CSR Summary

Key Performance Summary

Corporate governance performance

2022 Performance

The 2022 annual revenue reached NT$38,672,549 thousands, hitting a record high with an annual increase of 0.45%.
The Company attaches great importance to the gender equality of board member composition, and aims to increase the number of female directors. Currently, males account for 86% (6 directors) and females account for 14% (1 director) of the board members.
No illegal act or corruption incident violating the principle of integrity occurred in 2022. All employees complied with ethical regulations, and practiced the Company's philosophy of ethical management.
No incidents involving the violation of information-security-related laws and regulations, and no information security incidents occurred during the period from 2019 to 2022.

Sustainable supply chain performance

2022 Performance

The Company initiated a product carbon footprint survey for the EM-390 series CCL products in 2022, confirming that nearly 70% of carbon emissions were generated in the design stage (i.e. raw material stage).
The usage percentage of recycled copper has reach 40-98%. (The percentage achieved by plants in Taiwan reached 98% in 2022).
The number of suppliers signing the "Social Responsibility Commitment Agreement" and "Conflict-free Metals Declaration", and the achievement rate both reached 100% in 2022.
In 2022, none of the manufacturers who completed the audit procedures was deemed ineligible for unsatisfactory performance in relation to corporate social responsibility or EHS management system practices.
The return rate of the Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire sent in the first and second half of 2022 was both 100 %. The customer satisfaction rates (for general items) were 71.8% and 74.4% respectively, higher than the target value 65%.

Environmental protection performance

2022 Performance

EMC's plants in Mainland China were added into the scope of disclosure in 2022. In addition to the original Guanyin Plant and Hsinchu Plant, data of subsidiaries Elite Electronic Material (Kunshan) Co., Ltd., Elite Electronic Material (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd. and Elite Electronic Material (Huangshi) Co., Ltd. was also added. The 2022 base year data was established for the planning of reduction goals
The use of fuel oil has been significantly reduced by replacing oil boilers with natural gas boilers. The 2022 air pollution emissions (NOx (nitrogen oxides) + SOx (sulfur oxides) + VOCs (volatile organic compounds) + PM (particulate matters)) from the Company’s plants in Taiwan were reduced by 23% compared with 2021.
Through measures such as replacing old air compressors, switching to the use of LED lights, upgrading the efficiency of air compressors, controlling water chillers temperature, upgrading cooling towers, adding frequency converters to water pumps, adding temperature-difference controllers to water chillers' water pumps to control water flows, etc., the total energy saving and carbon reduction achieved by EMC's plants in Taiwan and Mainland China in 2022 was 1,617.33 metric tons CO2e /year.
The total water withdrawal in 2022 was reduced by 9.6% compared to 2021.

Employee caring performance

2022 Performance

EMC has more than 3700 employees. Most of the employees are under the age of 50, accounting for more than 90% on average.
Expand the scope of educational training for operative level of management, middle level of management and top level of management to narrow the gap between the Company's managerial positions. The per capita training hours has reached 25 hours plus.
Except for Huangshi Plant, the turnover rate of other plants was lower than 30%.
Establish an employee care system to promote peace and reliance in workplace for employees.

Safe workplace performance

2022 Performance

The implementation rate of occupational safety and health educational training programs reached 100% (the outcome was 15.5 hours).
Continue to add relevant safety protection measures to the plants' old-type in-service machines. The measures shall eliminate the risk of accidents during operations, and shall actively promote personnel's hazard awareness. (For example, adding spray ball devices to glue-mixing tanks; adding a hydraulic lifting function to the packaging work platform; adding safety light curtains to substrate cutting & packaging machine's stacking crane in Elite Electronic Material (Zhongshan) Plant, etc.)