Singapore, Oct9, 2014 –Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific Pte Ltd was the recipient of the Sustainable Business Award in the large organization category at the Singapore Sustainability Awards 2014 Gala held in the Grand Corpthorne Waterfront last evening. Inaugurated in 2009, the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) Sustainability Awards recognize organizations in two categories – for outstanding sustainable business practices, and for innovative GreenTech solutions.
“Infineon enhancespeople’s lives by providing innovative semiconductor solutions that reduce environmental impact through efficient management of electrical energy;that enable safe and eco-friendly mobility;and thatprotect our digital assets and privacy in a connected world,” said Andrew Chong, President and Managing Director of Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.“Sustainability is in the center of our actions – how we operate to protect our people and environment, and how we contribute back to the community. We are proud to be recognized as a practitioner of sustainability excellence in Singapore.”
The Sustainable Business Awards recognize excellence in the “adopter” community – organizations with demonstrable implementation of sustainable practice encompassing four aspects – economic (strategy and performance), social (people and communities), environmental (management systems and performance) dimensions and value creation.
Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Singapore, is the regional headquarters for Asia excluding Japan. Home to Regional Sales and Marketing, Shared Services and one of three Global Logistics Hubs, Singapore is also Infineon’s Global Test Competence Centre and largest R&D Centre in Asia.The region accounted for more than a-third of Infineon’s reported sales of Euro 3.84 billion in the 2013 fiscal year (ending September 30). Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific Pte Ltd is a subsidiary of Infineon Technologies AG which is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX) and in the USA on the over-the-counter market OTCQX International Premier (ticker symbol: IFNNY).
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