The only semiconductor company in the world to
secure the highest ESG scores in the Semiconductor and Semi
Equipment Industry Group
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (ASEH, TAIEX: 3711, NYSE: ASX),
the leading provider of semiconductor packaging, test, and system
assembly services, today announced that it has been included in the
2023 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) World and Emerging
Markets. ASEH has also emerged as the only global enterprise to
have received the highest scores on the DJSI - Semiconductors and
Semiconductor Equipment Industry Group for eight consecutive years.
The DJSI are float-adjusted market capitalization weighted indices
that measure the performance of companies selected using
environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. In tandem with
the DJSI accolade, ASE has also been on the CDP’s annual list for
Climate Leadership for seven years’ standing since 2016. The CDP is
a global non-profit that runs the world’s environmental disclosure
system for companies, cities, states, and regions.
ASEH is focused on building a robust and sustainable
organization with the highest level of commitment to sustainability
development. We are proud that our ESG performance has been duly
recognized by both local and international sustainability rating
agencies. Besides the DJSI and CDP accomplishments, ASEH was also
listed on the FTSE4Good Emerging Index and has an A on the MSCI ESG
Ratings. Within Taiwan, ASEH is a constituent of the TAIEX
Sustainability Index, and a recipient of 15 awards this year,
including the TCSA (Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Awards) Top 10
Sustainable Manufacturing Companies, Sustainable Supply Chain
Leadership, Social Inclusion Leadership, Climate Leadership, ESG
Annual Report and the Commonwealth Magazine Corporate Citizenship
awards.
As the best-in-class company on the Semiconductors and
Semiconductor Equipment Industry Group, ASEH outperformed the
industry across all 3 dimensions – Governance and Economic
Performance, Environmental and Social. Overall, ASEH achieved the
highest scores in 18 categories – Business Ethics, Policy
Influence, Information Security / Cybersecurity and System
Availability, Innovation Management, Product Quality and Recall
Management, Environmental Policy and Management Systems, Resource
Efficiency and Circularity, Product Stewardship, Human Rights,
Occupational Health and Safety, Customer Relationship Management,
Privacy Protection, Risk and Crisis Management, Supply Chain
Management, Climate Strategy, Labor Practice Indicators, Human
Capital Development, and Talent Attraction and Retention. This
year, 64 companies were assessed in the Semiconductors and
Semiconductor Equipment Industry Group for eligibility to be
included on the 2023 DJSI World and only 9 including ASE
successfully made the cut.
“As a key player in the semiconductor industry, we have a duty
to play a positive role in addressing headwinds posed by digital
transformation, the pursuit of net-zero, workforce talent gaps, and
the increasing complexity of sustainability topics,” said Jason
Chang, Chairman and CEO, ASE Technology Holding. “We are extremely
delighted to be recognized on the 2023 DJSI World and Emerging
Market index and receiving the highest scores for a consecutive 8
years. We will continue to strengthen our corporate resilience by
applying a strategic ESG framework based on low-carbon, circular,
inclusive, and collaborative approaches, as well as balancing the
company’s sustainability development and growth through
technological innovation and digital transformation,” he
continued.
Smart Factories and Global Lighthouse Network
In a significant stride towards digital transformation in
manufacturing, ASEH established the world’s first 5G mmWave smart
IC packaging facility in Kaohsiung in 2022. Following that
accomplishment, ASE Kaohsiung’s wafer bumping facility was selected
to join the renowned World Economic Forum Global Lighthouse Network
(WEF GLN), a community of manufacturing sites and value chains that
are leaders in the adoption of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)
cutting edge technologies. As one of the 132 GLN factories* in the
world, ASEH has truly demonstrated the company’s strategic
foresight and execution in integrating 4IR technologies into its
smart manufacturing blueprints.
Green Transformation
ASEH has begun introducing internal carbon pricing and driving
the pathway to Net Zero 2050 through investments in carbon credits,
renewable energy, low-carbon transportation, low-carbon products,
and supply chain. At the same time, we have also established a
sustainable supply chain development plan that will include annual
sustainability forums, Supplier Sustainability awards, providing
suppliers guidance on carbon reduction and certification, and
incentivizing supplier adoption of circularity and carbon reduction
in their business models. Together with our value chain, we will
help contribute to a more sustainable and green semiconductor
industry.
Corporate Citizenship and Biodiversity
In 2022, the ASE Social Enterprise Co. Ltd. was formally
established as a channel for ASE to apply innovative business
models focusing on meaningful topics including women’s empowerment,
environment, workforce talent, and an aging population. We are
planning to establish elderly daycare centers in the vicinity of
our manufacturing facilities to cater to employees with senior
family members. Our facilities are also equipped with smart
recycling machines to foster collaborative efforts on sustainable
waste management and support ASEH’s circular economy concept
together with our employees.
To further protect our environment and ensure the conservation
of biodiversity, ASEH joined hands with the ASE Environmental
Protection and Sustainability Foundation and the ASE Cultural and
Educational Foundation to accelerate our goals of net positive
impact for biodiversity and no deforestation by 2030. We have also
established plans to adopt and restore newly built industrial parks
as well as to protect endangered species such as the snake-eating
turtle. In alignment with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial
Disclosures (TNFD) framework, ASEH publishes the TCFD (Task Force
on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures, including TNFD) report
regularly to provide disclosures on the company’s positive
contribution in promoting a sharing economy and driving up mutual
benefits to society and the environment.
“ASEH will continue to actively leverage our leadership in IC
Packaging and Test, and advance humanity through our four-pronged
corporate strategy that encompasses establishing a culture of
creativity, accelerating green transformation, collaboration across
the supply chain and increasing social value. We are determined and
working harder than ever to achieve maximum value for our
stakeholders and future generations,” Jason Chang concluded.
For more information on ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.’s ESG
reporting, please visit https://www.aseglobal.com/csr/
Launched in 1999, the DJSI tracks the financial performance of
leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. For more
information on the DJSI, please visit
https://www.spglobal.com/esg/csa/djsi-csa-annual-review
*As of September 2023
About ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. is among the leading providers
of independent semiconductor manufacturing services in assembly,
test, materials, and design manufacturing. As a global leader
geared towards meeting the industry’s ever-growing needs for
faster, smaller, and higher performance chips, ASE Technology
Holding develops and offers a wide portfolio of technology and
solutions including IC test program design, front-end engineering
test, wafer probe, wafer bump, substrate design and supply, wafer
level package, flip chip, system-in-package, final test and
electronic manufacturing services. For more information about ASE
Technology Holding, please visit www.aseglobal.com or LinkedIn/X
@aseglobal
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