CLSA
 2007~2005  The Award of Outstanding Leadership in
 Environmental Management in Southern
 Taiwan Science Park
 Southern Taiwan Science Park
 Administration (STSPA)
 2007, 2005  Science Park Distinguished Landscape Award  Hsinchu SPA
 2006~2002  Water Conservation Award  Water Resources Agency,
 MOEA
 2004,2001  Energy Saving Award  Burea of Energy, MOEA
 2002  Green Office Award EPA
 2002  Excellent Award of the Performance of
 Environmental Protection in HsinChu City
 The Hsin-chu City municipal
 government
 2002,2000  Excellent Award of the performance at the
 operation and maintenance of Pollution control
 Facilities
 Industrial Development
 Bureau, MOEA
 2001  Outstanding Factory in Business Evaluation and
 Guidance of Improvement Schemes
 Industrial Development
 Bureau, MOEA
  2000   Industrial Waste Minimization Excellent
  Performance Plant Award
  EPA
 
Safety & Health
  Year   Name   Awarded By
  2008   WSO Concerned Company/Corporation Award   World Safety Organization
  (WSO)
  2008   Workplace Safety & Health Performance Award
  (Silver award)
  Ministry of Manpower,
  Singapore
  2008,2007,
  2005~2003,
  2001
  Excellent industrial safety and health executive
  organization
  Council of Labor Affairs (CLA)
  2008   Labor safety and health alliance and
  cooperating group (Fab 8S)
  CLA
  2008~2005   Excellent industrial Safety and Health Executive
  Organization of HsinChu Science Park
  Hsinchu SPA
  2008, 2007,
  2004~2001
  Excellent industrial Safety and Health Executive
  Organization of Southern Taiwan Science Park
  (Fab 12A)
  STSPA
  2007   First National Industrial safety& health Award   CLA
  2007  Annual Safety and Health Performance
 (Gold award)
  Office of Safety, Health &
  Environment, Singapore
  2006   Outstanding Performance Award-excellence in
  commitment to risk management
  American International Group
  (AIG)
  2006   H.E.A.L.T.H (Helping Employees Achieve
  Life-Time Health) Award
  Health Promotion Board,
  Singapore
  2006~2003   Honored VPP executive organization   CLA
  2005   Occupational & Health best Practice
  (Chemical control category)
  Singapore Government
 
Labor Relation/Public Interests
  Year   Name   Awarded By
  2008   National Grade Friendly Workplace Enterprises   CLA
 2008  Happy & Healthy Company Award  Common Health Magazine
  2007   National HRD InnoPrize   CLA
  2007   Excellence of Labor Relations Executive
  Qrganization
  Tainan county Government
  2007   Innovation Service Award   Hsinchu SPA
  2006,2001   WenXin Award   Council for Cultural Arrairs
  2006   Innovation Service Award   Hsinchu SPA
 
Quality/Honors from Customers
  Year   Name
 2008  UMC Recognized for Excellence by Texas Instruments
 2008  UMC Fab 12i Wins MediaTek's 2008 Best Fab Award
 2008  Marvell Supplier Excellence Award (Fab12A), Technology Collaboration
 Excellence Award (ITD)
 2008  Freescale awarded UMC with "Supplier Excellence Award".
  2007,2004  National QCC Award: Bronze Medal by The Ministry of Economic Affairs
  2006,2005   National QCC Award: Silver Medal by The Ministry of Economic Affairs
  2006,2005   National QCC Award: Gold Medal by The Ministry of Economic Affairs
  2005,2004   Best Practice of Quality Management by The Ministry of Economic Affairs
  2004   Fab 6A and Fab 8AB's 0.5um OTP processes were awarded with the
  "Yield Enhancement Award" by Synaptics
  2004   Fab 8E was awarded with a "Yield Enhancement Award" by Zilog
  2004,2003   UMC was awarded with "Yield Improvement & Outstanding Support" by
  Infineon
  2003   UMC was awarded by Xilinx for its "Success of 90nm Spartan 3"