One of the world’s most sustainable companies: Infineon included in Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the 9th time
September 13, 2018 at 08:28 am EDT
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Munich, Germany - 13 September 2018 - Infineon Technologies AG has been listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability™ Europe Index (DJSI) for the 9th consecutive year. This was announced by the Sustainability Investing (SI) specialist RobecoSAM. In addition to its incorporation in the European Index, for the past four years Infineon has also been part of the Dow Jones Sustainability™ World Index. Infineon can therefore be ranked in the top ten percent of the world's most sustainable companies.
'Business success and responsible behavior are for us indivisible', says Dominik Asam, CFO of Infineon Technologies AG and responsible for sustainability issues. 'Environmental sustainability alone counts longer term for little; if a company isn't commercially successful as well.' Companies considered for inclusion in the DJSI are assessed with regard to economic stability as well as environmental and social performance.
The longest-running index of its kind, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index contains the most sustainable companies in a particular geographic region. This makes it the key reference point for companies and investors who place a high value on sustainability criteria when making investment decisions. The DJSI is created and managed cooperatively by S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM (Source: CSR News).
Infineon practices efficient and resource-friendly manufacturing at all its 17 production locations worldwide. Over and above this, the company's sustainable products make it possible to cut CO 2 emissions by some 58 million tons of CO 2 equivalents throughout their lifetimes. These products are used in areas such as automotive electronics, industrial drives, renewable energies, servers, cell phone chargers and induction cooking appliances. All in all, Infineon's products and efficient manufacturing practices bring an environmental net benefit of more than 56 million tons of CO 2 equivalents. This figure roughly corresponds to the greenhouse gas emissions caused by energy consumption in the private homes of around 85 million Europeans.
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Infineon Technologies AG is one of the world's leading manufacturers of semiconductors. The group's products include power semiconductors, sensors, microcontrollers, digital, mixed-signal and analog ICs, discrete semiconductor modules, switches, interface ICs, motor-controlling ICs, RF power transistors, voltage regulators, and electronic safety components. Net sales break down by area of activity as follows:
- automotive (50.5%): semiconductor products used in the automotive industry, and memory products for specific applications for automotive, industrial, information technologies, telecommunications and consumer electronics.
- power & sensor systems (23.3%): semiconductors for energy-efficient power supplies, mobile devices, mobile phone network infrastructures, human-machine interaction as well as applications with special demands on their robustness and reliability.
- industrial power control (13.5%): semiconductor products for the conversion of electrical energy for small, medium and high-power applications, used in the manufacturing, the low-loss transmission, the storage and the efficient use of electrical energy;
- connected secure systems (12.6%): semiconductors for networked devices, card-based applications, and government documents; microcontrollers for industrial, entertainment, and household applications, components for connectivity systems, various customer support systems;
- other (0.1%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Germany (12.4%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (14.4%), China/Hong Kong/Taiwan (32.3%), Japan (10.5%), Asia/Pacific (15.9%), the United States (12.1%) and Americas (2.4%).
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