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In response to the threat of global climate change, reducing greenhouse gas emissions has become the most important consensus worldwide. The UN Climate Change Conference actively encourages global cooperation in carbon reduction to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. The EU has introduced the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), requiring suppliers of carbon-intensive products to purchase corresponding CBAM certificates for their products to enter the EU market. In Taiwan, the Climate Change Response Act has officially come into effect, demonstrating the nation's commitment to achieving its 2050 net-zero transition vision.
As a global leader in backlight modules, Radiant Opto-Electronics adopts the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework to conduct regular annual assessments of climate change risks. The Company formulates environmental management policies and energy-saving, carbon-reduction strategies to mitigate greenhouse gas effects and enhance awareness among internal and external stakeholders regarding its environmental management practices and environmental impacts. In addition, considering the Company’s current phase of operational expansion and rapid growth, Radiant Opto-Electronics has aligned its climate change response strategies with the Paris Agreement and referenced the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) linear reduction pathway. The Company is actively formulating its “2030 Radiant Opto-Electronics Sustainability Carbon Reduction Target” and has committed to an absolute 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and Scope 2) by 2030.
Pollution Prevention
Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control
Radiant Opto-Electronics conducts environmental impact assessments at all its facilities based on the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System framework and has achieved ISO 14001:2015 certification. We conduct regular monitoring of environmental impact factors such as air quality, noise, and wastewater within the development scope and commit to avoiding development in environmentally sensitive and designated purpose areas. In line with our commitment to local regulatory compliance, we annually assess the objectives of our pollution prevention plan and continuously optimize the review of actual performance. In 2024, Radiant Opto-Electronics did not incur any significant penalties for violations of environmental laws and regulations, and no perfluorocarbons (PFCs) were emitted during the manufacturing process.
Air Pollution Prevention and Control
Primarily involved in assembly processes, Radiant Opto-Electronics operates with a low air pollution load. Pollutants are initially collected and treated with exhaust gas treatment equipment before discharge, ensuring compliance with legal requirements through regular exhaust sampling and testing. Through testing, it has been proven that, over the years, Radiant Opto-Electronics has consistently met the pollutant emission standards set by government environmental regulations. None of the company's plants have produced nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, or ozone-depleting substances (ODS) emissions.
Water Pollution Prevention and Control
All plants under Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation comply with local regulatory standards for effluent. Waste water is discharged into the sewerage system of the respective area for waste water treatment. As a result, no independent sewerage treatment system is established within the plants. In addition, effluent water is regularly tested by the Corporation to ensure that there is no impact on territorial waters. All test results in 2024 met water quality standards under the law.
Expenses related to environmental protection
The Corporation has established several pollution prevention and control facilities to effectively manage and control industrial waste and wastewater. At the front end of the production process, we maintain, replace, and add new equipment with the best possible solutions to reduce pollutant emissions during the manufacturing process; at the end of the process, we treat all waste properly to continuously increase the recycling rate. In 2024, Radiant Opto-Electronics invested approximately NT$14,110,000 in environmental protection. Of this, water pollution prevention accounted for about 66%, while waste management expenses made up approximately 32%. Compared to 2023, environmental protection expenditures decreased by about 7%.
Waste Management
The waste management of Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation's waste management strategy prioritizes source reduction, waste sorting, and recycling. We meticulously record and manage the different types of business waste generated throughout our production and operation processes and ensure that waste storage, cleaning, and disposal are all in compliance with legal requirements by conducting proper recycling or disposal in accordance with the law.
In 2023, Radiant Opto-Electronics has implemented the "Zero Waste to Landfill System (UL 2799)" and integrated waste classification lists from various plants with local regulatory waste code names. After taking inventory of recyclable waste materials at each workstation, we conducted field visits to recycling facilities, confirmed the recycling and disposal processes, and ultimately obtained the "Zero Waste to Landfill Declaration" to track the flow of waste recycling and disposal and improve actual conversion rates.
Radiant Opto-Electronics has achieved a waste diversion rate of 90% at zero landfill across all four Group plants. In collaboration with the UL2799 waste zero landfill supply chain guidance, the Guangzhou plant has exceeded 95% (with 4.9% incineration energy conversion), and the Wujiang plant also achieved over 95% performance in 2024.
Industrial Waste Disposal
The Company's waste output can be divided into two categories: hazardous industrial waste and non-hazardous industrial waste. Statistical data shows that in 2024, the total waste generated was amounted to 4,329.6951 tons, a slight increase of approximately 5.4% compared to the 4,105.6900 tons of waste generated in 2023. In 2024, non-hazardous industrial waste accounted for about 4,261.0598 tons, representing 98.4% of the total waste, while hazardous industrial waste totaled approximately 68.6353 tons, constituting 1.6% of the waste and being relatively non-complex in nature.
In terms of waste management categorization, the primary treatment method for non-hazardous industrial waste is "recycling and reuse," accounting for approximately 2,767.4490 tons, 64.9% of the total. The next most common method is "incineration," amounting to about 1,326.7378 tons, or 31.1% of the total. For hazardous industrial waste, "incineration" is the dominant treatment method, representing approximately 67.3345 tons, or 98.1%. The Company actively promotes waste recycling and converts waste into useful resources. It not only attained recycling resources but also reduced energy consumption and costs associated with waste disposal.
