Operating Environment
ASUS adheres to the business philosophy of "striving to be among the world-class green high-tech leaders". We believe that we should take care of the environment in exchange for the nature resources that bring profits to us. We incorporate environmental considerations into our operational decision making process, continue to develop products with low environmental impact, and establish a dedicated team that ensures ASUS complies to all relevant environmental regulations by assessing corporate activities. ASUS will continue to formulate and implement action plans to minimize the impact on the environment and continue to move towards the goal of "zero pollution".
When selecting the location of the headquarter, we decided to locate in a legal science and technology park. The establishment of this area is subject to strict environmental impact assessment. It is not only outside the scope of the nature reserve but also considers factors such as the preservation of biodiversity, ecosystems and natural species, and no deforestation to avoid any negative impacts. At the same time, we implement management based on the following major environmental issues to reduce the environmental footprint of our operations.
Environmental Management System (EMS) Coverage
To fulfill the Group’s Social Environmental Responsibility and Safety and Health Policy, as well as to promote corporate sustainability, ASUS has continued to implement its Environmental Management System (EMS). The scope of EMS implementation covers all ASUS Group operational and product manufacturing sites with more than 100 employees. These sites include:
- ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
- Eight subsidiaries whose primary business activities disclosed in the annual report, involves manufacturing
All companies meeting the above criteria have been audited by independent third-party certification bodies and have obtained ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certification. As a result, the coverage rate of the environmental management system has reached 100%.
Operations Environmental Footprint
Water Resource Management
Regardless of whether it is to maintain life or business operations, the dependence and demands for water resources have grown, but the problem of insufficient water resources and risks has have also increased over the years. In ASUS, the consumption of water resources mainly covers daily water for general office staff and the source comes from municipal supply while the risk of operation affected by water resources is relatively lower. Based on CSR, numerous water-saving measures were conducted for effective administration on water resources.
To achieve these, as well as improving usage efficiency and reducing wastage on water resources, we have implemented numerous measures in software and hardware. Hot spots of higher water consumption in hearquarters undergo analysis and statistics on significance, which will serve as records for long-term tracking. Moreover, a water recycling and reuse facilities were erected at the Headquarter, which collected overflowing water for toilet use and plant maintenance.
Water Usage at Headquarters & offices in Taiwan
Source of Water Intake
Wastewater mainly comprises general office sewage, which is discharged into designated sewage treatment systems as required by government regulations and is therefore not within the scope of disclosure.
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Waste Management
Waste is a heavy burden. Failure to deal with it properly will cause huge costs to the government, enterprises and society. Therefore, we expect to achieve zero waste and move toward the direction of the circular economy.
ASUS has established an exclusive EHS (Environment, Health & Safety) team to assess the possible environmental impact from company activity for compliance with relevant regulations. To improve corporate performance for environmental protection, the administration team has set strict specifications and continued to promote improvement programs, which helped us to reduce environmental impact to a minimum and head towards the goal of "Zero pollution." As ASUS overseas offices are leased offices, information on waste, waste water, and water is not available. Therefore, the reporting boundaries of the following information are the headquarters and repair centers in Taiwan.
ASUS waste could be classified into general wastes and hazardous wastes. The hazardous wastes mainly include R&D materials and waste, which are treated and recycle by qualified recyclers; the general wastes mainly include daily garbage from employees, which are main reused after adequate recycling. The portion that cannot be recycled will be finally processed with incineration or land-filling.
Since 2015, ASUS had initiated the "Zero Waste to Landfill" program in the Headquarters by adopting UL ECVP 2799- Zero Waste to Landfill standard, which tracks waste flow with quantified index and confirms adequate procedures on waste recycling, reuse and conversion instead of direct land-filling.
Waste is a heavy burden. Failure to deal with it properly will cause huge costs to the government, enterprises and society. Therefore, we expect to achieve zero waste and move toward the direction of the circular economy. ASUS waste could be classified into general wastes and hazardous wastes. The hazardous wastes mainly include R&D materials and waste, which are treated and recycle by qualified recyclers; the general wastes mainly include daily garbage from employees, which are main reused after adequate recycling. The portion that cannot be recycled will be finally processed with incineration or land-filling.
Since 2015, ASUS had initiated the "Zero Waste to Landfill" program in the Headquarters by adopting UL ECVP 2799- Zero Waste to Landfill standard, which tracks waste flow with quantified index and confirms adequate procedures on waste recycling, reuse and conversion instead of direct land-filling.
Types of Waste at Headquarters and Royal Club Repair Centers in Taiwan
Waste Disposal Methods
Green Building and Smart Building
Taking two years to build, we officially opened the headquarter “LiGong Building”, which received LEED v4 BD+C (new building category) platinum certificate from USGBC (US Green Building Council) in November 2019. We has added many sustainable ideas in the design stage of the LiGong Building, including but not limited to:
Reduces the urban heat island effect
The green roof reduces the urban heat island effect.
Echo the natural ecology of Guandu
More than 5,000 square meters of green space retained to echo the natural ecology of Guandu
Rainwater recovery systems
Improve the utilization of water resources through rainwater recovery systems.
High efficiency of energy use through the smart control system and sensor to save energy and conserve water
High efficiency of energy use through the smart control system and sensor to save energy and conserve water. The indoor water conservation percentage is more than 55% higher than the standards of the LEED.
At the same time, the software infrastructure includes comprehensive information communication, system integration, energy-saving management and smart innovation. The LiGong Building also earned a diamond certification, the highest level for smart building, issued by the Ministry of the Interior of Taiwan.
