Environment

Environmental Management

Environmental Management

Environmental Management

Based on the vision of “Great people, Great Technology,” DB HiTek is pursuing a zero-accident and eco-friendly management policy in order to go from merely a “good” company to an excellent one, and hopes to grow with stakeholders through our endeavors together.

Eco-friendly management
policies

ESH Policy

Based on the corporate philosophy of being a "good company" and the vision of "Great people, Great Technology," DB HiTek is committed to adhering to the ESH (Environment, Safety, and Health) policies and continuously pursues its improvement through repeated inspections in order to provide sustainable management services to its customers and stakeholders.

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    Environmental, Safety, and Health Management
    DB HiTek operates a world-class environmental, safety, and health management system by complying with international agreements and regulations. The company fosters a culture of environmental, safety, and health practices that promote employee well-being, prevent environmental pollution, recycle resources, manage risks, establish a green supply chain, and fulfill corporate social responsibilities.
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    Risk Management
    Through environmental, safety, and health assessments, potential risk factors are identified and integrated into work procedures to eliminate factors that could impact employees and local communities.
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    Executive/Employee Obligations
    All employees are required to adhere to environmental, safety, and health standards. The company cultivates a culture of environmental, safety, and health through regular training and provides an environment for sustainable living.
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    Eco-Friendly Product Manufacturing
    DB HiTek minimizes environmental impact through eco-friendly product development and clean production systems, ensuring compliance with international agreements on hazardous substances and meeting customer requirements.
  • 5
    Green Supply Chain Operations
    To achieve the company's environmental, safety, and health policy, suppliers and partners are expected to comply with this policy and cooperate in green supply chain operations.
  • 6
    Social Responsibility
    DB HiTek transparently discloses its environmental, safety, and health management activities and contributes to the development of local communities.
December. 2022
Ki Seog Cho President & CEO

Environment Management Policies & Objectives

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Environment Management System Internalization & Reinforcement Reinforcement of
Eco-Friendly Activities
Strategic Direction Enhanced compliance response capability Efficient operation of the ESH management system Active response in the field of ESG environment
Goal Maintenance of ISO14001, ISO 45001, ISO22301 certifications 5% reduction in greenhouse gases compared to the average of the past two years Over 99% waste recycling rate 8% reduction in hazardous chemical substance usage compared to the average of the past two years

Environmental Management
Organization

Operation of the ESH Management System

DB HiTek has established and managed the ESH (Environment, Safety, Health) Management Manual, and operates the ESH management organization: the CEO takes overall responsibility for ESH management and oversees environmental, safety, and health-related tasks.

  • CEO: Overall management responsibility / Approval of ESH management system and policies / Provides human resources, specialized expertise, and technical & financial resource
    • Occupational Safety and Health Committee
    • CSO (ESH General Manager): Head of ESH Management Committee / Evaluation of suitability and effectiveness of ESH management system / Advise over decision of remedial action / Operation of ESH management system Provides approval and required resources
      • ESH Operation Officer (Head of ESH Department): Management of ESH operation tasks (Overall environmental management such as environmental goals, impact management, environmental facilities, etc.; regulations, laws, performance, external cooperation, education, internal audit, etc.) / ESH Management Committee Secretary
        • Department dedicated to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act: Establishment of a safety and health management system / Compliance with ESH-related legal obligations / Reporting to the Board of Directors / Establishment of ESH strategies
        • ESH Operation Manager: ESH operation affairs (regulations, laws, education, performance management, environmental impact and risk assessment, confirmation of corrective action)
      • Department Head (Team ESH Officer): Establishment and management of department objectives
        • Team ESH Maintainer: Team ESH manager support
        • Team ESH Manager: Team ESH manager support

Main activities

  • Appropriate operation regarding air emission facilities and preventative facilities
  • Proper handling and education of hazardous chemicals
  • Monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions and reduction
  • Appropriate operation of wastewater discharging facilities
  • Consistency and compliance with other miscellaneous environmental regulations and permits

Environmental Management
Certification

  • ISO14001: Environmental Management System Certification

    Processing of Wafers for Semiconductor Production

    Certificate Number
    REM2578
    Valid Until
    2028.08.09
    Certified Sites
    Fab1, Fab2
    Download

Carbon Neutrality Countermeasures

DB HiTek sets and pursues annual targets for greenhouse gas reduction and energy consumption savings to contribute to sustainable growth in response to climate change.

Participation in
Client Company’s
RE100 Project

Electricity required for renewable energy conversion

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Fab Process Classification 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Fab1 0.15um
HV CMOS		 Production
(1000 pcs)		 22 30 36 42 48
Power consumption
(kWh)		 5,998,056 6,653,322 8,303,345 10,074,726 11,974,531

Renewable Energy Transition Plan

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Classification 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Electricity (kWh) to be converted to renewable energy Target electricity (kWh) 5,998,056 6,653,322 8,303,345 10,074,726 11,974,531
Conversion Percentage Objective Transition Plan Review ~ 50% 100%
Fulfilled RE100 (kWh) - ~ 5,037,363 11,974,531
Renewable Energy Transition Plan - Green premium, REC purchase, etc.

The above renewable energy transition plan is subject to changes depending on requests from stakeholders, such as clients, and the company’s management circumstances.

Energy Savings

Energy-Saving Activities Implemented

  • Change to
    LED lighting
    9,733 kWh

    Reduction of power consumption

  • UT Usage
    Optimization
    4,300 MWh

    Reduction of power consumption

  • Production Process
    Optimization
    5,963 MWh

    Reduction of power consumption

  • Application of
    High-Efficiency Equipment
    518,901 kWh

    Reduction of power consumption

  • Power Demand
    Management
    180,130 kW

    Reduction of power consumption

  • Fuel Usage
    Optimization
    165,134 ㎥

    Reduction of LNG consumption

Bucheon/Sangwoo Plant Reduction Performance [2024]

Energy Consumption Management

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Classification 2022 2023 2024 2025 Goal
Goal Performance
Power (MWh) 390,644 397,952 416,589 410,164 436,957
LNG (KN㎥) 2,676 3,036 3,184 2,886 3,730
Total Energy Use (TOE)
*Intensity		 91,992
*5.51 		94,174
*8.16 		98,643 97,348 104,391

Total energy consumption from 2022 to 2024, verified by 3rd party (BSI Korea) Energy Intensity: Total Usage (TOE)/Sales (100 million KRW)

Works Regarding
Greenhouse Gas Reduction

Operation of Plasma Scrubber

DB HiTek is continuously identifying opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption across all processes through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction TF and Green FAB TF. In particular, since 2019, we have been operating plasma scrubbers and actively engaging in ongoing greenhouse gas reduction efforts.

GWP (global warming potential): The degree of contribution of each greenhouse gas to global warming is expressed based on CO2, meaning a lower value equates to a lower impact on global warming

Eco-Friendly Product

While prioritizing quality, DB HiTek considers the environmental impact of the entire production process from raw material supply to the manufacturing process.

Eco-Friendly Product
Sales Performance

Sales revenue from eco-friendly products

2024
DB HiTek Total Sales 1,131
Eco-friendly Product Sales
(Analog & Power Foundry Wafer) 		626
Percentage (%) 55%

Unit: billion KRW

Eco-friendly Sales Calculation Criteria: Total sales of the Analog & Power Foundry Wafer products certified with the Korea Environmental Product Declaration Label (low carbon product)

Percentage (%): Eco-friendly product (Environmental Product Declaration Label) sales ÷ total sales

Eco-Friendly Product
Purchasing Performance

Purchase record of eco-friendly products

Classification (million KRW) 2024 2023 2022
Eco-friendly (low-power pump/chiller) purchase amount 9.1 41.0 20.7

Eco-Friendly Product
Purchase Details

Dry Pump

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Classification Power consumption (kWh/unit) Yearly reduction (unit)
Existing pump Low-power pump Difference Power (kWh) Carbon emission (tCO2)
Pump 1 3.4 0.6 2.8 24,528 11.6
Pump 2 2.0 0.6 1.4 12,264 5.8

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Classification (2020~2024) Chiller 1 Chiller 2 Total
Number of new low-power pumps 23 71 94
Power consumption reduction (kWh) 5,641,440 3,296,388 8,937,828
Carbon emission reduction (tCO2) 2,677 1,562 4,239

Carbon emission factor = 0.0004747tCO2/kWh

Number of low-power pumps introduced by year: 2020 - 60 units, 2021 - 34 units, 2022 - 100 units, 2023 - 62 units (Plan: about 100 units from 2024 onwards)

Chiller

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Classification Power consumption (kWh/unit) Yearly reduction (unit)
Existing (freezer)
chiller 		Low-power (electric)
chiller 		Difference Power (kWh) Carbon emission (tCO2)
Chiller 1 36 8 28 245,280 116.4
Chiller 2 13.3 8 5.3 46,428 22.0

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Classification (2020~2023) Chiller 1 Chiller 2 Total
No. of new low-power (electric) chillers 23 71 94
Power consumption reduction (kWh) 5,641,440 3,296,388 8,937,828
Carbon emission reduction (tCO2) 2,651 1,549 4,201

Carbon emission factor = 0.0004747tCO2/kWh

Number of low-power pumps introduced by year: 2020 - 2 units, 2022 - 17 units, 2023 - 75 units

Eco-Friendly Product
Certification

  • ISO14001: Environmental Management System Certification

    Processing of Wafers for Semiconductor Production

    Certificate Number
    REM2578
    Valid Until
    2028.08.09
    Certified Sites
    Fab1, Fab2
    Download

  • Environmental Product Declaration (Low Carbon Product) Certification

    Analog & Power Foundry Wafer

    Certificate Number
    2023-081
    Valid Until
    2026.02.26
    Certified Sites
    -
    Download

Environmental Management Performance

Environmental Performance Status

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2024 2023 2022
Total Bucheon Sangwoo Total Bucheon Sangwoo Total Bucheon Sangwoo
Water Usage (㎥) 5,868,694 3,233,934 2,634,760 5,584,041 3,197,493 2,386,548 5,430,912 2,903,649 2,527,263
Water Reuse Volume (㎥) 537,535 272,968 283,334 522,246 265,204 275,275 515,940 280,842 235,098
Waste Disposal Volume (tons) 10,697 5,188 5,509 10,169 5,289 4,880 9,316 5,156 4,160
Waste Recycling
Rate (%)		 100 100 99 99 100 99 99 99 99
Nox (tons) 9 9 0 3 0 2 9 0 9
Sox (tons) 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 2
Dust (tons) 3 3 0 5 5 0 5 5 0
COD (tons) 9 0 9 25 16 10 17 8 9
TOC (tons) 32 25 7 43 38 4 29 22 8
BOD (tons) 36 29 7 66 61 4 43 29 14
SS (tons) 10 7 2 26 21 5 28 21 8
Use of Hazardous Chemicals (tons) 8,192 4,992 3,201 6,897 4,610 2,287 7,490 4,666 2,824
Chemical Emissions (tons) 78 69 9 74 64 10 57 45 12

Status of Environmental
Regulation Violations

2024 2023 2022
Number of Environmental
Regulation Violations
(cases)		 0 0 0
Fines for Environmental
Regulation Violations
(KRW 100 million)		 0 0 0
Environmental Liabilities
(KRW 100 million)		 0 0 0

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