Infineon Technologies has announced it has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and in the Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index, as announced by S&P Global, for the 15^th consecutive time

The company says the listing honours its track record in corporate sustainability. The benchmark index represents the top 10% of the largest 2,500 companies in the S&P Global Broad Market Index based on long-term economic, environmental and social criteria.

"We are proud to be recognised for our sustainability efforts once again," said Elke Reichert, Member of the Management Board and Chief Digital and Sustainability Officer at Infineon.

"Infineon's listing for the 15th consecutive time shows our long-standing commitment to sustainability. As we drive decarbonisation and digitalisation forward, both as a company and through our products, we believe that responsible business practices are essential to the long-term success of Infineon and create value for our stakeholders."

Semiconductors enable a more efficient use of resources and help exploit the full potential of digital technologies. Infineon says its products help save 45 times the emissions arising from their manufacturing and it aims to improve this ratio with increasingly energy-efficient and intelligent semiconductor solutions. For instance, state-of-the-art power systems enable significantly higher levels of energy efficiency for example in renewable energy production, data centres and electric cars. 

At the same time Infineon says it is striving to further reduce its own CO ₂ footprint and aiming for carbon neutrality by 2030, it has already reduced scope 1 and 2 emissions by two thirds, and is thus well on track to hit the target of 70% reduction compared with the base year of 2019 by 2025. Infineon says it aspires to be a pioneer in sustainability for the semiconductor industry and it already has the lowest normalised scope 1 and scope 2 emissions and the lowest water consumption in its peer group.

The Dow Jones Sustainability Index is regarded as one of the most important benchmarks for sustainability and lists the world's leading companies in this respect from across industries. Its objective is to help investors make informed decisions on how to align their portfolios more clearly with sustainability aspects and to encourage companies to actively continue their efforts in this regard.

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