Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• 公司治理
• 環境
• 社會

Environmental Achievements

• 2020 年溫室氣體排放強度為 0.21 公噸 CO2e/ 坪，較 2019 年減少 36.36%
• 第七代遠端伺服器管理晶片 AST2600 較第一代產品 AST2000 節省用電量 93.21%，約可節省 4187.63 公噸碳排放量

Social Achievements

• 2020 年公布之上市櫃公司非主管職平均年薪名列第十位
• 平均離職率 4.30%，優於業界水準
• 2020 年客戶滿意度 94.74%

Governance Achievements

• 2020 年公司治理評鑑結果較 2019 年提升一個級距，為上櫃公司排名 36%-50% 之企業
• 2020 年無任何貪腐事件亦無涉入的反競爭行為及反托拉斯和壟斷法規相關之訴訟
• 導入資訊安全管理系統及通過公正第三方驗證（ISO27001）

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• COVID-19 疫情影響使得生活和各行各業都受到不同程度的影響，全球供應鏈不穩定
• 利率/匯率變動
• 研發與智財保護
• 供應鏈管理
• 資訊安全
• 廠務及災害應變

Mitigation Strategies

• 維持更為優異的營運表現，全年營收及獲利再次創新高
• 密切關注匯率變動，並設有一定的避險機制
• 透過廠商評選及定期追蹤稽核供應商，確保良好的供應商管理
• 採用 Tier 1 世界級製造供應商，確保供貨品質、交期與符合永續期待
• 制定 Wafer bank 進貨模式，確保原物料不中斷及維持主力產品存貨
• 與下游封裝廠簽定產能保障協議
• 定期確認供應商備援復工計劃
• 訂定資安備援計劃，定期備份資料
• 導入資安管理及 ISO 認證管控策略
• 持續投入於新技術的研發創新
• 短中長期智財管理辦法與全球布局
• 關注員工福利與 IC 科技人才培育
• 定期進行辦公環境基本危險源辨識
• 依照規範配戴 N95 口罩且進行排風，會針對焊接人員進行「鉛中毒」健康檢查

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 2020 年總共進行五家供應商評鑑，包含四家關鍵供應商年度考核以及一家新供應商評鑑，五家均通過評鑑流程

Responsible Procurement

• 只選擇世界級 Tier 1 製造供應商
• 確保供應商符合社會責任、綠色環境保護、職業安全衛生及勞工人權等議題
• 確實遵守負責任商業聯盟行為準則（Responsible Business Alliance Code of Conduct）
• 優先選擇通過 ISO9001、ISO14001 以及 ISO45001 認證之供應商
• 要求出具公開揭露之永續管理報告書以供稽核及評鑑

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards

Certifications: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015

Third-party Assurance: 勤業眾信聯合會計師事務所

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• 第七代遠端伺服器管理晶片 AST2600

Awards & Recognition

• 2008 年德勤亞太高科技 Fast 500 營收成長類排名第 37 名
• 2009 年 AST1500 產品榮獲臺北國際電腦展所頒發「Best Choice of COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2009 Award」
• 五度榮獲富比士雜誌（Forbes）評選為亞太地區 200 大最佳中小企業（Asia's 200 Best Under a Billion）
• 2020 年榮獲客戶聯想集團評選為 Technology Innovation Award 2019

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Corporate Governance
• Environmental
• Social

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced GHG emission intensity by 36.36% compared to 2019
• Reduced water use intensity in 2020
• Reduced business travel expenses by 34.84% in 2020, leading to a reduction of 4.49 metric tons of CO2e

Social Achievements

• Ranked 10th among firms listed on the TWSE for average salary of non-management employees in 2020
• Established a Sustainability Committee in 2021
• Implemented various employee welfare programs including employee trips, health activities, emergency aid, health exams, and gifts

Governance Achievements

• Established a Sustainability Committee in 2021
• Established a Remuneration Committee on June 12, 2011 and an Audit Committee on June 11, 2018
• Approved “Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles”, “Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles” and “Corporate Social Responsibility Best Practice Principles”

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Interest rate & exchange rate fluctuation
• Research and development and intellectual property protection
• Supply chain management
• Information security
• Facility management & disaster response

Mitigation Strategies

• Long-term monitoring of international conditions and investment markets; hedging interest and foreign exchange rates
• Continued investment in R&D and innovation; establishing short-, mid-, and long-term plans for intellectual property and global development; focusing on employee benefits and talent cultivation
• Careful evaluation of manufacturers; periodically tracking and auditing suppliers; establishing a “wafer bank” stock replenishment model; signing capacity guarantee agreements; confirming supplier backup and return-to-work plans
• Establishing information security backup plans; incorporating information security management and ISO certifications; integrating Cortex XDR 2.0
• Adding a class 1 manager of occupational safety and health; periodically planning, implementing, and reviewing related advocacy and drills

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Annual onsite or written audits

Responsible Procurement

• Selecting only world-class Tier 1 manufacturers and suppliers; confirming that they meet standards for social responsibility, green environmental protection, occupational safety and health, labor rights, and human rights; following the Code of Conduct-Responsible Business Alliance; prioritizing suppliers with ISO9001, ISO14001, or ISO45001 certification; requesting annual sustainable management reports

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Accidents and natural disasters

Opportunities

• Designing more energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: AA1000 Stakeholder Engagement Standard

Certifications: ISO 9001 2015

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• ASPEED AST2600 7th generation BMC SoC

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Corporate governance
• Environmental sustainability
• Social responsibility

Environmental Achievements

• AST2600 BMC SoC saved 23,417.58 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions a year compared to the previous generation
• Gradually shifting to chip surface laser printing shipment to enhance green production
• 26.68% of chips shipments have been processed by using the laser printing method in 2022

Social Achievements

• Organized cultivation activities for female technology talents
• Planned a series of ESG courses to establish the sustainable awareness among all ASPEED employees
• Ranked the first among the TWSE-Listed Companies and sixth among the TWSE- and TPEx-Listed Companies in terms of the average salary of all employees in 2022
• Spent NTD522 million on employee benefit fees, which was an increase of 51.54% over the previous year in 2022

Governance Achievements

• Building a complete corporate sustainable governance framework and system
• Strengthening risk management strategies
• Obtained information security management system ISO27001 in 2022
• Completed a whistleblower reporting system under third-party supervision

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Rising raw material costs due to climate change and global energy crisis
• Extreme changes in climate patterns leading to severe disasters (flooding, power outages)
• Increased regulation of existing products and services requiring design adjustments
• Supply chain disruptions due to climate events and insufficient production capacity

Mitigation Strategies

• Developing alternative sourcing strategies for raw materials
• Implementing operation continuity plans (remote work, diversified foundry network)
• Establishing cloud backup mechanisms for R&D data
• Maintaining continuous laboratory operations (uninterrupted power supply, backup laboratory)
• Keeping abreast of product regulations and trends
• Strengthening raw material management to ensure compliance with regulations
• Optimizing supplier evaluation system to assess operation continuity plans

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 6 audits completed in 2022 (5 critical suppliers and 1 new supplier)

Responsible Procurement

• Selection of world-class manufacturers and suppliers meeting social responsibility, green environmental protection, occupational safety and health, labor rights, human rights and sustainable operation management solutions standards
• Compliance with the Code of Conduct Responsible Business Alliance (RBA)
• Priority given to suppliers with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, or ISO 45001 certification
• Requesting suppliers to produce and publicly release annual sustainable management reports
• Requiring suppliers to sign a corporate social responsibility pledge
• Conflict-free minerals policy

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Extreme changes in climate patterns leading to severe disasters (flooding, power outages)
• Rising raw material costs

Transition Risks

• Increased regulation of existing products and services

Opportunities

• Developing and increasing low-carbon goods and services
• Changing consumer preferences (increased demand for remote work and online services)
• Adopting more efficient and effective ways of working

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards (2021 Core Option), SASB

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 9001:2015, ISO14064-1:2018

Third-party Assurance: Deloitte

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• High performance and low-energy low-carbon chips
• Cloud or AI-related application chips
• Chips that can be used for smart energy saving

Awards & Recognition

• Taiwan Best-in-Class 100 (2022)
• Outstanding ICT Elite Award (2021, for Chairman Chris Lin)
• Industry Contribution Award (2022, for COO CJ Hsieh)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Corporate Governance
• Environmental Sustainability
• Social Participation

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced carbon emissions (details in GHG Emissions Verification section)
• Saved 1,706 pieces of A4 paper in digital transformation
• 8th generation BMC AST2700 saved 43.07% of power consumption compared to the 7th generation
• Cupola360 camera solution reduced total carbon emissions from business visits by 168 metric tons of CO2e/quarter
• 63.39% of chip surface laser printing shipments

Social Achievements

• Implemented the “Women in Technology Cultivation Project”,
• Turnover rate of 1.64%, hitting a record low
• Average employee salary of NTD 3.45 million, ranking first among TPEx Listed Companies
• Total employee welfare expenses of NTD 452 million
• 0 complaints and penalties related to human rights

Governance Achievements

• Improved corporate governance grading scale: 6%~20%
• 100% Board attendance rate
• 100% of employees received information security education and training
• 100% of employees received integrity management education and training
• 0 complaints and penalties related to ethical corporate management
• 0 legal proceedings and penalties for anti-competitive behavior
• 100% signed the Supplier Social Responsibility Pledge required by the customers

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Rising raw material costs
• Extreme changes in climate patterns leading to severe disasters
• Increased regulation of existing products and services
• Supply chain disruptions

Mitigation Strategies

• Multiple supplier strategies
• Enhanced customer relationship maintenance
• Operation continuity plan (remote work, training)
• Optimized supplier evaluation system
• Capacity replacement plan
• Cloud backup mechanism
• Uninterrupted power supply
• Improved energy efficiency
• Backup laboratory
• Regular tracking of product-related regulations
• Strengthened raw material management (EU REACH and RoHS compliance)

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 6

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier Social Responsibility Pledge
• EU REACH and RoHS compliance

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Extreme changes in climate patterns leading to severe disasters

Transition Risks

• Rising raw material costs
• Increased regulation of existing products and services

Opportunities

• Developing and increasing low-carbon goods and services
• Changing consumer preferences
• Adopting more efficient and effective ways of working

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD, SBTi SME

Certifications: ISO 14001:2015, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14064-1:2018, ISO 27001:2017

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Cupola360 smart field inspection solution
• 8th generation BMC SoC

Awards & Recognition

• Taiwan Best-in-Class 100
• 2023 All Asia Executive Team - Semiconductor Most Honored Company Ranking No.1 by Institutional Investor
• Best CEO in Asia (Chris Lin)