2008-2009
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS
Harmony with
People,
Society &
Environment
About This Report
This is the Second Sustainability Report of Samsung Electronics.
Celebrating its 40 th anniversary, Samsung Electronics continues its endeavors to overcome the global economic crisis and to solidify its global presence and reputation as a world leading company. This report conveys the efforts and sustainability performances of the company during the year 2008. Opinions and suggestions for the improvement of this report are welcomed.
Reporting Principles
Compiled with the G3 Guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and
AA1000APS, the 2009 Samsung Electronics Sustainability Report includes the company s profiles as well as its economic, environmental, and social performance indicators to ensure the full sharing of information across all sectors. As a new feature in comparison with the previous report, this report contains the company s CSR vision and strategies. The financial data included in this report generally represents the corporation s consolidated figures that encompass the performances of Samsung Electronics overseas plants. The environmental and social performance information mainly reflects the domestic subsidiaries of Samsung Electronics. The data that pertains only to the performance of its Global has been footnoted accordingly. Samsung Electronics will continue to strengthen its data collecting process to expand the scope of its reporting for future periods.
Reporting Period
The reporting period covers all business activities from January 1 to December
31, 2008. Quantitative data is reported in three year trends from 2006 to 2008.
The qualitative data primarily focuses on the year of 2008, with some coverage extending to March, 2009, where appropriate.
Report Preparation Process
In preparation of this report, a task force team was organized consisting of staff from all pertinent departments to analyze stakeholder opinions on the company. Based on the analysis results, major sustainability issues were identified for this report. Samsung Electronics acquired an assurance statement by an independent professional organization, certifying the credibility of the report s contents. The statement is available on pages 78~79.
For further details on this report, please visit the company s website at http://www.samsung.com/us/aboutsamsung/index.html.
