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Fast Facts
Samsung Electronics
MANAGEMENT
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Jong-Hee (JH) Han,
Vice Chairman and CEODevice eXperience
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Kyehyun Kyung,
President and CEODevice Solutions
Financial Performance * Based on the consolidated financial statement in FY 2021 (KRW Trillion)
279.6
39.9
22.4
MAIN BUSINESS AREAS
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DX (Device eXperience) Division
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Visual Display Business
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Digital Appliances Business
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MX (Mobile eXperience) Business
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Networks Business
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Health & Medical Equipment Business
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DS (Device Solutions) Division
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Memory Business
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System LSI Business
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Foundry Business
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Leading Innovation
Samsung Electronics presents its “Intelligence of Things” vision with its investment and leadership in AI, 5G & 6G, Automotive Electronics.
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Artificial
Intelligence -
5G & 6G
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Automotive
Electronics -
A Wide Range of
Robotics
GLOBAL NETWORK
A total of 266,673 employees work across Samsung’s global network. (as of December 2021)
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266,673Employees
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more than230Global Bases
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74Countries
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15Regional Offices
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32Production Sites
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39R&D Centers
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7Design Centers
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54Sales Offices
Encouraging Creativity
Samsung offers various programs for its employees to develop innovative business ideas.
C-Lab (Creative Lab), one of Samsung’s primary innovation programs, helps employees nurture creative business ideas. Since its launch in 2012, the program has facilitated: (as of May 2022)
- 365projects
- 59spin-off companies
MOSAIC is an internal platform where employees can share innovative ideas and cooperate with one another. Since its launch in 2014, it has reached and produced: (as of May 2022)
- 104,000website visits per day
- 154,000ideas that have gone on to be patented or become the basis of new business or research
CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP
At Samsung, our global CSR vision is Together for Tomorrow! Enabling People.
By providing education for future generations, we empower young people to
achieve their full potential and become the next generation to pioneer
positive
social change and build a better world for all.
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Vision
Together for Tomorrow!
Enabling People
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Theme
Education for
Future Generations
Samsung Solve for Tomorrow
Samsung Solve for Tomorrow is a unique learning opportunity where participants use their knowledge
in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) to unleash their imaginations into tangible
solutions that can solve societal problems. The program also provides contestants with training in
critical human skills such as teamwork, critical thinking and creativity.
Over the past 10 years, around 2 million students from 33 nations have participated so far as of
2021. In 2022, Solve for Tomorrow will grow in its size, expanding to a total of 39 subsidiaries.
Samsung Innovation Campus
Samsung Innovation Campus trains students and unemployed youth to be experienced in key
technologies of the 4th Industrial Revolution, such as AI and IoT, nurturing them to be the next
generation workforce. Along with such technological training, the program also offers soft skills
training to enhance students' employability and ability to bring their knowledge to life.
In 2021, 39,182 students from 29 regions received technological education through this program and
a survey says that participants’ overall technological capability improved.
Samsung Smart School
Launched in 2013, Samsung Smart School delivers a comprehensive educational environment, smart
devices, solutions, and educational content, to rural schools with low accessibility to digital
education. The program seeks to narrow the educational gap between urban and rural students and to
make a lasting impact on the future of education. The program also includes courses for teachers
on utilizing smart devices and free after-service and online consultation at all times.
Environmental Strategy
Samsung Electronics has been committed to environmental management since our Environmental Declaration
in 1992.
In line with our vision that the environment is the future, we have established a New Environmental
Strategy in 2022 to present
specific goals and implementation methods to preserve our planet.
- * Environmental Declaration in 1992
- Green Management Vision in 2009
- New Environmental Strategy in 2022
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Net Zero
Emissions -
Energy-Efficient
Products and
Resource Circulation -
Water
Reuse -
Environmental
Initiatives
Performance in 2021
Target by 2030
Target by 2050
Net Zero
Emissions
Performance in 2021
- 6.41 million tons of GHG reduced
- Renewable energy use hits 5,278 GWh
Target by 2030
- Join the RE100 initiative in 2022
- Transition to renewable energy for all international operations within the DX Division by 2027
- Achieve net zero emissions for all operations in the DX Division by 2030
Target by 2050
- Aim to match electric power needs with renewable energy by 2050 for all operations globally
- Achieve net zero emissions across all global operations including the DS Division
Energy-Efficient
Products
Performance in 2021
- 334 million tons of GHG
emissions in the product use
phase reduced
(cumulative from 2009 - 2021)
Target by 2030
- Develop ultra-low power semiconductors by 2025
- Lowering power consumption
levels by 30 percent in 7 major
models* by 2030
(compared to products with
the same specifications in 2019)
* Smartphones, TVs,
refrigerators, washing machines,
air conditioners, PCs,
and monitors
Resource
Circulation
Performance in 2021
- 310 thousand tons of
renewable plastics used
(cumulative from 2009 ~ 2021)
- 5.07 million tons of electronic
waste collected
(cumulative from 2009 - 2021)
- 96% of waste from manufacturing sites recycled
Target by 2030
- Incorporate recycled resin into 50% of the plastic used in products by 2030
- Reach a cumulative 10 million tons of collected electronic waste (from 2009 - 2030) by expanding the scope of electronic waste collection from approximately 50 countries to 180 countries by 2030
- Obtain a platinum-level Zero Waste to Landfill Certification issued by the global safety certification organization (UL) for all global operations by 2025
Target by 2050
- Incorporate recycled resin into 100 percent of plastic used in products by 2050
Water Reuse
Performance in 2021
- 93,949 thousand tons of water reused
Target by 2030
- Keep actual water withdrawal at 2021 levels during DS Division’s production line expansion through 2030
- Restore the same amount of water consumed in the DX Division by 2030
Environmental
Initiatives
Target by 2030
- Develop and apply carbon capture technologies to semiconductor production lines after 2030
- Develop clean air technologies and expand usage to local communities from 2030
Target by 2050
- Remove air and water pollutants emitted during the semiconductor manufacturing process, treating them to ensure that they have almost no additional impact on the environment from 2040
