Microtek International Inc.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:696 tCO2e (2021); 653 tCO2e (2022)
Waste Generated:11,000 tons (2021); 4,000 tons (2022)
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental Protection
- Employee Well-being
- Corporate Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Obtained ISO 14001 certification in 2008
- Products comply with EU RoHS directive
- Lead-free soldering process used in production
- Waste collected and handed over to qualified waste disposal companies for recycling
- Domestic wastewater treated by Science park management unit
- Commits to promoting green and environmental protection, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and water consumption.
Social Achievements
- Provides employees with job training and development, special festival bonuses, and scholarships for employee's children.
- Formulates safety and health regulations, including work safety, fire safety, and regular inspections.
- No occupational injuries reported.
- Maintains harmonious labor relations with no labor disputes.
- Established retirement plans in accordance with The Labor Standards Act.
- Provides employees with other benefits such as group and travel insurance.
Governance Achievements
- Established an information security management committee.
- Formulated information security policies and management plans.
- Implemented a whistle-blowing system.
- Established The Procedures for Ethical Management.
- Regularly holds internal and external educational trainings on operational integrity.
- Conducts regular reviews of internal audit reports and communicates with management.
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 3% in 2023
- Reduce water consumption by 3% in 2023
- Reduce total harmless waste by 3% in 2023
Environmental Challenges
- Market recession affecting sales of image scanners.
- Difficulty in product transformation.
- Rising inflation and material costs.
- Trade protectionism leading to less outsourcing.
- Extended lead times for parts supply.
Mitigation Strategies
- Focus on high-value-added fields like industrial automation, bio-medical, and digitization.
- Develop high cost-performance bio image inspection devices and high-throughput image inspection devices.
- Enhance high-speed, high-precision image capturing devices and high sensitivity, high dynamic range digital image equipment.
- Develop automatic AI defect detection system and new generation image capturing modules.
- Maintain friendly cooperative relationships with main suppliers of raw materials.
- Carefully predict future demand and safety stocks to cope with extended lead times.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Requires suppliers to comply with environmental protection, occupational safety and health, and labor and human rights regulations.
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- High cost-performance bio image inspection devices
- High-throughput image inspection devices
- High-speed industrial camera module