Governance

The closing of the Triple R project is not the end, but the beginning of the UMC low-carbon supply chain project. By replicating the experience of Triple R, Continuing the spirit of the Triple R League, UMC hopes to continue to exert influence in the sustainable management of  the supply chain. In order to achieve the goal of net zero emissions by 2050, in order build up a low-carbon sustainable supply chain, and in response to the RE100 international renewable energy initiative, the goal has been set as "20% carbon reduction by 2030"

You may contact UMC's sustainable supply chain project owner: tripler_2@umc.com, if you need any help with the UMC low carbon supply chain project.

In August 2020, UMC held the third Triple R League Award Ceremony and Closing Ceremony. Of the 39 suppliers that joined the event this year, 20 suppliers won awards, consisting of Best Contribution (2), Outstanding Achievement (5), Excellent Achievement (6) and Best Partner (7). We invited Hsinchu City Government's Deputy Mayor, Shen Huihong, and Director General of Hsinchu Science Park Wayne Wang to present the awards. The Triple R League project successfully concluded in 2020. The company gathered 39 supply chain manufacturers, and the total carbon reduction benefits in the past three years reached the equivalent of 409,000 tons of carbon dioxide, which is about the yearly carbon dioxide absorption amount of 1,567 Daan Forest Park*. Another positive effect of this project is the total cumulative reduction of sludge, which reached 109.5 metric tons. In the future, UMC will continue to implement the primary idea of “sustainable and co-prosperity” and continue to exert its influence to migrate suppliers and partners, going from energy conservation & carbon reduction towards a circular economy. 

*One Daan Forest Park is equal to approximately 0.57 of New York's Central Park.

The theme of this sharing session was circular economy. Specialist of Taiwan Circular Economy Network- Tsai Ya Hsuan and COO of LCY CHEMICAL CORP.-Li Chi were invited to share their knowledge and experience from circular economy.We expect that they could bring new ideas to our suppliers. UMC hopes the concept of circular economy can be deeply rooted in our supply chain.

The theme of this sharing session was energy conservation and waste reduction. 38 suppliers were invited. Vice president of Taiwan’s Comprehensive Research Institute - Gu Yang,was invited to share his knowledge from Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Carbon Footprint. “UMC”,"Beaming" and "Allis" share the experience of the company's own energy-saving project. After cooperation with suppliers and business partners 3 years, Triple R League has great achievement of energy conservation and waste reduction. UMC hopes to use its resources to promote enhancements to the green supply chain and hopes to co-create a sustainable future.

In April 2019, UMC held the second Triple R Grand Prize Awards Ceremony. This year, 35 suppliers responded, and 18 suppliers received awards, including 2 Best Contribution Awards, 6 Outstanding Achievement Awards, and Excellent Achievement Awards. 3 suppliers were awarded Best Partner Awards. Of the winners, 11 were repeat recipients from the previous year. Seven suppliers participated in the award for the first time. Deputy Mayor Hui Hong Shen of Hsinchu City and Deputy Director General Zeng Ru Xu of Hsinchu Science Park Administration presented the awards. With the theme of “Practicing Circular Economy, Creating a Green Supply Chain, and Creating a Sustainable Future,” UMC promotes the sustainable development of enterprises and practices corporate social responsibility, and invites suppliers to build a green supply chain. UMC takes the lead in working with suppliers to move from "energy saving and waste reduction" to "circular economy" to promote the value of green processes and sustainable development.

The theme of this sharing session was water saving and waste reduction. The sharing session started with the 12-inch fab’s water-saving experience, and invited 36 suppliers to participate. Among them, Merck KGaA and Excelsior Technology Inc. shared their experience on water reuse. Also Dr. Huang Zhibin, a professor at National Chiao Tung University's Institute of Environmental Engineering, who has outstanding achievements in the field of water resources treatment, was invited to discuss the link between the industry and the academic community.

The 2018 Annual Sharing Conference brought together all of the participating Triple R supplier types, including raw materials, equipment, component parts and waste disposal suppliers. In addition to the experience sharing between the supplier and UMC’s facilities department, vice president of Taiwan’s Comprehensive Research Institute - Gu Yang, was invited to share his knowledge from academic research and energy-saving policy experience with UMC and supplier partners, so that together, we may carry out industrial energy-saving and carbon reduction.

In April 2018, UMC held the first Triple R League Awards Ceremony, which provided an opportunity to publicly reward suppliers who responded to the green supply chain. 10 Outstanding Achievement Awards, 9 Excellent Achievement Awards, and 5 Best Partner Awards were presented at the event. UMC hopes to use its resources to promote enhancements to the green supply chain and hopes to call for more manufacturers to participate.

In 2017, a total of 4 sharing sessions were held. In addition to promoting and communicating with UMC's policy of promoting green supply chain management, UMC and suppliers shared their practical experience in energy conservation and carbon reduction, and more importantly, invited suppliers and business partners do share experience related to Triple R, providing a platform for peers and businesses to openly communicate.