Climate Action

A global ICT
manufacturing
company commits to
net zero

Samsung Electronics

is one of the world’s largest ICT (Information & Communication Technologies) manufacturing company that makes products in all areas of the electronics industry — from semiconductors to smartphones, TVs and home appliances.

Home to many of Samsung Electronics' manufacturing facilities, South Korea is one of the toughest countries to source renewable energy, making it difficult to achieve renewable energy goals. However, to tackle the pressing challenges of climate change facing humanity, we strive towards net zero carbon emissions.

Our approach to
reducing carbon
emissions

Reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions: Goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050; Reducing gases from manufacturing
processes and fuel consumption such
as
LNGLearn more

Shifting to renewable energy: Goal of transitioning to 100%
renewable energy by 2050; Joining RE100, a global initiative and
driving the transition to renewable
energy
by 2050Learn more

Decarbonizing our value chain: Activities to reduce carbon footprint
across the product’s lifecycle; Journey with customers and suppliers
toward creating a low-carbon lifestyleLearn more

Reducing Direct
Greenhouse Gas
Emissions

By using innovative technologies that significantly improve process gas treatment efficiency,
Samsung Electronics can keep direct carbon emissions (Scope 1) down even as production increases.

Direct greenhouse gas
emissions(Scope 1) roadmap

Embarking on a
challenging yet
necessary mission

Demand for semiconductors is increasing
across
industries, creating the need to
manufacture more while
emitting less.
Reduction of semiconductor process gas
Reducing energy use
through innovative
technologies

Samsung Electronics' technologies make
it possible to
increase manufacturing
efficiency. High quality for less
energy.
Energy reduction in manufacturing process

Shifting to
Renewable Energy

We aim to transition to
100% renewable energy by 2050

Renewable energy roadmap

Collaborating to
promote renewable
energy and address
climate change

At Samsung Electronics, we are committed to renewable energy transition.
Throughout our sustainability journey, we have been developing renewable
energy projects and are participating in domestic and global renewable energy initiatives.

We joined RE100, a global initiative that brings together businesses committed to
100% renewable electricity. We are also a founding member of the ACEC(Asia Clean
Energy Coalition) which was established by the Climate Group that leads RE100, the
Global Wind Energy Council, and the World Resources Institute, a global think tank
for climate and environmental issues. Comprised of corporations, renewable energy
developers, and investors, ACEC focuses on advancing renewable energy ecosystems
in Asian manufacturing hubs.

Through these initiatives and collaborations, we strive to enhance
mitigation efforts including expanding renewable energy markets in Asia and
accelerating the clean energy transition across the region.

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Steady increase of
renewable energy
consumption Unit : GWh

Steady increase of
renewable energy
consumption

Unit : GWh

Renewable energy transition rate

DX(Device eXperience)
Division
93.4%
DS(Device Solutions)
Division
24.3%
Company-wide
31%

Current state of
renewable energy
at our global
business sites

Decarbonizing Our
value chain

Continued carbon emission
reductions in upstream and
downstream operations

Value Chain Carbon Reduction
Roadmap

Samsung aims to reduce power usaage by an aberage of 3-% in key consumer products by 2030.

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We aim to reduce
carbon emissions
throughout our
products’ lifecycles

Manufacturing is only one of many stages in the entire product life cycle. We strive to reduce carbon emissions across all stages of the product life cycle including distribution, sales, and use in collaboration with our consumers, suppliers, and other stakeholders.

In particular, we plan to utilize ultra-power-saving technology for semiconductors, which is expected to reduce the memory related power consumption of data centers and mobile devices. We also plan to apply the technology to the leading models of our seven major product categories (smartphone, refrigerator, washer, air conditioner, TV, monitor, and PC) and improve their power consumption by 30% by 2030 compared to the 2019 models with equivalent performance and specifications.

Carbon emissions reduction in the product use stage

Progress in product energy
efficiency improvement

* Improvement rate for leading models of seven major product
categories compared to the 2019 models with equivalent
performance and specifications

Our products and energy
efficiency

Climate action together with
our suppliers

We cannot act alone in climate action.
This is why we actively encourage our partner companies to join our journey.
Samsung Electronics joined the CDP* supply chain program in 2019 to monitor greenhouse gas emissions from major partner companies and provide
incentives to encourage the use of renewable energy.

We have been operating an internal committee since 2022 to strengthen Scope 3 management and drive reduction efforts going forward.
In 2022, we improved the calculation methodology for Scope 3 categories and completed third-party verification of the methodology and
emissions.

*CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project):
Environmental disclosure platform

Semiconductor
Life Cycle Assessment
process

We established the LCA process to accurately assess the
environmental impact and carbon footprints of our
semiconductor products across their entire life cycle. Based on
ISO 14040, 14044, and 14067, the operation of this process was
verified by a third-party institute to ensure the credibility of all
data produced.

Building on this experience, we have developed an in-house
automated system which calculates the carbon footprint of
final products based on emissions from semiconductor
production process units. This allows for the consideration of
product characteristics such as miniaturization.

In the long term, we will strive to establish a comprehensive
management system that evaluates not only carbon emissions
but also the overall environmental impact, including water and
resources.

Participate in IMEC SSTS Program

Third-party LCA Verification Certificate

Digital Library

LCA(Life-Cycle Assessment)
- Smartphone - LCA result
  
  download
- Tablet - LCA result
  
  download
- Laptop PC - LCA result
  
  download
- Monitor - LCA result
  
  download
- Watch - LCA result
  
  download
Environment Safety Policy
for Workplace

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