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Our footprints toward low carbon emissions

One step closer to
the future through
the carbon reduction

One step closer to the future through the carbon reduction

Quietly reducing
the world’s carbon, step by step.

Quietly reducing
the world’s carbon,
step by step.

Products certified to reduce carbon emissions

Approximately 680,000 tons. This is the amount of carbon emissions that can be reduced by the Samsung semiconductor products certified for reducing CO₂. What kind of path is Samsung Semiconductor taking, in order to quietly protect us like trees do, and to have a positive impact on the environment?

Our products received both global
Product Carbon Footprint label
and low-carbon certification

Samsung Semiconductor's life cycle assessment (LCA) process to reduce carbon emissions
Raw material
extraction
Raw material
transportation
Product
manufacturing
Product
consumption
Product
end of life

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a method used to collectively evaluate a product’s environmental impact through its’ entire life cycle from its raw materials extraction stage to production, application and disposal of a product. However, adopting the methods on semiconductor has been a continuing challenge as it requires numerous raw material, hundreds of complicated manufacturing processes and thousands of application. However, after strenuous studies and research, Samsung Semiconductor came up with a comprehensive way to accounts the vast amount of necessary data to measure carbon emitted throughout semiconductor’s lifecycle. As a result, 38 Samsung’s semiconductors received Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) certification by The Carbon Trust using this assessment. Take a look at our PCF certified products that delineate Samsung Electronics’ eco-friendly footprint and reflect our continuous effort to protect the environment *The Carbon Trust is an eco-friendly certification non-profit organization established in 2001 by the British government. The Carbon Trust awards carbon footprint and water footprint certifications in accordance with international inspection standards, by comprehensively measuring the environmental impact of the consumption of carbon and water, from the pre-production stage to the entire production process of a product.

Carbon Trust certified

The United Kingdom, Carbon Trust

CO₂ measured label
Infographic of UFS, SSD and System semiconductors
2019

first to obtain
in the industry

UFS
(1 type)

2020

Expansion of key
memory products

DRAM/SSD/
Memory card
(8 types)

2021

Expansion of system semiconductors
and
memory products in 2021

Logic chips (3 types)/
Image sensor (1 type)/
DRAM/SSD/Memory
card(20 types)


Reducing CO₂ label
Infographic of UFS and SSD
2020

first to obtain
in the industry

UFS
(1 type)

2021

Expansion of
memory products

DRAM/SSD/UFS/
Memory card
(5 types)

* Carbon Trust certified products expire 2 years after the date of certification acquisition

Samsung Semiconductor, the first in the semiconductor industry to receive CO₂ measured label and reducing CO₂ label awarded by the Carbon Trust, obtained the Product Carbon Footprint certification (CO₂ measured label) for 1 type of UFS in 2019, DRAM, SSD, and 8 types of memory cards in 2020, 4 types of system semiconductors, DRAM, SSD and 20 types of memory cards in 2021. Reducing CO₂ label can be obtained if the follow-up model of a product with carbon footprint certification reduces its carbon emissions in comparison to the existing model. In 2020, Samsung Semiconductor obtained a reducing CO₂ label for one type of UFS that had been awarded carbon footprint certification in 2019 for the first time in the industry. In addition to this, in 2021, DRAM, SSD, UFS, and five types of memory cards also received the reducing label.

Samsung Semiconductor products’ green footprint for a better future will continue.

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