Climate Change Data

ADLINK Technology, Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2015, 2017)

Reporting Period: 2015

Environmental Metrics

Total Energy Consumption:3,840,401 kWh/year
Water Consumption:12,277 kL/year

ESG Focus Areas

  • Corporate Governance
  • Employee Care
  • Environmental Protection and Energy Conservation
  • External Communication
  • Social Concern

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced paper consumption by around 130,000 sheets in 2015.
  • Increased recycled paper boxes from 5,715 in 2013 to 39,253 in 2015.
  • Increased recycled waste steel plates from 640 in 2013 to 800 in 2015.
  • 75% of tin slag reused through a new recycling machine.

Social Achievements

  • Achieved over 6.25 million working hours without accidents in 2015.
  • Organized a sports meet for the company's 20th anniversary.
  • Implemented the ADLINK FAE Training & Certification (AFTC) program for technical support personnel.
  • Increased local procurement ratio from 64% in 2011 to 86% in 2015.
  • Organized cross-strait summer camps for children from disadvantaged families.

Governance Achievements

  • Established a Corporate Social Responsibility management committee.
  • Implemented the “Procedures for Election of Directors and Supervisors”.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Supply chain disruptions due to climate events.
  • Balancing business growth with CSR initiatives.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Selection of local suppliers to improve supply chain efficiency and reduce environmental damage.
  • Adoption of a central procurement strategy to reduce transportation costs and local inventories.
  • Initiated CSR supply chain management in 2013, exceeding legal requirements.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • CSR supply chain management
  • Human rights management
  • Conflict minerals
  • Social responsibility
  • Sustainable operations

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI G4

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 17025, ISO 80079-34, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, Taiwan Excellence, TL 9000

Awards & Recognition

  • Information Application Model Award from the Ministry of Economic Affairs

Reporting Period: 2017

Environmental Metrics

Total Energy Consumption:4,239,761 kWh/year
Water Consumption:13,018 KL/year

ESG Focus Areas

  • Corporate Governance
  • Employee Care
  • Environmental Protection and Energy Conservation
  • External Communication
  • Social Concern

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced energy loss by over 50% comparing to old products.
  • Increased local procurement ratio from 64% in 2011 to 88% in 2017.
  • Recycled cartons, solder splash, and steel plates.
  • Improved processes and carried out water and power conservation for office environment.
  • 75% of tin slag recycled for reuse.
  • 75% of solder dross recovered as pure tin.

Social Achievements

  • Promoted the spirit of "never give up and cherish life" via "Multiply Disabled Entertainment Troupe".
  • Invited disadvantaged children from Taiwan and China to join the Shanghai kid summer camps for seven consecutive years.
  • ADLINK Foundation held "Nomadic Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Education Experience Journey" and "ADLINK Ethics & Arts" to encourage global cultural and arts exchange.

Governance Achievements

  • Established the "Procedures for Election of Directors and Supervisors" according to the "Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles for TWSE/GTSM Listed Companies".

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Help Taiwan take the global lead in smart robot field by 2025.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reach 80% achievement rate of carton outsourcing policy in 2018 and 95% in 2019.
  • Implement highly efficient power solution into eight programs in 2018.
Short-term Goals:
  • Achieve 100% completion of supply chain CSR planning by 2018.
  • Achieve 80% achievement rate of carton outsourcing policy in 2018.
  • Achieve 40 DXS global adoption cases in 2018.

Environmental Challenges

  • Rapid change in industry trends.
  • Uncertainty in the emerging edge computing market.
  • Suppliers unfamiliar with the interface of GPMS (Green Product Management System).
  • Difficulties in achieving Full Material Disclosure (FMD) from suppliers.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Actively seeks breakthroughs to increase market competitiveness.
  • Cooperates with partners in the industry ecosystem.
  • Held supplier seminars to implement environmental policy for green products.
  • Developed GPMS URL, SOP, tutorial video and document plate for suppliers.
  • Held GPMS seminars for PMs, sales and R&D units for internal promotion.
  • Requests suppliers to batch revise documents and upload them to ADLINK GPMS.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 98.83% completed by 2017

Responsible Procurement
  • Selection of local suppliers.
  • Adoption of a central procurement strategy.
  • ROHS green materials regulation.
  • Human rights management.
  • Conflict minerals.
  • Social responsibility.
  • Quality.
  • EHS statement.
  • Sustainable operations.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather, floods, and droughts.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO/IEC 17025, ISO/IEC 80079-34, Taiwan Excellence, TL 9000

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • High-performance power solutions.
  • Green products.

Awards & Recognition

  • Silver certification level of EcoVadis