Facts & Figures
Check out the latest data on Samsung Electronics’ financial, environmental, and social performance at a glance.
Economic performance
Key financial performance
| Key financial performance1) |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Sales |
KRW 1 trillion |
302.2 |
258.9 |
300.9 |
| Operating profit |
KRW 1 trillion |
43.4 |
6.6 |
32.7 |
| Net income |
KRW 1 trillion |
55.7 |
15.5 |
34.5 |
- Based on consolidated financial statements
Sales by division1)
|
Sales by division (absolute value)
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
KRW 1 trillion |
182.5 |
170.0 |
174.9 |
| DS Division |
KRW 1 trillion |
98.5 |
66.6 |
111.1 |
| SDC |
KRW 1 trillion |
34.4 |
31.0 |
29.2 |
| Harman2) |
KRW 1 trillion |
13.2 |
14.4 |
14.3 |
|
Sales by division (percentage)
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
% |
56 |
60 |
53 |
| DS Division |
% |
30 |
24 |
34 |
| SDC |
% |
10 |
11 |
9 |
| Harman |
% |
4 |
5 |
4 |
- Based on net sales
- Acquired in 2016
Sales by region1)
|
Sales by region (absolute value)
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Americas |
KRW 1 trillion |
119.0 |
92.1 |
118.8 |
| Europe |
KRW 1 trillion |
50.3 |
48.1 |
50.1 |
| Korea |
KRW 1 trillion |
48.7 |
45.6 |
39.8 |
| Asia and Africa2) |
KRW 1 trillion |
84.3 |
73.1 |
92.1 |
| Sales by region (percentage) |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Americas |
% |
39 |
35 |
39 |
| Europe |
% |
17 |
19 |
17 |
| Korea |
% |
16 |
18 |
13 |
| Asia and Africa |
% |
28 |
28 |
31 |
- Based on net sales
- Starting from the 2024 report, China figures combined into Asia and Africa values
Economic value distribution
| Suppliers |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Purchasing costs |
KRW 1 trillion |
219.8 |
212.8 |
226.1 |
| Local communities |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| CSR costs |
KRW 1 trillion |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
| Shareholders & Investors |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Dividends |
KRW 1 trillion |
9.8 |
9.8 |
9.8 |
| Dividend payout ratio |
% |
18 |
68 |
29 |
| Creditors |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Interest costs |
KRW 1 trillion |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
| Employees |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Personnel expenses |
KRW 1 trillion |
37.6 |
38.0 |
40.5 |
|
Government
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
Taxes and public duties by region
|
KRW 1 trillion |
13.0 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
| Asia |
% |
11.0 |
19.1 |
21.2 |
| Korea |
% |
74.0 |
58.1 |
36.6 |
| Americas and Europe |
% |
14.0 |
21.5 |
40.7 |
| Others |
% |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
|
Percentage of distributed economic value
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Suppliers1) |
% |
79.3 |
78.8 |
79.1 |
| Local communities2) |
% |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
| Shareholders and investors3) |
% |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
| Creditors4) |
% |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
| Employees5) |
% |
13.6 |
14.1 |
14.2 |
| Government6) |
% |
3.2 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
-
Suppliers: Costs related to all materials, products, equipment, and services purchased for businesses
- Local communities: Total costs of CSR activities
- Shareholders and investors: Dividends
- Creditors: Interest costs
-
Employees: Sum of wages, retirement benefits, and welfare benefits included in sales costs, SG&A expenses, and R&D expenses
- Government: Sum of corporate taxes (based on cash flow statement) and other taxes and public duties
Human rights
Employee Status
| Number of employees |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Number of employees1) |
Individuals |
270,278 |
267,860 |
262,647 |
| Global* |
Individuals |
152,351 |
147,104 |
137,350 |
| Korea |
Individuals |
117,927 |
120,756 |
125,297 |
| Number of employees by employment type2) |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Non-fixed-term employees |
Individuals |
266,613 |
264,525 |
259,434 |
| Fixed-term employees |
Individuals |
3,665 |
3,335 |
3,213 |
| Number of employees by age group |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Under 30 |
Individuals |
83,155 |
72,525 |
63,531 |
| 30s |
Individuals |
111,607 |
113,874 |
114,035 |
| 40 and above |
Individuals |
75,516 |
81,461 |
85,081 |
| Number of employees by job type |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Development |
Individuals |
80,423 |
83,729 |
88,984 |
| Manufacturing |
Individuals |
117,190 |
109,722 |
105,571 |
| Quality assurance and EHS |
Individuals |
19,763 |
21,386 |
18,731 |
| Sales and marketing |
Individuals |
24,703 |
25,136 |
23,466 |
| Others |
Individuals |
28,199 |
27,887 |
25,895 |
| Number of employees by rank |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Working level3) |
Individuals |
182,323 |
174,060 |
164,895 |
| Manager level |
Individuals |
86,498 |
92,315 |
96,294 |
| Executive level4) |
Individuals |
1,457 |
1,485 |
1,458 |
| Number of employees by region |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Korea |
Individuals |
117,927 |
120,756 |
125,297 |
| Asia (Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, China, Japan) |
Individuals |
106,790 |
100,938 |
95,501 |
| North America and Latin America |
Individuals |
27,166 |
27,882 |
25,100 |
| Europe |
Individuals |
11,709 |
12,001 |
11,500 |
| CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) |
Individuals |
1,756 |
1,611 |
788 |
| Middle East and Africa |
Individuals |
4,930 |
4,672 |
4,461 |
|
Number of non-Samsung Electronics Employees5)
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Number of non-Samsung Electronics employees |
Individuals |
54,586 |
62,250 |
59,693 |
| Men |
Individuals |
32,883 |
36,734 |
35,581 |
| Women |
Individuals |
16,786 |
20,383 |
18,604 |
| Others6) |
Individuals |
4,917 |
5,133 |
5,508 |
|
Number of non-Samsung Electronics Employees by region
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Korea |
Individuals |
38,492 |
43,902 |
42,589 |
| Asia (Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, China, Japan) |
Individuals |
5,153 |
7,669 |
6,713 |
| North America and Latin America |
Individuals |
3,654 |
3,711 |
3,667 |
| Europe |
Individuals |
5,847 |
5,479 |
5,115 |
| CIS |
Individuals |
579 |
504 |
515 |
| Middle East and Africa |
Individuals |
861 |
985 |
1,094 |
| Welfare benefit expenses in Korea and abroad |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Welfare benefit expenses in Korea and abroad |
KRW 1 billion |
6,092 |
6,473 |
6,778 |
- Number of employees: As of year end (excluding those dispatched by partner companies, on leave, interns, and full-time students)
- Fixed-term employees (Number of employees by employment type): Those hired pursuant to the Act on the Protection of Fixed-Term and Part-Time Employees at our business sites in Korea and subcontractors and apprentices at our global business sites 2022, 2023 values updated to reflect updated standards
- Working level employees (Number of employees by rank): Encompassing those opting for flexible work arrangements and those not categorized under the manager and executive levels
- Executive level employees (Number of employees by rank): Including those at the vice president level or higher (excluding Masters, Fellows, and advisors) at our Korean business sites and at the vice president level and higher at our global business sites (Including global advisors since 2023)
- Number of non-Samsung Electronics employees: Including those hired or dispatched by partner companies, interns (including those experiencing work for educational or training purposes) at global sites
- Those who chose not to indicate their gender
* "Global" refers to countries excluding Korea
Percentage of new female hires and retirement rates
| Percentage of new female hires |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Korea |
% |
27.9 |
28.1 |
29.5 |
| Global |
% |
29.4 |
28.4 |
30.0 |
| Retirement rate1) |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Total retirement rate |
% |
12.9 |
10.6 |
10.1 |
| Retirement rate of men2) |
% |
7.0 |
5.9 |
6.3 |
| Retirement rate of women2) |
% |
5.9 |
4.6 |
3.8 |
- Retirement rate: Ratio of those who retired during the respective fiscal year to the total number of employees
- Retirement rate of men and women: Based on the number of employees in Korea and abroad who chose to indicate their gender
Safety and health
| Safety and health |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| LTIR1) |
% |
0.033 |
0.023 |
0.022 |
| Supplier LTIR2) |
% |
0.046 |
0.064 |
0.035 |
| Major incidents |
Count |
- |
- |
- |
- LTIR (Lost-Time Injuries Rate): Based on accidents resulting in one or more days of absence and workplace accidents (excluding daily life)
- Supplier LTIR (Lost-Time Injuries Rate): Based on accidents resulting in one or more days of absence and workplace accidents (excluding daily life) that occurred at Korean suppliers stationed at our sites
Career development
| Number of training sessions |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Number of training sessions |
10,000 cases |
914 |
950 |
936 |
| Global |
10,000 cases |
407 |
487 |
522 |
| Korea |
10,000 cases |
508 |
463 |
414 |
| Hours of training per employee1) |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Global |
hours |
52.1 |
58.2 |
66.8 |
| Korea |
hours |
70.5 |
77.5 |
61.2 |
| Average hours of training by gender |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Men |
hours |
61.1 |
66.0 |
61.6 |
| Women |
hours |
58.3 |
68.6 |
69.0 |
|
Average hours of training by employment type
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Regular employees |
hours |
60.5 |
67.3 |
64.5 |
| Non-regular employees2) |
hours |
40.3 |
42.4 |
42.3 |
| Training expenses |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Total training expenses3) |
KRW 100 million |
1,853 |
2,090 |
2,404 |
| Training expenses per employee4) |
KRW 1,000 |
1,571 |
1,731 |
1,919 |
| Ratio of training expenses to sales5) |
% |
0.07 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
| Ratio of training expenses to personnel expenses6) |
% |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
| Re-employment through the Career Consulting Center |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Re-employment applicants7) |
Cases |
8,246 |
8,838 |
9,300 |
| Re-employed8) |
Cases |
7,286 |
7,653 |
8,001 |
| Rate of Re-employment |
% |
88.4 |
86.6 |
86.0 |
- Hours of training per employee: Online training + offline training
- Non-regular employees: subcontractors + apprentices
- Total training expenses: Employees in Korea
- Training expenses per employee: Total training expenses / Total number of employees in Korea
- Ratio of training expenses to sales: Total training expenses / Sales (sales of DX division (absolute value) + sales of DS division (absolute value))
- Ratio of training expenses to personnel expenses: Total training expenses / Total compensation for employees of the headquarters in Korea
- Re-employment applicants through the Career Development Center: Cumulative sum since 2001
- Re-employed cases through the Career Development Center: Cumulative sum since 2001
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
|
Percentage of female employees
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Percentage of female employees1) |
% |
35.1 |
33.7 |
33.1 |
|
Percentage of female employees by job type
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Development |
% |
19.2 |
19.2 |
19.7 |
| Manufacturing |
% |
45.1 |
43.0 |
41.8 |
| Quality assurance and EHS |
% |
40.8 |
38.6 |
38.8 |
| Sales and marketing |
% |
33.6 |
34.0 |
35.2 |
| Others |
% |
35.9 |
36.8 |
37.0 |
|
Percentage of female employees by region
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Korea |
% |
25.2 |
25.3 |
25.8 |
| Asia (Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, China, Japan) |
% |
47.0 |
44.2 |
43.1 |
| North America and Latin America |
% |
34.4 |
33.6 |
33.6 |
| Europe |
% |
34.0 |
34.0 |
33.3 |
| CIS |
% |
40.8 |
41.8 |
36.0 |
| Middle East and Africa |
% |
19.1 |
20.4 |
18.9 |
|
Percentage of female employees by rank
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Working level |
% |
43.9 |
42.5 |
41.9 |
| Manager level |
% |
16.9 |
17.6 |
18.2 |
| Executive level2) |
% |
6.9 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
|
Number of employees on parental leave3)
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Number of employees on parental leave |
Individuals |
4,364 |
4,477 |
4,892 |
| Men |
Individuals |
1,310 |
1,304 |
1,510 |
| Women |
Individuals |
3,054 |
3,173 |
3,382 |
|
Rate of return to work after parental leave4)
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Men |
% |
96.5 |
97.7 |
96.6 |
| Women |
% |
98.9 |
99.0 |
99.5 |
| In-house daycare centers maximum capacity |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| In-house daycare centers maximum capacity5) |
Individuals |
2,628 |
2,642 |
2,937 |
| Number of in-house daycare centers6) |
Count |
11 |
11 |
12 |
| Number of employees with disabilities |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Number of employees with disabilities7) |
Individuals |
1,732 |
1,931 |
1,999 |
|
Percentage of employees with disabilities
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Percentage of employees with disabilities8) |
% |
1.6 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
- Percentage of female employees: Based on the total number of employees
- Executive level employees: Including those at the vice president level or higher (excluding Masters, Fellows, and advisors) at our Korean business sites and at the vice president level and higher at our global business sites (Including global advisors since 2023)
- Number of employees on parental leave: Based on the number of employees in Korea (those who used parental leave during the same year since 2024)
- Rate of return to work after parental leave: Based on the number of employees at business sites in Korea
- In-house daycare centers maximum capacity: Based on our business sites in Korea; limited to Samsung Electronics operated daycare centers excluding Samsung Display operated daycare centers
- Number of in-house daycare centers: Based on our business sites in Korea; limited to Samsung Electronics operated daycare centers excluding Samsung Display operated daycare centers
- Number of employees with disabilities: Based on the number of employees in Korea (including those hired by our subsidiary standard workplace for people with disabilities since 2023)
- Percentage of employees with disabilities: Based on the number of employees in Korea, as reported to the Korea Employement Agency for Persons with Disabilities (including those hired by our subsidiary standard workplace for people with disabilities since 2023)
Tech for all
Privacy protection
| In-house consulting |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| In-house consulting |
Cases |
5,858 |
8,302 |
8,170 |
|
Responses to government request for information1)
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Requests |
Cases |
187 |
594 |
400 |
| Response |
Cases |
126 |
456 |
236 |
| Response rate |
% |
67 |
77 |
59 |
-
Response to government requests for information: Compiled statistical data with regards to warrants issued by Korean courts in accordance with applicable Korean laws
Supply chain
Sustainable supply chain
| Global network |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Global number of suppliers1) |
Companies |
2,131 |
2,515 |
2,503 |
| Comprehensive supplier evaluation |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Percentage of evaluated suppliers2) |
% |
89 |
92 |
92 |
| Percentage of suppliers rated outstanding |
% |
62 |
71 |
75 |
| Percentage of suppliers with environmental management system (ISO 14001, etc.) certification3) |
% |
90 |
87 |
90 |
| Percentage of suppliers with health and safety management system (ISO 45001, etc.) certification4) |
% |
50 |
51 |
59 |
| Global Purchasing Code of Conduct compliance |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Korean SME suppliers paid 100% within 10 days |
Companies |
589 |
574 |
579 |
| Supplier incentives |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Supplier incentives |
KRW 100 million |
931 |
650 |
394 |
| Companies participating in supplier training |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Companies participating in supplier training5) |
Companies |
1,381 |
1,739 |
1,754 |
| First-tier suppliers |
Companies |
865 |
1,114 |
1,061 |
| Sub-suppliers |
Companies |
516 |
625 |
693 |
| Employees participating in supplier training |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Employees participating in supplier training6) |
Individuals |
22,924 |
32,566 |
34,235 |
| First-tier suppliers |
Individuals |
20,722 |
30,417 |
32,244 |
| Sub-suppliers |
Individuals |
2,202 |
2,149 |
1,991 |
| Innovation Support for First-tier Suppliers |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Innovation Support for First-tier Suppliers7) |
Companies |
66 |
91 |
137 |
| Global |
Companies |
5 |
3 |
14 |
| Korea |
Companies |
61 |
88 |
132 |
| Win-Win Fund support |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Win-Win Fund support |
KRW 100 million |
9,942 |
10,359 |
10,640 |
| First-tier suppliers |
KRW 100 million |
6,997 |
6,953 |
7,315 |
| Sub-suppliers |
KRW 100 million |
2,945 |
3,406 |
3,325 |
- Global number of suppliers: Sum of suppliers by country
- Percentage of evaluated suppliers: Annual comprehensive supplier evaluation in 7 areas applies to all suppliers, except for those registered for less than a year
- Percentage of suppliers with environmental management system (ISO 14001, etc.) certification: Fulfillment of ISO 14001 or equivalent is required as part of the Standard Supplier Contract
- Percentage of suppliers with health and safety system (ISO 45001, etc.) certification: Includes 23 suppliers with SA8000 certification
- Companies participating in supplier training: Sum of Partner Collaboration Academy training cases between DX and DS Divisions, including overlap, accounts for DS Division Partner Collaboration Academy training progress
- Employees participating in supplier training: Sum of Partner Collaboration Academy training cases between DX and DS Divisions, including overlap, accounts for DS Division Partner Collaboration Academy training progress
- Innovation support for first-tier suppliers: Sum of consulted DX Division suppliers and component equipment consulting supported DS Division suppliers
Transparency in responsible minerals sourcing management
| On-site audits of suppliers |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| On-site audits of suppliers1) |
Companies |
438 |
315 |
202 |
- On-site audits of suppliers aimed at eradicating the use of conflict minerals
Supply-chain work environment management
| Supply-chain work environment management |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| First-tier suppliers |
Companies |
121 |
93 |
90 |
Supplier Third-Party Audit Compliance Rate by Area1)
| Labor and human rights |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| First-tier |
Second-tier |
First-tier |
Second-tier |
| Freely chosen employment2) |
% |
98 |
99 |
100 |
98 |
96 |
| Guarantee of freedom of movement |
% |
100 |
99 |
100 |
98 |
100 |
| Prohibition of child labor |
% |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
| Protection of underage workers |
% |
100 |
99 |
100 |
100 |
97 |
| Working hours |
% |
93 |
85 |
78 |
93 |
93 |
| Guarantee of at least one day off per week |
% |
97 |
96 |
95 |
98 |
97 |
| Wages and benefits3) |
% |
96 |
95 |
92 |
93 |
86 |
| Humane treatment |
% |
100 |
99 |
100 |
99 |
99 |
| Non-discrimination4) |
% |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
92 |
| Freedom of association5) |
% |
98 |
99 |
100 |
99 |
99 |
| Safety and Health |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| First-tier |
Second-tier |
First-tier |
Second-tier |
| Occupational safety |
% |
95 |
96 |
100 |
98 |
92 |
| Emergency preparedness |
% |
94 |
98 |
96 |
95 |
87 |
| Occupational injury and illness |
% |
98 |
99 |
100 |
99 |
100 |
| Physically demanding work |
% |
97 |
99 |
100 |
99 |
94 |
| Machine safeguarding |
% |
98 |
96 |
100 |
99 |
98 |
| Sanitation, food, and housing |
% |
99 |
99 |
100 |
98 |
94 |
| Environment |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| First-tier |
Second-tier |
First-tier |
Second-tier |
| Pollution prevention |
% |
99 |
98 |
100 |
99 |
88 |
| Hazardous substances |
% |
96 |
98 |
100 |
97 |
98 |
| Wastewater and solid waste |
% |
98 |
99 |
100 |
98 |
95 |
| Air emissions |
% |
99 |
99 |
94 |
99 |
98 |
| Materials restrictions |
% |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
| Ethics |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| First-tier |
Second-tier |
First-tier |
Second-tier |
| Corporate ethics |
% |
100 |
98 |
100 |
98 |
97 |
| Prohibition of ill-gotten gains |
% |
100 |
100 |
100 |
99 |
91 |
| Information disclosure |
% |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
| Intellectual property |
% |
99 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
85 |
| Confidentiality and prohibition of retaliation |
% |
100 |
100 |
100 |
99 |
97 |
| Privacy protection |
% |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
| Management System |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| First-tier |
Second-tier |
First-tier |
Second-tier |
| Will of compliance |
% |
98 |
100 |
100 |
98 |
94 |
| Management responsibility |
% |
95 |
99 |
100 |
97 |
74 |
| Risk assessment |
% |
92 |
100 |
100 |
97 |
64 |
| Training |
% |
98 |
99 |
100 |
94 |
76 |
| Communication |
% |
97 |
100 |
100 |
98 |
77 |
| Employee feedback |
% |
100 |
99 |
100 |
99 |
95 |
| Remedial action |
% |
95 |
97 |
92 |
92 |
77 |
| Management of business improvement targets |
% |
93 |
97 |
100 |
94 |
79 |
- Figures include improvement implementation results based on each year’s third-party audit (performed on 123 suppliers in 2024)
* 67 DX Division, 23 DS Division, 33 second-tier suppliers
- Freely chosen employment: Including prohibition of forced labor and establishment of relevant policies, labor contract-signing, guarantee of freedom of movement and prohibition of keeping the original copy of an employee’s identification document
- Wages and benefits: Including accurate calculation and payment of wages, provision of wage statements, prohibition of delay in the payment of wages, prohibition of unjust penalty imposition and compulsory payments such as social insurance contributions
- Non-discrimination: Including prohibition of discrimination based on gender and other personal traits to ensure access to equal opportunities and pay, establishment of non-discrimination policies and procedures, provision of spaces for religious gathering
- Freedom of association: Including guarantee of the right to establish and join labor unions, right to collective bargaining, freedom of assembly and association and prohibition of discrimination against labor union members
Empowering communities
Corporate citizenship
| Employee volunteer hours |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Total employee volunteer hours1) |
Hours |
1,068,867 |
652,677 |
730,053 |
| Volunteer hours per employee |
Hours |
3.95 |
2.44 |
2.78 |
| Cumulative number of beneficiaries2) |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Samsung SW‧AI Academy for Youth |
Individuals |
6,250 |
8,550 |
10,750 |
| Samsung Dream Class |
Individuals |
116,999 |
124,604 |
128,731 |
| Samsung Stepping Stone of Hope |
Individuals |
16,760 |
27,065 |
41,703 |
| Samsung Blue Elephant |
Individuals |
662,142 |
940,029 |
1,340,198 |
| Samsung Solve for Tomorrow |
Individuals |
2,397,255 |
2,619,592 |
2,889,290 |
| Samsung Innovation Campus |
Individuals |
119,807 |
177,619 |
212,850 |
- Total employee volunteer hours: Including employees at all of our business sites in Korea and other regions
- Korean youth education programs jointly operated by all Samsung member companies; programs not supported in 2024 (Samsung Smart School, Samsung Junior SW Academy) are excluded
SME support
|
Beneficiaries of smart factory support
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Beneficiaries of smart factory support |
Companies |
268 |
194 |
181 |
| Partner companies in our supply chains |
Companies |
35 |
26 |
17 |
| Non-partner companies |
Companies |
233 |
1681) |
164 |
- Non-partner companies: 2023 figures updated after publication of 2024 Sustainability Report due to business discontinuation of 2 beneficiary companies
Compliance & ethics
Compliance and ethics
| Compliance training |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Compliance training1) |
Individuals |
126,867 |
138,742 |
138,414 |
| Anti-corruption training |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Anti-corruption training2) |
Individuals |
254,045 |
254,511 |
254,003 |
| Compliance whistleblowing |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Compliance whistleblowing3) |
Cases |
1,098 |
1,400 |
1,238 |
| Corruption whistleblowing |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Corruption whistleblowing4) |
Cases |
999 |
892 |
930 |
| Corruption whistleblowing rate |
% |
13 |
16 |
13 |
| Consumer complaint rate |
% |
34 |
36 |
30 |
| Others |
% |
54 |
49 |
57 |
- Scope of data collection for compliance training: Employees at our business sites in Korea(including part-time employees, including duplicates)
- Scope of data collection for anti-corruption training: Employees at our business sites in Korea and other regions
-
Compliance whistleblowing: Based on statistics from our compliance microsite https://sec-compliance.net
-
Corruption whistleblowing: Based on statistics from our ethics microsite https://sec-audit.com
Climate action
GHG emission management (Scope 1 and 2)1),2)
|
(Market based) GHG emissions
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| (Market based) GHG emissions |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
15,053 |
13,291 |
14,889 |
| Direct emissions (Scope 1) |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
5,972 |
3,733 |
4,725 |
| Indirect emissions (Scope 2) |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
9,081 |
9,558 |
10,164 |
|
(Region based) GHG emissions
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| (Region based) GHG emissions |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
19,892 |
18,303 |
19,736 |
| Direct emissions (Scope 1) |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
5,972 |
3,733 |
4,725 |
| Indirect emissions (Scope 2) |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
13,920 |
14,570 |
15,011 |
|
GHG emissions intensity3),4)
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| GHG emissions intensity |
Tonne CO₂e/
KRW 100 million |
5 |
6 |
5 |
| GHG emissions by source4) |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| GHG emissions by source |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
15,053 |
13,291 |
14,889 |
| CO₂ |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
10,336 |
10,778 |
11,415 |
| CH₄ |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| N₂O |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
530 |
540 |
265 |
| HFCs |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
679 |
314 |
564 |
| PFCs |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
3,333 |
1,533 |
913 |
| SF₆ |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
173 |
124 |
484 |
| NF31) |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
- |
- |
1,245 |
- Calculations conducted for Korean and overseas manufacturing subsidiaries. Starting in 2024, emissions from refrigerants, wastewater, newly designated gas, and leakage included in calculations. NF3 (one of seven greenhouse gases according to international standards) emissions newly disclosed in the 2025 Sustainability Report. 2024 (market based) GHG emissions calculated with 2023 standards decreased by 242 thousand tonnes CO₂e to 13,049 thousand tonnes CO₂e.
- 2024 GHG emissions: Calculated based on country-specific electric and fuel emission coefficients, the IPCC Guideline, and ISO 14064
- GHG emissions intensity: GHG emissions from business sites (Scope 1 and 2) / Sales (sales of DX division (absolute value) + sales of DS division (absolute value), KRW 100 million)
- Market-based GHG emission
GHG emissions management (Scope 3)
|
Other indirect emissions (Scope 3)1),2)
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Other indirect emissions (Scope 3) |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
115,960 |
106,971 |
105,612 |
| Purchased products and services |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
13,540 |
11,514 |
10,827 |
| Capital goods |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
2,155 |
3,059 |
2,249 |
| Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
2,538 |
2,962 |
2,786 |
| Upstream transportation and distribution |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
5,332 |
4,085 |
4,084 |
| Waste Generated in Operations |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
173 |
164 |
153 |
| Business travel |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
89 |
108 |
153 |
| Employee commuting |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
322 |
298 |
293 |
| Upstream leased assets |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
67 |
15 |
12 |
| Downstream transportation and distribution |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
46 |
41 |
80 |
| Processing of sold products |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
161 |
98 |
321 |
| Use of sold products |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
90,171 |
83,116 |
82,714 |
| End of life treatment of sold products |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
1,206 |
1,339 |
1,721 |
| Downstream leased assets |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| Investments |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
159 |
169 |
218 |
- Internal calculation standard of 14 categories has been set in 2022 and all the categories have been assured by an independent 3rd party. Data used for calculating some Scope 3 emissions (purchased goods and services, capital goods) are calculated based on previous year's data when suppliers' emissions data was available.
- For some Scope 3 categories (e.g. use of sold products), the calculation methods/standards (e.g. calculation automation, application of latest emission factors) and data consistency have been improved. Previously reported 2022/2023 data has been revised and disclosed accordingly.
※ Scope 3 Calculation Methodology by Category
온실가스 관리(Scope 3) - 기타 간접 배출량(Scope 3), 2022년, 2023년, 2024년으로 구분된 표
|
Category
|
Calculation Methodology |
| 1. Purchased products and services |
Hybrid method using supplier-specific and spend-based data;
- supplier-specific method applied to over 90% of total spend.
|
| 2. Capital goods |
Supplier-specific data applied for semiconductor equipment; other capital goods estimated using
spend-based method.
|
| 3. Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or 2 |
Calculated based on energy consumption at global manufacturing sites; applied country- and fuel-specific emission factors.
|
| 4. Upstream transportation and distribution |
Hybrid method applied depending on transport segment
- Korean domestic transport (supplier-specific), international transport (distance-specific),
non-Korean inland transport (cost-specific)
|
| 5. Waste generated in operations |
Waste-type-specific method
|
| 6. Business travel |
Distance-based calculation by travel mode
|
| 7. Employee commuting |
Distance-based calculation by commuting mode
|
| 8. Upstream leased assets |
Spend-based method applied for small-scale/short-term lease contracts
|
| 9. Downstream transportation and distribution |
Distance-based method
|
| 10. Processing of sold products |
Estimated based on average electricity consumption during downstream processing of sold product
|
| 11. Use of sold products |
Calculated lifetime use-phase emissions using labeled energy consumption for each product sold globally.
|
| 12. End of life treatment of sold products |
Estimated based on material composition of sold products and waste treatment-specific emission
factors.
|
| 13. Downstream leased assets |
Estimated using average electricity consumption by downstream leased asset type
|
| 14. Franchises |
No franchise operations
|
| 15. Investments |
Hybrid method applied depending on equity share
- Investee with equal to or greater than 20% ownership: supplier-specific method
- Investee with less than 20% ownership: combination of supplier-specific and spend-based methods
|
Energy management
|
Energy management
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Energy consumption at business sites |
GWh |
35,177 |
36,399 |
38,772 |
| Electricity |
GWh |
28,316 |
29,956 |
32,083 |
| Korea |
GWh |
21,360 |
23,217 |
25,111 |
| China |
GWh |
3,409 |
3,304 |
3,451 |
| India |
GWh |
148 |
161 |
171 |
| Southeast Asia |
GWh |
1,581 |
1,522 |
1,663 |
| Americas |
GWh |
1,635 |
1,579 |
1,514 |
| Europe |
GWh |
135 |
126 |
121 |
| Africa and Middle East |
GWh |
48 |
47 |
53 |
| Others1) |
GWh |
6,861 |
6,443 |
6,688 |
| Energy intensity2) |
MWh/KRW 100 million |
12.5 |
15.4 |
13.5 |
| Renewable energy consumption |
GWh |
8,704 |
9,289 |
10,069 |
| Renewable energy transition rate |
% |
30.7 |
31.0 |
31.4 |
- Others (Energy consumption at business sites): Steam, LNG, LPG, petrol, diesel
- Energy intensity: Energy consumption at business sites (MWh) / Sales (sales of DX division (absolute value) + sales of DS division (absolute value), KRW 100 million)
Product Energy Efficiency Improvement
|
Product Energy Efficiency Improvement1)
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Product energy consumption reduction rate |
% |
16.4 |
25.1 |
31.5 |
-
Product energy consumption reduction rate for each year relative to 2019 identical performance/specification models for 7 major product categories
Circular economy
Resource efficiency of products
|
Recycled plastic
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Cumulative use1) |
Tonnes |
409,117 |
567,056 |
768,811 |
| Amount used by year |
Tonnes |
98,826 |
157,939 |
201,755 |
| Percentage of recycled plastics used2) |
% |
13.9 |
25.0 |
31.0 |
| Recycled packaging |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Recycled packaging3) |
Tonnes |
13,011 |
15,273 |
16,399 |
- Cumulative use from 2009
- Percentage of recycled plastics used: amount of recycled plastic used / total amount of plastic used
- Recycled packaging: based on data collected in Korea
Amount of e-waste collected and recycled
| Cumulative amount of e-waste collected1) |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Cumulative amount of e-waste collected |
Tonnes |
5,698,008 |
6,297,161 |
6,908,516 |
| Amount of e-waste collected |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Amount of e-waste collected |
Tonnes |
598,572 |
599,153 |
611,354 |
| Asia and Oceania |
Tonnes |
220,357 |
235,197 |
250,057 |
| Americas |
Tonnes |
45,842 |
54,014 |
59,405 |
| Europe |
Tonnes |
332,374 |
309,942 |
301,893 |
|
Amount of e-waste collected by year and product type2)
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Amount of e-waste collected by year and product type |
Tonnes |
132,681 |
140,162 |
141,582 |
| Heat exchanger |
Tonnes |
75,879 |
89,754 |
75,085 |
| Display |
Tonnes |
10,644 |
12,840 |
11,282 |
| Telecommunications service equipment |
Tonnes |
1,930 |
2,155 |
2,178 |
| Other electric and electronics equipment |
Tonnes |
44,228 |
35,414 |
53,037 |
| Amount of materials recovered for recycling3) |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Amount of materials recovered for recycling |
Tonnes |
111,406 |
117,025 |
118,150 |
| Scrap metals |
Tonnes |
57,763 |
61,422 |
61,677 |
| Nonferrous metals |
Tonnes |
11,996 |
12,356 |
13,281 |
| Synthetic resin |
Tonnes |
33,157 |
35,752 |
35,909 |
| Glass |
Tonnes |
4,068 |
3,183 |
3,311 |
| Others |
Tonnes |
4,422 |
4,312 |
3,972 |
-
Cumulative amount of e-waste collected from 2009
- Amount of e-waste collected by year and product type: Based on data collected in Korea
- Amount of materials recovered for recycling: Based on data collected in Korea
Sustainable operation
Waste management
| Amount of waste generated |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Amount of waste generated |
Tonnes |
1,413,365 |
1,314,923 |
1,348,979 |
| General waste |
Tonnes |
931,929 |
881,175 |
910,510 |
| Hazardous waste1) |
Tonnes |
481,436 |
433,748 |
438,469 |
| Amount of waste treated |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Amount of waste treated |
Tonnes |
1,413,365 |
1,314,923 |
1,348,979 |
| Recovered for recycling |
Tonnes |
1,364,367 |
1,276,662 |
1,318,188 |
| Incineration (off-site) |
Tonnes |
25,479 |
31,007 |
26,331 |
| Landfill (off-site) |
Tonnes |
14,927 |
4,622 |
1,695 |
| Others |
Tonnes |
8,593 |
2,632 |
2,766 |
|
Percentage of waste recovered for recycling
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Percentage of waste recovered for recycling |
% |
97 |
97 |
98 |
- Hazardous waste: Based on monitoring standards of individual countries where our business sites are located
Water management
| Water intake |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Water intake |
1,000 tonnes |
172,811 |
177,361 |
188,540 |
| Municipal water (surface water) |
1,000 tonnes |
172,112 |
176,575 |
187,639 |
| Groundwater |
1,000 tonnes |
698 |
786 |
902 |
| Wastewater discharge |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Wastewater discharge |
1,000 tonnes |
136,118 |
142,995 |
152,109 |
| Water reused |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Water reused |
1,000 tonnes |
116,590 |
122,891 |
125,463 |
| Ultra-pure water reused |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Supply |
1,000 tonnes |
70,989 |
71,487 |
74,784 |
| Recovery |
1,000 tonnes |
24,731 |
22,004 |
23,025 |
|
Suppliers’ water consumption1)
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Suppliers’ water consumption |
1,000 tonnes |
94,814 |
97,482 |
88,467 |
- Suppliers’ water consumption: Based on the water consumption for Samsung Electronics product manufacturing by the top 90% of suppliers in terms of transaction scale
Chemical Substance Management
| Chemical Substance Management1) |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Chemical consumption2) |
1,000 tonnes |
578 |
518 |
551 |
| Major hazardous substances leakages |
Cases |
- |
- |
- |
- Scope of data collection: Korea
- Chemicals consumption: calculation criteria changed to PRTR standard starting from 2018
*PRTR: Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, dealing with chemical substance emission and transfer information
Workplace environment management
|
Workplace environment management
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Investment in EHS |
KRW 100 million |
21,836 |
20,284 |
23,488 |
| Violations of environment-related laws and regulations |
Cases |
2 |
1 |
21) |
-
1. Samsung Electronics received a fine of 6 million KRW for violating Article 31, Section 1 (Reporting on Subcontracting of Hazardous Chemical Handling) of the Chemical Substances Control Act, related to the potassium hydroxide contact incident that occurred at the Cheonan site on September 19, 2024. The fine was voluntarily paid. To prevent recurrence, we are taking measures such as conducting a full review of subcontracting reports for all production equipment installation and maintenance companies, in compliance with relevant regulations.
2. On 18 June 2021, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) issued a Notice of Corrective Action regarding a failure to report on wafer shredding equipment at the Samsung Austin Semiconductor LLC. (SAS) subsidiary of Samsung Electronics' DS Division. On 10 June 2022, the TCEQ issued a Notice of Corrective Action regarding the wastewater spill at SAS. TCEQ issued a fine of 93K USD to SAS on 8 March 2024, taking into account that SAS independently obtained environmental certification and performed internal management actions for the wafer shredding equipment while actively carrying out remediation activities to address the wastewater spillage as soon as SAS became aware of the incident. SAS paid the fine in full. SAS developed and deployed preventive measures (pre-evaluation systems, development of monitoring,
control systems).
Pollutant management
| Air pollutant emissions |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| NOx |
Tonnes |
785 |
720 |
729 |
| SOx |
Tonnes |
35 |
43 |
35 |
| NH₃ |
Tonnes |
95 |
125 |
104 |
| HF |
Tonnes |
19 |
16 |
14 |
| PM1) |
Tonnes |
207 |
142 |
90 |
|
Volatile organic compound emissions
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Volatile organic compound emissions |
Tonnes |
394 |
398 |
492 |
| Water pollutant discharge |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| TOC(Korea)2) |
Tonnes |
- |
294 |
319 |
| COD(Global) |
Tonnes |
846 |
534 |
649 |
| BOD |
Tonnes |
313 |
412 |
427 |
| SS |
Tonnes |
411 |
931 |
816 |
| F |
Tonnes |
576 |
626 |
488 |
| Heavy metals |
Tonnes |
16 |
17 |
11 |
|
Consumption of ozone depleting substances (CFC-eq)3)
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Consumption of ozone depleting substances (CFC-eq) |
Tonnes |
2 |
1 |
0.3 |
- Previous dust emission disclosure standard changed
- Applied data separately into TOC (Korea) and COD (Global) starting from 2023
- Scope of data collection: Korea
Performance by division
GHG emissions management (Scope 1 and 2)1),2)
| (Market based) GHG emissions |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| (Market based) GHG emissions |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
366 |
14,687 |
313 |
12,978 |
342 |
14,546 |
| Direct emissions (Scope1) |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
254 |
5,718 |
211 |
3,522 |
236 |
4,489 |
| Indirect emissions (Scope2) |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
112 |
8,969 |
102 |
9,456 |
106 |
10,058 |
| GHG emissions by source3) |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| GHG emissions by source |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
366 |
14,687 |
313 |
12,978 |
342 |
14,546 |
| CO₂ |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
364 |
9,971 |
311 |
10,467 |
314 |
11,101 |
| CH₄ |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
1 |
2 |
0.5 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| N₂O |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
1 |
529 |
1 |
539 |
1 |
264 |
| HFCs |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
- |
679 |
- |
314 |
26 |
538 |
| PFCs |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
- |
3,333 |
0.2 |
1,532 |
0.3 |
912 |
| SF₆ |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
- |
173 |
- |
124 |
- |
484 |
| NF3 |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,245 |
- Calculations conducted for Korean and overseas manufacturing subsidiaries. Starting in 2024, emissions from refrigerants, wastewater, newly designated gas, and leakage included in calculations. NF3 (one of seven greenhouse gases according to international standards) emissions newly disclosed in the 2025 Sustainability Report.
- 2024 GHG emissions: Calculated based on country specific GHG management guidelines, the IPCC Guidelines, and ISO 14064
- Market-based GHG emission
GHG emissions management (Scope 3)1),2)
| Other indirect emissions (Scope 3) |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| Other indirect emissions (Scope 3) |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
100,051 |
15,910 |
90,360 |
16,611 |
82,713 |
22,900 |
| Purchased products and services |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
10,074 |
3,466 |
8,017 |
3,497 |
7,122 |
3,705 |
| Capital goods |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
424 |
1,731 |
396 |
2,663 |
304 |
1,945 |
| Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
387 |
2,151 |
395 |
2,567 |
389 |
2,398 |
| Upstream transportation and distribution |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
5,094 |
238 |
3,912 |
173 |
3,901 |
183 |
| Waste Generated in Operations |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
27 |
146 |
42 |
122 |
35 |
118 |
| Business travel |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
70 |
19 |
79 |
29 |
112 |
41 |
| Employee commuting |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
231 |
91 |
216 |
82 |
208 |
85 |
| Upstream leased assets |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
13 |
53 |
12 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
| Downstream transportation and distribution |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
37 |
9 |
35 |
6 |
72 |
7 |
| Processing of sold products |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
- |
161 |
- |
98 |
154 |
167 |
| Use of sold products |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
82,360 |
7,812 |
75,760 |
7,356 |
68,496 |
14,218 |
| End of life treatment of sold products |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
1,200 |
6 |
1,338 |
1 |
1,719 |
2 |
| Downstream leased assets |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Investments |
1,000 tonnes CO₂e |
133 |
26 |
156 |
13 |
191 |
27 |
- Internal calculation standard of 14 categories has been set in 2022 and all the categories have been assured by an independent 3rd party. Data used for calculating some Scope 3 emissions (purchased goods and services, capital goods) are calculated based on previous year's data when suppliers' emissions data was available.
- For some Scope 3 categories (e.g. use of sold products), the calculation methods/standards (e.g. calculation automation, application of latest emission factors) and data consistency have been improved. Previously reported '22/23 data has been revised and disclosed accordingly.
※ Scope 3 Calculation Methodology by Category
온실가스 관리(Scope 3) - 기타 간접 배출량(Scope 3), 2022년, 2023년, 2024년으로 구분된 표
|
Category
|
Calculation Methodology |
| 1. Purchased products and services |
Hybrid method using supplier-specific and spend-based data;
- supplier-specific method applied to over 90% of total spend.
|
| 2. Capital goods |
Supplier-specific data applied for semiconductor equipment; other capital goods estimated using
spend-based method.
|
| 3. Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or 2 |
Calculated based on energy consumption at global manufacturing sites; applied country- and fuel-specific emission factors.
|
| 4. Upstream transportation and distribution |
Hybrid method applied depending on transport segment
- Korean domestic transport (supplier-specific), international transport (distance-specific),
non-Korean inland transport (cost-specific)
|
| 5. Waste generated in operations |
Waste-type-specific method
|
| 6. Business travel |
Distance-based calculation by travel mode
|
| 7. Employee commuting |
Distance-based calculation by commuting mode
|
| 8. Upstream leased assets |
Spend-based method applied for small-scale/short-term lease contracts
|
| 9. Downstream transportation and distribution |
Distance-based method
|
| 10. Processing of sold products |
Estimated based on average electricity consumption during downstream processing of sold product
|
| 11. Use of sold products |
Calculated lifetime use-phase emissions using labeled energy consumption for each product sold globally.
|
| 12. End of life treatment of sold products |
Estimated based on material composition of sold products and waste treatment-specific emission
factors.
|
| 13. Downstream leased assets |
Estimated using average electricity consumption by downstream leased asset type
|
| 14. Franchises |
No franchise operations
|
| 15. Investments |
Hybrid method applied depending on equity share
- Investee with equal to or greater than 20% ownership: supplier-specific method
- Investee with less than 20% ownership: combination of supplier-specific and spend-based methods
|
Energy management
|
Energy management
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| Energy consumption at business sites |
GWh |
4,327 |
30,850 |
4,015 |
32,384 |
4,180 |
34,592 |
| Electricity |
GWh |
3,067 |
25,249 |
2,914 |
27,042 |
3,088 |
28,996 |
| Others1) |
GWh |
1,260 |
5,601 |
1,101 |
5,342 |
1,092 |
5,596 |
| Renewable energy consumption |
GWh |
2,856 |
5,849 |
2,720 |
6,569 |
2,884 |
7,184 |
| Transition to renewable energy |
% |
93.1 |
23.2 |
93.4 |
24.3 |
93.4 |
24.8 |
- Others (Energy consumption at business sites): Steam, LNG, LPG, petrol, diesel
Product Energy Efficiency Improvement
|
Product Energy Efficiency Improvement1)
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| Product energy consumption reduction rate |
% |
16.4 |
- |
25.1 |
- |
31.5 |
- |
- Product energy consumption reduction rate for each year relative to 2019 identical performance/specification models for 7 major product
categories
Resource efficiency of products
|
Recycled plastic
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| Cumulative use1) |
Tonnes |
409,117 |
- |
567,056 |
- |
768,811 |
- |
| Amount used by year |
Tonnes |
98,826 |
- |
157,939 |
- |
201,755 |
- |
| Percentage of recycled plastics used2) |
% |
13.9 |
- |
25.0 |
- |
31.0 |
- |
|
Recycled packaging
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| Recycled packaging3) |
Tonnes |
13,011 |
- |
15,273 |
- |
16,399 |
- |
- Cumulative use from 2009
- Percentage of recycled plastics used: amount of recycled plastic used / total amount of plastic used
- Recycled packaging: based on data collected in Korea
Waste management
| Amount of waste generated |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| Amount of waste generated |
Tonnes |
329,861 |
1,083,504 |
307,325 |
1,007,598 |
322,144 |
1,026,835 |
| General waste |
Tonnes |
274,126 |
657,803 |
254,748 |
626,427 |
271,040 |
639,470 |
| Hazardous waste1) |
Tonnes |
55,735 |
425,701 |
52,577 |
381,171 |
51,104 |
387,365 |
| Amount of waste treated |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| Amount of waste treated |
Tonnes |
329,861 |
1,083,504 |
307,325 |
1,007,598 |
322,144 |
1,026,835 |
| Recovered for recycling |
Tonnes |
308,670 |
1,055,697 |
284,484 |
992,177 |
303,953 |
1,014,235 |
| Incineration (off-site) |
Tonnes |
7,069 |
18,410 |
18,509 |
12,499 |
15,629 |
10,702 |
| Landfill (off-site) |
Tonnes |
13,809 |
1,118 |
3,920 |
702 |
1,077 |
618 |
| Others |
Tonnes |
314 |
8,279 |
412 |
2,220 |
1,485 |
1,281 |
|
Percentage of waste recovered for recycling
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| Percentage of waste recovered for recycling |
% |
94 |
97 |
93 |
98 |
94 |
99 |
- Hazardous waste: Based on monitoring standards of individual countries where our business sites are located
Amount of e-waste collected and recycled
|
Cumulative amount of e-waste collected1)
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| Cumulative amount of e-waste collected |
Tonnes |
5,698,008 |
- |
6,297,161 |
- |
6,908,516 |
- |
|
Amount of e-waste collected
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| Amount of e-waste collected |
Tonnes |
598,572 |
- |
599,153 |
- |
611,354 |
- |
| Asia and Oceania |
Tonnes |
220,357 |
- |
235,197 |
- |
250,057 |
- |
| Americas |
Tonnes |
45,842 |
- |
54,014 |
- |
59,405 |
- |
| Europe |
Tonnes |
332,374 |
- |
309,942 |
- |
301,893 |
- |
|
Amount of e-waste collected by year and product type2)
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| Amount of e-waste collected by year and product type |
Tonnes |
132,681 |
- |
140,162 |
- |
141,582 |
- |
| Heat exchanger |
Tonnes |
75,879 |
- |
89,754 |
- |
75,085 |
- |
| Display |
Tonnes |
10,644 |
- |
12,840 |
- |
11,282 |
- |
| Telecommunications service equipment |
Tonnes |
1,930 |
- |
2,155 |
- |
2,178 |
- |
| Other electric and electronics equipment |
Tonnes |
44,228 |
- |
35,414 |
- |
53,037 |
- |
|
Amount of materials recovered for recycling3)
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| Amount of materials recovered for recycling |
Tonnes |
111,406 |
- |
117,025 |
- |
118,150 |
- |
| Scrap metal |
Tonnes |
57,763 |
- |
61,422 |
- |
61,677 |
- |
| Nonferrous metal |
Tonnes |
11,996 |
- |
12,356 |
- |
13,281 |
- |
| Synthetic resin |
Tonnes |
33,157 |
- |
35,752 |
- |
35,909 |
- |
| Glass |
Tonnes |
4,068 |
- |
3,183 |
- |
3,311 |
- |
| Others |
Tonnes |
4,422 |
- |
4,312 |
- |
3,972 |
- |
- Cumulative amount of e-waste collected from 2009
- Amount of e-waste collected by year and product type: Based on data collected in Korea
- Amount of materials recovered for recycling: Based on data collected in Korea
Water management
| Water intake |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| Water intake |
1,000 tonnes |
18,823 |
153,988 |
17,270 |
160,090 |
18,961 |
169,580 |
| Municipal water (surface water) |
1,000 tonnes |
18,124 |
153,988 |
16,485 |
160,090 |
18,059 |
169,580 |
| Groundwater |
1,000 tonnes |
698 |
- |
786 |
- |
902 |
- |
| Wastewater discharge |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| Wastewater discharge |
1,000 tonnes |
12,682 |
123,436 |
13,042 |
129,953 |
15,446 |
136,663 |
| Water reused |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| Water reused |
1,000 tonnes |
3,483 |
113,108 |
3,470 |
119,421 |
2,737 |
122,726 |
| Ultra-pure water reused |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| Supply |
1,000 tonnes |
2,219 |
68,770 |
2,098 |
69,389 |
2,361 |
72,423 |
| Recovery |
1,000 tonnes |
- |
24,731 |
- |
22,004 |
- |
23,025 |
| Suppliers’ water consumption1) |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| Suppliers’ water consumption |
1,000 tonnes |
63,236 |
31,578 |
65,783 |
31,699 |
56,535 |
31,932 |
- Suppliers’ water consumption: based on the water consumption for Samsung Electronics product manufacturing by the top 90% of suppliers in terms of transaction scale
Chemical Substance Management
| Chemical Substance Management1) |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| Chemical consumption2) |
1,000 tonnes |
6 |
572 |
6 |
512 |
6 |
545 |
| Major hazardous substances leakages |
Cases |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- Scope of data collection: Korea
- Chemicals consumption: calculation criteria changed to PRTR standard starting from 2018 *PRTR: Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, dealing with chemical substance emission and transfer information
Workplace Environment Management
| Workplace Environment Management |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| Investment in EHS |
KRW 100 million |
1,248 |
20,588 |
1,117 |
19,167 |
1,304 |
22,184 |
| Violations of environment-related laws and regulations |
Cases |
2 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
21) |
-
1. Samsung Electronics received a fine of 6 million KRW for violating Article 31, Section 1 (Reporting on Subcontracting of Hazardous Chemical Handling) of the Chemical Substances Control Act, related to the potassium hydroxide contact incident that occurred at the Cheonan site on September 19, 2024. The fine was voluntarily paid. To prevent recurrence, we are taking measures such as conducting a full review of
subcontracting reports for all production equipment installation and maintenance companies, in compliance with relevant regulations.
2. On 18 June 2021, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) issued a Notice of Corrective Action regarding a failure to report on wafer shredding equipment at the Samsung Austin Semiconductor LLC. (SAS) subsidiary of Samsung Electronics' DS Division. On 10 June 2022, the TCEQ issued a Notice of Corrective Action regarding the wastewater spill at SAS. TCEQ issued a fine of 93K USD to SAS on 8 March 2024, taking into account that SAS independently obtained environmental certification and performed internal management actions for the wafer shredding equipment while actively carrying out remediation activities to address the wastewater spillage as soon as SAS became aware of the incident. SAS paid the fine in full. SAS developed and deployed preventive measures (pre-evaluation systems, development of monitoring,
control systems).
Pollutant Management
| Air pollutant emissions |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| NOx |
Tonnes |
33 |
752 |
46 |
674 |
23 |
706 |
| SOx |
Tonnes |
1 |
34 |
2 |
41 |
0.3 |
35 |
| NH₃ |
Tonnes |
2 |
93 |
0.5 |
125 |
1 |
103 |
| HF |
Tonnes |
- |
19 |
0.03 |
16 |
0.02 |
13 |
| PM1) |
Tonnes |
143 |
64 |
72 |
69 |
33 |
58 |
| Volatile organic compound emissions |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| Volatile organic compound emissions |
Tonnes |
10 |
384 |
7 |
391 |
6 |
486 |
| Water pollutant discharge |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| TOC (Korea)2) |
Tonnes |
- |
- |
2 |
292 |
1 |
318 |
| COD (Global) |
Tonnes |
286 |
560 |
433 |
101 |
512 |
137 |
| BOD |
Tonnes |
85 |
228 |
161 |
251 |
133 |
294 |
| SS |
Tonnes |
154 |
257 |
206 |
725 |
185 |
631 |
| F |
Tonnes |
2 |
574 |
1 |
625 |
2 |
486 |
| Heavy metals |
Tonnes |
1 |
15 |
2 |
15 |
2 |
9 |
| Consumption of ozone depleting substances (CFC-eq)3) |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
DX Division |
DS Division |
| Consumption of ozone depleting substances (CFC-eq) |
Tonnes |
2 |
0.2 |
1 |
- |
0.2 |
0.2 |
- Previous dust emission disclosure standard changed
- Applied data separately into TOC (Korea) and COD (Global) starting from 2023
- Scope of data collection: Korea
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