Axalto Achieves ISO 14001 Environment-friendly Certification in Nine Production Sites.AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- With the ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 14001 Certification, Axalto Shows its Leadership and High Commitment to Environment Protection and Sustainable Development Sustainable development is a socio-ecological process characterized by the fulfilment of human needs while maintaining the quality of the natural environment indefinitely. The linkage between environment and development was globally recognized in 1980, when the International Union Axalto (EURONEXT:AXL)(EURONEXT:NL0000400653), the world's leading provider of microprocessor cards, announced today it has received ISO 14001 certification in all of its production sites in Europe, Asia and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The facilities of Barcelona, Fareham, Orleans, Pont-Audemer and Tours in the Europe, Middle-East and Africa region, Hong-Kong, Shanghai and Changsha in Asia region, and Owing Mills in the USA are all ISO 14001 certified See certification. . "Axalto is deeply committed to health safety and environmental protection, which we have shown by having our own Health Safety and Environment management system in place for now well over ten years," said Eric Martinetti, Quality Security and HSE HSE House HSE Health and Safety Executive HSE Helsinki School of Economics HSE Hamilton Southeastern (High School) HSE Health, Safety & Environment HSE Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia) Manager at Axalto. "As a company leading and setting the example in its industry, we felt it was important to benchmark ourselves against an internationally recognized environment management system and are proud that our nine industrial sites are fully compliant with ISO 14001." ISO 14001, developed by the International Organization for Standardization International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Organization for determining standards in most technical and nontechnical fields. Founded in Geneva in 1947, its membership includes more than 100 countries. (ISO), is a series of voluntary environment management standards designed to enhance the protection of the environment, such as improvement of waste management, reduction of water consumption and energy control. About Axalto Axalto (EURONEXT:AXL)(EURONEXT:NL0000400653) is the world's leading provider of microprocessor cards (Gartner Dataquest 2004) -- the key to digital networks -- and a major supplier of point-of-sale terminals. Its 4500 employees come from 70 nationalities and serve customers in more than 100 countries, with worldwide sales reaching 3 billion smart cards Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong's Octopus card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo card and Lisbon' LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications. to date. The company has 25 years' experience in smart card innovation and leads its industry in security technology and open systems. Axalto continuously creates new generations of products for use in a variety of applications in the telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , finance, retail, transport, entertainment, healthcare, personal identification, information technology and public sector markets. Microprocessor cards provide convenience, security and privacy to public and private services operators, their customers and end users. All trademarks are properties of their respective owners. For more info, please visit www.axalto.com. |
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