Ch2 Sustainable Development - Environment - UMC

Green Design
In response to international environmental trends and customers’
increasing demand for green products, UMC strives to raise its
green competitiveness to maximize global opportunities. As a
semiconductor foundry technology leader, UMC, although not
producing its own branded end-products, continues to develop
and employ low toxicity, low-power green product design and
develop highly efficient, low-power production processes that
minimize impact on the environment.
Green Product Responsibility
To ensure its products conform to international standards such
as RoHS Directive (Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous
Substances in electrical and electronic equipment) and
customers’ requirements, UMC completed third-party verification
on hazardous substances process management and has regular
tests conducted by a third-party laboratory to make sure that
UMC provides hazardous substance free products. Meanwhile,
UMC has completed verifications of carbon footprint and water
footprint to minimize the impact of its products as a way to fulfill
its green product responsibility.
2.5.3 Chemical Use
Hazardous Substances Restrictions and Management
To ensure its products conform to the EU’s RoHS Directive and
customers’ requirements, UMC takes the following measures to
control the use of hazardous substances:
● Establish List of controlled Hazardous Substances
UMC has established a hazardous substance control list
based on international environmental protection laws and
customers’ requirements. The list is regularly adjusted in line
with international environmental regulations by expanding
the application scope and controlled range of hazardous
substances. By 2011, more than 200 substances were included
in UMC Hazardous Substances control list.
● Formulate Green Procurement Process of Raw Materials
• UMC’s e-procurement system plays an important role in
its green procurement management. Suppliers must upload
their examination results for materials and goods through
this platform, which allows UMC to identify items that violate
applicable regulations in advance and take countermeasures
immediately.
• Hazardous substances control is also applied to material
merchandising. All materials that violate the control will
HSPM Committee Organization
be deemed as disqualified products and returned to the
suppliers, who are then required to provide correction and
prevention measures.
• Suppliers have to sign a guarantee agreement and provide
third-party examination reports if necessary to ensure
that their products meet the requirements of applicable
environmental regulations.
● Hazardous Substances Management Verification and Product
Tests
• UMC established a cross-divisional Hazardous Substances
Process Management committee (HSPM committee) to
improve the efficacy of green product management.
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