2011 Acer Corporate Responsibility Report - Acer Group

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Corporate Governance
Corporate Responsibility
Governance and Expansion of the
Implementing Organization
The issue of sustainability is becoming more important to Acer’s
global operations every day. In response to this, we readjusted our
CSR governance and implementing organization and established
a new Global CSR Committee based on implementation and
experience built up over recent years. In addition to the supreme
policymaking body of this new governance and implementation
organization, the CSR Executive Committee, we have set up,
under the different regional offices, Regional Office (RO) CSR
Committees with memberships comprised mainly of RO heads,
national subsidiary heads, and RO business unit heads. We have
also established RO CSR executive secretarial positions to assist
with CSR matters in the different regions. The new Global CSR
Committee is made up of the RO CSR executive secretaries for
the different regions and the headquarters BU heads; it is charged
with carrying out the internalization of CSR in regard to the four
major orientations of environment, society, governance, and
communication, and with setting a clear timetable for progress.
The Global CSR Committee must set up relevant strategies at the
beginning of the year, review strategic directions and progress of
implementation in the middle of the year, and carry out an annual
summation and review of programs implemented at the end of
the year. The close integration of all these efforts demonstrates
that we will take further action in regard to sustainability, and the
establishment of these different bodies will help us become an
ICT brand and company with global leadership capability and
sustainability.
Corporate Responsibility Policy and Strategy
Corporate Responsibility Policy
1. We aim to meet the growing
expectations of stakeholders
and seek the continuous
improvement in business
operation, better communication
with stakeholders, recognition
and support from the market.
2. We will walk the talk on CSR by
means of a top-down process
with practical, prioritized,
workable and measurable action
plans which are relevant to our
products and services.
3. We will manage the risks and
explore the opportunities of
sustainable development through
efficient governance wherever
we operate.
4. We will engage suppliers to work
together for business ethics,
mitigating climate change and
improving resource efficiency.
Definition of Acer’s Corporate
Sustainability
We define Acer’s corporate
sustainability as “A successful
global IT company which achieves
in triple-bottom line, i.e., outstanding
balanced performance in
economy, environment and society”,
thus pursuing financial growths,
environmental protection and social
advancement as Acer actively works
to fulfill its CSR.
2015~2020
Creating Value
(with all departments
as the driving force)
2011~2014
Mapping
strategies
(with CSO and other
departments as the
driving force)
2008~2010
Building a
foundation
(with CSO as the
driver)
2005~2007
Preparation
Future focuses
• Intangible asset.
• Brand differentiation.
Achievement highlights of this stage
• Corporate Sustainability Office (CSO)
established.
• Acer's CSR policies formulated.
• Five initiatives and focuses
determined: the supply chain social
and environmental performance
management, the development of
green products, policies and policy
management battling climate change,
Achievement highlights of this stage
• Acer was awarded the ISO14001:
2004 certificate.
• Acer began to regularly publish its
annual environmental report.
• Meeting the WEEE and RoHS
directives by the EU.
2011 Acer Corporate Responsibility Report
Main points of this stage: Main achievements in 2011:
• To internalize the issue of
• Established Global CSR Committee.
sustainability into all departments’
daily operations.
• Enhanced internalization of
sustainability into all regional offices
• To follow global trends and promote (RO).
realization of these important issues.
• All regional offices commenced
• To develop strategies for each issue. leadership in sustainability-related
operations.
communication with stakeholders and
information disclosure, and product
takeback.
• Annul stakeholders communication
meeting kicked off.
• Timeline: A business model concerning
sustainability set up internally.
• The HSF and Green Product initiatives
launched.
• Suppliers conferences began
periodically.
• Acer began to participate in the carbon
disclosure program.