To combat climate change, HUMAX has divided its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction strategy into two focus areas: operations and products.

On the operations side, HUMAX has expanded the organizational boundaries for the GHG inventory, analyzed reduction activities, and set appropriate reduction targets.

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Building & Verification of GHG Inventory
Reduction Factors Analysis
Reduction Targets Setting
  • Expand organizational boundaries
    – Phase 1 : HPL, HBR (Company-owned plants)
    – Phase 2 : EMS (Contracted plants)
    – Phase 3 : Expand to overseas subsidiaries and offices
  • Secure expertise and credibility
  • Analyze reduction activities
  • Assess plant status: Diagnose energy processes and analyze reduction factors
  • Benchmarking: Assess and secure reduction techniques
  • Select applicable reduction activities
  • Set reduction targets

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On the products side, HUMAX has conducted an accurate Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of products and established a reduction strategy beginning with the high-emission raw materials/use stage.

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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Reduction Strategy for “Material & USE” Stages
Reduction Strategy for “All Lifecycle” Stages
  • Define boundaries and calculate LCA
  • Conduct and compare LCA by product category
  • Analyze LCA results within the industry
  • Material & End-of-life stages
    – Change product structure through value-engineering (VE)
    – Change materials including using recycled materials and low embodied carbon materials
  • Use stage
    – Reduce standby power by updating SW
    – Reduce power consumption by changing chip and redesigning PCB art work
  • Other stages
    – Distribution: Manage logistic service providers (LSP) via agency contracts
    – Production: Build GHG inventory and adopt reduction activities
  • Minimize environmental impacts with eco-design
    – Analyze carbon emissions during product design
    – Embody eco-design in new product design (NPG) process

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