Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

Driving forces Highlighted criteria & Technological innovations, such as 5G, the Internet of Things, dimension weights Artificial Intelligence, and maximizing power usage and efficiency Environmental Dimension.. 30% are increasing in importance in the electronic equipment, – Climate Strategy instruments, and components industry. Electronic components – Operational Eco-Efficiency have complex global supply chains that can lead to issues with – Product Stewardship unfair labor practices, conflict mineral sourcing, and the use of harmful chemicals during manufacturing. The implementation Social Dimension...... 29% and operation of a transparent, sustainable supply chain is – Occupational Health and required to address these issues. Superior product stewardship Safety includes measures such as energy-saving features and energy- – Talent Attraction & Retention consumption management, as well as security features such as automatic software/firmware upgrades to harden devices against Governance & Economic cyberattacks. Products must be designed with an end-of-life Dimension...... 41% strategy (i.e., repair/reuse, downcycle, and recycle), and the use – Codes of Business Conduct of robotics and automation can help improve the efficiency of – Corporate Governance resource-intensive production processes. Given the industry’s – Innovation Management oligopolistic market structure, compliance with antitrust – Supply Chain Management regulations is also important.

Sustainability leaders 2021 Industry statistics

S&P Global Gold Class Number of companies assessed 220 , Inc. Market capitalization of assessed companies OMRON Corporation Japan (in USD billion) 1332.2 S&P Global Silver Class Number of companies in Yearbook 15 Delta Electronics (Thailand) Market capitalization of companies in Yearbook Public Company Limited Thailand (in USD billion) 202.3 S&P Global Bronze Class AU Optronics Corp. Taiwan Innolux Corporation Taiwan Yokogawa Electric Corporation Japan

Sustainability Yearbook Members Flex Ltd. Singapore Ibiden Co.,Ltd. Japan Kyocera Corporation Japan LG Display Co., Ltd. Rep. of Korea LG Innotek Co., Ltd. Rep. of Korea Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. Rep. of Korea Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. Rep of Korea TDK Corporation* Japan TE Connectivity Ltd. Switzerland

* S&P Global Industry Mover

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