Back in 2005, Samsung, understanding the importance of mutual growth with partners, included “Being a socially responsible corporate citizen” as one of the five business principles announced that year. The others were: complying with laws and ethical standards, maintaining a clean organizational culture, respecting customers, shareholders and employees, as well as caring for the environment, safety and health.
One of the ways we put our values into action was by offering high-quality training to our partners at no cost through such programs as the Partner Collaboration Academy and Semiconductor-facilities Technology Academy (SfTA).
- Kim Hyeonjin, SfTA 1st Season Honor Graduate
After graduating from college, Kim Hyeonjin worked as a piping assistant for a year before applying to SfTA. Over the course of 15 weeks, she took field classes that covered semiconductor piping extensively and she received one-on-one instructions from experts in the field. After completing the course, she shared how the academy had helped her gain the skills she needed.
The Partnership Academy and SfTA continue developing programs to offer partner employees the practical training they need to grow and further their careers. In doing so, the academies are producing field experts that contribute to a strong workforce sustaining the foundations for a bright future.
The Win-Win Partnership Academy is a training center that supports the improvement of the capabilities of executives and employees of Samsung Electronics and its partner companies to ensure sustainable shared growth and future competitiveness.
Employees of Samsung Electronics’ 1st and 2nd-
tier suppliers
All costs of training is paid by Samsung Electronics
(free training for partner companies)
New employee training- management leadership training and various on-
the-job training in the field of manufacturing, quality, procurement, sales, etc. operated as a customized curriculum for partner companies
Leadership, manufacturing, semiconductor, quality, innovations,
big data, procurement, sales, human resources, ESG, etc.
Job basics, language, leadership, semiconductor, big data, human resources, ESG, etc.
Samsung Electronics’ sustainability management strategies, supply chain ESG management and direction of support, etc.
Sharing of semiconductor technologies and industry trends, partner company innovation cases, etc.
For fostering top-level experts in semiconductor piping construction (hook-up)
operated in collaboration with Samsung Electronics and its partner companies.
By joining the RE100 initiative in 2022,
Samsung Semiconductor has pledged to transition to using 100% renewable energy-based
electricity.
Starting with our US and Chinese business sites that were converted to 100% renewable energy in 2020, we aim to contribute to reducing Scope 2 emissions from electricity use by expanding the use of renewable energy across all of our global business sites by 2050.
Increasing demands for semiconductor piping construction due to the growth of the domestic semiconductor industry
Opened the Semiconductor-facilities Technology Academy (SfTA) in February 2018 to train plumbing experts
New plumber training course, pipe drawing course, pipe removal course, technical certification evaluation
We are supporting ESG management training for the executives and staff of our partner companies.
Sustainability management seminars are held semi-annually for executives,
and for field staff, we have developed a total of seven new training courses, including greenhouse gas reduction and supply chain due diligence management.
| Curriculum | Target | Main direction and details |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainability management seminar | Management (CEO to executive level) | Key details the leaders need to know about ESG management systems and strategies, fair trade, etc. |
| RBA Practice ① [Safety and Health/ Environment] |
Staff in charge of RBA | Inspection and response to international ethics standards and RBA requirements |
| RBA Practice ② [Labor/ Ethics/ Supply Chain] |
Staff in charge of RBA | RBA overview and RBA requirements Understanding of management systems and supply chain management |
| Understanding and practice of ESG | ESG staff | Basics of ESG, directions and guidance for ESG staff, building an ESG implementation organization, and setting mid- to long-term strategies |
| Understanding and practice of the Severe Accident Punishment Act | Environmental safety/ Serious Accident Punishment Act staff | Understanding the Severe Accident Punishment Act/ Occupational Safety and Health Act and learning from case studies and practical application points of the Severe Accident Punishment Act |
| Practice of greenhouse gas management | Environmental safety/ Greenhouse gas staff | Overview of carbon neutral management, calculation of greenhouse gas emissions and how to use the tools, establishment of reduction goals and measures |
| Practice of supply chain ESG management plans | ESG due diligence employees (ESG Department or Procurement Department) | Supply chain due diligence law and overview, understanding the need for partner company management, Building the management system and monitoring process |
| Practice of ESG report writing | ESG staff | Basics of ESG, know-hows in report writing, ESG evaluation and report frame |
We regularly conduct semiconductor tech seminars twice a year to improve our partner companies’ semiconductor technology and learn industry trends.
These semiconductor tech seminars, which started in 2019 and have continued since, are an opportunity to share various information, such as the latest semiconductor technology and trends, as well as semiconductor business and industry trends with domestic semiconductor companies that coexist and cooperate with Samsung Electronics.
These semiconductor tech seminars aim to strengthen the competitiveness of the semiconductor ecosystem by strengthening the semiconductor technology capabilities of partner companies and provide more useful information by preliminarily deriving topics reflecting the VOC of partner companies’ executives and employees.
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