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Tracking and Reporting Sustainability: A Stake in the Sand

As sustainability matures, the fall of the year seems to be when there is a significant focus on sustainability, culminating in the Conference of the Party (COP) meetings in late November. Companies publish their ESG reports if they have done so earlier in the year. Ratings companies release their rankings,...

DSV Launches Internal Carbon Fee to Fund New Sustainability Initiatives

Global transport and logistics company DSV has launched a global funding programme to invest in sustainability initiatives across the organisation. The internal carbon pricing fee is charged to all DSV subsidiaries, and their contributions will be based on the level of CO2 emissions within their operations. The funds generated are...

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Sustainability 101: Water Conservation and Innovation

March 22 was World Water Day, a perfect excuse to reflect on water use in semiconductor manufacturing. What industry leaders are doing about water conservation All the nominees for the 3D InCites 2023 Sustainability Award are tackling water conservation and recycling. Henkel reduced water use per ton of product by...

Is Energy Reduction the Key to a Successful Sustainability Program?

Running a successful sustainability program is a significant challenge facing CEOs. In some instances, the simple solution is to go out and build a renewable power source or purchase power that is created from renewables in a power purchase agreement. Unfortunately, not all companies have the resources to build a...

Chiplets and Sustainability

Advances in packaging can improve yield and reduce cost. Can they also reduce the environmental footprint of an electronic device? Let’s consider one example, the chiplet. Instead of large-monolithic CPUs with multiple functions integrated into one piece of silicon, the functions are divided between multiple smaller chiplets mounted on an...

Sustainability 101: Cleaner and Greener Cleaning

Household hazardous waste includes quite a few products that are related to cleaning. In the list that I compiled for my book Rethink the Bins, 9 of the 35 common hazardous waste items are cleaning products of some kind: chlorine bleach, oven cleaners, paint thinners, and more. There are safer...

Veeco Releases Sustainability Report

PLAINVIEW, N.Y., Nov. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) today released its second Sustainability Report, highlighting activity related to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) efforts and showcasing the Company’s commitment to improvements in these areas. Veeco’s inaugural Sustainability Report was issued in 2020. “We are proud...

Sustainability 101: Water Management – Global Problem, Local Solutions

Of all the natural resources that manufacturing consumes, fresh water is the one where demand might outstrip supply. The concept of “peak oil” forecast decades ago never materialized. Driven by profits, companies developed ways to extract oil and gas from additional sources. We need to curtail our consumption of oil...

SEMICON West 2020: Sentiment, Sustainability, Diversity and Pandemic

Another SEMICON West has come and gone. Well almost gone, this one will be with us virtually until mid-September. SEMI’s 50th SEMICON West wasn’t the celebration that they expected; however, I think it turned out all right, considering the circumstances. As Larry Broome posted “my feet hurt less, the food...

2024 Awards Additional Questionnarie: Sustainability

2024 Awards Phase 2 QuestionnaireSustainability Finalists for the Sustainability Awards must complete this form by Tuesday, January 16 to be considered. No extensions will be granted! #gform_wrapper_8[data-form-index="1"].gform-theme,[data-parent-form="8_1"]{--gf-color-primary: #204ce5;--gf-color-primary-rgb: 32, 76, 229;--gf-color-primary-contrast: #fff;--gf-color-primary-contrast-rgb: 255, 255, 255;--gf-color-primary-darker: #001AB3;--gf-color-primary-lighter: #527EFF;--gf-color-secondary: #fff;--gf-color-secondary-rgb: 255, 255, 255;--gf-color-secondary-contrast: #112337;--gf-color-secondary-contrast-rgb: 17, 35, 55;--gf-color-secondary-darker: #F5F5F5;--gf-color-secondary-lighter: #FFFFFF;--gf-color-out-ctrl-light: rgba(17, 35, 55,...