Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Corporate Governance
• Supply Chain Management
• Environmental Protection
• Employee Care
• Social Participation

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced water intake intensity by 23.37% from the 2020 level.
• Reduced energy use intensity by 4.47% from the 2020 level.
• Reduced greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 6.27% from the 2020 level.
• Initiated the "Coastal Forest Restoration Long-term Program", planting 1,000 trees.
• Initiated two energy-saving programs, saving an estimated 421,257 kWh of electricity (equivalent to a reduction of 211,471 kg of CO2e).
• Obtained ISO 14064-1 Greenhouse Gas certification.
• Joined the RE 10x10 Enterprise Initiative Program and committed to transitioning at least 10% of total energy consumption to green electricity by 2025.

Social Achievements

• Achieved an employee engagement rate of 78% (higher than the global technology industry average of 74% and Taiwan's general industry average of 76%).
• Spent NTD 3.09 million on 606 training sessions, with an average satisfaction score of 94.2 points.
• Average training hours per employee increased to 47.3 hours (up 34.1% from the previous year).
• Contributed NT$15,080,430 to charitable causes.
• Launched the "Fun to Go to Schools" five-year assistance program.

Governance Achievements

• Held 12 Board meetings with a 98.10% average attendance rate.
• Established two female independent directors (25% of all board members).
• Appointed its first Chief Corporate Governance Officer.
• Established a Risk Management Committee and a Corporate Sustainable Development Committee.
• Conducted sustainable risk assessment on tier 1 suppliers (100% completion rate).

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Supply chain disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, trade war, and semiconductor supply shortage.
• Water rationing/outage.
• Electricity rationing/outage.
• Climate change risks (typhoons, floods).
• Information security risks (cyberattacks, data leaks).

Mitigation Strategies

• Developed alternative sourcing strategies.
• Implemented emergency response measures for water rationing (water storage tanks, purchasing water from private suppliers).
• Regular maintenance of UPS and diesel generators.
• Raised the base of facilities to reduce flood damage.
• Implemented two-factor authentication, web application firewall, information security risk analysis system, and APT protection system for emails.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 28/year (critical suppliers)

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier Code of Conduct
• RBA Code of Conduct
• Sustainable Risk Assessment Questionnaire
• Green Procurement Policy

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Water rationing/outage
• Typhoons and floods
• Power rationing/outage

Transition Risks

• GHG emission regulations

Opportunities

• Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards 2016, SASB Semiconductors Sustainability Accounting Standard 2018, Taipei Exchange Rules Governing the Preparation and Filing of Sustainability Reports by TPEx Listed Companies

Certifications: ISO 14064-1, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 27001

Third-party Assurance: BSI Taiwan (AA1000 Assurance Standard (AA1000AS v3) and GRI Standards 2016)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 4 (Quality Education)
• SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
• SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure)
• SDG 13 (Climate Action)
• SDG 14 (Life Below Water)

Phison's initiatives contribute to these goals through education programs, employee well-being initiatives, R&D investments, renewable energy procurement, and coastal forest restoration.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Energy-efficient products (reducing electricity consumption by 22,499,545 kWh per year)

Awards & Recognition

• Best in SSD Controllers
• Best Memory Technology Partner
• Best Controller Innovation Award
• Ranked 4th in the IC Design category in the CommonWealth Magazine Top 2000 Survey

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Protection
• Social Participation
• Sustainable Governance
• Responsible Supply Chain
• Employee Care
• Innovation & Service

Environmental Achievements

• Constantly optimized product performance to develop more energy-saving and compact products, helping end users reduce greenhouse gas emissions and waste generation.
• Prioritized recyclable materials in product packaging, adopting a simplified and lightweight packaging strategy to reduce waste.
• Implemented green product management procedures to ensure products met legal and customer requirements for restriction of hazardous substances.
• Power consumption performance ratio of newly launched SSD, UFS, and eMMC chips showed a downward trend in 2023, saving approximately 48,907.12 kWh of electricity per year (equivalent to reducing 24.21 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions).
• PS5026 chip power consumption performance ratio reduced by 45% compared to its baseline product, expected to save 650,854 kWh of electricity (equivalent to a reduction of 322 tCO2e).

Social Achievements

• Donated a research fund to industry associations and academic research foundations.
• Donated computer equipment to police and fire brigade.
• Provided scholarships for underprivileged students and sponsored industry-academic cooperation.
• Launched the five-year assistance plan of "Fun To Go to Schools" to help implement the STEAM education concept.
• Promoted the "Shennong Farming Project" with Lovely Taiwan Foundation, boosting elementary school students' identification and confidence in their hometown.
• NT$ 7.736 million in charity donations (including donations of funds and resources).
• 8,745 trees planted.
• 737 hours of volunteer service.

Governance Achievements

• Achieved a staff growth rate of approximately 5% in 2023.
• Maintained the ISO 45001 Occupational safety and health management system.
• Promoted the maternity protection program.
• Hosted diversified health-promoting activities to build a healthy workplace.
• 100% completion rate of employees signing a consent letter agreeing to abide by the "Code of Business Practices and Ethics".
• 6-20% Taiwan Stock Exchange corporate governance evaluation ranking among TPEx-listed companies.

Climate Goals & Targets

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 100% completion rate of sustainable risk assessment on tier 1 suppliers who meet the transaction criteria; 92.59% RBA audit passing rate of critical suppliers; 54 critical suppliers audited under the RBA Code of Conduct; 82% of critical suppliers having received a RBA audit and made an improvement

Responsible Procurement

• 100% of suppliers having signed the "Supplier Code of Conduct"
• 4.972 million NTD in green procurement

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 12.2
• 12.5
• 17.16
• 13.1
• 13.3
• 4.4
• 4.5
• 9.4
• 8.2
• 8.3
• 8.8

Awards & Recognition

• 2024 “Taiwan Excellence Award” for the PCIe 4.0 SSD E22T automotive storage solution