Green Program

(A)Green Procurement

In response to the globaltrend of environmental awareness and socialresponsibility, we are actively investing ingreen purchases. Other than being in-line withcurrent government environmental standards ofproduct purchasing, we have always takenmeasures to improve our equipment purchase, sothat we can consume less electricity, increasethe efficiency of operations, save water, andextend the life of our equipment. Therefore, wedefine green purchases as "The purchase ofproducts, technologies, and services can saveenergy as well as reduce carbon emission, wasteproductions, and environmental impacts".
Currently our green purchasing principlesinclude:

Green products which have been certified bythe government, including environmental marksand energy/water saving products.
Following international governmentalproduct laws and guidelines (such as the EU’sRoHS, WEEE, etc.), or obtaining environmentalcertificates for products through inspectionprocesses.

(B)Environmental Protection With-in Our Factories

Nan Ya PCB has beeninsistent upon adopting the best manufacturingtechniques to enable our materials to be used inthe highest efficiency and keep waste disposalsat a minimum scale, since we planned ourmanufacturing process.
In this way we canprevent our resources from turning into wastesunnecessarily and strive for keeping the balanceof environmental protection. With the sameprinciples, we always make sure our factories tokeep pace with the latest technologies, so thatNan Ya PCB can make ongoing improvements in theuse of resources, reduction of waste materials,and promotion of recycling and reusingtechniques.
To learn more about greenhouse gas emissions, water resourcemanagement and waste management. 。
We also set up strict regulations onpollution control and review the performanceannually to sustain the function ofenvironmental protection in our factories.

Air PollutionControl：
- The main source of air pollutantsgenerated in Nan Ya PCB's plants came from the use ofneutral, acidic, alkaline, and organic chemicalcompounds with volatility during production processes.Thus, in addition to the separation of those chemicalcompounds at the source of exhaust gas pipes, specificequipment such as scrubbers, bag filters, and activatedcarbon towers has been installed to handle each type ofwaste gas. To enhance the effectiveness of VOC processesand eliminate odors around the plants, Nan Ya PCBpurchased a UV-C reactor treatment system and installeda pH monitoring system on the scrubber to increase theefficiency of exhaust gas reduction. The Company alsoensures the equipments to be maintained regularly sothat they can effectively function to control pollution.If new equipment is installed or an existing one isupgraded, Nan Ya PCB has companies, which certified byEnvironmental Protection Administration, to examine airpollutants in their stacks to make sure air pollutioncontrol is effective. Historical results show Nan Ya PCB’s air pollutant emissions are much lower thannational emission standards.
Waste WaterProcessing：
- Nan Ya PCB has taken thecharacteristics of wastewater and the stability andaccessibility of wastewater treatments into account whendesigning its wastewater treatment procedures andfacilities. Also, in place is a comprehensive plan ofadequate pipes allocation to classify the source ofwastewater to strengthen wastewater control, recycling,and reuse. Wastewater is stringently and immediatelycategorized when it is produced by equipments andmachineries. The water is collected through distributionchannels to specific water treatment facilities.
  TheCompany tests effluents daily to ensure that the qualityof treated water is far lower than national standards.Each one of the Company’s manufacturing plants and thesurrounding areas are located in the B type industrialland, which was planned by the government andexclusively for industrial use, and none of plants’ locations is in ecological reserves. Nan Ya PCB is goingto continue to lower waste water emissions and boost theeffect of wastewater processing through the improvementsin manufacturing processes and equipment to mitigate itsimpact on the environment.
Water Recycling：
- Production activities consumed themost water in Nan Ya PCB. The main water sources includetap water, recycled water, purchased industrial wateretc. Since Nan Ya PCB does not use groundwater, it hasstrived to lower water consumption by reducing waterused during production and recycling the water used incleaning during production process.
  The Company has alsoinvested heavily in an effluent recycling and treatmentsystem, and has reduced wastewater in all of its plants;neutral or alkaline recycled water is reused as a sourcefor water consumption for pollution control. Purifiedrecycled water is directly reused by plants and storedat pure water storage reservoirs to reduce waterrecharge. Water-saving devices have also been installedon the faucets in offices to reduce office waterconsumption and cultivate water-saving culture.
Reduction of Waste Materials：
- Nan Ya PCB has establishedmultiple waste collection and recyclingpoints within its plants to reducewastes and make the best use of itsresources and materials. The Companyalso continuously improves itsproduction processes and operations.
  First, we reduce the waste spawned atbeginning of the production. Then, weconsider reuse, and eventually wastesare categorized and reused to makeresources recyclable.
  The results of waste reduction have met the expectation. In the future,we will continue to implement variouswaste reduction and resource recyclingmeasures to reduce the amount of waste.All of industrial wastes from theCompany are contracted to qualifieddomestic waste management companies andhandled by qualified waste treatmentplants.
Greenhouse GasEmissions Reduction：
- Global warming and changes inclimate have become a key issue forsustainable development. With Increasesin greenhouse gases and temperaturearound the world, the change in globalclimate has become abnormal andtriggered unpredictable impacts on theenvironment.
  Nan Ya PCB has recognizedthe importance of these issues and hasconducted comprehensive examinations andevaluation of its greenhouse gasemissions since 2005 in accordance withthe principles of ISO 14064-1 to reduceits greenhouse gas emissions and achievesustainable development. As anelectronics ODM service provider, over98% of Nan Ya PCB’s greenhouse gasemissions were generated by the indirectdischarge of purchased electricity.
  Thus, reducing electricity consumptionis the most effective way to cutgreenhouse gas emissions. The Companyalso adopted the Plan-Do-Check-Actmanagement model to improve itsfacilities, reduce its emissionscontinuously, and increasecompetitiveness.
  Through ongoing energy saving actions, our unit greenhouse gas emission(ton CO2e/NT$M) has achieved the target.In the future, we will continue tostrive for promoting energy-savingimprovement measures to strengthenenergy efficiency, in order to reducegreenhouse gas emission.
Nan Ya PCB SustainableAchievement：
- We have strived to lower energycost and increase energy usage efficiency and setenvironmental management targets annually. Through aproposing and compensating system, we promoted everydepartment to review and improve its own energy usageefficiency. Also we have an internal energy managementsector to handle such tasks, and it convenes the energymanagement conference every month to implement theCompany’s policies and perform the internal auditing forenergy saving projects.
The Sustainability against Climate Change：
- Nan Ya PCB participated in the assessment ofenterprises responding to the climatechange, which held by the Carbon DisclosureProject, and obtained A- rating. That is thefirst Taiwanese Company accomplished suchachievement.
Health and Safety Management：
1. Promote safety andhealth management activities
  
  At Nan Ya PCB, we actively promote the health and safetymanagement system of measurements and activities. Wealso established detailed emergency response policiesand has held drills in preparation for various accidentssuch as earthquake, fires, chemical spills and leaks,and natural disasters.
  We have trained our employees tobe familiar with emergency responses protocol such astimely report, immediate responses and relief ofdisasters, and first aid. Nan Ya PCB views contractorsas one of its own employees; we organize regularpre-construction trainings for them and hold the DailyToolbox Meetings to detect construction crews’ protection equipment and physical and mental status.
  Also, we notify them about the hazards specific tocharacteristics of each construction, operationprotocols, and harms in the construction environment.The Construction and Maintenance Departments coordinateand communicate with contractors to achieve the goal ofno construction disaster and occupational injury.
  In addition to being invited as TOSHMS PromotionCommittee, Nan Ya PCB cooperated with the Council forthe Promotion in holding activities and promoted safetyand health management. We actively promoted and paidsignificant efforts in the cooperation project of theindustrial safety management with "Northern RegionInspection Office of the Council of Labor Affairs, theExecutive Yuan", in order to establish a safe workingenvironment and protection of worker’s lives and safety.Eventually we can develop a new image of the company'ssecurity with minimum occupational hazards.
2. Safety and health management system operationalperformance
  
  At Nan Ya PCB, we have been successfully implementingthe health and safety management system. In 2009, wepassed the assessment conducted by "the Council of LaborAffairs" and received the certificate as a qualifiedoccupational health and safety management systemimplementing agency from 2009 until 2019, andNan Ya PCB has passed the assessment again in December2019 and the certificate is valid until November 2022.
  To further understand our efforts of promoting socialresponsibilities, please refer to our annual CSR report. ESG report

(NYPCB, Jan 19, 2023)