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Samsung Electronics: net-zero targets in the Sustainability Report 2025

Samsung Electronics' Sustainability Report 2025 (covering 2024) restates its September 2022 New Environmental Strategy: net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 for the DX (devices) division and by 2050 for DS (semiconductors), plus over KRW 7 trillion for environmental management by 2030. For 2024 it reports DX emissions of 340,000 tonnes CO2e and a 93.4% renewable-energy rate, against 14.55 million tonnes and 24.8% for DS. Its 8 material topics are set against the UN SDGs (Samsung Electronics).

Industry
Electronics and semiconductors (South Korea)
Frameworks applied
Conditional SDG alignment
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Frameworks applied

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  • Conditional SDG alignmentWhen a leadership team weighs committing to the SDGs, how can it tell whether the commitment truly strengthens strategy or is just a label or a budget line?

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References

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  1. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (2025) Samsung Electronics Sustainability Report 2025: A Journey Towards a Sustainable Future. Samsung Electronics (Samsung Electronics Sustainability Report).No DOIimages.samsung.comSource page