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with RoHS and packaging directives of European Community. ASUS has
consulted over one thousand suppliers to supply green components and
encourage the application of green components as a good role model to the
industry.
(4) Established the first e-Material system and acceptance procedure to shorten the
time in accepting the banned material and component and product development
process.
(5) Constructed green supply chain e-platform and it was awarded with “IT Award”
by the MOEA.
(6) ASUS has conducted Quality Business Review (QBR) periodically and annually
to ensure suppliers, contractors, and new suppliers in conformity with ASUS’ s
standards including writing review and annual audit. QBR suppliers and
contractors will receive further audit from ASUS including QC080000 and ISO
9001, ASUS’ s technical standard, and three-in-one management including QSA
(Quality System Audit), QPA (Quality Process Audit), and GA (ASUS’ s HSF
green components acceptance, Hazardous Substance Free) in order to have the
pursuit of perfect quality realized on ASUS’ s green supply chain management.
(7) Constructed green information website (http://green.asus.com/) and green
information platform to share international environmental protection regulation
and information with Taiwanese industry and to lead the industry responding to
international environmental protection regulations.
(8) Joined the RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive, restriction on
hazardous substances directive) service of the MOEA to consult Taiwanese
manufacturers in green supply chain by sharing the experience in green design
and green supply chain management by speeches/seminars/media interview.
(9) Constructed recycling system in Europe and became the first Taiwanese
manufacturer in the United States providing consumers with free-of-charge
recycling service to have the recycled computers processed properly and
environment-friendly in order to minimize the impact of recycled products on
environment.
(10) Developed the first WEEE easy to dismounting and recycling Green Design
system in Taiwan in order to comply with the 3R recycling ratio of European
Community, construct green recycling IT platform, and monitor and control
recycling information.
(11) Conducted life cycle investigation (LCI) and environmental impact assessment
and analysis to demonstrate and share mechanicals life cycle evaluation form
and experience with Taiwanese industry; also, to construct product life cycle
database in Taiwan with TEEMA.
(12) For the purposes of caring for environment, reducing garbage volume, disposing
waste effectively, and minimizing the burden of environmental pollution, ASUS
has focused on choosing environment-friendly material, environment-friendly
design, power-saving, longer life cycle, waste management, and product
packaging management to reduce environmental pollution and to apply for
environmental protection labels, for example, EPEAT, EU Flower, Czech
Republic, Energy Star of the United States, Taiwan Environmental Protection
Labels, J-MOSS of Japan, and Power-saving of China for promoting the concept
of environmental protection.