Infineon’s climate strategy is founded on two pillars: continuous reduction of its own emissions and the active contribution Infineon and its innovative products and solutions make to climate protection thanks to better resource management. 

Energy efficiency, intelligent PFC abatement concepts and hence reducing CO₂ emissions have long been core elements of Infineon’s business model. Through the use of its products and solutions by the customers of Infineon, 45 times more CO₂ can currently be avoided than is generated during production. All in all, products and solutions from Infineon helped reduce emissions by a net total of 127 million tons of CO₂ equivalent last fiscal year – after deducting its own footprint. See here our carbon footprint

Infineon is already one of the most sustainable semiconductor producers. CO₂ avoidance and resource efficiency in production have been a priority for us for years, as in the setting up of our 300-millimeter thin wafer technology. With our goal of becoming carbon-neutral we are strengthening our efforts through electricity from renewable sources and investments in exhaust air treatment that far exceeds the industry standard.

 

Infineon has set itself the goal of becoming carbon-neutral by the end of the 2030 fiscal year in terms of scope 1 and scope 2 emissions. We want to make an active contribution to global CO₂ reduction and to the implementation of the targets set out in the Paris Climate Agreement.

Emissions are to be cut by 70 percent over the 2019 levels by 2025.

1. Avoiding direct emissions and further reducing energy consumption
2. Purchasing green electricity with guarantees of origin for unavoidable emissions
3. Compensate the smallest part by certificates that combine development support and CO₂reduction

In December 2023, Infineon committed itself to setting a science-based target (SBT) in relation to climate, thus extending its climate strategy to include the supply chain. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is regarded as a benchmark for climate protection measures in the private sector. The initiative provides companies with a clearly defined path towards a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. 

By extending its climate strategy to include scope 3 emissions, Infineon is now working closely with partners in the supply chain and attaches particular importance to continuing to improve the availability and accuracy of data from its supply chain.

Already by the end of the 2024 fiscal year, our scope 1 and scope 2 emissions were 66.3 percent below the emissions of the base year 2019 (scope 1: 230,853 t COe; scope 2: 159,235 t COe). 

Factors contributing   to this reduction were the expansion of smart abatement concepts, the implementation of energy efficiency programs as well as the switch to green electricity in Europe and North America and at our largest sites in Malaysia.

Know more in our Sustainability Report page 28-29.