Environmental Management

Environmental Safety and Health Policy

Accton remains deeply committed to the stewardship of Earth’s resources and sustainable development, integrating an environmental safety and health management system throughout our entire management framework. We assess the interrelations between processes, products, and the environment, and identify potential safety risks in our manufacturing activities. To prevent accidents and establish emergency response systems, we commit to maintain and continually improve our environmental safety and health practices, ensuring a safe and healthy workplace to achieve sustainable corporate growth. To effectively drive and manage these initiatives, we pledge to:

  1. Comply with domestic occupational safety and health regulations, and effectively implement and continuously improve our safety and health management systems.
  2. Actively promote resource recycling and industrial waste reduction.
  3. Enhance education for employees and manage suppliers and contractors with rigorous environmental safety and health training and awareness.
  4. Proactively eliminate unsafe acts and conditions to prevent accidents.
  5. Maintain employee health and achieve zero accidents.

Implementation of the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System

We effectively identify major environmental considerations based on the impact on the environment of production-related activities, products, and services on an annual basis, and build an environmental management system accordingly. Accton’s main production sites, Hsinchu Plant 1, Plant 2, Zhunan Plant, and JoyTech, have obtained the ISO 14001: 2015 Environmental Management System certification.

Compliance with Environmental Regulations

Accton regards compliance with environmental regulations as a fundamental requirement, striving to minimize the impact on the local ecology. Monthly, the Company assesses the applicability and legality of changes in environmental regulations and other requirements related to its operations, products, and services, maintaining up-to-date information to drive the planning of its environmental management system. Specific management actions include:

  1. Collecting and assessing the applicability and compliance of environmental regulations and other requirements.
  2. Communicating non-compliance issues to responsible departments.
  3. Tracking the improvement of non-compliance issues by responsible departments.

Accton is not classified as a high-pollution industry, and it is not subject to regulation under air pollution laws. Additionally, the company does not use substances that deplete the ozone layer. Despite this, the Company is committed to reducing its environmental impact as part of its responsibility as a global citizen. From 2023, Accton commenced the use of two types of low pollution chemicals to replace organic solvents.

In accordance with wastewater management procedures, relevant operations are executed to ensure effective collection, treatment, and discharge of the Company’s wastewater, thus preventing overflow and environmental pollution. Specific management measures include:

  1. Implementation of leak prevention measures at chemical storage locations to prevent leakage and water contamination.
  2. Adoption of separate discharge systems for rainwater and wastewater across the Accton’s facilities to ensure effective wastewater treatment.
  3. Integration of the Hsinchu HQ, Plant 2, and Zhunan Plant into industrial zone wastewater treatment centers for proper treatment and discharge.
  4. Monitoring of wastewater discharge samples from time to time by local wastewater treatment centers, with notifications for improvement in cases of non-compliance with discharge standards.

Accton’s waste management policy focuses on promoting resource recycling and industrial waste reduction through categorized sorting as well as clearance and disposal by government-approved operators for clearance, processing, and reuse. Following waste management procedures, Accton continuously promotes waste classification, recycling, and reduction, effectively achieving resource recycling, reuse, and minimizing waste generation, thus contributing to environmental protection on Earth.

Environmental Management Performance and Energy Resource Management Measures

Accton implements environmental protection control according to the ISO14001 standard and has obtained third-party verification.

  • ISO14001:2015 Environmental Management System
  • ISO 14064-1:2018 Greenhouse Gas Inventory
  • ISO 50001:2018 Energy Management System Certi cation

Accton continues to promote waste recycling and reuse. The goal is to increase the waste recycling rate to 80% by 2024. Starting from a recycling rate of 78.3% in 2020, through strict waste classification and increasing reuse channels, the recycling rate has been gradually improved, reaching 81.64% in 2023, achieving the expected target one year in advance.