Climate Change Data

Camtek Ltd.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:2832 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:301.92 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:2520.34 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:0%
Total Energy Consumption:3,883,419.21 kWh/year
Water Consumption:13,593.36 m3/year
Waste Generated:2.5-4 tons/month cardboard; 24 m3/week mixed waste
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environment
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Switched to LED lighting at facilities
  • Installing charging stations to transition fleet to hybrid/electric vehicles

Social Achievements

  • Seven employees continued working past retirement age
  • Friendly referrals were a major recruitment channel (40% of new recruits)
  • CEO ranked 24th in Israel's top 50 managers list

Governance Achievements

  • Preparing for ISO 14001 (environmental management) and ISO 45001 (Occupational health and safety management) audits

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Exploring sourcing renewable energy through solar panels or purchasing green electricity
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Calculating Scope 3 GHG emissions due to the vast number of suppliers
  • Gender imbalance in the semiconductor industry
Mitigation Strategies
  • Gradually overcoming Scope 3 calculation challenges in future reports
  • Investing in efforts to address gender imbalance through equal pay strategy and promoting inclusion of minorities and women in high-tech

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 4 main suppliers reviewed (49% of procurement budget), 1 onsite visit

Responsible Procurement
  • Commitment to supporting the Dodd-Frank Act concerning conflict minerals sourcing
  • Efforts to assess social and environmental actions of suppliers
  • Procuring locally as much as possible (85% of procurement budget in 2022)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards 2021, SASB Semiconductors industry standard version 2018-10

Certifications: ISO 9001

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 4
  • Goal 8
  • Goal 9
  • Goal 17

Supporting technological literacy of high school students, providing local jobs, contracting local suppliers, contributing to training the next generation, promoting manufacturing employment in Israel, investing in research and development.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Texas Instruments Supplier Excellence Award