Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Sustainability
• Social and Ethical Responsibility
• Corporate Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Recycled over 50% of solid waste
• Offset over 1,500 metric tonnes of CO₂ in 2021 with carbon neutral shipping

Social Achievements

• Launched first Employee Resource Group (ERG), Women of Ichor
• Completed a market-based pay parity study
• Participated in community initiatives around the world

Governance Achievements

• Reached 94% completion rate for global employee trainings
• Conducted first ESG materiality assessment
• Maintained compliance to RSL, RoHS, and REACH

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• COVID-19 pandemic disruptions to global supply chain
• Imbalance of materials and staffing due to supply chain disruptions

Mitigation Strategies

• Leveraging multi-origin sourcing
• Increasing time allocations to account for interruptions
• Investing in optimized scheduling tools
• Building on communication and logistics protocols

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 65 of top suppliers (90% of spend) complete self-assessment twice per year

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier Handbook and Code of Ethics integrated into contract agreements
• Annual supplier symposium with top 20 partners
• Supplier self-assessments twice per year

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards: Core option, SASB frameworks

Certifications: ISO 9001:2015 (US, Singapore, Korea sites)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Integrated Manifold System (IMS)
• Advanced Flow Controllers

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Corporate Governance
• Environmental Sustainability
• Social and Ethical Responsibility

Environmental Achievements

• Completed energy-efficient lighting upgrades at Austin, Texas, Singapore, and Malaysia sites to reduce energy use and Scope 2 GHG emissions.
• Recycled over 50% of solid waste generated in 2021 at Tualatin, Oregon facility.
• Partnered with a vendor specializing in recycling plastic and metal waste at Tualatin, Oregon facility.
• Partnered with a customer in a parts-harvesting program to limit waste, maximize component reuse, and promote recyclability.
• Working with a key customer to reduce helium gas use in testing, reducing cost and environmental impact.

Social Achievements

• Launched employee resource groups: Women of Ichor and Ichor Pride.
• Developed a DEI roadmap outlining strategies for creating a more equitable and inclusive workplace.
• Employees completed an average of 15.5 hours of training in IchorTrainer (excluding external training).
• Offered education reimbursement up to $7,500 for eligible curriculums.
• Reduced year-over-year injury rate by 20% and loss time injury rate by 38% from 2021 to 2022.

Governance Achievements

• Launched first ESG Council in 2022.
• Developed a comprehensive ESG roadmap.
• Updated Anti-Trafficking and Anti-Slavery Policy Statement, Policy on Political Contributions and Lobbying, and created a Global Human Rights and Principles Policy.
• Conducted penetration tests and a NIST assessment to protect against cybersecurity threats.
• Implemented an email security system.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Establishing baseline metrics for energy usage and GHG emissions.
• Refining environmental data inventory management process.
• Collecting and baselining diversity data across the company.

Mitigation Strategies

• Compiling an inventory of available operational data to identify key climate metrics.
• Intending to align reporting to TCFD guidance in future disclosures.
• Intending to share critical data measuring Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions and energy consumption later in 2023.
• Enhanced self-disclosure process for gender to include “non-binary” option.
• Leveraged a new third-party hiring platform to monitor social metrics contributing to a more diverse workplace.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier Handbook and Code of Ethics
• Risk assessments for new and existing suppliers
• Conflict Minerals Policy aligned with RMI and RMAP

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Universal Standards, SASB

Certifications: ISO 9001:2015 (US sites, Malaysia, Scotland)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Advanced Flow Controllers (AFC) - reduced materials, gas emissions, and energy loss.
• Integrated Manifold System (IMS) - decreased equipment footprint, reduced chemical consumption.

Awards & Recognition

• Frost & Sullivan’s Enlightened Growth Leadership Best Practices Recognition

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Corporate Governance
• Environmental Sustainability
• Social and Ethical Responsibility

Environmental Achievements

• Completed 75% of 11 environmental initiatives across global sites (waste reduction, energy conservation, etc.)
• Achieved a 50% reduction in hazardous waste at Nogales, Mexico site since 2022
• Offset over 523 metric tons of CO2e through a carbon offset program with a shipping partner
• Scotland site achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification

Social Achievements

• Overall improvements in Core Values survey results (second consecutive year)
• Launched Culture Committee in Malaysia and Singapore to boost employee engagement
• Expanded employee resource group (ERG) program to include Ichor Pride and Ichor Military
• 26% reduction in year-over-year injury rate and 40% reduction in year-over-year loss time injury rate

Governance Achievements

• Enhanced key policies, including Anti-Trafficking and Anti-Slavery Policy Statement, Policy on Political Contributions and Lobbying, Global Human Rights and Principles Policy, and a new Clawback Policy
• Completed first Validated Assessment Program (VAP) audits at Austin, TX, and Singapore sites
• No monetary losses from legal proceedings associated with anti-competitive behavior or employee health and safety violations

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Reducing Scope 3 GHG emissions (transportation)
• Increasing adoption of renewable energy sources

Mitigation Strategies

• Leveraging carbon offset programs
• Evaluating U.S. energy market to assess renewable energy options
• Planning to increase renewable energy adoption by 5% in 2024

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier Handbook and Code of Ethics
• RBA Code of Conduct
• ESG assessments
• RBA SAQs

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Universal Standards, SASB metrics for the semiconductor industry

Certifications: ISO 9001:2015 (multiple sites)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Advanced Flow Control (AFC) solution

Awards & Recognition

• Applied Materials’ Supplier Excellence Award for Quality
• Honorable mention for ASM’s PRISM Sustainability Award