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. Each year, energy conservation goals are stipulated according to the requirements of ISO 14001 Environmental Management System in order to reduce the power consumption of the building. The electricity consumption decreased by 1.9% in 2023 through the energy-saving project, and the power consumption has decreased year by year.

The energy-saving measures that have been implemented in the past 3 years and planned for 2024
(the base year for the energy-saving rate is 2021)

  • 2021
    Replaced the lighting in the offices, conference rooms, and manager‘s offices on the 5th and 6th floors of the headquarters building in Taipei with energysaving LED panel lights.
  • 2022
    Replacing 463 light fixtures on the 4th floor of the headquarters building with energy-efficient ones is estimated to save approximately 55,351 kWh of electricity annually, achieving an energy-saving rate of 2.0%.
  • 2023
    Replacing 427 light fixtures on the 3rd floor of the headquarters building with energy-efficient ones is estimated to save approximately 46,975 kWh (169.11 GJ) of electricity annually, achieving an energy-saving rate of 1.9%.
    A green energy procurement plan has been launched since July, and 6,000 kWh of green power was supplied in 2023.
  • 2024
    It is expected that the lights on other floors of the headquarters building will be replaced with energy-saving lights, and the annual energy saving rate target is approximately 1.00%.
    It is estimated that the green power purchased will be 74,500 kWh.
In addition to improving equipment energy consumption by replacing old ones with new ones, there were originally 350 mainframes with 1,500W. After virtualization, system optimization, and reorganization in 2023, it finally operates with 300 mainframes, which saves nearly 100,000 kWh per year. In addition, D-Link actively promotes the importance of energy saving to colleagues through various channels, while posting the energysaving slogans at the switches in conference rooms to remind them to build up a good habit of turning off lights and air conditioners. In 2023, the total purchased power decreased by 5.47% year-on-year, which is a decrease of 13.51% from the base year; in addition, power consumption per capita decreased by 8.48% year-on-year

Energy Consumption and Intensity Statistics from 2021 to 2023

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 2023 decreased by 17.45% compared to 2021. The relevant data is expected to be verified by a third party in July 2024, 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 2021 to 2023

Scope

Legal or International Standards

Items

Unit

2021

2022

2023

Greenhouse Gases (GHG)

ISO 14064-1

Scope 1

ton CO2e

206.77

119.87

119.90

Greenhouse Gases (GHG)

ISO 14064-1

Scope 2

ton CO2e

1,353.39

1,255.52

1,148.88

Greenhouse Gases (GHG)

ISO 14064-1

Scope 3

ton CO2e

836,114.313

524,534.39

419599.38

Greenhouse Gases (GHG)

ISO 14064-1

Scope 1 + 2

ton CO2e

1,560.16

1,375.39

1268.78

Greenhouse Gases (GHG)

ISO 14064-1

GHG Emissions Intensity:

ton CO2e

0.0990

0.0805

0.0796

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 underground 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 2023 increased by 3.18% year-on-year (comparing to the base year of 2021, decreased by 1.90%), mainly due to the increase in the number of employees last year (as the water intake per capita has remained flat in the past two years)

Waste Management

In order to implement the goal of sustainable resource utilization and waste reduction, D-Link adopts “reduction at source, recycling of materials, and diversification of treatment” as the main principle of waste treatment to effectively recycle resources, and constantly promotes and reminds employees to reduce and sort waste in the workplace. At the same time, environmental-friendly tissue, toilet paper, and service paper are used to reduce tree felling. In 2023, the total amount of waste decreased by 7.94% compared to the previous year
 
 

Waste management strategy:

1. Source reduction: save the use of natural resources and reduce waste generation.
2. Material resource utilization: The waste is sorted and recycled to reduce the environmental burden.
3. Diversified processing: Recycle resources through recycling, reuse, etc.
 

Waste classification management and implementation:

Waste generation data from 2021 to 2023

                    *The company has fully adopted electronic invoices since 2021. In 2022, the company issued a total of

                       5,313 electronic invoices, reducing a total of 0.016 metric tons of carbon emissions

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