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Facts & Figures

Check out the latest data on Samsung Electronics’ financial, environmental, and social performance at a glance.

Economic performance

Key Financial Performance*

A table comparing key financial performance, including sales (KRW 1 trillion), operating profit (KRW 1 trillion), and net income (KRW 1 trillion), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Key Financial Performance 2023 2024 2025
Sales KRW 1 trillion 258.9 300.9 333.6
Operating profit KRW 1 trillion 6.6 32.7 43.6
Net income KRW 1 trillion 15.5 34.5 45.2
  • Based on consolidated financial statements

Sales by Division1)

A table comparing Sales by division (absolute value), including DX Division (KRW 1 trillion), DS Division (KRW 1 trillion), SDC (KRW 1 trillion), and Harman (KRW 1 trillion), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Sales by division (absolute value)] 2023 2024 2025
DX Division KRW 1 trillion 170.0 174.9 188.0
DS Division KRW 1 trillion 66.6 111.1 130.1
SDC KRW 1 trillion 31.0 29.2 29.8
Harman2) KRW 1 trillion 14.4 14.3 15.8
A table comparing Sales by division (percentage), including DX Division (%), DS Division (%), SDC (%), and Harman (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Sales by division (percentage)] 2023 2024 2025
DX Division % 60 53 52
DS Division % 24 34 36
SDC % 11 9 8
Harman % 5 4 4
  1. Based on net sales
  2. Acquired in 2016

Sales by Region1)

A table comparing Sales by region (absolute value), including Americas (KRW 1 trillion), Europe (KRW 1 trillion), Korea (KRW 1 trillion), and Asia and Africa (KRW 1 trillion), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Sales by region (absolute value)] 2023 2024 2025
Americas KRW 1 trillion 92.1 118.8 133.3
Europe KRW 1 trillion 48.1 50.1 53.3
Korea KRW 1 trillion 45.6 39.8 46.6
Asia and Africa2) KRW 1 trillion 73.1 92.1 100.4
A table comparing Sales by region (percentage), including Americas (%), Europe (%), Korea (%), and Asia and Africa (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Sales by region (percentage)] 2023 2024 2025
Americas % 35 39 40
Europe % 19 17 16
Korea % 18 13 14
Asia and Africa % 28 31 30
  1. Based on net sales
  2. Starting from the 2024 report, China figures combined into Asia and Africa values

Economic Value Distribution

A table comparing Suppliers, including Purchasing costs (KRW 1 trillion), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Suppliers] 2023 2024 2025
Purchasing costs KRW 1 trillion 212.8 226.1 242.7
A table comparing Local communities, including CSR costs (KRW 1 trillion), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Local communities] 2023 2024 2025
CSR costs KRW 1 trillion 0.4 0.3 0.4
A table comparing Shareholders & Investors, including Dividends (KRW 1 trillion) and Dividend payout ratio (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Shareholders & Investors] 2023 2024 2025
Dividends KRW 1 trillion 9.8 9.8 11.1
Dividend payout ratio % 68 29 25
A table comparing Creditors, including Interest costs (KRW 1 trillion), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Creditors] 2023 2024 2025
Interest costs KRW 1 trillion 0.9 0.9 0.6
A table comparing Employees, including Personnel expenses (KRW 1 trillion), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Employees] 2023 2024 2025
Personnel expenses KRW 1 trillion 38.0 40.5 45.5
A table comparing Government, including Taxes and public duties by region (KRW 1 trillion), Asia (%), Korea (%), Americas and Europe (%), and Others (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Government] 2023 2024 2025
Taxes and public duties by region KRW 1 trillion 8.2 8.2 8.9
Asia % 19.1 21.2 25.3
Korea % 58.1 36.6 52.6
Americas and Europe % 21.5 40.7 21.2
Others % 1.3 1.5 0.9
A table comparing Percentage of distributed economic value, including Suppliers (%), Local communities (%), Shareholders and Investors (%), Creditors (%), Employees (%), and Government (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Percentage of distributed economic value] 2023 2024 2025
Suppliers1) % 78.8 79.1 78.5
Local communities2) % 0.2 0.1 0.1
Shareholders and Investors3) % 3.6 3.4 3.6
Creditors4) % 0.3 0.3 0.2
Employees5) % 14.1 14.2 14.7
Government6) % 3.0 2.9 2.9
  1. Suppliers: Costs related to all materials, products, equipment, and services purchased for businesses
  2. Local communities: Total costs of CSR activities
  3. Shareholders and Investors: Dividends
  4. Creditors: Interest costs
  5. Employees: Sum of wages, retirement benefits, and welfare benefits included in sales costs, SG&A expenses, and R&D expenses
  6. Government: Sum of corporate taxes (based on cash flow statement) and other taxes and public duties

Human rights

Employee Status

A table comparing Number of employees, including Number of employees (Individuals), Global (Individuals), and Korea (Individuals), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Number of employees 2023 2024 2025
Number of employees1) Individuals 267,860 262,647 259,149
Global Individuals 147,104 137,350 134,585
Korea Individuals 120,756 125,297 124,564
A table comparing Number of employees by employment type, including Non-fixed-term employees (Individuals) and Fixed-term employees (Individuals), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Number of employees by employment type] 2023 2024 2025
Non-fixed-term employees Individuals 264,525 259,434 255,734
Fixed-term employees2) Individuals 3,335 3,213 3,415
A table comparing Number of employees by age group, including Under 30 (Individuals), 30 - 50 (Individuals), and 51 and above (Individuals), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Number of employees by age group]3) 2023 2024 2025
Under 30 Individuals 72,525 63,531 53,315
30 - 50 Individuals 178,532 180,793 185,507
51 and above Individuals 16,803 18,323 20,327
A table comparing Number of employees by job type, including Development (Individuals), Manufacturing (Individuals), Quality assurance and EHS (Individuals), Sales and marketing (Individuals), and Others (Individuals), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Number of employees by job type] 2023 2024 2025
Development Individuals 83,729 88,984 89,150
Manufacturing Individuals 109,722 105,571 102,512
Quality assurance and EHS Individuals 21,386 18,731 18,524
Sales and marketing Individuals 25,136 23,466 23,711
Others Individuals 27,887 25,895 25,252
A table comparing Number of employees by rank, including Working level (Individuals), Manager level (Individuals), and Executive level (Individuals), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Number of employees by rank] 2023 2024 2025
Working level4) Individuals 174,060 164,895 158,359
Manager level Individuals 92,315 96,294 99,363
Executive level5) Individuals 1,485 1,458 1,427
A table comparing Number of employees by region, including Korea (Individuals), Asia (Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, China, Japan) (Individuals), North America and Latin America (Individuals), Europe (Individuals), CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) (Individuals), and Middle East and Africa (Individuals), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Number of employees by region] 2023 2024 2025
Korea Individuals 120,756 125,297 124,564
Asia (Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, China, Japan) Individuals 100,938 95,501 93,114
North America and Latin America Individuals 27,882 25,100 24,219
Europe Individuals 12,001 11,500 11,214
CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) Individuals 1,611 788 761
Middle East and Africa Individuals 4,672 4,461 5,277
A table comparing Number of non-Samsung Electronics employees, including Number of non-Samsung Electronics employees (Individuals), Men (Individuals), Women (Individuals), and Others (Individuals), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Number of non-Samsung Electronics employees6) 2023 2024 2025
Number of non-Samsung Electronics employees Individuals 62,250 59,693 64,216
Men Individuals 36,734 35,581 38,571
Women Individuals 20,383 18,604 20,316
Others7) Individuals 5,133 5,508 5,329
A table comparing Number of non-Samsung Electronics employees by region, including Korea (Individuals), Asia (Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, China, Japan) (Individuals), North America and Latin America (Individuals), Europe (Individuals), CIS (Individuals), and Middle East and Africa (Individuals), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Number of non-Samsung Electronics employees by region] 2023 2024 2025
Korea Individuals 43,902 42,589 44,439
Asia (Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, China, Japan) Individuals 7,669 6,713 9,031
North America and Latin America Individuals 3,711 3,667 3,662
Europe Individuals 5,479 5,115 5,451
CIS Individuals 504 515 572
Middle East and Africa Individuals 985 1,094 1,061
  1. Number of employees: As of year end (excluding those dispatched by partner companies, on leave, interns, and full-time students)
  2. Fixed-term employees (Number of employees by employment type): Those hired pursuant to the Act on the Protection of Fixed-Term and Part-Time Employees at our business sites in Korea and subcontractors and apprentices at our global business sites
  3. Number of employees by age group: Change in age group aggregation criteria based on global disclosure standards (GRI, ESRS, etc.)
  4. Working level employees: Encompassing those opting for flexible work arrangements and those not categorized under the manager and executive levels
  5. Executive level employees (Number of employees by rank): Including those at the vice president level or higher (excluding Masters, Fellows, and advisors) at our Korean business sites and at the vice president level and higher at our global business sites (Including global advisors since 2023)
  6. Number of non-Samsung Electronics employees: Including those hired or dispatched by partner companies, interns (including those experiencing work for educational or training purposes) at global sites
  7. Others: Those who chose not to indicate their gender

Retirement rate1)

A table comparing Retirement rate, including Total retirement rate (%), Men (%), and Women (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Total retirement rate2) 2023 2024 2025
Total retirement rate % 10.6 10.1 8.6
Men % 5.9 6.3 5.5
Women % 4.6 3.8 3.1
A table comparing Korean Retirement Rate Gender, including Korean Retirement Rate (%), Men (%), and Women (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Korean Retirement Rate [Gender] 2023 2024 2025
Korean Retirement Rate % 2.1 2.1 2.5
Men % 1.7 1.6 1.9
Women % 0.5 0.5 0.6
A table comparing Korean Retirement Rate Age, including Korean Retirement Rate (%), Under 30 (%), 30 - 50 (%), and 51 and above (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Korean Retirement Rate [Age] 2023 2024 2025
Korean Retirement Rate % 2.1 2.1 2.5
Under 30 % 0.4 0.4 0.6
30 - 50 % 0.9 1.0 1.2
51 and above % 0.8 0.7 0.8
A table comparing Global Retirement Rate Gender, including Global Retirement Rate (%), Men (%), Women (%), and Others (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Global Retirement Rate [Gender] 2023 2024 2025
Global Retirement Rate % 17.4 17.0 14.2
Men % 9.4 10.4 8.8
Women % 8.0 6.6 5.4
Others3) % 0.02 0.02 0.03
A table comparing Global Retirement Rate Age, including Global Retirement Rate (%), Under 30 (%), 30 - 50 (%), and 51 and above (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Global Retirement Rate [Age] 2023 2024 2025
Global Retirement Rate % 17.4 17.0 14.2
Under 30 % 9.0 7.2 6.7
30 - 50 % 7.9 8.8 6.8
51 and above % 0.5 1.0 0.7
  1. Retirement Rate: Ratio of employees who retired during the fiscal year compared to the average number of employees.
  2. Overall Retirement Rate: Rate based on all Korean and global employees.
  3. Others: Based on employees who did not disclose their gender

Talent training

A table comparing Number of training sessions, including Number of training sessions (10,000 cases), Global (10,000 cases), and Korea (10,000 cases), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Number of training sessions 2023 2024 2025
Number of training sessions 10,000 cases 950 936 805
Global 10,000 cases 487 522 533
Korea 10,000 cases 463 414 272
A table comparing Hours of training per employee, including Global (hours) and Korea (hours), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Hours of training per employee]1) 2023 2024 2025
Global hours 58.2 66.8 61.9
Korea hours 77.5 61.2 59.6
A table comparing Average hours of training by gender, including Men (hours) and Women (hours), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Average hours of training by gender] 2023 2024 2025
Men hours 66.0 61.6 57.4
Women hours 68.6 69.0 67.7
A table comparing Average hours of training by employment type, including Regular employees (hours) and Non-regular employees (hours), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Average hours of training by employment type] 2023 2024 2025
Regular employees hours 67.3 64.5 60.8
Non-regular employees2) hours 42.4 42.3 59.9
A table comparing Training expenses, including Total training expenses (KRW 100 million), Training expenses per employee (KRW 1,000), Ratio of training expenses to sales (%), and Ratio of training expenses to personnel expenses (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Training expenses] 2023 2024 2025
Total training expenses3) KRW 100 million 2,090 2,404 1,990
Training expenses per employee4) KRW 1,000 1,731 1,919 1,598
Ratio of training expenses to sales5) % 0.08 0.08 0.06
Ratio of training expenses to personnel expenses6) % 0.5 0.6 0.4
A table comparing Re-employment through the Career Consulting Center, including Re-employment applicants (Cases), Re-employed (Cases), and Rate of Re-employment (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Re-employment through the Career Consulting Center]7) 2023 2024 2025
Re-employment applicants8) Cases 8,838 9,300 9,791
Re-employed9) Cases 7,653 8,001 8,356
Rate of Re-employment % 86.6 86.0 85.3
  1. Hours of training per employee: Online training + offline training
  2. Non-regular employees: Figure calculated based on the Fixed-term Employment Act in Korea, as sum of contractors + apprentices globally.
  3. Total training expenses: Employees in Korea
  4. Training expenses per employee: Total training expenses / Total number of employees in Korea
  5. Ratio of training expenses to sales: Total training expenses / Sales (sales of DX division (absolute value) + sales of DS division (absolute value))
  6. Ratio of training expenses to personnel expenses: Total training expenses / Total compensation for HQ employees
  7. When preparing the current report, the 2024 data was revised and disclosed after verifying the data attributable to 2024
  8. Re-employment applicants through the Career Development Center: Cumulative sum since 2001
  9. Re-employed individuals through the Career Development Center: Cumulative sum since 2001

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Inclusion and Diversity

A table comparing Percentage of female employees, including Percentage of female employees (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Percentage of female employees] 2023 2024 2025
Percentage of female employees1) % 33.7 33.1 33.0
A table comparing Percentage of female employees by job type, including Development (%), Manufacturing (%), Quality assurance and EHS (%), Sales and marketing (%), and Others (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Percentage of female employees by job type] 2023 2024 2025
Development % 19.2 19.7 19.9
Manufacturing % 43.0 41.8 41.7
Quality assurance and EHS % 38.6 38.8 39.0
Sales and marketing % 34.0 35.2 35.7
Others % 36.8 37.0 37.1
A table comparing Percentage of female employees by region, including Korea (%), Asia (Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, China, Japan) (%), North America and Latin America (%), Europe (%), CIS (%), and Middle East and Africa (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Percentage of female employees by region] 2023 2024 2025
Korea % 25.3 25.8 25.9
Asia (Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, China, Japan) % 44.2 43.1 43.1
North America and Latin America % 33.6 33.6 33.7
Europe % 34.0 33.3 33.3
CIS % 41.8 36.0 37.5
Middle East and Africa % 20.4 18.9 16.3
A table comparing Percentage of female employees by rank, including Working Level (%), Manager Level (%), and Executive Level (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Percentage of female employees by rank] 2023 2024 2025
Working Level % 42.5 41.9 42.1
Manager Level % 17.6 18.2 18.9
Executive Level2) % 7.3 7.4 7.4
A table comparing Percentage of new female hires, including Korea (%) and Global (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Percentage of new female hires] 2023 2024 2025
Korea % 28.1 29.5 29.3
Global % 28.4 30.0 29.5
A table comparing Number of employees on parental leave, including Number of employees on parental leave (Individuals), Men (Individuals), and Women (Individuals), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Number of employees on parental leave3) 2023 2024 2025
Number of employees on parental leave Individuals 4,477 4,892 5,435
Men Individuals 1,304 1,510 2,022
Women Individuals 3,173 3,382 3,413
A table comparing Rate of return to work after parental leave, including Men (%) and Women (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Rate of return to work after parental leave]4) 2023 2024 2025
Men % 97.7 96.6 98.3
Women % 99.0 99.5 99.4
A table comparing In-house daycare centers maximum capacity, including In-house daycare centers maximum capacity (Individuals) and Number of in-house daycare centers (Count), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[In-house daycare centers maximum capacity] 2023 2024 2025
In-house daycare centers maximum capacity5) Individuals 2,642 2,937 3,157
Number of in-house daycare centers6) Count 11 12 13
A table comparing Number of employees with disabilities, including Number of employees with disabilities (Individuals), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Number of employees with disabilities] 2023 2024 2025
Number of employees with disabilities7) Individuals 1,931 1,999 2,146
A table comparing Percentage of employees with disabilities, including Percentage of employees with disabilities (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Percentage of employees with disabilities] 2023 2024 2025
Percentage of employees with disabilities8) % 1.8 1.9 2.1
A table comparing Welfare benefit expenses in Korea and abroad, including Welfare benefit expenses in Korea and abroad (KRW 1 billion), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Welfare benefit expenses in Korea and abroad] 2023 2024 2025
Welfare benefit expenses in Korea and abroad KRW 1
billion		 6,473 6,778 7,404
  1. Percentage of female employees: Based on the total number of employees
  2. Executive level employees: Including those at the vice president level or higher (excluding Masters, Fellows, and advisors) at our Korean business sites and at the vice president level and higher at our global business sites (Including global advisors since 2023)
  3. Number of employees on parental leave: Based on the number of employees in Korea
  4. Rate of return to work after parental leave: Based on the number of employees at business sites in Korea
  5. In-house daycare centers maximum capacity: Based on our business sites in Korea; limited to Samsung Electronics operated daycare centers excluding Samsung Display operated daycare centers
  6. Number of in-house daycare centers: Based on our business sites in Korea; limited to Samsung Electronics operated daycare centers excluding Samsung Display operated daycare centers
  7. Number of employees with disabilities: Based on the number of employees in Korea (including those hired by our subsidiary standard workplace for people with disabilities since 2023)
  8. Percentage of employees with disabilities: Based on the number of employees in Korea, as reported to the Korea Employement Agency for Persons with Disabilities (including those hired by our subsidiary standard workplace for people with disabilities since 2023)

Tech for all

Privacy Protection

A table comparing In-house consulting, including In-house consulting (Cases), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[In-house consulting] 2023 2024 2025
In-house consulting Cases 8,302 8,170 8,897
A table comparing Responses to government request for information, including Requests (Cases), Response (Cases), and Response rate (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Responses to government request for information]* 2023 2024 2025
Requests Cases 594 400 503
Response Cases 456 236 224
Response rate % 77 59 45
Response to government requests for information: Compiled statistical data with regards to warrants issued by Korean courts in accordance with applicable Korean laws

Supply chain

Sustainable Supply Chain

A table comparing Global network, including Global number of suppliers (Companies), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Global network] 2023 2024 2025
Global number of suppliers1) Companies 2,515 2,503 2,473
A table comparing Comprehensive supplier evaluation, including Percentage of evaluated suppliers (%), Percentage of suppliers rated outstanding (%), Percentage of suppliers with environmental management system (ISO 14001, etc.) certification (%), and Percentage of suppliers with health and safety management system (ISO 45001, etc.) certification (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Comprehensive supplier evaluation] 2023 2024 2025
Percentage of evaluated suppliers2) % 92 92 92
Percentage of suppliers rated outstanding % 71 75 75
Percentage of suppliers with environmental management system (ISO 14001, etc.) certification3) % 87 90 91
Percentage of suppliers with health and safety
management system (ISO 45001, etc.) certification4)		 % 51 59 66
A table comparing Global Purchasing Code of Conduct compliance, including Korean SME suppliers paid 100% within 10 days (Companies), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Global Purchasing Code of Conduct compliance] 2023 2024 2025
Korean SME suppliers paid 100% within 10 days Companies 574 579 574
A table comparing Supply Chain Work Environment Management, including First-tier suppliers (Companies) and Second-tier suppliers (Companies), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Supply Chain Work Environment Management 2023 2024 2025
First-tier suppliers Companies 93 90 122
Second-tier suppliers Companies 9 33 39
A table comparing Transparency in Responsible Minerals Sourcing Management, including On-site audits of suppliers (Companies), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Transparency in Responsible Minerals Sourcing Management 2023 2024 2025
On-site audits of suppliers5) Companies 315 202 219
A table comparing Supplier incentives, including Supplier incentives (KRW 100 million), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Supplier incentives] 2023 2024 2025
Supplier incentives KRW 100 million 650 394 445
A table comparing Companies participating in supplier training, including Companies participating in supplier training (Companies), First-tier suppliers (Companies), and Sub-suppliers (Companies), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Companies participating in supplier training6) 2023 2024 2025
Companies participating in supplier training Companies 1,739 1,754 2,148
First-tier suppliers Companies 1,114 1,061 1,332
Sub-suppliers Companies 625 693 816
A table comparing Employees participating in supplier training, including Employees participating in supplier training (Individuals), First-tier suppliers (Individuals), and Sub-suppliers (Individuals), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Employees participating in supplier training7) 2023 2024 2025
Employees participating in supplier training Individuals 32,566 34,235 59,498
First-tier suppliers Individuals 30,417 32,244 55,564
Sub-suppliers Individuals 2,149 1,991 3,934
A table comparing Innovation Support for First-tier Suppliers, including Innovation Support for First-tier Suppliers (Companies), Korea (Companies), and Global (Companies), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Innovation Support for First-tier Suppliers8) 2023 2024 2025
Innovation Support for First-tier Suppliers Companies 91 137 195
Korea Companies 88 132 189
Global Companies 3 14 6
A table comparing Win-Win Fund support, including Win-Win Fund support (KRW 100 million), First-tier suppliers (KRW 100 million), and Sub-suppliers (KRW 100 million), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Win-Win Fund support 2023 2024 2025
Win-Win Fund support KRW 100 million 10,359 10,640 10,329
First-tier suppliers KRW 100 million 6,953 7,315 7,066
Sub-suppliers KRW 100 million 3,406 3,325 3,263
  1. Global number of suppliers: Sum of suppliers by country
  2. Percentage of evaluated suppliers: Annual comprehensive supplier evaluation in 7 areas applies to all suppliers, except for those registered for less than a year
  3. Percentage of suppliers with environmental management system (ISO 14001, etc.) certification: Fulfillment of ISO 14001 or equivalent is required as part of the Standard Supplier Contract
  4. Percentage of suppliers with health and safety system (ISO 45001, etc.) certification: Includes 23 suppliers with SA8000 certification
  5. On-site audits of suppliers aimed at eradicating the use of conflict minerals
  6. Companies participating in supplier training: Sum of Partner Collaboration Academy training cases between DX and DS Divisions, including overlap, accounts for DS Division Partner Collaboration Academy training progress
  7. Employees participating in supplier training: Sum of Partner Collaboration Academy training cases between DX and DS Divisions, including overlap, accounts for DS Division Partner Collaboration Academy training progress; Semiconductor training support staff performance added to disclosure since 2025
  8. Innovation support for first-tier suppliers: Sum of consulted DX Division suppliers and component equipment consulting supported DS Division suppliers
Supplier Third-Party Audit Compliance Rate by Area

Empowering communities

Corporate Citizenship

A table comparing Employee volunteer hours, including Total employee volunteer hours (Hours) and Volunteer hours per employee (Hours), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Employee volunteer hours] 2023 2024 2025
Total employee volunteer hours1) Hours 652,677 730,053 588,899
Volunteer hours per employee Hours 2.44 2.78 2.27
A table comparing Cumulative number of beneficiaries, including Samsung SW‧AI Academy For Youth (Individuals), Samsung Dream Class (Individuals), Samsung Stepping Stone of Hope (Individuals), Samsung Blue Elephant (Individuals), Samsung Solve for Tomorrow (Individuals), and Samsung Innovation Campus (Individuals), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Cumulative number of beneficiaries]2) 2023 2024 2025
Samsung SW‧AI Academy For Youth Individuals 8,550 10,750 12,750
Samsung Dream Class Individuals 124,604 128,731 131,637
Samsung Stepping Stone of Hope3) Individuals 27,111 41,828 56,920
Samsung Blue Elephant Individuals 940,029 1,340,198 1,622,043
Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Individuals 2,619,592 2,889,290 3,317,934
Samsung Innovation Campus Individuals 177,619 212,850 265,732
A table comparing Beneficiaries of smart factory support, including Beneficiaries of smart factory support (Companies), Partner companies in our supply chains (Companies), and Non-partner small and medium enterprises (Companies), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Beneficiaries of smart factory support] 2023 2024 2025
Beneficiaries of smart factory support Companies 194 178 175
Partner companies in our supply chains Companies 26 17 14
Non-partner small and medium
enterprises4)		 Companies 168 161 161
  1. Total employee volunteer hours: Including employees at all of our business sites in Korea and other regions
  2. Korean youth education programs jointly operated by all Samsung member companies; programs not supported in 2024 (Samsung Smart School, Samsung Junior SW Academy) are excluded
  3. When preparing the current report, the 2023, 2024 data was revised and disclosed after verifying the data attributable to 2023, 2024
  4. 2024 figures updated following the suspension of smart factory projects by 3 companies after the publication of the 2025 Sustainability Report

Compliance and Ethics

Compliance and Ethics

A table comparing Compliance training, including Compliance training (Individuals), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Compliance training]1) 2023 2024 2025
Compliance training Individuals 138,742 138,414 272,969
A table comparing Anti-corruption training, including Anti-corruption training (Individuals), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Anti-corruption training]2) 2023 2024 2025
Anti-corruption training Individuals 254,511 254,003 237,227
A table comparing Compliance whistleblowing, including Compliance whistleblowing (Cases), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Compliance whistleblowing]3) 2023 2024 2025
Compliance whistleblowing Cases 1,400 1,238 1,452
A table comparing Corruption whistleblowing, including Corruption whistleblowing (Cases), Corruption whistleblowing rate (%), Consumer complaint rate (%), and Others (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Corruption whistleblowing] 2023 2024 2025
Corruption whistleblowing4) Cases 892 930 1,157
Corruption whistleblowing rate % 16 13 14
Consumer complaint rate % 36 30 32
Others % 49 57 54
  1. Scope of data collection for compliance training: Employees at our business sites in Korea(including part-time employees, including duplicates). Global employees included from 2025.
  2. Scope of data collection for anti-corruption training: Employees at our business sites in Korea and other regions
  3. Compliance whistleblowing: Based on statistics from our compliance microsite https://sec-compliance.net
  4. Corruption whistleblowing: Based on statistics from our ethics microsite https://sec-audit.com

Climate action

GHG Emission Management (Scope 1 and 2)1), 2)

A table comparing GHG Emission management (Scope 1 and 2), including Direct emissions (Scope 1) (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Indirect emissions (Scope 2, Market based) (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Indirect emissions (Scope 2, Region based) (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), and GHG emissions intensity (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
GHG Emission Management
(Scope 1 and 2)		 2023 2024 2025
Direct emissions (Scope 1) 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 3,733 4,725 4,646
Indirect emissions (Scope 2, Market based) 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 9,558 10,164 9,511
Indirect emissions (Scope 2, Region based) 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 14,570 15,011 15,042
GHG emissions intensity3), 4) 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 6 5 4
A table comparing GHG emissions by source, including GHG emissions by source (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), CO₂ (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), CH₄ (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), N₂O (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), HFCs (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), PFCs (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), SF₆ (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), and NF₃ (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
GHG emissions by source4) 2023 2024 2025
GHG emissions by source 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 13,291 14,889 14,157
CO₂ 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 10,778 11,415 10,763
CH₄ 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 3 4 6
N₂O 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 540 265 226
HFCs 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 314 564 342
PFCs 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 1,533 913 994
SF₆ 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 124 484 285
NF31) 1,000 tonnes CO₂e - 1,245 1,541
  1. Calculations were performed for Korean and global manufacturing sites, and refrigerant, wastewater, new gases, and escaped emissions were additionally calculated starting from 2024.
    NF3 emissions (one of the 7 major greenhouse gas sources according to international standards) disclosed starting in 2025.
  2. When calculating Korean indirect emissions for 2025, the latest national electricity emission factors published by the National Greenhouse Gas Information & Research Center in December 2025 were applied; however, when calculating emissions for 2023–2024, the national electricity emission factors published in January 2019, which are utilized in the Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading System, were applied.
  3. GHG emissions intensity: GHG emissions from business sites (Scope 1 and 2) / Sales (sales of DX division (absolute value) + sales of DS division (absolute value), KRW 100 million)
  4. Based on Scope 1 emissions + Scope 2 emissions (market-based)

GHG Emission Management (Scope 3)1), 2)

A table comparing GHG Emission management (Scope 3), including Scope 3 emissions (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Purchased products and services (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Capital goods (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Upstream transportation and distribution (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Waste Generated in Operations (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Business travel (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Employee commuting (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Upstream leased assets (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Downstream transportation and distribution (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Processing of sold products (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Use of sold products (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), End of life treatment of sold products (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Downstream leased assets (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), and Investments (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
GHG Emission Management (Scope 3) 2023 2024 2025
Scope 3 emissions 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 107,035 100,703 103,388
Purchased products and services 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 11,514 10,827 10,945
Capital goods 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 3,125 2,308 3,165
Fuel- and energy-related activities
not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2		 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 2,664 2,778 2,915
Upstream transportation and
distribution		 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 4,382 4,162 3,667
Waste Generated in Operations 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 164 153 156
Business travel 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 108 153 92
Employee commuting 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 298 293 372
Upstream leased assets 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 15 12 11
Downstream transportation and
distribution		 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 40 43 261
Processing of sold products 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 98 321 336
Use of sold products 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 83,116 77,712 79,582
End of life treatment of sold
products		 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 1,339 1,721 1,644
Downstream leased assets 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 3 2 5
Investments 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 169 218 237
  1. Data used for calculating some Scope 3 emissions (purchased goods and services, capital goods) are calculated based on previous year's data when suppliers' emissions data was available.
  2. Existing 2023 and 2024 data revised after improving calculation methods and standards, such as expanding the scope of some Scope 3 categories (capital goods, fuel-and energy-related activities, upstream transport and distribution, downstream transport and distribution, use of sold products, downstream leased assets) and applying the latest emission factors.

※ Scope 3 Calculation Methodology by Category

Table on Scope 3 Calculation Methodology by Category
Category Calculation Methodology
1. Purchased products and services Hybrid method using supplier-specific and spend-based data;
- supplier-specific method applied to over 90% of total spend.
2. Capital goods Supplier-specific data applied for semiconductor equipment; other capital goods estimated using spend-based method.
3. Fuel- and energy-related activities
not included in Scope 1 or 2		 Calculated based on energy consumption at global manufacturing sites; applied country- and fuel-specific emission factors.
4. Upstream transportation and
distribution		 Hybrid method applied depending on transport segment- Korean transport (supplier-specific), international transport (distance-specific), non-Korean inland transport (cost-specific)
5. Waste generated in operations Waste-type-specific method
6. Business travel Distance-based calculation by travel mode
7. Employee commuting Distance-based calculation by commuting mode
8. Upstream leased assets Spend-based method applied for small-scale/short-term lease contracts
9. Downstream transportation and
distribution		 Distance-based method
10. Processing of sold products Estimated based on average electricity consumption during downstream processing of sold product
11. Use of sold products Calculated lifetime use-phase emissions using labeled energy consumption for each product sold globally.
12. End of life treatment of sold
products		 Estimated based on material composition of sold products and waste treatment-specific emission factors.
13. Downstream leased assets Estimated using average electricity consumption by downstream leased asset type
14. Franchises No franchise operations
15. Investments Hybrid method applied depending on equity share- Investee with equal to or greater than 20% ownership: supplier-specific method- Investee with less than 20% ownership: combination of supplier-specific and spend-based methods

Energy Management1)

A table comparing Energy management, including Energy consumption at business sites (GWh), Electricity (GWh), Energy consumption by region (GWh), Energy intensity (MWh/KRW 100 million), Renewable energy (electricity) consumption (GWh), and Renewable energy (electricity)transition rate (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Energy Management 2023 2024 2025
Energy consumption at business sites GWh 36,399 38,772 40,249
Electricity GWh 29,956 32,083 33,509
Korea GWh 23,217 25,111 26,618
China GWh 3,304 3,451 3,301
India GWh 161 171 192
Southeast Asia GWh 1,522 1,663 1,627
Americas GWh 1,579 1,514 1,578
Europe GWh 126 121 127
Africa and Middle East GWh 47 53 66
Others2) GWh 6,443 6,688 6,740
Energy intensity3) MWh/
KRW 100 million		 15.4 13.5 12.7
Renewable energy (electricity) consumption4) GWh 9,289 10,069 10,886
Renewable energy (electricity) transition rate % 31.0 31.4 32.5
  1. Calculated for Korean and global manufacturing sites
  2. Others (Energy consumption at business sites): Steam, LNG, LPG, petrol, diesel, geothermal (starting in 2025)
  3. Energy intensity: Energy consumption at business sites (MWh) / Sales (sales of DX division (absolute value) + sales of DS division (absolute value), KRW 100 million)
  4. Excluding geothermal energy, 2025 geothermal energy usage: DX Division 1.2GWh, DS Division 3.9GWh

Product Energy Efficiency Improvement

A table comparing Product Energy Efficiency Improvement, including Product energy consumption reduction rate (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Product Energy Efficiency Improvement 2023 2024 2025
Product energy consumption reduction rate* % 25.1 31.5 34.4
Product energy consumption reduction rate for each year relative to 2019 identical performance/specification models for 7 major product categories

Circular economy

Resource Efficiency of Products

A table comparing Recycled plastic, including Cumulative use (Tonnes), Amount used by year (Tonnes), and Percentage of recycled plastics used (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Recycled plastic] 2023 2024 2025
Cumulative use1) Tonnes 567,056 768,811 989,255
Amount used by year Tonnes 157,939 201,755 220,444
Percentage of recycled plastics used2) % 25.0 31.0 33.7
A table comparing Recycled packaging, including Recycled packaging (Tonnes), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Recycled packaging] 2023 2024 2025
Recycled packaging3) Tonnes 15,273 16,399 16,030
  1. Cumulative use from 2009
  2. Weight based ratio of parts with recycled plastic from total plastic parts developed by the DX Division. Pure recycled plastic ratios differ by part
  3. Recycled packaging: based on data collected in Korea

Amount of e-Waste Collected and Recycled

A table comparing Cumulative amount of e-waste collected, including Cumulative amount of e-waste collected (Tonnes), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Cumulative amount of e-waste collected1) 2023 2024 2025
Cumulative amount of e-waste collected Tonnes 6,297,161 6,908,516 7,544,747
A table comparing Amount of e-waste collected, including Amount of e-waste collected (Tonnes), Asia and Oceania (Tonnes), Americas (Tonnes), and Europe (Tonnes), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Amount of e-waste collected 2023 2024 2025
Amount of e-waste collected Tonnes 599,153 611,354 636,231
Asia and Oceania Tonnes 235,197 250,057 267,775
Americas Tonnes 54,014 59,405 59,838
Europe Tonnes 309,942 301,893 308,618
A table comparing Amount of e-waste collected by year and product type, including Amount of e-waste collected by year and product type (Tonnes), Heat exchanger (Tonnes), Display (Tonnes), Telecommunications service equipment (Tonnes), and Other electric and electronics equipment (Tonnes), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Amount of e-waste collected by year and product type2) 2023 2024 2025
Amount of e-waste collected by year and product type Tonnes 140,162 141,582 159,890
Heat exchanger Tonnes 89,754 75,085 83,280
Display Tonnes 12,840 11,282 11,263
Telecommunications service equipment Tonnes 2,155 2,178 1,866
Other electric and electronics equipment Tonnes 35,414 53,037 63,481
A table comparing Amount of materials recovered for recycling, including Amount of materials recovered for recycling (Tonnes), Scrap metals (Tonnes), Nonferrous metals (Tonnes), Synthetic resin (Tonnes), Glass (Tonnes), and Others (Tonnes), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Amount of materials recovered for recycling3) 2023 2024 2025
Amount of materials recovered for recycling Tonnes 117,025 118,150 133,660
Scrap metals Tonnes 61,422 61,677 72,680
Nonferrous metals Tonnes 12,356 13,281 14,419
Synthetic resin Tonnes 35,752 35,909 39,180
Glass Tonnes 3,183 3,311 3,602
Others Tonnes 4,312 3,972 3,779
  1. Cumulative amount of e-waste collected from 2009
  2. Amount of e-waste collected by year and product type: Based on data collected in Korea
  3. Amount of materials recovered for recycling: Based on data collected in Korea

Sustainable operation

Waste Management

A table comparing Amount of waste generated, including Amount of waste generated (Tonnes), General waste (Tonnes), Hazardous waste (Tonnes), Amount of waste treated (Tonnes), General waste disposal (Tonnes), Recovered for recycling (Tonnes), Incineration (off-site) (Tonnes), Landfill (off-site) (Tonnes), Others (Tonnes), Hazardous waste disposal (Tonnes), Recovered for recycling (Tonnes), Incineration (off-site) (Tonnes), Landfill (off-site) (Tonnes), Others (Tonnes), and Percentage of waste recovered for recycling (%), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Amount of waste generated 2023 2024 2025
Amount of waste generated Tonnes 1,314,923 1,348,979 1,420,912
General waste Tonnes 881,175 910,510 964,140
Hazardous waste* Tonnes 433,748 438,469 456,771
Amount of waste treated Tonnes 1,314,923 1,348,979 1,420,912
General waste disposal Tonnes 881,175 910,510 964,140
Recovered for recycling Tonnes 856,390 894,039 948,902
Incineration (off-site) Tonnes 21,091 14,114 13,460
Landfill (off-site) Tonnes 3,360 1,074 912
Others Tonnes 334 1,282 867
Hazardous waste disposal Tonnes 433,748 438,469 456,771
Recovered for recycling Tonnes 420,273 424,150 444,347
Incineration (off-site) Tonnes 9,917 12,216 11,847
Landfill (off-site) Tonnes 1,262 620 80
Others Tonnes 2,297 1,485 498
Percentage of waste recovered for recycling % 97 98 98
Hazardous Waste (Amount of waste generated): Applied monitoring standards of the country where each business site is located

Water Management

A table comparing Water management, including Water Withdrawal (1,000 tonnes), Municipal water (surface water) (1,000 tonnes), and Groundwater (1,000 tonnes), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Water Withdrawal 2023 2024 2025
Water Withdrawal 1,000 tonnes 177,361 188,540 197,720
Municipal water (surface water)1) 1,000 tonnes 176,575 187,639 196,816
Groundwater2) 1,000 tonnes 786 902 904
A table comparing Wastewater discharge, including Wastewater discharge (1,000 tonnes), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Wastewater discharge 2023 2024 2025
Wastewater discharge 1,000 tonnes 142,995 152,109 158,660
A table comparing Water reused, including Water reused (1,000 tonnes), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Water reused3) 2023 2024 2025
Water reused 1,000 tonnes 122,891 127,994 134,011
A table comparing Ultra-pure water reused, including Supply (1,000 tonnes) and Recovery (1,000 tonnes), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Ultra-pure water reused] 2023 2024 2025
Supply 1,000 tonnes 71,487 74,784 78,817
Recovery 1,000 tonnes 22,004 23,025 25,156
A table comparing Suppliers’ water consumption, including Suppliers’ water consumption (1,000 tonnes), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Suppliers’ water consumption4) 2023 2024 2025
Suppliers’ water consumption 1,000 tonnes 97,482 88,467 86,552
  1. Includes external wastewater treatment
  2. Some rainwater usage included in groundwater data
  3. Revised 2024 data after identification of omissions and duplicates in some past water reuse data during the automated calculation process for water reuse by global subsidiaries
  4. Suppliers’ water consumption: Based on the water consumption for Samsung Electronics product manufacturing by the top 90% of suppliers in terms of transaction scale and key suppliers
Water Resources by Region

Chemical Substance Management1)

A table comparing Chemical Substance Management, including Chemical consumption (1,000 tonnes) and Major hazardous substances leakages (Cases), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Chemical Substance Management 2023 2024 2025
Chemical consumption2) 1,000 tonnes 518 551 574
Major hazardous substances leakages Cases - - -
  1. Scope of data collection: Korea
  2. Chemicals consumption: calculation criteria changed to PRTR standard starting from 2018 *PRTR: Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, dealing with chemical substance emission and transfer information

Workplace Environment Management

A table comparing Workplace Environment Management, including Investment in EHS (KRW 100 million) and Violations of environment-related laws and regulations (Cases), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Workplace Environment Management 2023 2024 2025
Investment in EHS KRW 100 million 20,284 23,488 19,917
Violations of environment-related laws
and regulations		 Cases 1 2 -

Pollutant Management

A table comparing Air pollutant emissions, including NOx (Tonnes), SOx (Tonnes), NH₃ (Tonnes), HF (Tonnes), and PM (Tonnes), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Air pollutant emissions] 2023 2024 2025
NOx Tonnes 720 729 595
SOx Tonnes 43 35 34
NH₃ Tonnes 125 104 112
HF Tonnes 16 14 16
PM1) Tonnes 142 90 96
A table comparing Volatile organic compound emissions, including Volatile organic compound emissions (Tonnes), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Volatile organic compound emissions2) 2023 2024 2025
Volatile organic compound emissions Tonnes 398 561 314
A table comparing Water pollutant discharge, including TOC (Korea) (Tonnes), COD (Global) (Tonnes), BOD (Tonnes), SS (Tonnes), F (Tonnes), and Heavy metals (Tonnes), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Water pollutant discharge] 2023 2024 2025
TOC (Korea)3) Tonnes 294 319 399
COD (Global) Tonnes 534 649 308
BOD Tonnes 412 427 489
SS Tonnes 931 816 1,172
F Tonnes 626 488 555
Heavy metals Tonnes 17 11 12
A table comparing Consumption of ozone depleting substances (CFC-eq), including Consumption of ozone depleting substances (CFC-eq) (Tonnes), for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Consumption of ozone depleting substances (CFC-eq)4) 2023 2024 2025
Consumption of ozone depleting substances (CFC-eq) Tonnes 1.0 0.3 0.2
  1. Previous dust emission disclosure standard changed
  2. Revised 2024 data disclosed after identifying omission of some past volatile organic compound emissions during the automated pollutant calculation process of global subsidiaries
  3. Applied data separately into Total Organic Carbon (TOC, Korea) and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD, Global) starting from 2023
  4. Scope of data collection: Korea

Performance by Division

GHG Emission Management (Scope 1 and 2)1), 2)

A table comparing GHG Emission Management, including Direct emissions (Scope 1) (1,000 tonnes CO₂e) and Indirect emissions (Scope 2, Market based) (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
GHG Emission Management
(Scope 1 and 2)		 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
Direct emissions (Scope 1) 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 211 3,522 236 4,489 256 4,390
Indirect emissions (Scope 2, Market based) 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 102 9,456 106 10,058 86 9,424
A table comparing GHG emissions by source, including GHG emissions by source (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), CO₂ (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), CH₄ (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), N₂O (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), HFCs (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), PFCs (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), SF₆ (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), and NF₃ (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
GHG emission by source3) 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
GHG emission by source 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 313 12,978 342 14,546 343 13,814
CO₂ 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 311 10,467 314 11,101 294 10,469
CH₄ 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 0.5 2 1 3 1 5
N₂O 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 1 539 1 264 2 224
HFCs 1,000 tonnes CO₂e - 314 26 538 46 296
PFCs 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 0.2 1,532 0.3 912 - 994
SF₆ 1,000 tonnes CO₂e - 124 - 484 - 285
NF₃ 1,000 tonnes CO₂e - - - 1,245 - 1,541
  1. Calculations were performed for Korean and global manufacturing sites, and refrigerant, wastewater, new gases, and escaped emissions were additionally calculated starting from 2024. NF₃ emissions (one of the 7 major greenhouse gas sources according to international standards) disclosed starting in 2025.
  2. When calculating Korean indirect emissions for 2025, the latest national electricity emission factors published by the National Greenhouse Gas Information & Research Center in December 2025 were applied; however, when calculating emissions for 2023–2024, the national electricity emission factors published in January 2019, which are utilized in the Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading System, were applied.
  3. Based on Scope 1 emissions + Scope 2 emissions (market-based)

GHG Emission Management (Scope 3)1), 2)

A table comparing Other indirect emissions (Scope 3), including Other indirect emissions (Scope 3) (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Purchased products and services (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Capital goods (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Upstream transportation and distribution (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Waste Generated in Operations (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Business travel (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Employee commuting (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Upstream leased assets (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Downstream transportation and distribution (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Processing of sold products (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Use of sold products (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), End of life treatment of sold products (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), Downstream leased assets (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), and Investments (1,000 tonnes CO₂e), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
GHG Emission Management (Scope 3) 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
Other indirect emissions (Scope 3) 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 90,656 16,379 82,755 17,948 83,332 20,056
Purchased products and services 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 8,017 3,497 7,122 3,705 7,426 3,519
Capital goods 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 396 2,729 304 2,004 157 3,008
Fuel- and energy-related activities
not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2		 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 395 2,269 389 2,389 408 2,507
Upstream transportation and
distribution		 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 4,209 173 3,979 183 3,463 204
Waste generated in operations 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 42 122 35 118 35 121
Business travel 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 79 29 112 41 69 23
Employee commuting 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 216 82 208 85 297 75
Upstream leased assets 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 12 3 9 3 9 2
Downstream transportation and
distribution		 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 34 6 36 7 249 12
Processing of sold products 1,000 tonnes CO₂e - 98 154 167 100 236
Use of sold products 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 75,760 7,356 68,496 9,216 69,259 10,323
End of life treatment of sold
products		 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 1,338 1 1,719 2 1,641 3
Downstream leased assets 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 2 1 1 1 4 1
Investments 1,000 tonnes CO₂e 156 13 191 27 215 22
  1. Data used for calculating some Scope 3 emissions (purchased goods and services, capital goods) are calculated based on previous year's data when suppliers' emissions data was available.
  2. Existing 2023 and 2024 data revised after improving calculation methods and standards, such as expanding the scope of some Scope 3 categories (capital goods, fuel-and energy-related activities, upstream transport and distribution, downstream transport and distribution, use of sold products, downstream leased assets) and applying the latest emission factors.

Energy Management

A table comparing Energy management, including Energy consumption at business sites (GWh), Electricity (GWh), Others (GWh), Renewable energy consumption (GWh), and Renewable energy transition rate (%), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Energy Management 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
Energy consumption at business sites GWh 4,015 32,384 4,180 34,592 4,168 36,081
Electricity GWh 2,914 27,042 3,088 28,996 3,083 30,426
Others1) GWh 1,101 5,342 1,092 5,596 1,086 5,655
Renewable energy (electricity) consumption2) GWh 2,720 6,569 2,884 7,184 2,924 7,962
Renewable energy (electricity) transition rate % 93.4 24.3 93.4 24.8 94.8 26.2
  1. Others (Energy consumption at business sites): Steam, LNG, LPG, petrol, diesel, geothermal (starting in 2025)
  2. Excluding geothermal energy, 2025 geothermal energy usage: DX Division 1.2GWh, DS Division 3.9GWh

Product Energy Efficiency Improvement*

A table comparing Product Energy Efficiency Improvement, including Product energy consumption reduction rate (%), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Product Energy Efficiency Improvement 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
Product energy consumption reduction rate % 25.1 - 31.5 - 34.4 -
Product energy consumption reduction rate for each year relative to 2019 identical performance/specification models for 7 major product categories

Resource Efficiency of Products

A table comparing Recycled plastic, including Cumulative use (Tonnes), Amount used by year (Tonnes), and Percentage of recycled plastics used (%), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Recycled plastic 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
Cumulative use1) Tonnes 567,056 - 768,811 - 989,255 -
Amount used by year Tonnes 157,939 - 201,755 - 220,444 -
Percentage of recycled plastics used2) % 25.0 - 31.0 - 33.7 -
A table comparing Recycled packaging, including Recycled packaging (Tonnes), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
[Recycled packaging]3) 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
Recycled packaging Tonnes 15,273 - 16,399 - 16,030 -
  1. Cumulative use: from 2009
  2. Weight based ratio of parts with recycled plastic from total plastic parts developed by the DX Division. Pure recycled plastic ratios differ by part
  3. Recycled packaging; based on data collected in Korea

Waste Management

A table comparing Amount of waste generated, including Amount of waste generated (Tonnes), General waste (Tonnes), and Hazardous waste (Tonnes), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Amount of waste generated 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
Amount of waste generated Tonnes 307,325 1,007,598 322,144 1,026,835 359,073 1,061,839
General waste Tonnes 254,748 626,427 271,040 639,470 297,697 666,444
Hazardous waste Tonnes 52,577 381,171 51,104 387,365 61,376 395,395
A table comparing Amount of waste treated, including Amount of waste treated (Tonnes), General waste disposal (Tonnes), Recovered for recycling (Tonnes), Incineration (off-site) (Tonnes), Landfill (off-site) (Tonnes), Others (Tonnes), Hazardous waste disposal (Tonnes), Recovered for recycling (Tonnes), Incineration (off-site) (Tonnes), Landfill (off-site) (Tonnes), and Others (Tonnes), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Amount of waste treated 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
Amount of waste treated Tonnes 307,325 1,007,598 322,144 1,026,835 359,073 1,061,839
General waste disposal Tonnes 254,748 626,427 271,040 639,470 297,697 666,444
Recovered for recycling Tonnes 237,414 618,976 258,755 635,284 285,676 663,226
Incineration (off-site) Tonnes 14,231 6,860 10,435 3,679 10,953 2,507
Landfill (off-site) Tonnes 2,769 591 572 502 207 704
Others Tonnes 334 - 1,278 4 861 7
Hazardous waste disposal Tonnes 52,577 381,171 51,104 387,365 61,376 395,395
Recovered for recycling Tonnes 47,071 373,202 45,198 378,952 56,432 387,915
Incineration (off-site) Tonnes 4,278 5,639 5,194 7,022 4,688 7,159
Landfill (off-site) Tonnes 1,151 111 504 116 26 53
Others Tonnes 77 2,220 208 1,277 229 268
A table comparing Percentage of waste recovered for recycling, including Percentage of waste recovered for recycling (%), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Percentage of waste recovered for recycling 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
Percentage of waste recovered for recycling % 93 98 94 99 95 99

Amount of e-Waste Collected and Recycled

A table comparing Cumulative amount of e-waste collected, including Cumulative amount of e-waste collected (Tonnes), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Cumulative amount of e-waste collected1) 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
Cumulative amount of e-waste collected Tonnes 6,297,161 - 6,908,516 - 7,544,747 -
A table comparing Amount of e-waste collected, including Amount of e-waste collected (Tonnes), Asia and Oceania (Tonnes), Americas (Tonnes), and Europe (Tonnes), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Amount of e-waste collected 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
Amount of e-waste collected Tonnes 599,153 - 611,354 - 636,231 -
Asia and Oceania Tonnes 235,197 - 250,057 - 267,775 -
Americas Tonnes 54,014 - 59,405 - 59,838 -
Europe Tonnes 309,942 - 301,893 - 308,618 -
A table comparing Amount of e-waste collected by year and product type, including Amount of e-waste collected by year and product type (Tonnes), Heat exchanger (Tonnes), Display (Tonnes), Telecommunications service equipment (Tonnes), and Other electric and electronics equipment (Tonnes), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Amount of e-waste collected by year and product type2) 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
Amount of e-waste collected by year and product type Tonnes 140,162 - 141,582 - 159,890 -
Heat exchanger Tonnes 89,754 - 75,085 - 83,280 -
Display Tonnes 12,840 - 11,282 - 11,263 -
Telecommunications service equipment Tonnes 2,155 - 2,178 - 1,866 -
Other electric and electronics equipment Tonnes 35,414 - 53,037 - 63,481 -
A table comparing Amount of materials recovered for recycling, including Amount of materials recovered for recycling (Tonnes), Scrap metal (Tonnes), Nonferrous metal (Tonnes), Synthetic resin (Tonnes), Glass (Tonnes), and Others (Tonnes), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Amount of materials recovered for recycling3) 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
Amount of materials recovered for recycling Tonnes 117,025 - 118,150 - 133,660 -
Scrap metals Tonnes 61,422 - 61,677 - 72,680 -
Nonferrous metals Tonnes 12,356 - 13,281 - 14,419 -
Synthetic resin Tonnes 35,752 - 35,909 - 39,180 -
Glass Tonnes 3,183 - 3,311 - 3,602 -
Others Tonnes 4,312 - 3,972 - 3,779 -
  1. Cumulative amount of e-waste collected from 2009
  2. Amount of e-waste collected by year and product type: Based on data collected in Korea
  3. Amount of materials recovered for recycling: Based on data collected in Korea

Water Management

A table comparing Total water withdrawn, including Total water withdrawn (1,000 tonnes), Municipal water (surface water) (1,000 tonnes), and Groundwater (1,000 tonnes), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Total water withdrawn 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
Total water withdrawn 1,000 tonnes 17,270 160,090 18,961 169,580 18,710 179,010
Municipal water (surface water)1) 1,000 tonnes 16,485 160,090 18,059 169,580 17,806 179,010
Groundwater 1,000 tonnes 786 - 902 - 904 -
A table comparing Total water discharged, including Total water discharged (1,000 tonnes), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Total water discharged 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
Total water discharged 1,000 tonnes 13,042 129,953 15,446 136,663 15,198 143,462
A table comparing Water reused, including Water reused (1,000 tonnes), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Water reused2) 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
Water reused 1,000 tonnes 3,470 119,421 2,737 125,257 2,704 131,307
A table comparing Ultra-pure water reused, including Supply (1,000 tonnes) and Recovery (1,000 tonnes), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Ultra-pure water reused 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
Supply 1,000 tonnes 2,098 69,389 2,361 72,423 2,133 76,684
Recovery 1,000 tonnes - 22,004 - 23,025 - 25,156
A table comparing Suppliers’ water consumption, including Suppliers’ water consumption (1,000 tonnes), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Suppliers’ water consumption3) 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
Suppliers’ water consumption 1,000 tonnes 65,783 31,699 56,535 31,932 46,996 39,556
  1. Includes external wastewater treatment
  2. Revised 2024 data disclosed after identifying omissions and duplicates in some past water reuse data during the automation process of calculating water reuse by global subsidiaries
  3. Suppliers’ water consumption: Based on the water consumption for Samsung Electronics product manufacturing by the top 90% of suppliers in terms of transaction scale and key suppliers

Chemical Substance Management1)

A table comparing Chemical Substance Management, including Chemical substance use (1,000 tonnes) and Discharge of major hazardous substances (Cases), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Chemical Substance Management 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
Chemical substance use2) 1,000 tonnes 6 512 6 545 5 569
Discharge of major hazardous substances Cases - - - - - -
  1. Scope of data collection: Korea
  2. Chemicals consumption: calculation criteria changed to PRTR standard starting from 2018 *PRTR: Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, dealing with chemical substance emission and transfer information

Workplace Environment Management

A table comparing Workplace Environment Management, including Investment in EHS (KRW 100 million) and Violations of environment-related laws and regulations (Cases), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Workplace Environment Management 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
Investment in EHS KRW 100 million 1,117 19,167 1,304 22,184 1,174 18,743
Violations of environment-related laws
and regulations		 Cases 1 - - 2* - -
  1. Samsung Electronics received a fine of 6 million KRW for violating Article 31, Section 1 (Reporting on Subcontracting of Hazardous Chemical Handling) of the Chemical Substances Control Act, related to the potassium hydroxide contact incident that occurred at the Cheonan site on September 19, 2024. The fine was voluntarily paid. To prevent recurrence, we are taking measures such as conducting a full review of subcontracting reports for all production equipment installation and maintenance companies, in compliance with relevant regulations.
  2. On 18 June 2021, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) issued a Notice of Corrective Action regarding a failure to report on wafer shredding equipment at the Samsung Austin Semiconductor LLC. (SAS) subsidiary of Samsung Electronics' DS Division. On 10 June 2022, the TCEQ issued a Notice of Corrective Action regarding the wastewater spill at SAS. TCEQ issued a fine of 93K USD to SAS on 8 March 2024, taking into account that SAS independently obtained environmental certification and performed internal management actions for the wafer shredding equipment while actively carrying out remediation activities to address the wastewater spillage as soon as SAS became aware of the incident. SAS paid the fine in full. SAS developed and deployed preventive measures (pre-evaluation systems, development of monitoring, control systems).

Pollutant Management

A table comparing Air pollutant emissions, including NOx (Tonnes), SOx (Tonnes), NH₃ (Tonnes), HF (Tonnes), and PM (Tonnes), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Air pollutant emissions 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
NOx Tonnes 46 674 23 706 16 579
SOx Tonnes 2 41 0.3 35 0.3 33
NH₃ Tonnes 0.5 125 1 103 0.5 111
HF Tonnes 0.03 16 0.02 13 0.03 16
PM1) Tonnes 72 69 33 58 32 64
A table comparing Volatile organic compound emissions, including Volatile organic compound emissions (Tonnes), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Volatile organic compound emissions2) 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
Volatile organic compound emissions Tonnes 7 391 6 555 6 308
A table comparing Water pollutant discharge, including TOC (Korea) (Tonnes), COD (Global) (Tonnes), BOD (Tonnes), SS (Tonnes), F (Tonnes), and Heavy metals (Tonnes), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Water pollutant discharge 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
TOC (Korea)3) Tonnes 2 292 1 318 1 398
COD (Global) Tonnes 433 101 512 137 224 84
BOD Tonnes 161 251 133 294 51 437
SS Tonnes 206 725 185 631 221 951
F Tonnes 1 625 2 486 4 552
Heavy metals Tonnes 2 15 2 9 2 10
A table comparing Consumption of ozone depleting substances (CFC-eq), including Consumption of ozone depleting substances (CFC-eq) (Tonnes), by DX and DS Divisions for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Consumption of ozone depleting substances (CFC-eq)4) 2023 2024 2025
DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division DX Division DS Division
Consumption of ozone depleting substances (CFC-eq) Tonnes 1 - 0.20 0.20 0.08 0.12
  1. Previous dust emission disclosure standard changed
  2. Revised 2024 data after identifying omission of some past volatile organic compound emissions during the automated pollutant calculation process of global subsidiaries
  3. Applied data separately into Total Organic Carbon (TOC, Korea) and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD, Global) starting from 2023
  4. Scope of data collection: Korea

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