Hosong Hwang - Samsung Electronics

Abstract: Building a sustainable semiconductor value chain with technology and collaboration
Demand for the silicon chips has never been greater and so is the global attention to sustainability. As such this growing industry is asked to take on more responsibility from diverse stakeholders across and beyond its supply chain. In response hundreds of businesses, including those within the semiconductor industry, have pledged to sustainability goals in aspiration to make tomorrow available and better. Samsung Semiconductor also places sustainability as a priority in our daily business to which in September 2022, we announced our “New Environmental Strategy” to join the global effort to tackle climate change and environmental challenges. As leader of the semiconductor industry we progress technology with our chips and also believe that technology can also be a solution to our path towards sustainability. Moreover, understanding that collaboration and collective commitment of the industry is essential for the task, Samsung Semiconductor engages and initiates discussions with various stakeholders to move toward sustainability. Through this session, Samsung Semiconductor’s Environmental Team Leader, Dr. Hosong Hwang will share how the company incorporates sustainable technologies into our daily business to make tomorrow more sustainable and ways we collaborate across the value chain.