Circular Economy

Circular Economy Solution

GIGABYTE is uncovering value-adding business opportunities through after-sales service for products. Bestyield International became an independent subsidiary in 2018 specializing in IT/3C reverse logistics and eco-friendly re-manufacturing/reuse solutions. The “4-stage Leasing Cycle” ensures 100% closed recovery and repair of products to improve resource utilization. In 2020, Bestyield International was certified to have achieved the highest level of “Optimized” on the maturity of its business model under the BS8001 circular economy standard. It also actively participates in the circular economy industry associations such as the Taiwan Circular Economy 100 (TEC100) and 8+N Resource Circulation Alliance to continue expanding the reach and influence of circular economy.

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Product Recycling Services

Certain materials in end-of-life electronic products still hold significant value for reuse. By reusing these materials, resources can be put to good use once again, helping to build a circular economy. GIGABYTE upholding the spirit of “Extended Producer Responsibility” and in compliance with the EU WEEE Directive, has established reverse logistics channels and services in Europe, North America, India, and Taiwan. Consumers can visit the companyʼs official website to locate the nearest recycling center and drop off their end-of-life products for recycling. This initiative aims to ensure that waste is recycled and reused, extending the product lifecycle and enabling the proper circulation of resources. Additionally, Bestyield International has partnered with the retail chain Simple Mart to set up recycling stations in their stores. Currently, the Xindian Beixin Concept Store accepts laptops of all brands for recycling. We hope to expand to more locations in the future, making it convenient for consumers to recycle nearby, preventing electronic waste from falling outside the recycling system, and strengthening resource recovery and reuse.

Management Initiatives	Description
Product Recycling Program	Establishing service locations in local markets and partnering with local businesses or cross-industry collaborators to set up recycling stations. Currently, this network covers over 274 authorized service centers worldwide, enhancing the convenience for consumers to recycle electronic waste (🔗 Global Reverse Logistics Service Locations ) Cross-Industry Partnerships: Retail Channels-Simple Mart has established recycling stations in its stores Recycling services are available regardless of brand, age, or condition, expanding the scope of e-waste recycling When consumers recycle mobile phones, laptops, or tablets, we provide cash incentives (trade-in for cash) based on the productʼs condition and market value, increasing the incentive to recycle
Consumer Outreach and Engagement	Host or participate in 15 B2C circular economy promotion events (including online and offline) by 2025. For example, in October, in response to International Repair Day, we participated in repair markets and technical exchanges to convey the core values of “repair instead of replace” and “extending product lifecycles” to the public Launch of G+ 3C Outlet In addition to providing customer service and repair services, the store features a repair exhibition area to explain the diverse possibilities of the circular economy to the public

Management Initiatives

Description

Product Recycling Program

Establishing service locations in local markets and partnering with local businesses or cross-industry collaborators to set up recycling stations. Currently, this network covers over 274 authorized service centers worldwide, enhancing the convenience for consumers to recycle electronic waste (🔗 Global Reverse Logistics Service Locations )
Cross-Industry Partnerships: Retail Channels-Simple Mart has established recycling stations in its stores
Recycling services are available regardless of brand, age, or condition, expanding the scope of e-waste recycling
When consumers recycle mobile phones, laptops, or tablets, we provide cash incentives (trade-in for cash) based on the productʼs condition and market value, increasing the incentive to recycle

Consumer Outreach and Engagement

Host or participate in 15 B2C circular economy promotion events (including online and offline) by 2025. For example, in October, in response to International Repair Day, we participated in repair markets and technical exchanges to convey the core values of “repair instead of replace” and “extending product lifecycles” to the public
Launch of G+ 3C Outlet In addition to providing customer service and repair services, the store features a repair exhibition area to explain the diverse possibilities of the circular economy to the public

Circular Economy Management Targets

Items	2025 Targets		2030 Goal
Items	Target Description	2025 Achievement Status	Target Description	Medium- to Long-Term Target Progress Rate
Promoting the Recycling	Reach 900 metric tons	✅1,274.06 metric tons, equivalent to an annual carbon reduction of 165.63 metric tons of CO2e	Reach 1,200 metric tons	✅Target Achievement Rate 106%
Recovery rate for electronic product repairs	95%	✅ Repair recovery rate 97.24%	Maintained at ≥95%	✅Target Achievement Rate 102%

		2022	2023	2024	2025
Products sent in for repair	Number of units sent in for repair	619,474	537,107	479,517	622,334
	Number of Repaired Units Picked up after being repaired	611,162	531,590	475,223	605,170
	Recovery and Reuse Rate	98.66%	98.97%	99.10%	97.24%
	Weight of materials recycled (metric tons)	726.67	762.90	825.17	1,139.95
Refurbished and Resold	Number of refurbished units	41,236	30,308	17,918	54,713
Refurbished and Resold	Weight of materials recycled (metric tons)	47.56	31.95	22.23	134.11
Product Scrap Recycling ^Note	Number of Recycled Items	26,661	29,368	42,581	24,729
Product Scrap Recycling ^Note	Total weight of recycled materials (metric tons)	17.96	28.79	39.30	33.54
Recycling Rate		96.50%	95.55%	94.73%	95.03%
Percentage of Recycled Material by Weight Relative to Total Product Sales		5.15%	5.21%	5.15%	5.55%

Revenues Generated from Circular Economy Business in the Past 4 Years

Unit: TWD 1,000

	2022	2023	2024	2025
Annual Revenue of Bestyield	501,582	1,354,965	216,747	339,728
Ratio to the Groupʼs Annual Revenue	0.47%	0.99%	0.08%	0.1%

Note: The above financial data are taken from GIGABYTE Annual Reports. The data boundary covers Bestyeild International and its overseas branches.

GIGABYTE Global Contact Sites for Recycling Information

Many materials from discarded electronic products are still well usable. By reusing, these resources can bring more value and contribute to creating a circular society. GIGABYTE conforms to the European Union WEEE Directive extending manufacturer responsibility. We have set up reverse logistics and recycling channels in Europe, North America, and Taiwan. Consumers can check with us to find the closest recycling point to them and drop off any products they would like to discard. In this way, waste can be recycled and reused with an extended lifecycle, which makes energy and resource be used properly in a circular way.

Circular Economy and Recycling Information