Reporting on sustainable long‑term value creation

 

We are focused on creating sustainable long-term value for all our stakeholders and shaping a sustainable future. Our environmental, social and governance (ESG) sustainability strategy is based on the themes below that matter most to our organization and our stakeholders.
Connecting our value chain to reporting

In the Sustainability statements of our annual report, we explain how we manage our most material impacts, risks and opportunities (IROs), including targets, performance, actions and resources, and how we look ahead. Alongside our double materiality assessment, this video illustrates how touchpoints throughout our value chain lead to the IROs we report on.

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Energy efficiency and climate action    

We aim to be greenhouse gas (GHG) neutral across our value chain by 2040      

We aim to reduce our climate impacts, working closely with our partners and peers in the entire semiconductor value chain – in our own operations, together with our suppliers, in our customers’ production processes and through reducing the energy used by semiconductors in operation by enabling scaling.

Industrial cooling and piping systems in an ASML facility
Our 2025 progress
0 kt

Net scope 1 and 2 
CO₂e emissions 

2024: 33 kt
2025 target: GHG neutral 

26 kt

Gross scope 1 and 2 
CO₂e emissions 

2024: 33 kt
2025 SBTi target: 45 kt

11.5 Mt

Net scope 3 
CO₂e emissions

2024: 12.0 Mt
2040 target: GHG neutral

0.67 kt

Scope 3 intensity in CO₂e (per €m gross profit) 

2024: 0.83 kt
2025 SBTi target: 0.93 kt

32%

Commitment from top-80% suppliers (based on CO₂e emissions) to reduce their CO₂e footprint by 2030

2024: 17%
2026 target: 75%

5.5 kWh

NXE energy use per wafer pass (NXE:3800E, measured in 2025)

2024: 5.9 kWh
2025 target: 5.1 kWh

Circular economy    

We aim to have zero waste from our operations to landfill and incineration by 2030    

We aim to minimize resource inflows and waste outflows, to generate business value and avoid negative impacts on the planet. 

Technicians assembling equipment in a cleanroom
Our 2025 progress
15,258 t

Total waste from operations (excluding construction and demolition waste)

2024: 13,267 t
2025 target: N/A

467 kg

Waste generated per €m revenue (excluding construction and demolition waste)

2024: 469 kg
2025 target: 322 kg

66%

Recycling rate (excluding construction and demolition waste) 

2024: 62%
2025 target: 65%

90%

Reuse rate of parts returned from field and factory

2024: 88% 
2025 target: 90%

Attractive workplace for all    

We aim to attract and retain a healthy, diverse and engaged workforce    

We strive to create a culture that empowers our workforce to deliver on our vision by ensuring people are proud to be part of ASML and are engaged with our ambitions.

People cycling past an ASML building
Our 2025 progress
78.9%

Employee engagement score (three-year rolling average)

2024: 78.9% vs. benchmark -2.1%  
2025 target: >-2.0% vs. top 25% performing companies
Employee engagement score against benchmark 2025 -2.3%

80.2%

Employee inclusion score (three-year rolling average)

2024: 82.4% on par vs. benchmark
2025 target: >-3.0% vs. top 25% performing companies
Employee inclusion score against benchmark 2025 -0.6%

4.1%

Attrition rate

2024: 3.8%
2025 target: <7%

29%

Gender diversity: % inflow of women (all job grades)

2024: 26%
2025 target: 24%

16%

Gender diversity: % representation of women in job grade 13+

2024: 12%
2026 target: 14%

28%

Gender diversity: % inflow of women to job grade 9+

2024: 30%
2025 target: 24%

Responsible value chain    

We aim to prevent, mitigate and manage adverse environmental and human rights impacts in our value chain    

We seek to work with value chain partners that are aligned with our values and committed to upholding international environmental and human rights standards.

Our 2025 progress
90%

Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) self-assessment completed (in %)

2024: 91%
2025 target: 90%

100%

Suppliers with overall high risk evaluated and follow-up agreed (in %)

2024: 100%
2025 target: 100%

Technicians talking inside an ASML facility

Innovation ecosystem    

We aim to build a thriving, multi-regional innovation ecosystem that helps solve some of humanity’s toughest challenges    

We’re fostering innovation through collaboration and partnerships – where trust and knowledge-sharing serves as the foundation for long-term cooperation.

Our 2025 progress
15

Number of ESG-focused scaleup companies supported (cumulative in numbers)

2024: 13
2025 target: 14

€1.5m

Value of in-kind support for startups and scaleups

2024: €1.3m
2025 target: N/A

Employees collaborating using sticky notes

Valued partner in our communities    

We aim to ensure that ASML and communities benefit from each other’s presence and support each other’s development    

We believe we have a responsibility to be a positive contributor and valued partner to the communities in which we operate.

Our 2025 progress
€1,750

Amount invested in communities (per employee), including employee giving

2024: €1,084
2025 target: €2,500

€5.6m

Total cost of volunteering

2024: €3.1m
2025 target: N/A

ASML employees at our Pride event

Governance    

We aim to act on our responsibilities and anchor them across our entire business through integrated governance, engaged stakeholders and transparent reporting

We aim to integrate sustainability in our day-to-day operations, to help us deliver on our ESG sustainability mission and responsibilities. We depend on building strong, sustainable relationships with all our stakeholders.

 

We aim to be open and transparent, driving progress while building trust through our commitment to integrated reporting.

Group discussion around a table
Our 2025 progress
0

Number of convictions for violation of anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws

2024: 0
2025 target: N/A

94%

Employees completing the Code of Conduct training course

2024: 97%
2025 target: N/A

96%

Employees understanding the main principles of our Code of Conduct and how to follow them

2024: —
2025 target: N/A

0

Number of severe human rights incidents

2024: 0
2025 target: N/A