SK Hynix Excels in Water Reuse... Awarded Highest Grade in 'CDP Water Management'

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] SK Hynix announced that it received the highest grade of 'Leadership A' in the 'Water Management' category for the first time and won the grand prize at the '2019 CDP Korea Awards' held on the 28th by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Korea Committee. The CDP Water Management Award is given to companies with excellent water resource management, such as water reuse and reduction.

To manage water resources efficiently, SK Hynix announced the '2022 ECO Vision' in 2018 and set a goal to increase the average daily water reuse volume at domestic business sites to 62,000 tons by 2022.

Additionally, the company formed a company-wide water reduction task force and saved 2.4 million tons of water annually at domestic business sites last year. SK Hynix explained that various efforts, such as strengthening the monitoring system for the water treatment process, were highly evaluated in this assessment.

The company also maintained the highest level, the Hall of Fame Platinum Club, in the climate change category. The Hall of Fame, which can only be entered by being selected as the best carbon management group for five consecutive years, requires maintaining evaluations equivalent to the highest level even after induction to retain the qualification.

Since participating in CDP in 2007, SK Hynix has been recognized for its achievements in responding to climate change and entered the Hall of Fame for the first time among domestic companies in 2013. It has maintained this status for the longest period (7 years) among domestic companies.

Kim Hyungsoo, SK Hynix's SHE (Safety, Health, Environment) officer, said, "Although we achieved the highest grades in both climate change response and water management, we will not stop here and will do our best to enhance our capabilities to build the world's best eco-friendly semiconductor ecosystem."

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