Semiconductor companies' environmental KPIs: trends and analysis 2H 2024

The high-energy demand of operating fabrication facilities and the expansion of new facilities worldwide to meet demand for more wafers is making it challenging for semiconductor companies to reduce their electricity consumption and emissions. Many companies have implemented various mitigation strategies, but efforts are proving insufficient to effectively address the scale of the challenge. 

The report analyses semiconductor companies’ environmental progress and initiatives by:

• type of business model: fabless, foundries and integrated device manufacturers
• type of environmental KPI
• electricity per unit of revenue
• electricity per unit of capacity
• renewable energy use and investment
• Scope 1 emissions
• Scope 2 emissions: market-based and location-based
• Scope 3 emissions
• net-zero targets.

This report is based on our Environmental KPI tracker: semiconductor companies and provides data that is key for understanding the environmental impact of the semiconductor industry and the progress made by the main players in terms of reducing their own energy consumption and emissions.