Our Focuses｜Climate Change Management｜Metrics and Targets

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  • Metrics and Targets

Climate Change Management

Winbond embraces the vision of being an "Be a hidden champion in providing sustainable semiconductors to enrich human life". In response to international guidelines and domestic policies geared towards green sustainability, Winbond has implemented the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework for the third year to assess the potential climate change risks and opportunities as the basis for promoting climate mitigation and adaptation actions, enhancing the company's operational resilience.

Read Chapter Report Contents
SDGs 17 Partnerships for the Goals
SDGs 13 Climate Action
SDGs 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDGs 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Publish the first independent TCFD report in 2023

Establish twelve Climate-Related Management Metrics

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Metrics and Targets
Climate Governance
Climate Risk Management
Scenario Analysis
Mitigation and Adaptation Measures
Metrics and Targets

Metrics and Targets

Towards Net Zero Emissions

To steadily advance towards sustainability, Winbond has combined its corporate sustainability strategy and ethos to establish short-term (by 2030), medium-term (by 2040), and long-term (by 2050) net-zero goals. Additionally, Winbond has developed a roadmap to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 (see Figure 6) and is undertaking comprehensive actions towards achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

 

 

1

Enterprise-wide carbon reduction initiative | Reduce process gases | Reduce process exhaust gases
  • Carbon Emission Management (Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Product Carbon Footprint), Energy Management System, Circular Economy
  • Process Gas Reduction (Improved Utilization)
  • New Exhaust Gas Reduction Technology
  • Fluorinated Gas Substitution Technology

2

Enhance energy efficiency | Utilize renewable energy | Promote low-carbon value chains
  • Energy-consuming Equipment Replacement (Motors and Heating Equipment), Usage Management (Energy-saving Exhaust Systems), AI-enabled Energy Monitoring (Smart Air Conditioning)
  • Renewable Energy (Wind Energy, Solar Photovoltaic, and Biomass Energy)
  • Low-carbon Transportation
  • Low-carbon Materials
  • Carbon-neutral Natural Gas
  • Hydrogen Energy

3

Carbon Removal
  • Research and implement Nature-based Solution
  • Research technology-based Solution

Climate-Related Management Metrics

The introduction of the TCDF management framework and publication of TCFD report allows Winbond to assess our operational resilience in the face of climate issues. In the future, we will continue to track and monitor our climate management metrics so that we can pursue corporate growth while also working to support and protect the environment and society so that we can realize our corporate vision of “Be a hidden champion in providing sustainable semiconductors to enrich human life”.

CategoryMetric 20232024 Short-term Goal2030 Mid- & Long-Term Goal

Green Products

 

mass production of 1.2V HyperRAMUtilizing compact packaging such as 49BGA and WLCSP to mass productionNOTE 1Customer side’s energy-saving and carbon reduction >33% NOTE 2Carbon emission of product life cycle  reduced 20%NOTE3
mass production  of 3V SpiNOR RV seriesThe RV series produced 34% less GHG emissions than the 90nm DV seriesCarbon Reduction reaching 350K tCO2eNOTE 4Carbon reduction reaching 110K tCO2eNOTE4

Sustainable Supply Chain

 

Low Carbon Supply ChainCumulative emission reduction reaching 63,000tCO2e -
  • 10% (Based on 2021 )
  • 2050 Net-Zero
Completion rate of the first phase of conducting supplier sustainable-related risk assessments100%100%100%
Completion and usage rate of  establishing a carbon emission standard data exchange moduleCompletion rate 60%Completion rate 100%Utilization rate 100%
Completion and usage rate of  planning an internal green logistics system and green products manufacturing systemCompletion rate 60%Completion rate 100%Utilization rate 100%
Environment SustainabilityEmission reduction of Greenhouse GasIncreased  17.4% NOTE5YoY decrease ≥5%YoY decrease ≥5%
Total power saving4.2%2~3%>2~3%
Usage/proportion of renewable energy2,100K kWh of electricity-The CTSP Fab use 90% renewable energy by 2030
Reduction of electricity usage per unit productIncreased 22.8%NOTE5YoY decrease ≥1%YoY decrease ≥1%
Water Recycling Rate throughout the sites82.2%≧ 80%≧ 80%
Climate Change RiskInterruptions to business operations caused by climate disasters (day)0 day0 day0 day

Note: 

  1. The 128Mb~512Mb products were mass-produced in 49BGA package, and the 1.2V/128Mb products were mass-produced in WLCSP (Wafer-Level Chip-Scale Package).
  2. This calculation was based on 25nm 1.2V/128Mb HyperRAM product. 
  3. Calculations were based on the entire range of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) products including the process evolution.
  4. Calculations were based on the entire range of flash memory products including the process evolution. 
  5. The challenge in meeting targets was linked to the global economic recession in 2023, resulting in decreased production capacity. Furthermore, the Kaohsiung Fab not yet attained economies of scale, contributing to elevated average electricity consumption and emissions per unit product.