Environmental sustainability
Faraday aligns with international sustainability trends and relevant regulations, taking actions to minimize the environmental impact of its operations. The company integrates environmental sustainability principles into its corporate strategies and operational plans.
Sustainability Goals
| Material Sustainability Issues | Performance Indicators | 2025 | Target in 2026 | 2030/Long-term direction | |
| Target | Result | ||||
Climate and energy |
Completed greenhouse gas inventory and verification for the parent company. | 100% | 2024: Certification obtained in May 2025 2025: Verification conducted in April 2026 |
100% | 100% |
| Completed greenhouse gas inventory and verification for subsidiaries in the consolidated financial statement | 100% | 2024: Certification obtained in May 2025 2025: Verification conducted in April 2026 |
100% | 100% | |
| Absolute carbon emission reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 compared to the base year of 2023 | ≧10% | ≧14% | 15% | ≧50% | |
| Renewable energy usage rate | ≧15% | ≧20% | 20% | ≧40% | |
| Electricity intensity reduced compared to the base year of 2021 | ≧ 22% | ≧51% | 22% | ≧35% | |
| Corporate Targets | Performance Indicators | 2025 | Target in 2026 | 2030/Long-term direction | |
| Target | Result | ||||
Environmental Sustainability |
ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Certification | Certified | Externally verified | Externally verified | Maintain validity, adequacy, and suitability of the certification |
| Water withdrawal intensity reduction vs. 2021 baseline | ≧25% | ≧48% | ≧25% | ≧35% | |
| Waste intensity reduction vs. 2021 baseline | ≧25% | ≧51% | ≧25% | ≧25% | |
Environmental Commitment and Policy
We take the provision of chips that benefit humanity and support sustainable development as our mission, developing comprehensive ASIC solutions. Faraday values stakeholders' opinions and actively communicates on environmental protection and occupational health and safety issues. We uphold the core principles of environmental, safety, and health policies throughout the operations, and comply with government regulations. Faraday had no violations of environmental regulations resulting in penalties from 2022 to 2025.
Green Procurement
Faraday actively supports the government's green procurement policy by referencing the green procurement criteria outlined in the Ministry of Environment’s Net-Zero Green Living initiative. In our daily procurement process for equipment and supplies, we prioritize products with environmental certifications such as the Ecolabel, Energy Saving Label, and PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) for sustainable forestry. Since 2021, the investment in green procurement has shown a steady annual increase.
Green Investment
Faraday supports carbon reduction and green initiatives. Beyond advancing its own net-zero and decarbonization actions, the Company also invests in various solutions focused on developing renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency, building smart city infrastructure, and promoting circular economy practices. These efforts ensure that the Company's capital expenditures are aligned with the Paris Agreement and global long-term carbon reduction goals.
Green Bonds
The bond holds a green bond qualification from the OTC Trading Center.
Invested NTD50 million in UMC's green bond(Code: B638BH) in 2023.
Invested NTD50 million in CSC's Green Bond(Code: B801AS) in 2024.
Invested NTD50 million in TSMC's Green Bond(Code: B618DZ) in 2025.
