TSMC: volume of scope 3 GHG emissions by origin 2022

Since 2014, the Taiwanese semiconductor company TSMC was able to reduce the intensity of its scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions. However, the absolute emission volume of Scope 3 greenhouse gasses has increased over the observed period from 2.5 million metric tons in 2014 to over seven million metric tons in 2022. Scope 3 emissions refer to indirect emissions from upstream and downstream value chains.

Annual emission of scope 3 greenhouse gases of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company in selected years from 2014 to 2022, by origin (in thousand metric tons)

Characteristic	Material production	Purchasing energy	Waste generated in operations	Downstream transportation	Upstream transportation	Employee commuting	Business travel
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Release date

August 2023

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Region

Worldwide, Taiwan

Survey time period

2014 to 2022

Supplementary notes

Values have been rounded.

Note: GHG emissions data for Scope 3 from TSMC facilities in Taiwan

Additional clarifications:
Materials Production (ref. SimaPro model)
Purchasing Energy (without Scope1&2) (ref. EPA carbon footprint database)
Waste generated in operations (ref. EPA carbon footprint database)
Downstream transportation (ref. EPA carbon footprint database)
Upstream transportation (ref. EPA carbon footprint database)
Employee commuting (ref. EPA carbon footprint database)
Business travel (ref. Boustead model)

In 2022, the calculation for downstream transportation and employee commuting had been revised.

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