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Establishing a Water Resource Management Policy
Sustainable water supply and water source preservation has become an important priority among all electronics companies including Samsung Electronics.
Responding to growing industry needs, international business organizations for CSR including the EICC and WBCSD have created corporate
water resource management guidelines.
Recognizing the growing importance of global water resource management, Samsung Electronics has established water policies with a focus on enhanced
stakeholder communication and minimization of management risk.
Samsung Electronics Water Resource Management Policy
Basic
Philosophy
Code of
Conduct
Minimizing Water Management Risk
Samsung Electronics set a 3% water use reduction target per production unit by 2015. We then collected water use data to identify plants with the highest
water use, established a monitoring structure, identifi ed reduction measures, and implemented cost effective measures to minimize business risks
associated with water use and environmental impact.
Semiconductor production is a core business of Samsung Electronics, which is exposed to signifi cant business risks associated with water shortages.
Recognizing its risk, we have analyzed water risk and developed redundant water supplies as well as an emergency response system to avoid any negative
impact upon business. We also understand water risk as a serious global issue and are expanding monitoring efforts to collect data from our operations
and verifying the reliability of effi cient water consumption.
Samsung Electronics is establishing a comprehensive water management system which reduces the cost and pressure on water resources by promot-
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Samsung Electronics recognizes the importance of water resources in the sustainability
of society and business management, and contributes to its protection as a responsible
corporate citizen of global community.
Strive to minimize water risk impact by our business activities.
Analyze the impacts of our products, production activities and services make on water resources and
minimize risks by identifying and implementing new technologies.
Instill an awareness of the importance of water resources as a part of our corporate culture.
Integrate the importance of water resource protection and sustainability management into the
corporate culture and ensure responsible water resource management by employees with the highest
consideration for the impact on local communities and the environment.
Proactively cooperate with public water policies.
Proactively contribute to the establishment and implementation of water resource management policies
by international institutes, the government and local authorities in line with relevant guidelines.
Disclose company policies and activities on water resource management.
Disclose company’s policies and activities related to water resource use to stakeholders including local
communities in a transparent manner.