Certified B CorporationTM recertification and 2024 Impact Report accredit commitment to positive impact.
Rolla, MO – July 30, 2024 – Brewer Science, Inc., a global leader in semiconductor innovation, is thrilled to announce its recertification as a Certified B Corporation™. This achievement underscores Brewer Science's steadfast commitment to sustainable business practices and ethical operations.
Certified B Corporations meet high standards of verified social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. Brewer Science's recertification reaffirms its dedication to People Using Business as a Force for Good®, aligning with a global movement of companies seeking to balance profit with purpose. Brewer Science received its initial B Corp Certification in 2021. Certified B Corporations are required to renew their certification every three years, by completing a meticulous assessment process conducted by B Lab™, the certifying body of B Corps, which examines over 170 factors while reviewing Brewer Science’s customers and vendors, record of inclusion, community involvement, corporate governance and environmental impact. Key elements such as average employee tenure, charitable giving, energy savings plan, recycling policies, employee volunteer service, and employee upward mobility are also analyzed.
Alongside this milestone, Brewer Science is proud to unveil its 2024 Impact Report, offering a detailed overview of the company's impact across the five key areas identified by B Corp: Governance, Workers, Community, Environment, and Customers.
The 2024 Impact Report showcases Brewer Science's significant achievements and progress in fostering positive impacts within its sphere of influence. Highlights include:
• Environment Impact
o Reducing carbon footprint for Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG by 80% from baselines (2018) by 2030
o Achieving net zero carbon footprint by 2050
• Customer Impact
o Building a collaborative supply chain
o Participating in industry consortiums, such as SEMI
• Employee Impact
o Improving employee benefits, such as community service leave
o Assessing employee satisfaction through third-party anonymous survey
• Community Impact
o Collaborating with companies, like Askinosie Chocolate, to improve public health
o Supporting STEM education in schools and community organizations
• Governance Impact
o Ensuring equity by being Certified Employee-Owned
o Providing transparency through third-party audits, such as GreenCircle Certified
"Renewing our Certified B Corporation status underscores Brewer Science's ongoing dedication to integrating social and environmental responsibility into our core business strategy," states Terry Brewer, Founder and Executive Chairman of Brewer Science. "Since our initial certification, we've leveraged over three years of experience to amplify our impact across global operations, benefiting our employees, communities, and customers worldwide. We believe in the mission to Use Business as a Force for Good, and we will continue to deliver on our promise to drive positive change and create lasting value for all stakeholders."
Brewer Science's recertification reflects its continuous journey towards driving positive change within the semiconductor industry and beyond. By maintaining B Corp status, the company remains part of a global community of like-minded organizations dedicated to redefining success in business.
To access the 2024 Impact Report and learn more about Brewer Science's sustainability initiatives, please visit www.brewerscience.com/going-green.
About Brewer Science
Brewer Science is a global leader in developing and manufacturing next-generation materials and processes that foster the technology needed for tomorrow. Since 1981, we’ve expanded our technology portfolio within advanced lithography, advanced packaging, smart devices, and printed electronics to enable cutting-edge microdevices and unique quality monitoring systems for water and air applications. We are Certified Employee-Owned and a Certified B Corporation™, using our business as a force for good. Our headquarters are in Rolla, Missouri, with customer support throughout the world. Learn more at: www.brewerscience.com.
About B Lab
B Lab is transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet. A leader in economic systems change, the global network creates standards, policies, tools, and programs for business, and we certify companies — known as B Corps — who are leading the way. To date, 8,000 B Corps across 95 countries and 161 industries employ over 750,000 workers, and more than 280,000 companies manage their impact with the B Impact Assessment and the SDG Action Manager. B Lab has created and led efforts to pass over 50 corporate statutes globally that enable stakeholder governance: www.bcorporation.net
