Samsung, the world's biggest memory chip maker, has announced that all of its semiconductor chip plants have received British Carbon Trust's Triple Standard certification. It means that all those plants are designed to reduce carbon and water waste, protecting the environment as much as possible.
The South Korean firm has now become the world's first company whose semiconductor manufacturing sites have received the Triple Standard certification from Carbon Trust. Samsung Foundry has a total of nine semiconductor chip plants spread across China (Suzhou, Tianjin, and Xian), South Korea (Cheonan, Giheung, Hwaseong, Onyang, Pyeongtaek), and the US (Austin, Texas).
Samsung's chip plants have reduced carbon emissions, water wastage, and waste emissions
As the semiconductor industry moves towards more advanced chip fabrication processes, the use of water and carbon emissions increases. However, Samsung has set up strict procedures and processes that reduce water usage as well as carbon emissions. The company has reduced carbon emissions by 9.6%, water usage by 7.8%, and waste emissions by 4.1% over the past three years.
The company also announced that its chip plants in China and the US have completed the goal of 100% renewable energy use with a renewable energy certificate (REC). With these efforts, Samsung has been successful in reducing 1.3 million tons in carbon emissions. Its water savings reached 10.25 million tons, thanks to improved water reuse and advanced filtration methods.
Samsung also reduced 35,752 tons of waste by increasing the usage of eco-friendly packaging materials and reducing disposable packaging (corrugated cardboard, plastic wraps, and string bundles).
Sung-Dae Jang, Executive Vice President of Samsung Electronics’ DS Division Sustainability Management Office, said, “We have been making efforts in various fields for decades in the fields of carbon, water, and waste in order to effectively respond to climate change and have managed them as business indices. Ultra-fine process-based low-power semiconductors We will increase the sustainability of the semiconductor business by restoring the local ecosystem through eco-friendly water treatment and developing facilities to reduce greenhouse gases.”
