SOITEC S.A.
SOH1.XETRA | Manufacture of electronic components and boards
Soitec S.A. is a French company that designs and manufactures innovative semiconductor materials. The company's core technology is Smart Cut, which is used to create engineered substrates like silicon-on-insulator (SOI), silicon carbide (SiC), and gallium nitride (GaN) wafers. These substrates are u...Show More
Better Health for All
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No evidence available to assess SOITEC S.A on Better Health for All.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Soitec S.A. is a company that designs and manufactures semiconductor materials, not a financial institution.
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The company's core business does not involve lending, deposit services, or consumer credit products.
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There is no evidence of Soitec operating a loan or insurance book, generating customer finance data, or being regulated as a lender.
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Consequently, all KPIs related to financial services, lending practices, customer financial outcomes, and financial literacy initiatives are not applicable to this company.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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The employee engagement score reached over 85% in recent employee surveys.
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The voluntary employee turnover rate is 4.90%.
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The frequency rate of workplace accidents with lost time is 4.5.
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The salary equality index for women/men is 89/100.
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Additionally, 42% of work-study students were hired on permanent contracts in fiscal year 2023-2024.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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In fiscal year 2023-2024, 90% of strategic suppliers signed the Supplier Quality and ESG Policy.
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The company prohibits modern slavery, forced or child labor, and human trafficking, expecting similar commitments from its suppliers.
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Soitec conducts due diligence on conflict minerals, requiring impacted suppliers to submit reports using the Responsible Minerals Initiative template.
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An anonymous ethical alert platform was launched in March 2023, and an internal whistleblowing system is accessible to all employees and external stakeholders.
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The company has been a member of the EICC (now Responsible Business Alliance) since 2012.
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Honest & Fair Business
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No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles to assess the company against any of the KPIs for the 'Honest & Fair Business' ethical value. All articles either explicitly stated 'Not found' or 'No data found' for the relevant metrics, or provided qualitative information (e.g., 'ESG Controversy Level: Low') that could not be mapped to the quantitative scoring rubric.
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Kind to Animals
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Soitec S.A. is a semiconductor materials company. The provided articles indicate that the company's core business model does not directly involve animal husbandry, captive animal operations, or animal testing, leading to an N/A score for several KPIs. For wildlife conservation, Soitec has partnered with LPO (League for the Protection of Birds) for over five years, and its Bernin site has been certified as an LPO Refuge since 2020.
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An artificial pond of 35 m² was created at the Bernin site in September 2025 as part of a local ecosystem restoration plan.
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The company also has a beekeeping program with four beehives, which contribute to local pollination, indicating no sourcing of eggs, meat, or dairy.
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No War, No Weapons
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The provided articles do not contain specific, quantifiable evidence to score any of the KPIs related to the 'No War, No Weapons' ethical value. While one article mentions the company's products are 'ITAR-free' and another refers to the company as a 'critical asset for European strategic autonomy,'
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these statements do not provide the concrete data points required by the rubric, such as revenue percentages from arms contracts, specific dual-use R&D investments, or verified zero exposure to controversial weapons through independent audits. Policy statements regarding compliance with export controls or human rights also lack the specific metrics or outcomes needed for scoring.
Planet-Friendly Business
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In 2023, the company's total Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions were 351.7 ktCO2e.
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Its GHG reduction targets are approved by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) and align with the 1.5°C pathway.
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Water consumption per unit of production was reduced by 32.44% between FY2021 and FY2024,
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reaching 0.94 l/cm² in FY2024.
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The company recovered 66.7% of its total waste in 2024.
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In FY2024, 60% of capital expenditure was eligible for EU Taxonomy alignment.
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Six life cycle analyses (LCAs) were conducted on products, covering about 60% of revenue in FY2024.
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The SmartSiC™ product enables substrate reuse up to 10 times.
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The Bernin site has held the LPO Refuge label since 2020,
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with an Ecological Quality Index analysis performed in FY2024.
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The company conducted an in-depth climate risk assessment in 2024.
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It aims to reduce packaging CO2 by reusing packaging and working with recycled materials.
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The company supports the Ça Déménage non-profit for female victims of domestic violence
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and provides IT equipment to people in need in Singapore.
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An investment of €20 million was made in the Total Water Management project in early 2025.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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Soitec has no reported cultural appropriation incidents.
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The company's Bernin site is certified as an LPO Refuge, and Soitec has partnered with LPO France for over five years for biodiversity protection, including the creation of a 35 m² artificial pond.
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Soitec launched an anonymous ethical alert platform in 2023, which serves as a standard grievance mechanism.
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By March 31, 2025, 98% of all employees completed the Code of Conduct training, which included ethics, but specific cultural sensitivity training is not detailed.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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No evidence available to assess SOITEC S.A on Safe & Smart Tech.
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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In 2024, Soitec recovered 66.7% of its total waste through recycling, reuse, or composting.
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The company generated 8,514 metric tonnes of total waste in 2024, of which 86.66% was hazardous waste.
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68.68% of hazardous waste was recovered through recycling or reuse in 2024.
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Soitec has reduced the hazardousness of its waste by 4.64% from 2020, with a further 3.88% decline in 2024.
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The company has had no waste disposal violations in the past three years. Soitec applies a circular approach from the industrial design phase, aiming to optimize resources and extend material lifespans, supported by its 'Greenovation' initiative and Life Cycle Analyses on products representing 60% of revenue.
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Its Smart Cut™ technology allows multiple substrates from a single crystal, significantly reducing raw material consumption, and SmartSiC™ enables substrate reuse up to 10 times.
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The company has a target to reduce water withdrawals by 50% per sq.cm. of wafers produced between fiscal year 2020-2021 and fiscal year 2029-2030, having achieved a 41% reduction by March 31, 2025.
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It also aims for a 50% water recycling rate by fiscal year 2029-2030, reaching 44.2% by March 31, 2025.
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Soitec conducts on-site ESG audits with suppliers covering waste management and requires 90% of strategic suppliers to have signed its Supplier Quality and ESG Policy in fiscal year 2023-2024.
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