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Poverty can be categorized into two types. The first type is absolute poverty, where individuals lack basic necessities such as food, clothing, and shelter.  

The second type is relative poverty, where individuals' economic conditions are significantly worse than the average living standards in their society.  

Poverty not only deprives children of educational opportunities and experience but also negatively impacts various aspects of their lives, such as further education, employment, and income. Therefore, it is crucial to help these children escape poverty and create a society where every child can hope for a better future.  

Taiwan's poverty rate is 1.3%, much lower than Japan's, but the criteria for poverty vary by country, so the number of people living in poverty is far beyond our imagination.

• To assist children and families in need, continuous breakfast subsidies have been provided since 2011, accumulating approximately NT$6.69 million in sponsorships.
• To improve the basic living and housing quality of disadvantaged families, Winbond has collaborated with the Southern Taiwan Science Park Charity Month, accumulating approximately NT$220,000 in sponsorships since 2022.

There are 617 million children worldwide who cannot achieve basic reading and math skills. Additionally, 1 in every 10 adults remains illiterate, totaling about 750 million people, two-thirds of whom are women. One reason is poverty, as many families cannot afford to send all their children to school, often prioritizing boys due to traditional gender biases.

• Educational Aid for Underprivileged Children: To support disadvantaged children and families with educational resources and stable schooling, Winbond has collaborated with the Taiwan Fund for Children and Families since 2017, inviting employees to participate in fundraising for educational aid. From the general manager to entry-level employees, everyone has enthusiastically responded. Between 2017 and 2022, a total of 5,366 beneficiaries received aid, with total donations amounting to NT2,146.4 million. In 2023, 1,023 children were helped, with donations totaling NT409.2 million.

Among them, Refuse (refusing to generate waste) means only buying necessary items and rejecting excessive packaging to prevent waste from being generated in the first place.  

There are four key words for cherishing resources, collectively known as the “4Rs of Environmental Protection.” These 4Rs are - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Refuse. These are actions that everyone can start immediately to cherish resources.  

Winbond aligns with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12, “Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns,” with the following achievements:

• Winbond commits to not using conflict minerals and publishes an independent Conflict Minerals Due Diligence Report.
• 100% of key suppliers have signed Winbond’s Supplier Code of Conduct Commitment Letter.
• Continuously promoting sustainability awareness, organizing various low-carbon activities with suppliers to build consensus on carbon reduction.
• In 2023, a total of 24 supplier ESG workshops were held

Earth is known as the "water planet," but about 97.5% of its water is seawater, with only about 2.5% being freshwater. 

Most of this freshwater is locked in polar ice caps, soil moisture, or deep underground aquifers. The water available in rivers and lakes accounts for just 0.01%. 

Due to agricultural and industrial development and population growth, global water usage increases yearly. Many countries face water shortages, and issues like water pollution and flood disasters are becoming more frequent, making global water resource problems increasingly severe.

• Water Resource:Winbond values all resources and is committed to increasing the reuse rate of recycled water. In 2023, the overall plant water recovery rate was approximately 82.2%.

The most representative greenhouse gas is carbon dioxide, along with methane and fluorocarbons.  

lobal warming is primarily caused by human activities, such as the extensive use of coal and oil as fuels, and the significant use of electricity and gas, all of which emit carbon dioxide, exacerbating global warming.  

Everyone on Earth has a responsibility to prevent further deterioration of global warming. It is not just the responsibility of governments or corporations; each individual must take action.

• Since 2006, Winbond has participated in the Perfluorocarbon Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Project initiated by the Taiwan and World Semiconductor Council, reducing approximately 2.28 million tons of CO2 emissions.