Ch2 Sustainable Development - Environment - UMC

● Local renewable energy design
For renewable energy design, we installed a solar photovoltaic
system of 99.75kWp, which is connected with the electricity
supply system from TaiPower Company, on Fab 12A in
September 2009. By 2011, the total electricity generation from
this solar photovoltaic system was 500Kwp.
Green Factory
UMC joined "Green Factory Promotion Association" in 2010
and is working with experts from industry, government, and
academia to build a green building and green factory-clean
production evaluation system, aiming to establish "Green Factory
Standards" in Taiwan.
● 2011 Association members provided a new draft plan of EEWH
green building evaluation system, and provided suggestions for
a green factory-clean production evaluation system structure
● 2012 objective- Fab 12A P3-4 to apply for a Green Seal
recognition, following the green factory standards issued by
Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs
UMC’s Future Plans for Green Buildings/Factories
● New fabs are designed in accordance with green building and
factory design criteria
● Conduct green building/factory evaluation in the construction
stage of new fabs and adopt green design and features
2.4.2 Green Initiatives
Environmental Education within the Company
● The Purchase of Green-Labelled Products for Office Use
UMC implements a policy encouraging the purchase of greenlabeled
products for office use, to promote green industries
and reduce negative impact to the environment. UMC was
awarded the green procurement prize in 2011 and continues
to promote green procurement each year.
UMC was awarded the green procurement prize in 2011 by Environmental
Protection Administration
● Environmental Protection Month
UMC has dedicated to promote environmental protection and
green education. Except to two-way E-multi-communication
by each internal channel, UMC has executed a lot of
environmental protection and saving energy related campaign,
program and measures. Through employees’ practice and
increasing environmental protection awareness, sustainable
development and environment protection have involved into
work place and employees’ life.
UMC adopted the theme "Green Action, Cool Planet" to
implement a series of energy-saving activities and measures
in 2011, including environmental protection month, energysaving
activities in the office, an environmental protection
declaration for UMC employees and their family members,
and others. UMC expects its employees to build environmental
protection practices such as water conservation, energy-saving
and resource recycling into their daily lives to reduce carbon
emissions and global warming.
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