Safety ∙ Health ∙ Environment Management
Samsung Biologics is committed to operating an SHE Management System in a manner that prevents Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) accidents and incidents to ensure the safety of employees.


- Operation of SHE Management System
- Employee Participation
- Self-safety culture
SHE Policy
- Goal & Approach
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Samsung Biologics is committed to leading a sustainable society by establishing a safe and pleasant workplace and contributing to protecting the environment in order to protect the entire workforce, customers, and the community based on respect for human life and dignity. We consider safety, health & environment as our top priority in all decisions and ensure this policy is thoroughly executed.
- Scope of Application
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Samsung Biologics carries out safety environment policies across our business management areas. Our entire workforce, partners engaged in various business relationship of a product, a service, distribution and logistics, joint venture and acquisitions, individual contractors supervised by the company and all related stakeholders are subject to the SHE Policy.
- Safety & Health Management Policies
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1. Safety & Health Management System
- (1) Samsung Biologics operates goals and monitoring systems to improve the performance of the safety & health management system under the supervision of the board and CEO.
- (2) Samsung Biologics convenes Industrial Safety & Health Committee meetings four times a year, which is a labor management consultative body on the topic of safety and health. All safety and health-related agenda that are subject to Committee-level deliberation and resolution are disclosed to the entire workforce.
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Samsung Biologics runs a working-level organization of safety environment team dedicated to securing employees’ occupational safety, minimizing risks, and realizing safety and health management under the SHE policy. The team is assigned with following roles and responsibilities with regards to Samsung Biologics’ safety management.
- A. Implement regular safety risk evaluation on the application scope of the policy.
- B. Improvement actions of safety risks and harmful & hazardous factors
- C. Monitor the health and safety management system.
- D. Continuously improve the control system in line with the domestic and international industrial safety and health trends.
2. Implementation of Safety & Health
- - The management shall acknowledge the value of safety and health and lead by example by setting them as the top priority goals.
- - Samsung Biologics shall establish and execute a stringent safety and health management system which includes compliance with domestic and international regulations and international standards, and collective agreements and the operation of safety and health programs to prevent accidents.
- - In order to foster a safe and healthy work environment, Samsung Biologics shall guarantee the discussion of safety environment activities and participation of the entire workforce, identify every safety and health risk factor, and improve them continuously.
- - In order to reduce safety and health risks and eradicate risk factors, Samsung Biologics shall build prioritized execution plans and set quantitative targets and implement accordingly.
- - Samsung Biologics shall continuously improve the safety & health management system, identify and provision resources required for the improvement.
- * Zero-accident in the workplaces & 100% completed the mandatory safety trainings.
- Environment Management Policy
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1. Environment Management Policy
- (1) Samsung Biologics operates goals and monitoring systems to improve the performance of the environment management system under the supervision of the board and CEO.
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(2)
Samsung Biologics runs a working-level organization of environment group dedicated to analyzing the environmental impact of our business activities, minimizing the environment pollutions, and improving environment performance. The group is assigned with following roles and responsibilities with regards to Samsung Biologics’ environment management.
- A. Run regular environmental risk evaluations
- B. Disclose environment performance and target implementation status
- C. Monitor the environment management system
- D. Continuously revise the management system in line with domestic and international environment regulatory trends.
2. Environment Management Execution
- - Samsung Biologics will establish an environmental management system for the entire value chain of our company, conduct regular diagnosis, establish and implement countermeasures to continuously improve environmental performance.
- - Samsung Biologics shall comply with domestic and international environmental regulations, and establish and implement Samsung Biologics' own environmental management system that is stricter than legal requirements.
- - Samsung Biologics shall lead a sustainable future by continuously improving the reduction of environmental pollutants and improving environmental performance every year through the operation of the environmental management system.
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- Samsung Biologics will perform the environment impact assessment of full categories from the products through life cycle assessment of Samsung Biologics’ products.
[Quantitative Target]
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Achieve Net Zero by 2050 (Site, Supply chain) / RE100 by 2050 (Site)
- ∙Scope 1, 2: Reduce absolute GHG emissions by 32% by 2030
- ∙Scope 3: Achieve Net Zero of supply chain by 2050 (Scope 3 95.8% total reduction, 71.1% reduction by 2040)
- ② Achieve zero waste certification with 80% of resource circulation rate in 2025 and 90% of resource circulation rate by 2030
- ③ Achieve 10% of reuse rate through water optimization, reduction and reuse, by 2030
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Achieve Net Zero by 2050 (Site, Supply chain) / RE100 by 2050 (Site)
- - We provide regular training programs for employees to understand the environmental impact of our business and to check the internal environmental management direction and execution plan.
- - We contribute to creating an eco-friendly corporate culture by actively participating in and supporting programs for environmental improvement in the local community.
- Communications & Disclosure
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- - Samsung Biologics will implement the Board of Directors deliberation/approval procedures when establishing and changing SHE policies for safety, health & environment (SHE) risk management.
- - Samsung Biologics will make best efforts to develop awareness of internal and external stakeholders including our entire workforce through safety, health and environment training.
- - Samsung Biologics will disclose our safety, health and environment management system and the performance of the implementation status on our website and ESG report in order to share those with all of our entire workforce, clients and stakeholders.
Based on above guidelines, Samsung Biologics recognizes the importance of occupational safety and health and prevent accidents and ensure a safe work environment through employees’ participation and voluntary execution.
Chief Safety Officer Segang Park
October 2023
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Sustainable
Development - Samsung Biologics operates ISO 45001 (Safety & Health Management System), ISO 14001 (Environment Management System), and ISO 50001 (Energy Management System), while abiding by international and local regulations and client requests.
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SHE
Management
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1. Strengthening SHE Management System
- - Comply with local and international regulations and agreements on safety, health, environment, and energy
- - Develop and implement internal processes and procedures to mitigate business risks and identify opportunities, while increasing the quality of the work environment
- - Train employees to understand and implement SHE considerations into all areas of operation
- - Share SHE performance with all stakeholders
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2. Establishing a Safe & Healthy Workplace
- - Drive proactive safety management to establish an incident-free workplace through targeted safety and health risk reduction techniques
- - Protect employees and communities from external hazards such as natural disasters, fires, and contagious diseases
- - Maintain an emergency response system for business continuity
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3. Minimizing Environmental Impact
- - Reduce environmental pollutants, chemical emissions, waste generation, and energy/water use throughout the business, while prioritizing recycling initiatives
- - Communicate continuous climate change efforts to stakeholders
- - Invest in conservation programs that positively impact the local community
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1. Strengthening SHE Management System