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SEMI has fully embraced sustainability. Starting slow pre-COVID, they have ramped up and become a significant force in the industry. The organization spearheaded the Semiconductor Climate Consortia, of which 84 members are working cooperatively to encourage collaboration in sustainability and move the industry towards net zero somewhere between 2030 and...
There is no shortage of topics for someone writing about sustainability in May. April went from having Earth Day to being earth month, with sustainability press releases on nearly a daily basis. A significant number of companies use April and May as their release dates for company responsibility reports with...
Has your company achieved any accidental sustainability wins? I’m talking about decisions you make not because of a desire to be environmentally responsible. The outcome just happens to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, decrease energy consumption, conserve water, or create less waste. Recently, I have come across five examples of accidental...
You may be familiar with the concept of Design for Manufacturing or Design for Manufacturability. I suspect that many 3D InCites readers have given less thought to Design for Sustainability (DfS). Why does DfS matter? It is essential to design with sustainability in mind because choices in materials, processes, and...
Does your company publish an annual report that includes not only financial data but also data on the company’s impact on society? It might be called an integrated report, a sustainability report, or an ESG report. The answer, increasingly, is yes. Why are more companies writing and publishing these reports?...
It is encouraging that SEMI is paying more attention to environmental issues. As Dean Freeman reported, SEMICON West devoted an entire day to the topic at its Sustainability Summit, led by Bhat. There was also a Materials and Sustainability panel discussion the previous day. I gave a talk called “How to...
The last month has been an interesting time in the world of sustainability. First, the SEC released its estimates on costs for reporting on climate change, and a document for review on suggested reporting standards. The S&P Dow Jones index removed Tesla from its top 10 ESG index, The Davos...
I find it encouraging that SEMI is stepping up its efforts to help the semiconductor industry become more environmentally responsible. There have been technology roadmaps in this industry for as long as I can remember. Now we’re talking about sustainability roadmaps and standardized reporting processes. On March 18, I attended...
Addressing sustainability issues is a hot topic in the semiconductor industry, especially since Bloomberg highlighted that the industry’s carbon footprint is growing at a rapid clip while the auto industry’s carbon footprint has declined over the same period. However, the article only calls out GM as the automaker of reference....
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ASE) announced today that it has received the 3D InCites 2021 Sustainability Award. This inaugural award honors exemplary achievement in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy use, water use, and waste to landfill and recognizes the long-term, stringent sustainability goals put in place for the decade...
