SCREEN Becomes First in Semiconductor Production Equipment Industry toIntroduce zeroboard Service for Profiling CO2 Emissions
Kyoto, Japan – August 31, 2022 – SCREEN Semiconductor Solutions Co., Ltd. (SCREEN) has
introduced zeroboard, a cloud-based service for calculating and visualizing greenhouse gas emissions

developed by Zeroboard Inc. (Zeroboard) and marketed and distributed by NAGASE ＆ CO., LTD.
(NAGASE). SCREEN is the first in the semiconductor production equipment industry to adopt
zeroboard and expects the service to significantly accelerate its efforts to reduce environmental impact.
The company is currently working to create profiles for the CO2 emissions of each of its products andservices, supported by NAGASE’s expertise in calculating these outputs.
SCREEN undertakes a range of life cycle assessments (LCA) as part of its efforts to develop products
and services that contribute to the realization of a sustainable society by reducing environmentalimpact. As well as mitigating the effects of its business activities on climate change and helping topreserve biodiversity, the company is committed to the effective utilization of water and resource
recovery from used products and components.
NAGASE, SCREEN’s partner in this initiative, is a multi-faceted corporate group with R&D andmanufacturing capabilities that also maintains trading operations. To help bring about a low-carbon
society, NAGASE is focusing on Scope 3* reductions, an area of particular importance tosemiconductor-related manufacturers, while also working to decrease energy use during equipment
operation and support lower chemical consumption and waste liquid output.
Going forward, SCREEN and NAGASE will work together to visualize the CO2 emissions of each ofSCREEN’s products and services. In this major undertaking, NAGASE will provide tailored solutions
that utilize the zeroboard cloud-based visualization service. It will also be able to offer invaluable
expertise it has developed in the chemical industry as well as calculation know-how that capitalizes
on its own extensive network of semiconductor-related businesses, ranging from materials toproduction equipment.
SCREEN plans to use the detailed CO2 emission data gained from the introduction of zeroboard andcalculation support provided by NAGASE to develop semiconductor production systems, particularly
cleaning systems and coater/developers, that are more responsive to ecological requirements and will
provide the industry with cutting-edge environmental performance. As a leading company in thecleaning equipment field, it remains fully committed to supporting the continuing development of thesemiconductor industry.
SCREEN will also benefit from NAGASE’s ongoing work with its development partner Zeroboard toprovide emission calculation and reduction support to primarily the chemical industry. This
collaboration with SCREEN is expected to accelerate NAGASE’s ability to provide support within thesemiconductor supply chain, where the calculation of LCA values usually presents considerable
difficulties. Advances in this area will also contribute to the realization of a low-carbon society.
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* Scope 3 covers greenhouse gases (CO2, etc.) produced by third parties connected to the activities of a business entity.
These emissions are not included in Scope 1 or 2, which include outputs produced by the business itself. The categories aredefined by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, an organization that establishes comprehensive global standardized frameworks
to measure and manage greenhouse gas emissions.
zeroboardzeroboard is a cloud-based service that enables the calculation and visualization of greenhouse gas emissions produced bya company’s activities and those of its supply chain, based on international Greenhouse Gas Protocol standards. For further
details, please click here.
Contact:SCREEN Semiconductor Solutions Co., Ltd.

NAGASE & CO., LTD.

Marketing Department

Corporate Sustainability Department+81-75-417-2527+81-3-3665-3206

speinfo@screen.co.jp

nagasesustainability@nagase.co.jp

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