What is SEMI Education Forest?
The SEMI Education Forest enables members across the semiconductor value chain to take climate action by funding tree planting and supporting climate literacy across our industry and communities.
❙ How it works$2 = One Action
| ❙ Why it mattersClimate change is already impacting our industry. |
On-the-ground restoration
Reforestation efforts are carried out by trained local teams, including site foresters and planters, with ongoing monitoring to ensure long-term impact.
organize Sustainable Events
From choosing locations and vendors with excellent sustainability ratings, to minimizing our use of paper, SEMI strives to ensure the footprint of our events is as low as possible while providing attendees a business-conducive atmosphere.
SEMI carefully screens sites for our events and evaluate their awareness and commitments to recycling and minimizing emissions, waste and environmental impacts. LEEDs certification is critical and connection with local conservations efforts a plus.
SEMI recognizes that air travel is one of the largest contributors to CO2 emissions and that must be balanced with the efficiency and relationship-building that comes with face-to-face meetings and conferences. Wherever possible SEMI encourages the use of video-conferencing and the virtual exchange of information.
In addition, attendees at any SEMI event are encouraged to offset their travel costs by calculating their carbon footprint and offset by funding tree planting or other projects in the SEMI Forest - in partnership with Ecology. In some cases, e.g. SEMICON West 2023, SEMI planted a tree for each attendee who took the Sustainability Pledge.
SEMI has transitioned to digital communications as much as possible. We have mostly eliminated paper programs in favor of online apps. We have eliminated printed signage where ever possible in favor of digital directional signage, and discourage the use of one-time use packaging and giveaways.
