Sustainability Performance

Over the past year, we have made significant achievements in sustainability that demonstrate the team’s commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) responsibility. We continued to be included as a constituent stock in the “FTSE4Good TIP Taiwan ESG Index” in 2024 and were honored with the TIME Magazine “World’s Best Companies Award” for the second consecutive year. In addition, we achieved Level A in the MSCI Sustainability Index, Low Risk in the Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating, and improved our S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) score from 36 to 50.

Social

Employees are the most important asset of a company. Targeting a friendly working environment, we have been awarded the Forbes Global Best Employer Award for five consecutive years, as well as the Badge of Accredited Healthy Workplace – Health Promotion Label and the 1111 Job Bank’s “2024 Happy Enterprise Silver Award”.

Environment

We received the SGS Green Label Award, as well as Accton’s Zhunan Plant received the Miaoli County Green Purchasing Achievement Special Award for two consecutive years. We received a B grade in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) questionnaire, reducing the intensity of electricity consumption by 18.3% in 2024 compared to the base year of 2021, and achieving a waste recycling rate of 84% in 2024. We also work with NGOs to organize environmental education activities to promote biodiversity.

Governance

In terms of governance, we won the “SGS IT Awards – BCM Excellence Award” in 2024 and continued the “Subsidy Program for Carbon Reduction and Smart Upgrade Led by Large-Scale Manufacturers”, promoting the ISO 20400 Sustainable Procurement – Guidance in 2024, and are expected to obtain the certification in 2025. We have clearly standardized and promoted the implementation of the Code of Ethical Conduct, completed related training, and provided basic training to build up the concept of integrity and honesty for all employees, and the coverage rate of education and training for new personnel has reached 100%.

Looking ahead, we will continue to strive to achieve our goal of sustainable development and create greater value for our shareholders, employees and the community. We have been committed to valuing partnerships since our founding. Our employees, customers, suppliers, investors, community, and charity organizations are all important stakeholders. We hope that together we can build a sustainable ESG network that will allow more people to join us in promoting environmental protection, social responsibility, and humanistic care, thus promising a better future for us, for all things on this planet, and for every generation.

Jackal Lee