Climate Change Data

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