The Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) 2023 is pleased to honor 78 outstanding business leaders and enterprises for championing sustainable and responsible business practices. Presented by leading regional NGO Enterprise Asia, the AREA is the most reputable award recognition program recognizing organizational efforts in creating a culture of compassion, integrity, and in being socially responsible corporate citizens. The AREA serves as a badge of excellence to spur further innovation and best-practice for sharing about the organization and the world at large.
Unimicron Technology Corp., Ltd., (Unimicrcon) was among the recipients who were conferred with the Social Empowerment Award. Founded on January 25, 1990, Unimicron is an electronics company in Taiwan that started with the manufacture of printed circuit boards and IC substrates. Unimicron has grown rapidly and is now a world-class circuit board supplier.
Unimicron is a sustainable leading company. The company combines the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as its long-term strategy with the company’s 3P culture (caring for the earth, respecting human beings, and pursuing performance) to develop its corporate social responsibility policy. Unimicron looks into the future with social responsibility and sustainable development being integrated into the DNA of its operations, so as to gradually move towards a sustainable and beautiful future.
Its CSR project “The Hope Of Unimicron And Taipei Prison-Waste Wood Pallet” is conducted it using its “ESG Equation” as its basis; the equation boils down to ESG Equation = Social Inclusion X Circular Economy X Green Sustainability = Zero Inequality X Zero Waste X Zero Emission.
There has been an economic benefit to running this CSR project. A total of about 3,760 wooden pallets has been used in 2022, with an average monthly cost of processing that reaches NTD1,739. Conducting this project has saved NTD304,538 for the processing of wooden pallets and reduced the cost of purchasing dormitory furniture by NTD514,400. The estimated economic benefit is about NTD818,938 in total in 2022.
Another impact made by this project in 2022 was on the environment, the total weight of recycled wooden pallets was 67,675 kg. As 1 kg of garbage emits about 2.06 kg of carbon dioxide, the carbon dioxide emission will be reduced by about 139,410.5 kg, which will help alleviate the climate crisis.
The Taipei Prison’s carpentry class has also increased its revenue by about 4.34 times, increasing the inmates’ income and improving the standardized training in the manufacturing industry for them. Unimicorn also promotes this concept to neighboring interested manufacturers, calling others to jointly respond to the business model of the circular economy for waste wood pallet recycling, and implement social responsibility together.
There is a gap between reality and ideals, as not all discarded wooden pallets can be recycled. The remaining waste wood pallets will be remade into a “wooden pallet planting flower stand”, to be placed in the open rest area of each factory area of the group. It not only greens the environment but also purifies people’s hearts and relaxes colleagues at the same time. In addition, the ultimate goal of this project is to bring positive energy to Taiwan through the good deeds of Unimicron. The company hopes that it can lead various enterprises in various industrial zones to inject resources back into society and rehabilitate suffering people in Taiwan. By setting an example for the next generation, one-day youths too can also contribute to sustaining the community and really achieve a beautiful state of zero pollution and a green cycle in their environment.
About Enterprise Asia
Enterprise Asia is a non-governmental organization in pursuit of creating an Asia that is rich in entrepreneurship as an engine toward sustainable and progressive economic and social development within a world of economic equality. Its two pillars of existence are investment in people and responsible entrepreneurship. Enterprise Asia works with governments, NGOs and other organizations to promote competitiveness and entrepreneurial development, in uplifting the economic status of people across Asia and in ensuring a legacy of hope, innovation and courage for the future generation. Please visit https://www.enterpriseasia.org/ for more information.
About Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA)
The Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards program recognizes and honors Asian businesses for championing sustainable and responsible entrepreneurship in the categories of Green Leadership, Investment in People, Health Promotion, Social Empowerment, Corporate Governance, Circular Economy Leadership, Corporate Sustainability Reporting, and Responsible Business Leadership. For more information, visit: https://enterpriseasia.org/area/.