Since the launch of the Green Action Plan in 2009, GIGABYTE has been devoted to building employeesʼ environmental awareness in their work and life through a comprehensive and pragmatic approach. Environmental protection and sustainability should not be lofty topics but rather a kind of habit practiced every day. As for environmental performace management, GIGABYTE plans a clear long-term goal and adopts active reduction measures based on a short-term target, “333 Reduction”, aiming to reduce carbon, water, and waste by 3% per year.

The scope of environmental performance disclosure below covers GIGABYTEʼs operation headquarters (including subsidiary Giga Computing), Taoyuan Nanping plant, Dongguan, and Ningbo plants in mainland China. The energy-related data also covers the Taipei Silicon Valley Park Offices, where GIGABYTEʼs subsidiaries G-Style, Bestyield International, Selita Precision, and sub-subsidiary GIGAPIC are located. This coverage accounts for approximately 93% of the Groupʼs consolidated revenue in 2022.

Progress Tracker of Long-term Reduction Targets

Progress Tracker of 333 Reduction Plan Targets

Reduction Performance of GHG Emissions, Water, and Waste in 2022

GIGABYTE added the Taipei Silicon Valley Park offices of the subsidiaries Bestyield International and G-Style to the greenhouse gas inventory scope in 2021. Also, our sales increased significantly in the year due to stay-at-home economy and distance working stirred by the pandemic, as well as the development of innovative resolutions together with global partners for supporting intelligentization of manufacturing, medical, transportation, communications, etc. Therefore, except water consumption, both carbon emissions and waste generation increased and did not reach the yearly target this year.

Electricity is the primary type of energy used by GIGABYTE in our routine operations and production processes. GIGABYTE added the Taipei Silicon Valley Park offices, where the subsidiaries Bestyield International, G-Style, GIGAPIC, and Selita Precision are located, to the scope of our energy inventory in 2022. As a result, total electricity consumption was 42,061.16 MWh, cutting 4.97% from 2021 and 21.01% lower than in 2009. The analysis found that the increase in electricity consumption was due to the rise in production output as well as the more complex and energy-intensive production processes required for products with a complete set of features. GIGABYTE is therefore continuing to invest in the energy efficiency of production lines through greater automation and internal energy efficiency training. In 2022, our plants carried out dozens of intelligent production upgrades. These included optimization of production line configuration and processes, equipment upgrades and developments, and introduction of work aids as part of our continued efforts to realize the goal of intelligent production.

[Note 1] The energy types of all energy conservation measures were electricity. The figures are estimated.

[Note 2] The measures are different year by year. The estimated electricity savings were compared to the energy consumption of the equipment before improvement.

[Note 3] The reduced emissions in Taiwan bases were calculated based on the 2022 electricity emission factor, 0.495 kg-CO2e/kWh, announced by the Bureau of Energy, MOEA.

[Note 4] Emission reduction at China Dongguan Factory was calculated based on the emission factor of 0.7722 (kg-CO2e/kWh) in southern China; as for the China Ningbo Factory, the emission factor of 0.7777 (kg-CO2e) for eastern China was used. The investment amount in RMB is converted into NTD at the exchange rate of 4.4.

The manufacturing process of GIGABYTE’s products is mainly assembly, which only consumes a little water, and the water sources for basic factory facilities and domestic water are tap water. The water resources management policies are promoted and implemented through water-saving policies, education promotion, and annual performance reporting. Besides, we build rainwater recycling systems on the G-HOME Sustainable Eco-Roof that can supply about half of the water for irrigation every year. In the future, we will continue to look for raw materials with lower water footprints to achieve the water-saving target of the overall product lifecycle.

Regarding wastewater discharge, all of GIGABYTE’s wastewater is domestic sewage and is legally discharged into underground sewers in compliance with local laws and regulations. Thus, it has not caused impacts on the environment and ecology around the business locations.

The domestic waste, recyclable waste, and hazardous industrial waste generated by each GIGABYTEʼs operating base are entrusted to local qualified manufacturers for disposal. In accordance with local waste disposal regulations, the manufacturer clears and transports waste off-site for disposal, and provides a proper disposal receipt for the companyʼs declaration and management of disposal. Audits are also conducted regularly at waste disposal manufacturers to ensure proper waste disposal. We strive to reduce waste by improving the process and introducing circular resource modes. Our ultimate goal is to achieve “Zero Waste and Zero Pollution”.

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) can easily react with other pollutants in the lower atmosphere, such as photochemical reactions with nitrogen oxides (NOx) to form ozone or smog, one of the main causes of poor air quality. GIGABYTEʼs air pollution control complies with Taiwan and mainland China regulations and standards. Taoyuan Nanping plant is not subject to Taiwanʼs “Air Pollution Control Act” at present. Dongguan and Ningbo Factories have been inspecting VOCs every year since 2020 in order to properly solve the problem of xylene and non-methane total hydrocarbon emissions. The emissions comply with local regulations and standards.

[Note] Only China Dongguan Factory inspected VOCs emissions in 2020.

Over the past decade, the Green Action Plan has delivered a variety of services: knowledge-oriented activities such as seminars, workshops, and newcomer training; experience-oriented activities such as working holidays, a green volunteering club, drawing and photography contests; custom-oriented measures like vegetarian food promotion, waste reduction – which have effectively promoted employees to develop more sustainable lifestyles and cultivate their environmental protection concepts; call on suppliers of “Reduction. Sharing. Love the Earth” Alliance to join the “333 Reduction Plan” and environmental protection activities to guard the planet together.

For further details, please refer to Sustainability and Environmental Education.

For further details, please refer to Tetralogy of Supply Chain Engagement.

Besides the internal environmental education, the G-HOME GIGABYTE Sustainable Eco-Roof, founded in 2013, also promotes the benefits of rooftop greening by opening it to external visitors. Between 2017 and 2022, G-HOME received the Environmental Education Facility and Field Certification from the Environmental Protection Administration. The two certificated environmental education courses. Rooftop Greening is not A Dream and The World is a Circle, are developed to promote the concepts of sustainability, co-prosperity, and zero waste to the public, industries, government, and academia. Moreover, we look forward to seeing more sustainable eco-roofs being constructed to make Taiwan greener and healthier.