2009 Corporate Responsibility Report - Acer Group

Acer Corporate Responsibility Report 2009
It’s Time for Community Involvement
Acer Taiwan
Acer Volunteer Team Taiwan
The team has over a long period of time been involved in the local Little Sun Project, an afterschool learning
project, targeting underprivileged children living in Hsichih, where Acer is headquartered. In addition to monetary
subsidies, the kids are invited to partake in fun-filled activities. Additionally, periodic fundraisers, blood drives,
charity bazaars, and the adoption of Christmas presents for these underprivileged children in Hsichih have become
routine work for many Acer personnel. The team and the HR department instituted a volunteering service leave in
2009 to motivate more Acer members to join the cause.
Acer Volunteering Service Leave
To encourage Acer staff to be more involved in
community work, Acer instituted Volunteering Service
Leave in Acer's Leave Application in 2009, providing
two days of paid volunteering service leave to any
of Acer's official employee wishing to be involved in
volunteer work. In the same year, the company called
on its corporate volunteer team to participate in two
charity drives: one was the 2009 Summer Deaflympics
in Taipei, the other was assisting the Red Cross
Society of the Republic of China in collating donation
account information designated for the August 8th
Typhoon Morakot disaster. In total, 38 Acer employees
took 56 days of volunteering service leave; more
diverse service projects will be developed so that Acer
volunteers could answer the call and contribute to
other charity causes.
Walk for the Planet
To raise environmental awareness among Acer staff,
the volunteer team organizes eco-driven activities
annually. A two-month-long "Walk for the Planet" event
kicked off on Earth Day 2009 at Acer's Hsichih HQ, in
hopes of motivating Acer staff to climb the stairs more
instead of taking the elevator; by the simplest change
of habit, Acer employees incorporated a fitness
regimen into their daily routine, while cutting down
carbon dioxide emissions. Many Acer employees
joined the fitness ranks, climbing a total of 25,849
stairs.
The Digital Opportunity Project for
Underprivileged Children
To enhance digital competitiveness of youths from
underprivileged families, Acer Taiwan, for 7 years
straight – since 2003 – participated in "Digital Feast—
A Dream Come True" charity event. In 2009, the
company expanded its sponsorship quota to supply
400 quality computer facilities at an incredibly
affordable price, so that schoolchildren from
disadvantaged backgrounds are given a chance to
learn, hence create for themselves a promising, digital
future.
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