Samsung Electronics is a South Korean multinational conglomerate headquartered in Suwon, manufacturing consumer electronics, semiconductors, and displays.
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Samsung discloses emissions comprehensively but is failing to reduce them. Operational emissions rose 7.8% in 2024; total emissions including supply chain increased despite net-zero rhetoric. The company's 2050 net-zero target covers only 16% of emissions and lacks SBTi validation. Unvalidated targets, late Scope 3 disclosure, and planned massive semiconductor expansion undermine credibility.
Samsung Electronics scores 28/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified May 2026.
That places Samsung Electronics joint 658th of 847 companies scored, and joint 27th of 33 in Electronics / Hardware.
Where Samsung Electronics sits among electronics / hardware peers.
Among the 33 major electronics / hardware brands we've scored, Samsung Electronics is tied =27th of 33, with 2 others.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
Total operational emissions rose 7.83% in 2024; Scope 1 surged 26.57% year-on-year.
Samsung has no SBTi-validated targets.
However, no TNFD disclosure, no quantified nature footprint, and supply chain mining impacts (rare earths, cobalt, lithium) lack specific mitigation.
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The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Samsung Electronics.
NVIDIA's reported Scope 3 nearly tripled in two years, from 3.6 Mt in FY2024 to 10.7 Mt in FY2026, and it does not report the use-phase emissions of the GPUs it sells, which Greenpeace estimates at up to 21 Mt in 2025.
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Samsung Electronics is a South Korean multinational conglomerate headquartered in Suwon, manufacturing consumer electronics, semiconductors, and displays. Founded in 1969, it is one of the world's largest electronics manufacturers by revenue and employee count, with significant operational footprints across Asia, Europe, and North America.
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