Our Approach
Committed to Doing the Right Thing
At Entegris, we use our science-based knowledge and legacy of innovation to advance technologies that transform the human experience and improve the well-being of the communities where we live and work. We believe that everything we do as a business must be inextricably linked to what we stand for as an organization, aligned with our PACE Values, and have a lasting, positive impact on our world.
We are committed to ensuring the safety of our colleagues, customers, and business partners, and we strive to operate our business in an environmentally responsible way to conserve the world’s natural resources. We expect our suppliers to adhere to industry best practices and global requirements and to manage their businesses in a way that is consistent with Entegris’ values. We are dedicated to being a world-class organization committed to the highest ethical standards, to treat people with respect and dignity no matter their backgrounds, and to provide our colleagues opportunities to learn and develop, professionally and personally.
Our Pillars
Our Corporate Social Responsibility Framework is built around four pillars:
Using our legacy of innovation to enable technologies that transform the world and have a positive impact on people throughout the global community.
Ensuring safety in the workplace for our colleagues and in the products we deliver for our customers.
Supporting the development and growth of our colleagues and striving to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity.
Limiting the impact that our global operations have on the environment by reducing our consumption of energy and water and by relying on electricity produced from renewable sources.
2021 Corporate Social Responsibility Report
Collaborative Innovation to Build a Better Tomorrow
During the past year we made important progress across the four pillars of our Corporate Social Responsibility program. This year’s report provides our stakeholders an in-depth understanding of how we are using our science-based knowledge and collaborative approach to innovation to build a better tomorrow for our colleagues, our industry, and the world.
Our 2030 Goals
Innovation
We believe in pursuing innovation that leads to broad economic value creation, wider access to technology, and the betterment of the lives of millions of people.
Investing to innovate
Our science-based solutions enable the Fifth Industrial Revolution and digitalization of our world by making possible the future of computing and facilitating faster, more reliable, and more energy efficient semiconductors.
Aspiration
Power technology that transforms the world and creates value for Entegris, our customers, and our shareholders.
2030 Goal
Invest at least 55% of operating expenditures in Research & Development.
Innovation to power our customers’ technology
Our technology helps our customers develop solutions that power the transformation of our cities, transportation, and healthcare as well as the way we work, learn, and live our lives.
Aspiration
Use our customer-centric focus and our commitment to Research & Development to enable the development of our customers’ most advanced technologies.
2030 Goal
Commit 100% of innovation portfolio to advance our customers’ technology roadmaps.
Innovation to improve our world
The U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (U.N. SDGs) provide an inspiration and guide to drive our future investments in innovation. Through these investments, Entegris can have a positive impact on our shared world.
Aspiration
2030 Goal
Safety
We are committed to the safety of our people, customers, and business partners. This commitment to safety permeates everything we do from our work on the manufacturing shop floor to the way we design our products, and it is at the core of our value proposition for our customers.
Striving toward an Injury-free work environment
As a manufacturing company, we have a responsibility to minimize risk for our colleagues. Creating a workplace for our colleagues where they can perform their jobs safely is Entegris’ number one priority. We are continuously improving our processes and safeguards to work toward an injury-free workplace.
Aspiration
Foster a best-in-class manufacturing culture with a clear and strong commitment to safety across all our operations.
2030 Goal
Ensuring our colleagues are safe and feel safe
We want to create an environment where our colleagues feel safe when they go to work. We believe that this peace of mind and sense of safety is essential to excel in their jobs and to live their lives to the fullest.
Aspiration
Ensure all our colleagues remain healthy and safe as they perform their work.
2030 Goal
Working together for safety
Our colleagues play a vital role in improving the safety of our operations. Everyone across our global facilities is encouraged to proactively report opportunities to improve so we can take corrective action to prevent injury.
Aspiration
Create a culture of shared responsibility for a healthy and safe workplace environment with safety protocols that are defined and implemented by our colleagues.
2030 Goal
Achieve 100% manufacturing participation rate in proactive reporting of safety opportunities.
Personal Development and Inclusion
Entegris’ number one competitive advantage is our people. In a world and an industry where change is accelerating, diversity in the workplace is not only foundational to who we are, but also is a critical business and global imperative. We aim to create an environment where everyone is treated fairly and honestly and where diversity of perspectives and backgrounds contribute to enriching our decision-making process and ultimately the quality of our decisions.
Promote STEM education in underrepresented communities
We are committed to be a champion of diversity, equal opportunity, and inclusion throughout our global community. We believe Entegris has a unique opportunity as a science-based company to effect positive change and expand access to STEM education in underrepresented communities.
Aspiration
Increase access to STEM education for underrepresented communities.
2030 Goal
Invest more than $30 million in STEM scholarships and engineering internships for women and individuals from underrepresented communities.
Advance diversity in the workforce at Entegris
Adaptability is a core competency and business imperative that is rooted in our ability to listen, relentlessly learn, and constantly invite new perspectives and consider new ideas.
Aspiration
Build a workforce that reflects diversity in all its forms making us a stronger company and enriching us as individuals.
2030 Goal
Aim to fill more than 50% of new engineering roles with women and/or individuals from underrepresented groups.
Aim to achieve 50% diversity
among board members.
Learning is key to our colleagues’ growth, skill development, and job satisfaction.
At Entegris, we are committed to creating a workplace where our colleagues have opportunities to grow and thrive, feel challenged, fulfilled and appreciated and be rewarded for their achievements.
Aspiration
Prepare our colleagues to solve problems in creative ways and be productive in a rapidly changing world.
2030 Goal
Increase participation in real-time learning opportunities and internal training hours by more than five times the hours completed in 2020.
Sustainability
We will limit the environmental burden of our global operations, focusing on what we consume to manufacture our products, including reducing water and energy consumption and increasing our use of renewably sourced electricity.
Reducing our energy consumption
As a growing manufacturing company, our operations consume a significant amount of energy. We are focused on reducing this consumption and the impact it has on our planet.
Aspiration
Reduce our energy consumption to limit the impact of our operations on the environment.
2030 Goal
Reduce energy consumption by more than 20% per Entegris revenue dollar from 2020 baseline.
Converting to renewable energy
Our operations globally use a significant amount of electricity, some of which comes from sources that have a negative impact on the environment (e.g., GHG). We are reengineering our operations away from these sources.
Aspiration
Using electricity from renewable sources while implementing energy-saving practices makes it possible for us to achieve our sustainability goals.
2030 Goal
Achieve 100% electricity consumption generated from renewable sources, where available.
Reducing our water usage
As a growing manufacturing company and by the very nature of the products we develop, our operations consume a significant amount of water in our production processes. We are focused on reducing this consumption and the impact it has on our planet.
Aspiration
Conserve water throughout our operations and reduce wastewater to help preserve this critical resource.
2030 Goal
Decrease water usage by more than 50% per Entegris revenue dollar from 2020 baseline.