Applied Materials | Sustainability Performance
Develops and manufactures equipment for semiconductor and display industries.
1967
United States
10,001+ employees
Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing
$10B+ in revenue
$1B - 10B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#315
Overallⓘ#72
in United Statesⓘ#14
in Electrical & Electronic ManufacturingⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
TargetsSDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Leading
Leading
Laggard
Leading
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
8.0
B/M 28.8
662.4
B/M 745.1
23.3
B/M 66.6
0.8
B/M 3.3
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Controversy level
- Applied Materials Inc, US major semiconductor equipment major, has faced sustained US BIS export control compliance scrutiny including the contested 2023 USD 1+ billion BIS Foreign Direct Product Rule restrictions on US WFE sales to Chinese fabs (alongside ASML, Tokyo Electron) and the historic 2024 US DOJ investigation of alleged sanctions violations affecting US institutional shareholders.
Sustainability employees
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11+
ⓘThis value represents the estimated number of employees in a company with sustainability-related roles or job titles, as determined by Illuminem using publicly available data.