Environment and energy management

Environment and energy management

Energy Management

In response to the global environmental trend, D-Link has obtained ISO 14001:2015 environmental management system certification, and continues to implement environmental protection measures with the main task of raising environmental awareness and establishing a green enterprise.
The D-Link headquarters building mainly consumes externally purchased electricity. In accordance with the requirements of the ISO 14001 environmental management system, the Company prioritizes the reduction of electricity consumption in office buildings, and sets annual energy-saving targets. In 2024, through the energy-saving projects, the Company saved 0.70% of the electricity consumption of the baseline year (2021), and the cumulative electricity saved in the past three years has reached 4.60%. It is expected to replace all the lights on other floors of the head office building with energy-saving lights in 2025, and the estimated electricity saving rate is about 0.60%.
In addition to improving equipment energy consumption by replacing old devices with new ones, there were originally 350 mainframes each consuming 1,500W. After virtualization, system optimization, and reorganization in 2023, the operation was reduced to 300 mainframes, resulting in an annual energy saving of nearly 100,000 kWh. Furthermore, various channels have been used to promote the importance of energy conservation to employees. Compared to the baseline year, the cumulative energy savings over the past three years have reached 39.10%

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Management

D-Link has passed the ISO 14064-1:2006 Greenhouse Gas Inventory certification and formulated the following policies according to the requirements of the ISO 14064 Greenhouse Gas Inventory System:
  • We are dedicated to disclosing corporate carbon emissions to fully understand the carbon emissions within the company
  • We work with our business partners to expand the scope of carbon reductions together
  • We provide more diverse low-carbon products and services for our consumers and users
  • We have increased information transparency and reduced emissions for the carbon footprints of our products
In order to implement the carbon reduction policies, D-Link independently conducts greenhouse gas inventories and stipulated the goal of reducing carbon emissions by 10% by 2026 using 2021 as the base year. D-Link planned to conduct revision guidance for ISO 14064-1:2018 in 2022. The verification was completed by a third-party impartial inspection unit by August 2022 and continues to implement greenhouse gas inventories and reductions. The carbon emissions of Categories 1 and 2 summarized by the Company in 2024 decreased by 25.33% compared to 2021. The relevant data is expected to be verified by a third party in July 2025, and the verified data will be announced on the official website.Please refer to the link for details :  ISO 14064-1 2018 Greenhouse Gas Verification Report Opinion
ISO 14064-1 certificate

GHG Emissions and Intensity Statistics from 2022 to 2024

Scope

Legal or International Standards

Items

Unit

2022

2023

2024

Greenhouse Gases (GHG)

ISO 14064-1

Scope 1

ton CO2e

119.87

119.9

126.1626

Greenhouse Gases (GHG)

ISO 14064-1

Scope 2

ton CO2e

1,255.52

1,148.88

1,021.88

Greenhouse Gases (GHG)

ISO 14064-1

Scope 3

ton CO2e

524,534.39

419,599.38

224,230.039

Greenhouse Gases (GHG)

ISO 14064-1

Scope 1 + 2

ton CO2e

1,375.39

1,268.78

1,147.6731

Greenhouse Gases (GHG)

ISO 14064-1

GHG Emissions Intensity:

ton CO2e

0.0805

0.0796

0.0797

Water Resource Management

D-Link headquarters building and Taiwan branch are located in the metropolitan area of Taipei City. The water source is tap water from the Feitsui Reservoir, which is mainly consumed for domestic water. The domestic wastewater generated after use is discharged into the sewers set up by the government. To ensure the effective use of water resources, all faucets in the restrooms in the headquarters building are equipped with water-saving switches. Although D-Link is not a company consuming a lot of water, it still supervises itself to spare no effort in every aspect of water saving to contribute to environmental sustainability at its best. The total water intake in 2024 increased by 3.26% year-on-year. Comparing to 2021, the base year, the reduction rate is 5.10%, In order to further strengthen the water resource management, the Company plans to introduce the ISO 46001 water management system in 2025 to improve water efficiency and related management structure.

Waste Management

D-Link has formulated a waste disposal management strategy and continues to comply with it to achieve the goals of sustainable resource use and waste reduction, aiming for effective circular use of resources. In the workplace, employees are regularly encouraged and reminded to reduce and sort waste. D-Link has also adopted eco-friendly hand wipes, toilet paper, and office paper to reduce deforestation. In 2024, the total volume of waste decreased by 14.72% compared to the base year.
  

CDP environmental information disclosure participation

D-Link has participated in CDP environmental information disclosure in 2018 and has continued to improve its annual evaluation level. In 2023, it received CDP evaluation level B (as shown below). D-Link will continue to participate in CDP disclosure and actively work on environmental improvement issues, thereby improving the CDP evaluation level. CDP disclosure information in 2024