Corporate Sustainability
Enabling a smarter, safer, and more connected future.
Direct Energy Consumed
20.8 Mil kWh
Cohu is focused on making a positive contribution to society by creating products that enable healthier lifestyles, greater longevity, and a more habitable planet. Cohu has evaluated its sustainability initiatives under a framework promulgated by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).
Energy Consumption & Waste Management
Use of Renewable Energy
18%
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
9,950 metric tons
Waste Recycled
825K kg
Hazardous Waste Generated
44% recycled
Hazardous Waste
No spills
Employee Diversity & Inclusion
Cohu is committed to diversity, inclusion, and full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations governing employment. We make every effort to create a culture where everyone feels welcome, valued and respected. Cohu’s employees, all over the world, take great pride in the volunteer work they do with local charities, schools, and other non-profit. We support and partner with our employees participating in philanthropy including charitable activities, educational and financial support, blood donation drives. ¹Includes employees who identify as Native American/Alaskan, Asia, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino and/or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. Cohu tracks race/ethnicity only in the US.
Diversity
Giving back to our communities
Protecting & Improving our Planet
Renewable Energy-related & Energy Efficiency Products
We have identified five key customers that provide semiconductor solutions to manage and reduce power consumption and enable solar and wind power generation. We are enabling these important technologies including power management ICs, controllers, inverters, motor drivers, gate drivers.
Minerals Sourcing
Cohu operates a responsible minerals sourcing program, developed to ensure our conformance to the SEC Conflict Minerals rule.
Restore our Earth
We encourage and partner with our employees to ensure we live on a healthy Earth. We promote recycling, the use of reusable water bottles, and a bike-to-work program. We have installed energy saving technology for lighting and heating, source green electricity and self-produce energy by photovoltaic system.
Kolbermoor, Germany
The Innovation Center in Kolbermoor was expanded in 2021, with sustainability at the forefront. Incorporating green electricity, self-producing energy by photovoltaic system, and heating pumps on the roof. Installing energy efficient lighting and heating, energy-saving LCD screens, and developing products that enable a more habitable planet. Our building is certified as a “KfW Efficiency House 70” energy efficient building. We are ISO 14001-certified at our facility in Kolbermoor, Germany.
Enabling Life-Saving Products
COVID-19 Pandemic
Cohu is proud to support the manufacture and testing of semiconductor components and technologies in the fight against the pandemic. Our test handlers, test interface solutions and semiconductor ATE are being utilized in life-saving medical devices and applications:
- Patient monitors
- Ventilators
- IR thermometers
- Digital X-Rays
- Rapid sepsis testing
- Biometers to measure contact-less temperature
Business Ethics
Business Processes and Practices
Corporate responsibility is an integral part of our business strategy and operating philosophy. A firm commitment to ethical behavior is embedded in our business processes and practices
- Employee Training
- Anti-corruption Policies
- Employee Reporting System
2021 Metrics
- No bribery/corruption claims, legal proceedings, or monetary losses
- No anti-competitive behavior claims, legal proceedings, or monetary losses
- No direct monetary contribution to political campaigns, lobbying
