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CSR - Environment - Green Products

Green

ams GREEN is the guiding principle in all our product development activities and manufacturing operations, in order to ensure ams’ environmental product stewardship. ams GREEN encompasses

 

  • the ban of halogen chemical substances like Chlorine (Cl) and Bromine (Br),
  • the ban of Antimony Trioxide (Sb₂O₃),
  • the ban of Red Phosphorus (Pred),
  • compliance to RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU
  • free of SVHC substances according REACH Directive 2006/1907/EC.

 

CSR - Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) Compliance

RMI Compliance

Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) Compliance


ams do not support the use of conflict minerals (Gold, Tantalum, Tin, and Tungsten) that are illegally mined from conflict areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo and affiliate states. Our commitment is to ensure responsible sourcing through the monitoring of our supply chain alongside continuous engagement with our customers. The commitment towards this program is demonstrated with below policy and ams conflict minerals declaration on company level: 

Conflict-free Minerals Policy 
ams RMI CMRT Company Declaration 2021
ams RMI CRT Company Declaration 2020


Ozone Depleting Substances

ams OSRAM Statement of Non-Use of Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

CSR - Environment - RoHS

RoHS

ams products are compliance to the EU RoHS (Directive 2011/65/EU), and amending Directive (EU) 2015/863, and China RoHS, banning the use of Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg), Cadmium (Cd), Hexavalent Chromium (Cr 6), Polybrominated Biphenyl (PBB), Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE), and RoHS Phthalates as Bis(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP), Benzyl Butyl Phthalate (BBP), Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), and Diisobutyl Phthalate (DIBP).

The products currently delivered by ams AG are compliant to this directive.

RoHS certificates of ams products are available for download on each Product Information page – Technical Documents, on ams website.

CSR-Reach

REACH

All ams products are also free of SVHC Substances according REACH Directive 2006/1907/EC. Refer to complete and updated list of SVHC. 

ams OSRAM Certificate of REACH Compliance

 

California Proposition 65

ams OSRAM Statement of Compliance to California Proposition 65

 

 

 

Toxic Substance Control

ams OSRAM Semiconductor TSCA Declaration

 

 

 

EU Packaging Directive 94/62/EC

ams Statement of Compliance to EU Packaging Directive 94/62/EC