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2024-02-20

Qisda's First Recognition in S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook Ranked in Top 5% Enterprises

Qisda actively embodies sustainability practices and has been selected for the first time in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2024, achieving recognition among the top 5% globally. Amidst intense competition among over 62 industries and 9400 companies worldwide, only 759 enterprises made it to this year's edition, with Qisda scoring an excellent 81 points (out of 100), securing a spot in the top 5%.




Qisda's Chairman, Peter Chen, stated: "Qisda adheres to the core value of sustainable business operations, rallying our partners under four major strategies to continuously advance towards the goal of earning more than half of our profits from high value-added businesses by 2027. Qisda and our partners actively undertake sustainable actions in environmental, social, and governance aspects. In 2023, we were honored with approximately 30 sustainability awards domestically and internationally, highlighting the outstanding performance in sustainability by the collaborative effort."


In terms of environmental efforts, Qisda actively participates in various international sustainability organizations, practices green design to create low-carbon products, reduces energy consumption, and minimizes material usage. Compared to the base year of 2015, material and resource consumption have decreased by over 38%, average carbon reduction of products reaches 45.47%, with over NT$23 million invested in global green equipment, saving 6,445 thousand kWh of electricity. The Taiwan Factory has been certified with the Green Factory Label. 


On the social front, with a focus on social care, Qisda organizes 150 events annually, involving over thirty thousand participants, demonstrating significant social influence. It fosters a diverse, equitable, inclusive working environment, winning the Asia's Best Employer Award for five consecutive years, boasting a high employee retention rate of 90.2%, 90.1% participation rate in employee stock trust, equal gender promotion rates in Taiwan, and advocating for openness and respect for diverse cultures, attracting excellent talents from around the world.


Regarding governance, Qisda's governance evaluation remains in the top 6% to 20% among TWSE listed companies, consistently included in the TWSE Corporate Governance 100 Index Component Stocks for five consecutive years since 2019. It achieved the first-stage transformation goal in 2022 of "more than half of revenue from high value-added businesses," and continues to progress towards the second-stage goal of "more than half of profits from high value-added businesses by 2027."


Qisda actively practices sustainable operations, setting targets for a 30% reduction in supply chain carbon emissions by 2030, 100% renewable energy use by 2040, and achieving net zero emissions by 2050. In the future, it will accelerate innovation, provide environmentally friendly products, actively collaborate with partners in the Grand Fleet and suppliers, collectively reduce carbon emissions, and strive towards the goal of "together, make the world better.”