Our Focuses｜Climate Change Management｜Metrics and Targets

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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
  • GHG emissions Management (GHG inventory,product carbon footprint),Energy management system, Water resource efficiency
    Management System, Circular economy
  • Process gas reduction (increased utilization)
  • New exhaust gas reduction technology
  • Fluorine gas replacement 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 Smart monitoring (smart air conditioning)
  • Renewable energy (Wind and Solar)
  • Low-carbon transportation
  • Low-carbon materials
  • Carbon neutral natural Gas
  • Hydrogen

3

Carbon Removal
  • Research and implement nature-based solutions
  • Research on technology-based solutions

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 2024 Progress2025 Short-term Goal2030 Mid-& Long-term Goal

Green Products

 

Customer application energy-saving and carbon reduction >33%Customer application energy-saving
and carbon reduction
33%1		Customer application energy-saving
and carbon reduction
>33%1		Product lifecycle carbon
emission reduction 20%2
Flash memory series relative to F58s mass production56,000 tCO2e carbon reduction335,000 tCO2e carbon reduction3110,000 tCO2e carbon reduction3

Sustainable Supply Chain

 

Tier-1 significant suppliers4 underwent sustainable due diligence100%100%100%
High-risk suppliers5 underwent on-site sustainable due diligences SAQ (cumulative number)4934
Major suppliers6 disclosed the proportion of resource usage and savings95%95%100%
Increased the localization ratio of key raw material procurement39%39.5%42%
Environment SustainabilityEmission reduction of Greenhouse Gas (with 2023 as the baseline year)Winbond (Taiwan) Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions reduction 1.1%Winbond (Taiwan) Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions reduction 2.5%Winbond (Taiwan) Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions reduction 42%
Total electricity savingThe annual electricity savings were 3.5%2~3% Annual electricity savingsCumulative electricity savings over 15%
Fab-wide water recycling rate81.9%≧ 80%≧ 80%
Renewable energy usage rate5.9% in Winbond (Taiwan) -Achieve 50% renewable energy
in Winbond (Taiwan)
Climate Change RiskProduction disruptions caused by climate disasters (day)0 day0 day0 day

Note: 

1. This calculation was based on 25nm 1.2V/128Mb HyperRAM product. 

2. Calculations were based on the entire range of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) products including the process evolution.

3. Calculations were based on the entire range of flash memory products including the process evolution. 

4. Tier-1 significant suppliers refer to those who directly trade with Winbond, providing products/services/technologies directly related to production and manufacturing, with an annual procurement amount exceeding NT$10 million.
5. High-risk suppliers refer to those comprehensively determined through sustainable due diligence and sustainable written audits to require on-site audits and guidance to reduce sustainability risks.

6. Major suppliers refer to those directly related to Winbond's Scope 3 emission category 4 (inventory standards based on ISO 14064:2018).