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Note: ASUS had brand name business and OEM/ODM business divided officially on January 1, 2008.
The brand name business was the responsibility of ASUS while OEM/ODM was the responsibility of Pegatron
Corporation and Unihan Corporation.
IV. Expenditure on environmental protection
(I) Material capital expenditure invested in environmental protection activity:
1. ASUS is certified with ISO14001; also, bases on the spirit of reserving natural resources
moving towards the direction of preventing and improving pollution.
2. ASUS is certified with OHSAS18001; also, has safety and health risk in control and
goes for the on going concern of the company with zero disaster.
3. ASUSTeK completed the “ISO14064 Greenhouse Gas Emission Investigation”
certification in 2008. ASUSTeK has greenhouse gas emission investigation modified
since January 2008 in response to the reorganization. The “ISO14064 Greenhouse Gas
Emission Investigation” validation process has been passed in the year of 2009.
ASUSTeK has initiated the greenhouse gas emission reduction plan since the base year
of 2008. The goal is to reduce 15% gas emission by the year of 2015, reduce the impact
of business and office activities on the environment, and protect the earth.
4. ASUS fellows will join environmental protection organizations and get involved in
environmental protection activities.
5. ASUS has promoted green product and recycling mechanism in compliance with the
environmental requirement of RoHS and WEEE.
6. ASUS has joined Taipei Environmental Protection Volunteers Squad to help clean up
the beach and perform environmental protection community service in Beitou are.
ASUS has striven to fulfill social responsibility and protect our environment as a green
corporate should do.
7. Arrange environmental protection, recycling, and merciful donation activities from time
to time; also, contribute the income generated to charities activities.
(II) The total amount of loss and fine paid for environmental pollution in 2009 and up to the
date of the report printed: None
(III) Estimated environmental protection expenses:
1. ASUSTeK will continue to conduct ISO14064 Greenhouse Gas Emission Validation
and product carbon footprint validation process.
2. ASUS will introduce energy management system forcefully to save energy and reduce
green house gas emission.
3. ASUS will continue to invest in green design, green procurement, green production,
and green marketing for fulfilling corporate social responsibility to the earth.
(III) The responsive actions of ASUS to environmental regulations:
ASUS cares about environmental protection, perpetual application of resources, and
ecosystem issues; also, bases on the company’ s environmental and occupational safety
and health policy to establish environmental protection and health management system in
order to substantiate ASUS’ s on going concern with continuing improvement. ASUS
does not take the importance of “green design, green procurement, green production, and
green marketing” lightly and ASUS has initiated many tasks that are new in Taiwan and
leads to and activates the industry for on going concern. In addition to promoting
GreenASUS internally, the SERASUS is promoted to work with suppliers promoting
green supply chain, reinforcing green design, developing green products, encouraging
green products recycling mechanism and power-saving products design in compliance
with the global environmental protection equipments of WEEE, RoHS, and EuP; also,