ESG

International Initiatives

Enterprises play a key role in sustainable development. Delta has long paid attention to the development of various international sustainability initiatives and responds to issues assessed to be consistent with its philosophy and that can achieve full results from collective efforts.



SDGs

Seven key development goals​

The United Nations initiated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 and established 17 issues and goals related to global sustainable development. The SDGs help Delta assess whether its product development is in line with global needs and how it can exert greater influence of its business mission："To provide innovative, clean and energy-efficient solutions for a better tomorrow." After discussion and resolution by its ESG committee, Delta has decided to focus on seven SDGs as its key development direction for the future.

We Mean Business

Commitment to Achieving 6 Major Action

Delta has long focused on the issue of climate change, which is a specific extension of its commitment to ESG. Delta took the lead by publishing the Delta Climate Action Plan in 2015, and signed the We Mean Business initiative launched by CDP and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Delta made a commitment to achieving "voluntary carbon reduction," "disclosure of climate change information," and "participation in climate policy" for the climate change issue, while additionally pledging to "transition to electric vehicles and popularization of charging facilities". We joined EV100 and RE100 initiatives, and committed to net zero science-based target. We further became a member of the TNFD (Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures ) forum.

  • SBTs

    Goal of achieving net-zero science-based targets by 2050

    In 2017, Delta estimated its carbon reduction responsibility based on the simulation scenario of global warming within 2°C put forth by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Delta set an annual carbon intensity reduction target of 56.6% by 2025 with 2014 as the base year. It also passed a compliance review by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in December 2017 as the first company in Taiwan and the 87th in the world to pass the review.

    In 2021, Delta joined the "Business Ambition for 1.5°C" Campaign, and met its science-based target (SBT) set in 2017 four years ahead of schedule in 2021. We continued to actively pursue a 1.5°C reduction pathway in 2022 in accordance with the Net-Zero Standard published by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) at the end of 2021. We obtained the SBTi validation in the same year and became the first high-tech hardware equipment company in Asia and the 125th company globally to pass the review for net-zero science-based targets.

    Delta has attained SBT 1.5°C net-zero with individual stages for two consecutive years in 2022 and 2023.

  • RE100

    Committed to 100% Renewable Electricity and Carbon Neutrality by 2030

    Delta announced in March 2021 that it had joined the RE100, a global renewable electricity initiative, and had pledged to achieve the goal of 100% renewable electricity and carbon neutrality by 2030 for all of Delta's global locations. We are the first company in Taiwan's high-tech manufacturing industry to commit to achieving the RE100 target by 2030.

    Delta's operations are located across more than 30 countries on five continents and we will focus on independent energy conservation, self-generated power, and investment in renewable power plants. We use power purchase agreements (PPA) for the direct purchase of renewable electricity, green electricity products, and unbundled energy attribute certificates (unbundled EACs) for certain operations to meet the commitment targets.

    In 2023, the use of renewable electricity at global operation sites reached 76%, which was higher than the annual target. We also enhanced data quality through introducing ISAE 3000 verification for the first time.

  • TCFD

    Delta became a TCFD supporter in February 2018. Every year we implement climate change management and disclosure based on the four core elements of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) including climate governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets.


    • Governance: The Delta’s Global ESG Committee Board of Directors, all members are part of the board and the executive team, is the highest level internal oversight body for climate risks and opportunities
    • Strategy: We analyze the climate-related risks and opportunities based on the latest internal and external regulations, scenario analysis, and strategies, and implements management on the basis of "mitigation", "adaptation" and “innovation”.
    • Risk management: Delta incorporates climate change factors into the group risk management and clarifies the scope of climate change risks through regular risk identification, assessment, control, monitoring, and communication management procedures.
    • Metrics and targets: Set key indicators for internal and external goals and actively implement sustainability commitments.

  • TNFD

    Implemented TNFD framework since 2021

    The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) launched the beta framework in 2022 and Delta disclosed the corresponding information for the four pillars for the first time in the 2021 ESG Report. To continue to monitor the latest trends, Delta evaluated its potential membership in the TNFD Forum in late 2022 and became an official member in 2023. We further become a TNFD Early Adopter in 2024.

    Delta was also one of the first to join the Taiwan Nature Positive Initiative (TNPI) as a founding member in 2022. We monitor international trends and industry developments, and leverage the resources of internal and external partners to actively implement Delta's management of biodiversity issues.

  • EV100

    Committed to fully transitioning to electric vehicles by 2030

    Delta joined the EV100 low-carbon transportation initiative in 2018 and became the first EV100 member that is a provider of energy infrastructure facilities for electric vehicles. Delta has worked with leading companies and organizations in sustainable development across the world to jointly support low-carbon transportation. Delta is committed to providing charging facilities at Delta's operations and production plants within the scope of its global energy management and converting company vehicles to electric vehicles such as battery electric vehicles and hydrogen vehicles before 2030. This will reduce carbon emissions from transportation and fulfill Delta’s mission: “To provide innovative, clean and energy-efficient solutions for a better tomorrow. Delta joined the international initiative ZEV Declaration during COP27 in 2022 and the Company took a significant step towards the transition to a climate-neutral transportation.