Asus 2008 Annual Report Download - page 35

31
ˆ˄ʳ
4.No discrimination: No discrimination of race, skin color, age, sex, sexual orientation,
race, religion, disability, union, or political preference. All men and women are
equal and are entitled to protection and free of discrimination.
5.Free of inhuman treatment: Harassment and/or physical abuse is prohibited.
6.No forced labor: ASUS products or service will not be provided by forced, restrained,
or involuntary prison workers. All employed workers for ASUS products and service
work at their own free will.
7.Health and safety: Provide employees with a trustworthy, respectful, healthy, and
safe working environment.
8.Employee’ s training and self-development: Provide facility, training program, time,
and grants to support employee’ s occupational development.
ASUS has taken part of social charity activity from time to time to fulfill corporate
social responsibility in addition to providing basic protection. ASUS has based its
long-term orientation and goal on “shortening digital gap,” “upgrading innovative
ability,” “incubating science and technology talents,” “promoting industry and
academy collaboration,” and “promoting environmental protection and energy saving.”
ASUS has ASUS Foundation setup in 2008 to have resources integrated effectively
and to feedback the society with substantiated action for the fulfillment of corporate
social responsibility. The action plan includes:
1.ASUS is the first one to join Taipei Environmental Protection Volunteers Squad in
the name of the company to help with the community environmental protection, to
fulfill the social responsibility of green enterprises, and to share the task of
environmental protection.
2.Staffs of ASUS headquarters station at CareUs Bakery in arcade to provide few jobs
to minority and to feedback the society.
3.ASUS arranges corporate recycling and mercy donation annually in special
occasions including 422 Earth Day. Donate books that are purchased with the
income from recycling to the schools in remote areas including Hualian and provide
scholarship to junior high students with financial difficulty; also, donate rice to
families and homes with financial difficulty in the community.
4.Work with Forestry Bureau to plant trees for green environment in the Arbor Day.
5.ASUS worked with Microsoft in March 2008 to activate the ȸDigital Phoenix
Projectȹ with ASUS Windows EeePC donated to help women build up ability and
confidence in using computers and to help women enjoy the fun and convenience of
science and technology.
6.ASUS and ASUS Foundation sponsor the art and literature activity continuously to
care for the locality, eye on the world, and fulfill social responsibility. The sponsored
art and cultural activity includes: Taipei Stampede Festival, the 3
rd
Taipei Digital Art
Festival “super-interface-Trans-,“ and Taiwan Treasure MaZu carnival donated by
ChangHua County Government with an intention to support culture and art business
as a corporate citizen in order to recover traditional local art and upgrade citizen’ s
spiritual life.
7.ASUS helps rebuild Cloud Gate Dance Foundation and donation for earthquake in
Szechuan. ASUS’ s employees have also made donation voluntarily to help charity
and rescue activity.