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Plexus Senior Director ESG Megan Schleicher on EMS@C-Level season 2022, episode 21

EMS@C-LEVEL · 13 Dec 2022 · 16m

What this episode covers

Megan Schleicher, Senior Director of ESG at Plexus, discusses the company's role as the sole EMS founding member of the Semiconductor Climate Consortium (SCC). She explains how Plexus leverages its position to drive circularity and sustainability across the semiconductor value chain, collaborating with members like Intel, Microsoft, and ASMPT. Schleicher highlights Plexus's internal success in reducing energy intensity by 11.9% through better metering and operational efficiency, while outlining their strategy to influence customer design and supply chain requirements ahead of regulatory pressure.

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Plexus, Intel, Microsoft, Google, ASMPT, Koh Young, CloudNC
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Semiconductor Climate Consortium

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