Sustainable Environment

Adapting to and mitigating climate change is imperative, IBASE set goal of reduction of carbon emission intensity 

Climate change is imperative. IBASE considers the environmental impact of its operations and formulates appropriate climate strategies. It invests in process improvement, management  measures, environmentally friendly designs, optimization of energy resource usage efficiency, and the promotion  of green energy industries to achieve sustainable operations and environmental prosperity. 


IBASE pledges to maintain the highest environmental standards as a core corporate value and provide  necessary support to fulfill its environmental protection responsibilities. Recognizing environmental protection  as a current collective effort, IBASE is committed to improving environmental performance to achieve its goal of  sustainable operation.

  • Short-term Goals

    1.Establishment of energy and facility monitoring systems at factory endpoints.
    2.Implementation of greenhouse gas inventory ISO14064-1:2018 system.
    Medium / Long-term Goals

    1.Continued energy conservation and carbon reduction.
    2.Reduction of general waste generation.
    Resources Invested and Specific Achievements in the Current Year

    1.Use of energy-saving products to achieve electricity-saving effects for customers.
    2.Implementation of the Carbon Reduction guidance project by the Industrial Development Bureau in 2023.
  • Short-Term Goals1. Implementation of energy and facility monitoring systems.
    2. Completion of corporate carbon inventory according to ISO14064-1:2018 and establish greenhouse gas inventory system by 2023.
    3. Completion of the Carbon Reduction Guidance Project by the Industrial Development Bureau.
    Medium/Long-Term Goals1. By 2030, reduce carbon emission intensity by 4% annually based on the 2023 baseline year.
    2. Complete IBASE's energy-saving and carbon reduction path planning until 2050 by 2025.
    Resources Invested and Specific Achievements in the current year 1. Use of energy-saving products to achieve electricity savings.
    2. Implementation of the Carbon Reduction Guidance Project by the Industrial Development Bureau in 2023.

    3. Establishment of energy and facility monitoring systems.
    4. Completion of corporate carbon inventory according to ISO14064-1:2018 and establishment of greenhouse gas inventory system by 2023.
  • tcfd description

    1. Governance:

    The Chairman serves as the chairman of the committee for the governance of climate risks and opportunities, the President serves as the Vice Chairman, and heads of each primary unit implement risk identification, assessment, and management.


    2. Strategy:

    Refer to Climate- Related Impacts: IBASE discusses the 2°C Scenario (2DS) at the Sustainability Committee meeting, using tools provided by the Taiwan Climate Change Projection Information and Adaptation Knowledge Platform (TCCIP) as a reference for assessing physical climate change risk scenarios. Ultimately, the 2DS / RCP2.6 scenario is adopted as the company’s physical climate change risk scenario. Within this scenario, the company conducts thematic descriptions of physical risks, regulatory transition risks, and other climate change risks and opportunities.


    3. Risk Management:

    The company's risk management system has incorporated climate risks and opportunities into the operations of each unit.


    4. Indicators and Targets:

    1. Completed the greenhouse gas inventory for the fiscal year 2023. 

    2. The greenhouse gas inventory is expected to pass third-party verification by 2026. 

    3. Data on Organizational GHG Inventory Result in 2023: 

    (1) Scope 1 emission: 130.2209 tCO2e; 

    (2) Scope 2 emission: 3,604.3435 tCO2e; 

    (3) Scope 3~6 emission: 819.3619 tCO2e, total 4,553.926 tCO2e.


    Short-term Carbon Reduction Targets to be Achieved by 2030: 

    1. Refer to Carbon Reduction Guidance Project to conduct energy conservation and carbon reduction for the company.

    2. Proceed to purchase the ownership of solar panels and continue to install solar panels. 

    3. By 2030, reduce carbon emission intensity by 4% annually based on the year 2023 as the baseline. 

    4. Complete IBASE’s energy conservation and carbon reduction pathway planning up to 2050 by 2025.


  • Item

    Report Disclosure Section

    1. Elaborate on the oversight and governance of climate-related risks and opportunities by the board and management as outlined
    1. Climate risk and opportunity governance is combined with annual sustainability risk management issues reported by the President to the board of directors; which supervises the effectiveness of implementation.
    2. The Chairman serves as the chairman of the committee for the governance of climate risks and opportunities, the President serves as the Vice Chairman, and heads of each primary unit implement risk identification, assessment, and management.

    2. Describe how identified climate risks and opportunities impact the business, strategy, and finances of the company (short-term, medium-term, long-term)
    1. Short term:The factors that would impact IBASE broadly include ''investment failures in new technologies'', ''increased severity of extreme weather events such as typhoons, floods, etc.'', ''increasing average temperatures''.  
    2. Short, medium term:The factors that would impact IBASE broadly include ''adopting more energy-efficient transportation modes'', ''using more efficient production and distribution processes''.
    3. Short, medium, long term:The factors that would impact IBASE broadly include ''Costs of low-carbon technology transformation'', ''recycling and reuse'', ''Using low-carbon energy''.
    3. Discuss the financial impacts of extreme weather events and transition actions
    Rising raw material costs, increased operating expenses due to carbon fees/taxes, operational impacts from extreme weather events and climate conditions, and the potential failure of low-carbon technology transition.
    4. Explain how the processes for identifying, assessing, and managing climate risks are integrated into the overall risk management system
    1. The ESG executive team completed the collection of climate environment background information, climate risk and operational scope assessment.
    2. Establish a list of climate risks and opportunities, and establish a questionnaire survey of internal operation impact.

    3. Members of the ESG executive team are responsible for analyzing climate risk opportunities and operational impacts to determine major risk projects.
    4. Establish execution strategy and goal setting.
    5. Conduct annual rolling reviews of the effectiveness of implementation strategies and goals through ESG Sustainability Committee meetings.

    5. If scenario analysis is used to assess resilience to climate change risks, provide details on the scenarios, parameters, assumptions, factors analyzed, and major financial impacts
    Refer to Climate- Related Impacts: IBASE discusses the 2°C Scenario (2DS) at the Sustainability Committee meeting, using tools provided by the Taiwan Climate Change Projection Information and Adaptation Knowledge Platform (TCCIP) as a reference for assessing physical climate change risk scenarios. Ultimately, the 2DS / RCP2.6 scenario is adopted as the company’s physical climate change risk scenario. Within this scenario, the company conducts thematic descriptions of physical risks, regulatory transition risks, and other climate change risks and opportunities.
    6. If there are transformation plans to manage climate-related risks, describe the content of those plans, indicators, and objectives used to identify and manage physical and transition risks as outlined
    1. Completed the greenhouse gas inventory for the fiscal year 2023.
    2. The greenhouse gas inventory is expected to pass third-party verification by 2026.

    3. The ESG report is expected to pass third-party verification by 2026.
    4. Short-term Carbon Reduction Targets to be Achieved by 2030:
    4.1. Refer to Carbon Reduction Guidance Project to conduct energy conservation and carbon reduction for the company.

    4.2. Proceed to purchase the ownership of solar panels and continue to install solar panels.
    4.3. By 2030, reduce carbon emission intensity by 4% annually based on the year 2023 as the baseline.
    4.4. Complete IBASE’s energy conservation and carbon reduction pathway planning up to 2050 by 2025.

    7. Explain the price setting basis for internal carbon pricing if it's used as a planning tool
    Not yet implemented.
    8. Provide details on any climate-related goals, including covered activities, greenhouse gas emission scopes, planning schedules, annual progress, etc. If carbon offsetting or renewable energy certificates (RECs) are used to achieve these goals, specify the source and quantity of emissions reductions or RECs
    1. covered activities:category 1, category 2, and inventory category 4 & 6 according to materiality analysis.
    2. scope:Nangang Headquarters, Sanchong Factory, Xinzhuang Factory, Pingzhen Factory, and Hsinchu Office. 
    3. timeline:2024-2030. 
    4. annual progress: the reduction in emission intensity by 4% in 2024 will be confirmed by early 2025 compared to the baseline year of 2023.
    5. Not yet purchased carbon credits or RECs.

    9. Details on greenhouse gas inventory and assurance status, reduction goals, strategies, and specific action plans
    Please see instructions below.

    Company's Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Verification Status for the Past Two Years

    2022

    Scope 1

    Total Emissions

    Intensity

    Verification Body / Criteria

    Verification Status

    (tCO2e)

    (tCO2e per million dollars)

    Self-disclosure of Inventory

    Inventory of GHG covers Nangang 

    Headquarters, Sanchong Factory, 

    Xinzhuang Factory, and Pingzhen Factory.

    91.599

    0.01575

    Scope 2

    Total Emissions

    Intensity

    (tCO2e)

    (tCO2e per million dollars)

    3,131.6581

    0.538487

    Scope 3

    Total Emissions

    Intensity

    (tCO2e)

    (tCO2e per million dollars)

    613.3023

    0.105457

    2023

    Scope 1

    Total Emissions

    Intensity

    Verification Body / Criteria

    Verification Status

    (tCO2e)

    (tCO2e per million dollars)

    Self-disclosure of Inventory

    The scope of GHG inventory covers
    Nangang Headquarters, Sanchong
    Factory, Xinzhuang Factory, Pingzhen
    Factory, Hsinchu Office, and subsidiary
    company Novakon Co., Ltd.

    130.2209

    0.02623

    Scope 2

    Total Emissions

    Intensity

    (tCO2e)

    (tCO2e per million dollars)

    3604.3435

    0.726013

    Scope 3

    Total Emissions

    Intensity

    (tCO2e)

    (tCO2e per million dollars)

    819.3619

    0.165042

    Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals, Strategies, and Specific Action Plans

    1. Refer to Carbon Reduction Guidance Project as a short-term goal scheme.

    2. Continuously build solar panels. 

    3. By 2030, reduce carbon emission intensity by 4% annually compared to the baseline year of 2023. 

    4. Complete the energy-saving and carbon reduction pathway planning for IBASE by 2025, leading up to 2050. 

    5. Assurance of GHG Inventory will start by 2026.

  • The Carbon Reduction Guidance Project aims to implement corporate sustainability and ESG initiatives focused on environmental protection and carbon reduction. In 2023, IBASE obtained resources from the Industrial Development Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs for the Carbon Reduction Guidance Project for IBASE Factory, enabling collaborative carbon reduction activities across the supply chain. IBASE, together with 10 satellite factories and suppliers, embarked on the path of sustainable cooperation in ESG. The project period for the Carbon Reduction Guidance Project for IBASE Factories is from April 26, 2023, to September 30, 2023. The core project consists of five major project tasks, as shown as below.

    Project Tasks

    Task Description

    1. Corporate Carbon Inventory (Establish carbon emission management)
    .IBASE Factory: Assist IBASE in adopting ISO 14064-1:2018 standard for organizing greenhouse gas inventory, completing greenhouse gas emission inventory, and greenhouse gas inventory report.
    .Satellite Factories: Assist 7 satellite factories in organizing greenhouse gas inventory based on ISO 14064-1:2018 standard, calculating carbon emission data, and completing greenhouse gas emission inventory.

    2. Energy Efficiency Diagnosis and Carbon Reduction Measures (Enhance energy efficiency)
    .IBASE Factory: Conduct in-depth energy diagnosis and carbon reduction measures. 
    .Satellite Factories: Conduct in-depth energy diagnosis and carbon reduction measures for 10 satellite factories
    3. Lean Management Guidance (Optimize production performance management)
    .IBASE Factory: Provide lean management guidance, implement the four major sequences of lean management using the lean house framework to achieve energy saving and carbon reduction.
    4. Introduction of Smart Energy Management System (Continuous improvement)
    .IBASE Factory: Introduce Smart Energy Management System (EMS), monitor energy data, and continuously improve energy efficiency.
    5. Sustainable Supply Chain Education and Training (Form carbon reduction consensus)
    .All Members: Conduct Quality Control Circle (QCC) education and training, as well as design training activities for corporate carbon reduction blueprints, to establish consensus on carbon reduction within the sustainable supply chain.

    2023 Carbon Reduction Guidance Project Kick-off Meeting for IBASE and Satellite Factories



    Project Member

    Predicted Energy-Saving Benefit (kWh/year)

    Estimated Greenhouse Gas Reduction (tCO2e/year)

    All members

    3,311,083

    1,794.054

    Company Name

    Pre-Project Electricity Usage (kWh/year)

    Predicted Post-Project Energy Savings (kWh/year)

    Predicted Energy Saving Rate

    All members

    26,473,951

    3,311,083

    12.5%

  • Short-Term Goals
    Start by 2023, the supplier ESG code of conduct questionnaire survey will be implemented and included in the supplier evaluation project.
    Medium/Long-Term GoalsComplete three-year supplier evaluation in 2025.
    Resources Invested and Specific Achievements in the current year Selecting a total of 49 first-tier suppliers whose procurement amount accounts for 80% of the 2023 procurement amount to conduct supplier ESG code of conduct questionnaire survey, the questionnaire response rate reached 100%.
  • IC, CPU, memory, and other key materials are managed by the procurement department, which reports issues such as shortages, price fluctuations, and delivery delays due to market changes at the Strategic Committee meetings. In cases of material shortages, alternative materials are sought, and the R&D department promptly submits them to customers for approval and assembly for shipment. If there is news of price fluctuations in raw materials, customers are asked to provide shipping plans (Forecast) to place orders in advance. In the event of a supplier notifying of a delay in delivery, orders for alternative materials are placed to avoid delivery delays.

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