AcBel Polytech Inc. 康舒科技
Environmental, Social and Governance
Green Process
Green Cycle
AcBel continuously integrates automated equipment into its production processes, actively transforming into smart manufacturing. This ensures product quality, improves energy efficiency, and reduces the negative environmental impact of operations. Additionally, the company promotes lean projects at its major production sites worldwide, expanding project effectiveness through inter-plant learning to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs. In 2023, 11 lean improvement projects were executed, resulting in savings of NT$23,664,000. These included the following improvement measures:
1. Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction:
Through energy-saving and carbon reduction projects, including carbon management measures and process equipment improvements, the energy intensity and water usage intensity per unit output were reduced. In 2023, energy savings amounted to NT$17,232,000, and water savings to NT$238,000.
2. Work Hours Improvement:
(1) Improved IC programming efficiency, reducing work hours by 69% and lowering the failure rate from 1.7% to 0.45%.
(2) Reduced production operation time for different models by 10%.
(3) Improved coating process work hours, reducing total manual work hours by an average of 10%.
(4) Improved rework process work hours, reducing manual rework time by 15%.
3. Waste Reduction: Optimized the process for managing label information to reduce error rates, decreasing the monthly average waste rate from 8.33% to 3.16%.
Energy-Efficient Information Data Centers
To improve the power efficiency of data centers, the Qiyan Building and Tamsui Plant in Taiwan have adopted methods such as “server virtualization,” “floor-standing air conditioning with hot and cold aisles,” and “constant temperature control” to reduce power consumption. Calculations show that the Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of the data centers has reached a silver level, saving approximately 40,000 kWh of electricity annually.
In 2023, through daily maintenance and monitoring, the Service Level Agreement (SLA) was achieved at 99.88%. The goal for 2024 is to reach an SLA of 99.92%, thereby reducing the power consumption associated with server reboots. Data centers in Taiwan, China, and the Philippines are simultaneously virtualizing servers and replacing high-energy-consuming servers as necessary. After 2025, energy storage equipment is expected to be installed in the data centers, which is anticipated to further save electricity.
Chemicals Management
Chemical management within the factory follows the “Chemical Operations Management Procedures.” From the selection of chemical materials, professional reviews and hazard assessments are conducted to manage these chemicals. A complete inventory of all chemicals is maintained and periodically reviewed. The use of chemicals on-site is audited to ensure consistency with safety data sheets. Additionally, when on-site personnel collect and dispense chemicals from the temporary storage area, they must fill out a collection list to monitor chemical usage.
In terms of personnel management, operators must be trained and wear protective gear. Safe storage areas for chemicals are established for storage and use. Environmental exposure assessments at the work site are conducted at frequencies better than regulatory standards, and all current work environment monitoring values fall within the safest risk level, Tier 1.
For chemical waste management, all generated chemical waste is recycled. Once a certain quantity is accumulated, it is handed over to qualified waste disposal vendors to ensure no environmental harm. These vendors are subject to regular audits by the company to ensure proper management practices are fully implemented.
From the establishment of each operational base until 2023, no incidents of major chemical or hazardous waste leaks or pollution have resulted in fines from local governments or caused any loss of company property or personnel.
