Green Product Management

Unimicron is committed to the implementation of green product management with the three principles of “compliance with green specifications and requirements”, “green procurement”, and “green supply chain”, and sets the quality target of HSF. The use of environmentally hazardous substances on products is strictly prohibited, which extends to Quality Management, Procurement, Products, R&D, Manufacturing, Sales, and other departments to consider green materials amid the process design. The purchased raw materials meet the requirements of international laws and regulations such as the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS), Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemical (REACH), Directive of Packaging and Packaging Waste, China RoHS, California Proposition 65, Montreal Convention, etc. In terms of products, the requirements of RoHS and REACH are met 100%. The principles of green products and continuous improvement are implemented, to satisfy customers and comply with the requirements on green materials by international environmental protection specifications. Likewise, we fulfill our social responsibility of environmental protection.

Green Product Committee

Based on The IECQ QC 080000 Hazardous Substance Process Management (HSPM) system, Unimicron established the Green Product Committee to set HSF quality policy and targets. The hazardous materials are completely controlled by the processes of quality planning, supply chain, material flow, manufacturing, and quality assurance to ensure that the products meet the requirements of customers, comply with relevant regulations and green product specifications, and meet the quality and customer satisfaction requirements.

HSF Quality Indicators and Performance

HSF Quality Policy

To implement the four major principles of HSF quality policy, Unimicron has established various indicators to regularly track performance and achievement rates, to ensure that the policies are implemented and meet customer needs. From 2013 to 2021, the achievement rate of all HSF quality indicators was 100%, and there were no returns from customers due to HSF non-compliance.

Management System

All raw materials, packaging materials and chemicals required in the manufacturing process of Unimicron products are incorporated into the management system to achieve comprehensive management. To fulfill our responsibility and contribution as a global citizen, we are committed to not using environmental management substances that are restricted, complying with current laws and regulations, meeting the needs of our customers, protecting the environment and reducing the impact on the ecosystem. We established measures for source, process, and finished product management to comply with international standards and customer requirements for controlled substances, and to curb the environmental and social hazards caused by the life cycle of our products.

Raw Material Management

To implement the source management of green products, Unimicron has developed a complete internal control process and operation regulations for hazardous substances, established an audit mechanism starting from the introduction of raw material evaluation, and adopted the E-Pr system for management, required suppliers to provide third-party inspection reports and update annually. We also publish the green procurement requirements, conflict minerals investigation form, and ask suppliers to confirm and reply with a non-use (banned and restricted substances) guarantee letter, conflict-free minerals and RBA Commitment. Materials are required to comply with EU regulations such as RoHS, REACH, halogen-free, conflict-free minerals, etc. and listed in the Qualified Materials List after passing Unimicron's internal audit. If there are specific requirements by the customer, we must comply with the customer's control standards and supplier management regulations to fulfill our commitment to "100% compliance with international regulations, industry standards and customer requirements for green products".

2021 Hazardous Substance Free Survey Results

In order to promote green product management and product safety, we have implemented banning measures for environmentally hazardous substances in our products and comply with the EU regulations (e.g. RoHS, REACH, etc.). There are 11 types of regulatory directives Note1 and customer requirements, totaling about 1,140 substances, of which GADSL (about 270 substances) and Prop65 (about 1,023 substances) have numerous substances, complete regulation is mainly published on their official website. After notification to suppliers and the renew hazardous substance items, we request the suppliers to reply the non-use (banned and restricted substances) guarantee letter and REACH compliance statement to ensure compliance with the law and Unimicron's regulations, so that we could manage all materials that containing substances (SVHC) Note2. Also, we reply to the customer survey to implement source management according to the customers who use SVHC.

Finished Goods Inspections

To ensure that the products produced by Unimicron comply with the green product standards, we sample products to the third party for hazardous substance testing every year to ensure that the products meet the hazardous substance management requirements. In 2021, the Carrier SBU focused on the 10 substances of RoHS, including halogen (F, Cl, Br, I), antimony (Sb), beryllium (Be), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), DINP, DNOP, Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD). The PCB II SBU focused on 10 substances of RoHS and halogens (Cl, Br). Please refer to the following files.

Note 1: The list of international directives list (Date of update: 2022/06/21)

#	Regulations/Codes/Standards	No.	Release Date
1	The Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment, RoHS	2011/65/EU (EU)2015/863	2011/7/1 2015/6/4
2	Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and restriction of Chemicals, REACH	(EC) No 1907/2006	2022/1/17
3	Waste Framework Directive, WFD (include Substances of Concern In articles as such or in complex objects (Products)	(EU) 2018/851	2018/6/14
4	Packaging and Packaging Waste, PPW	2013/2/EU	2013/9/30
5	Persistent Organic Pollutants, POPs	(EU) 2019/1021	2019/6/19
6	Toxic Substances Control Act, TSCA	40 CFR 751.401-751.413	2021/3/8
7	End-of-life Vehicle, ELV	EU 2000/53/EC EU 2002/525/EC	2000/10/21 2002/6/27
8	Global Automobile Declarable Substance List（GADSL）	GADSL REFERENCE LIST	2022/2/1
9	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENT SAFE DRINKING WATER AND TOXIC ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1986	Prop65	2022/2/25
10	Rotterdam Convention Declaration		2004/2/24
11	IEC 62474 Material Declaration for Products of and for the Electrotechnical Industry

Note 2:
• Level 1: The substances and/or their purposes classified at this level those whose use must be banned immediately
• Level 2: The substances and/or their purposes classified at this level those for which a period for phase-out is individually set.
• SVHC：Substance of Very High Concern, Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals.
Note 3: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) not be suitable for Unimicron cause the products made by Unimicron are not end-user products.