Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Governance
• Environmental
• Social

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced carbon emissions (Specific figures not provided in the excerpt)
• Progress towards RE100 goals (Specific figures not provided in the excerpt)

Social Achievements

• Launched ABLE digital employee care platform
• Increased employee satisfaction scores (Specific figures not provided in the excerpt)

Governance Achievements

• Promoted ESG Corporate Sustainability Committee to board-level SDC Corporate Sustainability Committee
• Improved information security management (Specific figures not provided in the excerpt)

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Supply chain disruptions (Specific details not provided in the excerpt)
• Climate change related risks (Specific details not provided in the excerpt)

Mitigation Strategies

• Supplier audits and coaching
• Development of alternative sourcing strategies (Specific details not provided in the excerpt)
• Climate change strategy and management (Specific details not provided in the excerpt)

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 271 suppliers identified, 11 high-risk suppliers audited and coached, 88 existing suppliers planned for audit (77 completed)

Responsible Procurement

• Advantech’s Supplier Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), DJSI, MSCI ESG Ratings, CDP, TCFD

Certifications: ISO 27001

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 4 (Quality Education)
• SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
• SDG 13 (Climate Action)
• SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals)

Awards & Recognition

• Taiwan Stock Exchange 8th Annual Corporate Governance Evaluations, Top 5%
• CommonWealth Magazine Corporate Citizen Award, Large enterprise group 27th
• GCSA Global Corporate Sustainability Award, Bronze Award of Sustainability Report Award
• Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Awards (TCSA), Taiwan Top 100 Sustainability Model Enterprises Award
• Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Awards (TCSA), Silver Award of Sustainability Report Award
• Best Taiwan Global Brands – 5th
• Eco Vadis – Silver medal
• BCCTaipei Better Business Awards, Best Innovative Health and Wellbeing Award
• Buying Power Social Innovation Product and Service Procurement Awards, Second prize
• Women's Fan DEI Vision Award for Diversity and Inclusion, DEI Vision Award for Diversity and Inclusion
• Veken Cup · OFweek 2022 Artificial Intelligence Network Industry–Most Innovative Product Award
• The 18th CONTROL ENGINEERING China - Best Product Award
• The 30th Taiwan Excellence Award
• 2022 VDC Research's Gold Award
• 2022 Bloomberg Green Gold ESG
• 2022-2023 China Automation + Digitalization
• 2022 AIoT New Dimension Award
• 2022 Polaris Cup
• Included in Yuanta FTSE4Good TIP Taiwan ESG ETF, TWSE Corporate Governance 100 Index, and TIP Taiwan Environmental Sustainability Index
• CDP Carbon Disclosure Program - Climate Change B Level

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Corporate Governance
• Talent Cultivation and Development
• Social Good
• Green Operations
• Innovation and Sustainable Services

Environmental Achievements

• Included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI)
• Achieved a B Level in the CDP Carbon Disclosure Program
• EcoVadis Bronze Medal

Social Achievements

• Launched volunteer leave system resulting in 1,062 volunteer hours
• 90.07% budget implementation rate for employee welfare activities
• Over 15,000 registrations on the ABLE Club website

Governance Achievements

• Improved governance mechanisms year by year
• Selected for Yuanta FTSE4Good TIP Taiwan ESG ETF, the TW CG100 IDX, and the TIP Taiwan Environmental Sustainability Index
• Top 5% in TWSE Corporate Governance Evaluation

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Climate change
• Supply chain disruptions
• Information and cyber security management

Mitigation Strategies

• Climate change strategy and management including mitigation and adaptation
• Sustainable management of the supply chain including supplier assessments and ESG management evaluations
• Information and cyber security management initiatives

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 61 audits completed in 2023

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier ESG evaluation
• Supplier code of conduct training (716 attendees)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities

• Development of energy-efficient products and solutions

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI 2021 Standards, TCFD, UN Global Compact, OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, Responsible Business Alliance Code of Conduct (RBA Code of Conduct)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being)
• SDG 4 (Quality Education)
• SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure)

Advantech leverages its core competencies in IoT technology to contribute to these goals through initiatives in smart healthcare, IoT education, and sustainable solutions.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Energy-efficient products and solutions
• Sustainable intelligent solutions for renewable energy, climate mitigation, climate adaptation, telemedicine, and education

Awards & Recognition

• Taiwan Excellence Awards
• Taiwan's Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility Award
• Global Views ESG Corporate Sustainability Award
• Dow Jones Sustainability Index Company by All Industries Top 5%