Samsung SDI

Due to the development of alternative energy, the eventual replacement of limited fossil fuels and the global trend of restricting greenhouse gas emissions to guard against climate change in the 21st century, the market environment of the energy industry is changing. Against this backdrop, the International Organization for Standardization(ISO) published the ISO 26000, an international standard providing guidelines for SR(Social Responsibility) in November 2010. Thus the demands for fulfilling SR have become more specified in businesses among companies. This is an irreversible trend which will persist well into the future. Therefore, if companies are to survive going forward, management must consider and address various sustainability issues. Sustainable growth must be pursued by fostering communication with various stakeholders both inside and outside the company in order to adapt to the changing management environment.

Samsung SDI has been employing sustainability management since 2002. In 2003, we established a sustainability management vision and a mid-/long-term roadmap based on initial analysis of various areas, including the economy, the environment and society, the opinions of both inside and outside stakeholders, and the benchmarking of advanced companies overseas. Moreover, we are the first company in Korea to publish a sustainability report. By establishing a sustainability management office since 2004, we have been making efforts to realize various social demands (sustainability issues) for Samsung SDI and we are determined to see that this is reflected in our products and management. Therefore, we market goods and services within communities which are genuinely desired by those communities. To this end, Samsung SDI will contribute to human prosperity by fostering leadership which respects not only economics, but also the needs of both the environment and society as a whole and through sustainable development.