ECS upholds its commitment to sustainable enterprise development – The green environmental concept is incorporated throughout the company to meet customer needs, protect the environment and to ensure survival and development. ECS is a leading provider of motherboard, graphics card, desktop computer and laptop computer design and manufacturing. ECS implements “The green competitive advantage quality program” to innovate quality green products. It has fully adopted the “green product” concept. Not only does the company champion “Non-toxic suppliers,” “Non-toxic materials,” “Non-toxic processes” and “Non-toxic products,” it also holds a six-level of Green process that is incorporated into every segment of the business.

The Six Levels are as follows:

Level 1:	Flawless product quality
Level 2:	3R products: Implement Reuse, Recycle and Recovery procedures to comply with the EU WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directive.
Level 3:	Choose “Non-toxic” green components and parts to comply with RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) standards. In addition to using lead-free components, ECS is also investing in the development of halogen-free base plates.
Level 4:	Use “Energy-saving,” “Lifecycle Management,” and an “Eco-Profile” to meet EuP specifications and as a basis for the manufacturing of ECS products.
Level 5:	Full implementation of carbon reduction to facilitate the sustainable development of the planet.
Level 6:	Green marketing and green service to comply with environmental efficiency.

It is worth noting the EuP (Directive of Eco-design Requirements for Energy-using Products) which is a new environmental protection directive implemented by the EU in 2009. All products must have a complete future 20-30 year product lifecycle plan in order to enter the European market and address energy consumption issues. ECS has long realized and planned for these trends and has adopted the EuP standard to strengthen its competitive edge. ECS’ comprehensive green competitive advantage is in line with sustainable business concepts and the belief that the earth is not owned by humans, but we all belong to the earth. ECS not only uses green technology to stay competitive, we also want to meet environmental regulations throughout the production process and promote energy-saving, low-carbon habits. We wish to treat green technology as a hope for a sustainable future and not just a competitive business opportunity.

ECS pays attention to international trends in biodiversity and forest conservation, and follows the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Kuming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) to demonstrate corporate conservation Ecological environment and the core value of promoting sustainable development. We commit to jointly maintain and promote biodiversity in our operations and value chain activities, avoid various deforestation activities, further promote forestland protection and restoration, and implement SDG 6 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): clean drinking water and sanitation, SDG 12 Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns, SDG 13 Climate Action, SDG 14 Conservation of Oceans and Marine Resources, SDG 15 Conservation of Terrestrial Ecology, SDG 17 Diversified Partnerships.

Our commitment:

1.	Existing operating activities are located in areas adjacent to key biodiversity, and gradually conduct risk assessments on natural resource use and biodiversity to plan response actions and reduce dependence on natural resources.
2.	The principle is to avoid new business operations in areas adjacent to critical biodiversity, including assessing the risks of harm to biodiversity and forests, and developing impact mitigation strategies, including prevention, mitigation, restoration, offset and other measures, to protect this critical area ecosystem.
3.	In various operational activities, use environmentally friendly paper products as much as possible, including materials using recycled content, and materials with recyclable, renewable and other characteristics to reduce various environmental impacts from a life cycle perspective to reduce demand for deforestation.

Our actions:

1.	Enhance the awareness of stakeholders and the value chain on the importance of biodiversity and forest conservation.
2.	Conduct biodiversity impact assessments on the company’s operating sites.
3.	If operations operate in areas close to critical biodiversity, necessary measures (such as avoiding, reducing, mitigating or offsetting, etc.) should be taken to reduce their negative impacts.
4.	Promote biodiversity and non-deforestation commitments from suppliers and partners and assess biodiversity risks at their operating sites.
5.	Work with suppliers and partners to improve the material efficiency of products and packaging and reduce the use of virgin pulp as much as possible.