Climate change governance

In order to respond to the impact of climate change on business operations and the information disclosure that specifically presents climate change, the company conducts business inventory, risk and opportunity identification for climate change, and formulates response measures based on the analysis results to strengthen the company's climate change governance, and Systematic assessment of financial connections to reduce risks and grasp business opportunities。

 

Risk Categories (Transformation/Physical)

Climate-Related Risks

Potential Financial Influences

Climate-Related Opportunities

Management Guideline / Countermeasures

 

 

 

 

Transformation Risks

1.Raw Material Supply

Low

Low

Establishing strategic suppliers and entrenching collaboration with large-scale Tier 1 vendors

2. General Environmental Regulations and Norms

Low

Medium

Regular review and optimization environmental protection measures in compliance with regulations

3. Carbon Emission, Carbon Tax

Medium

Medium

Continuous study of domestic and international regulations to minimize impacts in full swings

4. Matters Related to Renewable Energy

Low

Medium

Owing to the certain proportion of revenue from solar energy dealings, MTI may consider increasing profitability and proportion from such sector

5. Changes in Client Demands

Medium

Medium

Deepening relationships with clients and pre-emptive deployment by anticipating their future product needs

6. Unstable Energy Supply

Medium

Medium

Utilizing manufacturing bases in both Taiwan and China to mitigate risks associated with unstable energy supply from one single region, plus considering increasing investments in renewable energy sources (e.g. solar panels)

7. Changes in Market Demand/New Technological Innovations in the Industry

Medium

Medium

Continued R&D investments to develop new products

Physical Risks

8. Deficiency in Water Resources

Medium

Medium

Investment in water conservation measures/reduction of water usage in production lines

9. Strengthened Extreme Weather Incidents

Medium

Medium

The Group has R&D centers, subject to limited impacts. For HQ in the Hsinchu Science Park at a higher elevation, extreme weather conditions may only affect shipping schedules. The same applies to MTI subsidiary in Wuxi

 

 

 

 

Sustainable development strategy and goals

In accordance with the company's "Code of Practice for Corporate Social Responsibility", the company conducts risk assessments on important issues in accordance with the principle of the importance of corporate social responsibility, and based on the assessed risks, formulates related risk management policies or strategies as follows:

 

1. Environmental aspect

Environmental protection and ecological conservation

Risk management policy or strategy

  1. MTI is committed to the environmental and occupational safety and health policy of “legal compliance, emphasis on communication, education and training, continuous improvement, early prevention, sustainable development”. In addition, since June 2003, the company has established the GP project team to promote RoHS and WEEE related works internally, and it is expanded to suppliers for synchronous implementation。
  2. Regarding the conflict mineral management, MTI group has never purchased metal raw materials directly, and the metals of Sn, W, Tu and Au from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its surrounding countries and regions are not used. In addition, the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) of the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI) jointly developed by Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) and Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GSI) is used, in order to conduct conflict mineral investigation work on suppliers。
  3. The company monitors and responds to green and clean production. In addition to passing the ISO14001 environmental management system certification and certification, it also adopts measures such as process management and formulation of environmental management plans to reduce pollution emissions and impact on the environment.。

Company regulation

  1. The CEO signs environmental and occupational health and safety policies, announces and implements them。
  2. Formulate MTI-M0028 procurement management operating procedures and implement them accordingly。
  3. Formulate the MTI-M0087 Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Management Manual, and implement it accordingly。
 

2. Social aspect

Occupational safety

Risk management policy 

The company has passed and obtained ISO 45001 and CNS 45001 occupational safety and health management system verification and certificates. In addition to complying with national occupational safety and health related laws and regulations, the company promises to eliminate or reduce the impact on employees, suppliers, contractors, surrounding people and others due to manufacturing processes, facilities and activities. Occupational health and safety risks caused by related groups have also formulated corresponding occupational safety and health management documents and plans, based on which the occupational safety and health management work in the factory is carried out to ensure a safe and safe operating environment in the factory.。

Company regulation

Formulate the MTI-M0087 Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Management Manual, and implement it accordingly。

 

Product Safety

Risk management policy 

  1. To cope with the international trend and customer demands, MTI actively promotes green product and green production, and the concept of green purchase and actions are also implemented to the supply chain. For both the product aspect and organization aspect, the company implements green purchase requirements completely. In addition, the company also conveys the request to the downstream suppliers, in order to control and restrict the use toxic and harmful substances. In addition, supplier performance is also inspected periodically。
  2. The company has established a "Green Product (GP) management system" and incorporated it into the current management system, integrating various department windows, formulating product specifications and related operating procedures, and assisting suppliers in establishing their green supply chain system to complete lead-free manufacturing processes Import。
  3. The company adopts product life cycle management, introduction of green innovative design, product environment-friendly design and strengthening of the green supply chain system, etc., and through regular customer satisfaction surveys, the professional ability of product design, quality stability, and urgent order cooperation Customer-oriented questionnaire surveys are conducted on various aspects such as sex, complaint handling, information feedback speed and communication. Analyze and implement corresponding improvement measures based on the problems and needs responded by customers, continue to improve the company's product quality, after-sales service and customer satisfaction, and further enhance the good relationship between each other。

Company regulation

Formulate MTI-M0141 green product verification operating procedures, MTI-M0141-01 green product RoHS testing operating specifications, MTI-M0145 green product operating manuals, and implement them accordingly。

 

3. Corporate Governance

Socio-economic and legal compliance

Risk management policy 

Through the establishment of a governance organization and implementation of internal control mechanisms to ensure that all personnel and operations of the company actually comply with relevant laws and regulations。

Company regulation

Operational risk management standards for companies, boards of directors:

(1) Company policy

(2) Board of Directors' Rules of Procedure

(3) Director election method

(4) Board of Directors Performance Evaluation Method

(5) Rules of Procedure of Shareholders' Meeting

(6) Audit Committee Organization Regulations

(7) Organizational Rules of the Salary and Compensation Committee

 

Financial risk management regulations:

(1) Procedures for acquiring or disposing of assets (including derivative products)

(2) Procedures for loaning funds to others

(3) Endorsement Guarantee Implementation Measures

(4) Code of Practice for Corporate Governance

(5) Code of Ethical Conduct

(6) Code of Integrity Management

(7) Code of Practice for Corporate Social Responsibility

(8) Procedures for handling important internal information

 

Information Security Risk Management Standards:

(1) Measures for the Administration of Business Secrets

(2) Measures for the Administration of Intellectual Property Rights