Evironment Awareness
Integrating corporate management and sustainable development is an issue of increasing importance in the business world, amid increasing expectations for social and environmental responsibility.
In response, we have been improving the process of collecting stakeholder’s idea and setting up corporate-wide vision and strategies for sustainable development.
Everything we do is guided by our focus on the “greening” of management, products, processes, workplaces and communities.
Our green management policy guides and supports the continuous enhancement of greener environment through all of our business activities including product design, manufacturig process and workplace operations.
We believe it’s our responsibility to do business in a way that enriches our planet.
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Eco-management 2013
Publishing a global Sustainability report we initiated
‘Eco-management 2013’ in Jul 2009 with Eco Vision of
‘Creating New Value through Eco-Innovation’ and Eco Logo of ‘PlanetFirst’. Core goals are
reducing GHG emissions from manufacturing
and product use and expending innovative eco-friendly products on the market.
PlanetFirst
PlanetFirst is a commitment, a mindset and a fundamental approach that Samsung believes is critically important as consumers seek to balance their
desire for cutting edge technology while pursuing a greener way of life.
PlanetFirst means always considering our impact on the environment first as we continue to work, develop, engineer and design innovative products and solutions to inspire and satisfy our customers.
Samsung is committed to providing a better green experience through eco-friendly products, solutions and technologies that benefit our customers’ lives, affirm our shared values, and respect our planet.
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions
PFC Reduction Activity - In compliance with the WSC's voluntary agreement on PFC reduction, SAMSUNG Electronics' Semiconductor Division agreed to reduce PFC emissions by 10% from 1997 to 2010.
Although PFC emissions increase inevitably due to continuous industry growth and expansions in production, we reduced CO2 by 5.68 million
tons since 1997 to date by applying various PFC reduction technologies.
We have tried hard to reduce PFC emissions through increased use of gases with a relatively low global warming index (0% in 1997 → 82% in 2008), production optimization, use of an RPC (Remote Plasma Cleaning) to raise the PFC decomposition rate (0% in 1997 → 93% in 2008), and PFC emission abatement (introduction of PFC emission abatement system : 0% in 1997 → 61% in 2008). SAMSUNG is constantly lowering CO2 emissions in manufacturing through continuous PFC reduction.
Energy Savings Activities - SAMSUNG Electronics' Semiconductor Division has set a goal to improve energy efficiency by 5% under the slogan, “Catch CO2”. Through increased energy-saving activities, we have reduced energy consumption by 57% and CO2 by 520,000 tons from 2001 to 2008.
Major energy-saving activities are as follows:
• Energy-saving activity in semiconductor manufacturing
• -25% increase in energy efficiency at our new production lines through the introduction
of low-power equipment
• Energy use optimization at existing production lines through the implementation of dump
heat procedures and the introduction of low-power equipment
• Forming an energy-conscious culture
• Turning off unnecessary lights (Turn off unused lights, turn off lights during
lunch time, etc.)
• Deploying an ongoing system to propose ideas for greenhouse gas reduction
