Stakeholder Communication

We define stakeholders as a group or an organization that can affect or be affected by ASEH. Based on the 5 major principles (dependency, responsibility, influence, diverse perspective, tension) of the AA1000 Stakeholder Engagement Standard (SES), we have identified 7 major categories of stakeholders. They are categorized into two groups based on whether the impact is direct or indirect. Our direct stakeholders include shareholders, employees, customers, and suppliers/contractors; our indirect stakeholders include community (incl. NGOs, media), government and industry unions/associations.

We engage with our stakeholders through a variety of means, depending on the nature of the relationship. The methods of engagement will vary depending on the stakeholders, the issues of concern and the purpose of engagement. We regularly report the stakeholder communication status to the board of directors every year.

Communication Mechanisms*

Responsible Units

2021 Issues of Concerns*

2021 Communication Key Outcome*

Customers

Customer quarterly business review meeting
Customer audits
Customer service platform
Technical forums

COO Office
Sales Offices

Innovation Management and Sustainable Manufacturing
Sustainable Supply Chain
Business Ethics
Customer Relationship Management
Data and Privacy

Satisfied customer percentage is 90% in 2021, which achieved our "90% satisfied customer" target.

Employees

GM and plant manager’s mailbox
Intranet web site, bulletin board and display wall
Seminars/employee forums
Employee engagement survey
Service and complaint hotline

CAO Office
HR Departments

Occupational Health and Safety
Human Rights
Talent Attraction and Retention
Work from Home
Data and Privacy

In 2021, more than 1,200 seminars/employee forums were held, including 346 sessions for new employees, 466 sessions for foreign workers, and 455 sessions for regular employees.
The number of internal employee complaints amounted to 1,188, all of which have been closed satisfactorily.
96.1% of employees participated in the employee engagement survey, and the sustainability engagement survey result was 79%.

Shareholders

Annual and quarterly financial reports
Quarterly earnings conference
Annual shareholders’ meeting
Quarterly institutional investors' conference

Company Spokesperson
Investor Relations Department, CFO Office

Sustainable Supply Chain
Innovation Management and Sustainable Manufacturing
Climate Change
Waste and Circular
Occupational Health and Safety

In 2021, we held an annual shareholders meeting, 4 quarterly earnings calls, and attended 5 institutional investor conferences to communicate economic, environmental, and social issues to our shareholders.
In 2021, our consolidated operating revenues were NT$ 570 billion, representing an increase of approximately NT$ 93 billion, or 19.5% as compared with 2020.

Suppliers/ Contractors

Supplier questionnaire survey
Supplier on-site audits
Annual supplier forum and supplier sustainability awards
Supplier capacity-building activities

Corporate CSR Division
Group Procurement Department

Occupational Health and Safety
Business Ethics
Sustainable Supply Chain
Data and Privacy
Customer Relationship Management

More than 600 suppliers completed the survey, while 125 suppliers have on-site audits/remote audits or RBA VAP.
600 suppliers participated in sustainability forums and training workshops.
We extended invitations to the suppliers of our three key subsidiaries to participate in the ASEH Supplier Sustainability Awards and selected 1 winner for the “Low Carbon” award and 2 winners for the “Circular” award.
Attended the launch announcement of the SEMI E187: Specification for Cybersecurity of Fab Equipment organized by SEMI Taiwan Cybersecurity Committee. The standard is a specification designed to help protect semiconductor manufacturing data. ASEH supports the efforts of the semiconductor industry as well as government agencies, academia and research communities to build a resilient semiconductor supply chain and collectively ensure the information security of semiconductor manufacturers in Taiwan and around the world.

Government

Communication meetings, conferences, forums or seminars held by government authorities
Proactive dialogue with government authorities
Reporting through government portal

Public Affairs Division, CFO Office
CAO Office

Water Resource Management
Air Pollution Prevention
Waste and Circular
Energy Management
Climate Change

The Environmental Safety and Health (ESH) Committee – Assembly and Test Working Group was formed by ASEH together with industry peers to address industrial safety and environmental issues pertaining to the semiconductor industry in Taiwan. The group analyzes the development trends of international laws to provide references for government agencies to formulate policies and regulatory amendments related to the semiconductor assembly and testing industry, and for assisting competent authorities in formulating regulatory proposals that align with current and future industry developments.

Community, NGOs and Media

Community perception surveys and needs assessments
Communication meetings, forums, seminars or workshops held by NGOs
Volunteer activity cooperation with NGOs
Press releases
Spokesperson interviews
Company's website

Public Affairs Division, CFO Office
CAO Office
HR Departments

Waste and Circular
Water Resource Management
Air Pollution Prevention
Climate Change
Social Involvement

We held a press event for media and non-profit foundations, and organized forums and facility visits for concerned professionals to learn about the technologies behind semiconductor manufacturing and ASEH’s achievements in environmental protection.
We contributed approximately US$ 2.67 million in support of environmental conservation programs, charitable activities and civic educational programs through collaboration with 40 NGOs.

Industry Unions and Associations

Organizational member conference
Technology forums held by industry unions/associations

CAO Office
Subsidiaries

Regulatory Compliance
Business Ethics
Waste and Circular
Occupational Health and Safety
Sustainable Supply Chain
Data and Privacy
Talent Attraction and Retention

We engaged over 120 external organizations and contributed approximately US$ 0.62 million in public policy and industry development (more details can be found here ).
Attended the SEMI Cybersecurity Alliance Kick-Off Ceremony during which ASEH and industry members, government agencies, academia and research communities jointly declared their commitment to convey the core goals for cybersecurity and sustainability of the semiconductor industry in alignment with the SEMI Sustainability Initiative.

Materiality Assessment

To ensure effectiveness in communicating the company’s sustainability information disclosures, ASEH has adopted the GRI Standards, AA 1000 Stakeholder Engagement Standard (SES) and AA1000 AccountAbility Principles as the benchmark for developing the materiality analyses framework, and identifying major sustainability issues. In addition to applying these principles to compile non-financial reports, they are also used as a basis for ASEH to formulate long-term sustainability objectives and strategies. For the 2021 ESG Report, we collected the feedback of 2,638 stakeholders to gain insight into their level of attention to our efforts in addressing sustainability issues. To measure the effects that sustainability issues have on our company operations, our CEO led our senior executives and CSC members (totaling 189 members) in identifying the importance of each sustainability issue with regard to our company operations. We selected 16 major issues to be prioritized in driving corporate sustainability and setting long-term sustainability targets.

Step 1:
Inclusiveness

Step 2:
Materiality

Step 3:
Responsiveness

Step 4:
Impact

To identify relevant and important issues, ASEH referenced international standards & regulations, sustainable investment ratings and industry peers as well as stakeholder communications. We collected and organized 19 issues that are related to ASEH’s sustainability issues. Compared with the previous year, we added “Data and Privacy” and “Work from Home” issues.

7 Economic Issues, 5 Environmental Issues, 7 Social Issues

International standards and regulations:
GRI Standards, SASB, SDGs, RBA

Sustainability Investment Assessment:
DJSI, CDP, MSCI ESG Index, FTSE4Good Emerging Index

Global semiconductor industry:
Benchmarking sustainability policies and practices from semiconductor companies listed on the DJSI index

Stakeholder Engagement:
Analysis of online media reports and regular/occasional stakeholder communication to evaluate stakeholders' perception on sustainability issues

We follow guidelines from GRI Standards to rate the importance of issues based on the level of stakeholder concern and the effect on the operations of the organization. ASEH collects stakeholder concerns through its routine communication and the use of questionnaires. Senior management are empowered to determine the level of importance and relevance of these findings based on the respective impact to their organizations.

2,638 Stakeholders

The degree of concern from stakeholders is a key factor in determining the significance of a particular issue. ASEH has designed a questionnaire on sustainability that drew a total of 2,638 stakeholders' responses. Respondents include employees (1,326), customers (184), shareholders (42), suppliers/ contractors (795), government (53), industry unions/associations (18), and community (incl. NGOs, Media) (220).

189 CSC Members

Integrating ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) into the company's core operations is a key driver for ASEH's corporate sustainability. A 189-member team of senior management leaders and CSC members participate actively in evaluating the impact of each sustainability topic on the company's revenues, risks, customer satisfaction and employees’ organizational identification, and ranking the level of each topic's importance according to the impact.

According to our materiality analysis results, the use of GRI themes and indicators as a basis allowed us to determine our stakeholders’ needs and disclosure preferences in regard to sustainability information. Additionally, we made efforts to enhance the transparency of sustainability issues (in relation to their policies, organization, practice, results and objectives, etc.) on different communication platforms (e.g., non-financial reports, annual reports, and websites). Compared with the previous year, we added “Diversity and Inclusion” as key issue.

16 Key Issues

The CSC initially identified 16 material issues that are of importance to stakeholders and of impact to the company’s sustainable development. After further deliberation, the assessment ultimately yielded 16 issues of materiality that form the basis for the disclosures in the 2021 ESG report and formulating internal sustainable management goals.

22 Sub-topics

A further 22 sub-topics (19 GRI-specific and 3 ASEH-specific) for disclosures were derived from the 16 issues. Other topics of lower priority will also be concurrently disclosed in the report.

Commitment is key to demonstrating influence in corporate sustainability. As such, we have set longt-erm sustainability goals, and are monitoring and measuring the completion rates of such goals at regular intervals.

39 Long-term Goals

To elevate the impact of corporate sustainability, we have made commitments to various major issues and formulated 39 long-term sustainability goals for 2030. In addition, we have promoted and implemented various projects at our factories worldwide year by year.

4 Committees

Every year, the CSC assesses the progress of goal completion via the reports presented by colleagues from relevant business units. On a regular basis, our three major subsidiaries hold internal CSCs to manage and track the progress and sustainability trends.