In Response to International Initiatives

Responding to International Initiatives

Edison Opto closely follows and actively respond to the development of various international sustainability initiatives to stay aligned with global sustainability trends.

In 2015, the United Nations member states adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, providing a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for humanity and guiding the world toward sustainability. At its core are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Edison Opto has integrated the SDGs into its business strategies, expanding its previous focus on financial performance to include environmental protection, compliance with regulations, improving employee benefits to retain talent, eliminating workplace inequalities, mitigating climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, and collaborating with suppliers to improve environmental practices and workplace conditions.

Summarizing the 2025 execution results, Edison Opto’s efforts align with 13 of the SDGs. Looking ahead, the company will continue to contribute to the SDGs and fulfill its corporate social responsibilities.

SDGs	Detailed goals	Edison Opto’s Response
	1.3 Implement social protection systems and measures for the poor and vulnerable. 1.4 Ensure equal rights to economic resources for all men and women, especially the poor and vulnerable.	Annual participation in supporting disadvantaged groups and elderly care, as well as blood donation campaigns. Provide compensation packages that exceed legal requirements and are competitive in the market, along with comprehensive welfare programs, enabling employees to work with dignity and to improve the economic well-being of themselves and their families. Adjust employee salaries appropriately based on the company's profitability to strengthen employee loyalty.
	3.7 Ensure health care is integrated into operational planning. 3.8 Achieve access to quality essential health care services.	Provide employee health checks, health seminars, and personal health consultation services. Raise employees' awareness of occupational injury prevention and arrange training programs.
	4.3 Ensure equal access to education for both men and women. 4.5 Eliminate educational disparities, ensuring access to all levels of education for disadvantaged groups, including people with disabilities, indigenous peoples, and underprivileged children. 4.7 Promote education for sustainable development, sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, and non-violence.	Provide training tailored to different job to ensure equal opportunities for all employees. Plan courses on sustainability, workplace gender equality, and labor rights, and encouraging employee participation.
	5.1 End all forms of discrimination against women. 5.4 Recognize and value women's unpaid care and domestic work through appropriate policies.	Do not use gender as a factor in recruitment, evaluation, or promotion. Provide equal parental leave rights to all employees, regardless of gender.
	6.3 Improve water quality, reduce pollution, and prevent waste dumping.	Wastewater is tested in compliance with regulations. Domestic waste is sorted and recycled.
	7.3 Improve energy efficiency. 7.a Expand access to clean energy and related technologies.	Increase the proportion of renewable energy use in all sites. Promote energy-saving projects to reduce CO2 emissions. Obtain energy efficiency labels for products.
	8.5 Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, with equal pay for equal work. 8.7 End child labor and eliminate forced labor. 8.8 Protect labor rights and promote safe working conditions, especially for women and high-risk jobs. 8.9 Develop and implement policies to promote local culture and products.	Do not use gender as a factor in recruitment, evaluation, or promotion. Adjust employee salaries appropriately based on the company's profitability to strengthen employee loyalty. Respect labor rights, including banning the employment of child labor and prohibiting workplace discrimination. Provide job adjustments for pregnant employees to reduce workload and protect maternal rights. Zero cases of discrimination complaints or suspected discrimination in 2023. Implement occupational safety and health management mechanisms to improve workplace safety. Increase local procurement ratios.
	9.5 Enhance scientific research and industrial technological capacity, encouraging innovation and R&D investment.	Increase R&D spending as a proportion of revenue.
	10.2 Empower and promote social, economic, and political inclusion regardless of age, gender, disability, religion, economic, or other status. 10.3 Ensure equal opportunities and reduce inequalities, including eliminating discriminatory practices.	Recruitment, evaluation, and promotion mechanisms in Edison Opto do not consider physical or mental differences. Establish employee reporting channels with comprehensive whistleblower protection.
	12.5 Substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse.	Implement green product design and optimize processes to reduce waste output.
	13.2 Integrate climate change measures into policies, strategies, and planning. 13.b Strengthen climate change planning and management.	Since 2022, Edison Opto has been following TCFD climate-related financial disclosure requirements, implementing climate risk governance, and disclosing ISO 14064-1 GHG inventory in sustainability reports.
	16.5 Substantially reduce corruption and bribery. 16.6 Develop effective, accountable, and transparent institutions at all levels. 16.7 Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory, and representative decision-making.	Establish internal control regulations and conduct annual integrity training. Strengthen corporate governance, ensuring compliance through internal controls, and establish whistleblowing procedures and channels. Communicate with stakeholders to understand expectations and regularly report to the board.
	17.16 Enhance global partnerships for sustainable development through multilateral cooperation.	Effectively comply with responsible mineral sourcing management.