Extend Product Responsibility and Guard Society and the Planet together with YOU
GIGABYTE attaches great importance to producer responsibility to society and the environment. We do not support or tolerate any upstream partner that violates human rights and environmental well-being. Besides, by means of continually strengthening employee care, process safety, and environmental management measures on the front line, we insist on ensuring that the products and services to be provided to consumers and customers are safe, environmental-friendly, and of high quality. As for the demand side, GIGABYTE will also restrict or cease business with the third party until and unless we have high confidence that our products are not being used to violate human rights.
Product Environmental Impact Assessment
GIGABYTE established strict
Supplier Management Requirements in accordance with HCSR, RBA Code of Conduct, and so on. In addition, in order to efficiently compare the environmental impacts of various raw materials and production processes, GIGABYTE has adopted the proven PAS 2050 system for the assessment of life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of goods and services. After an initial carbon impact assessment, we carried out a full product carbon footprint assessment in 2016. Based on the characteristics of GIGABYTE products, we took reference from the methodology of the International Reference Life Cycle Data System (ILCD), and then gradually expanded the scope from our products themselves to their impacts on land/water acidification and air quality (PM2.5). In 2019, the scope of disclosure extended again to cover 12 categories in order to more comprehensively quantify the environmental, social, and health impacts of the product. The implementation strategies and results of our product life cycle assessment project are as follows:
The disclosures through the LCA platform and product environmental reports enable our R&D staff to quickly check the environmental impacts of all raw materials and production processes and identify hot spots for improvement and raise the efficiency and efficacy of our green product development.
Product Environmental Report
Through a product environmental report, one can find the environmental impacts of a product causes throughout its lifetime (material acquisition, manufacturing, transportation, use, disposal, etc. ). In addition, one can also learn about the recycling methods, or participate in the latest CSR activities held by GIGABYTE. Let us start with understanding, and take the first step to protect the environment!
Climate Change |
Air Quality |
Ecological Balance |
Human Health |
By means of Greenhouse gas emission assessment to understand the emissions from the product at each phase throughout its lifetime |
By means of the equivalent assessment of particulate matter equivalent, CFC, and photochemical ozone to understand the impact on air quality the product at each phase throughout its lifetime
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By means of the equivalent assessment of land/water acidification and mineral depletion to understand the effect on environmental acidification of the product at each phase throughout its lifetime
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By means of toxicity equivalent assessment to understand the impact of the product on causing cancers and non-cancer effects.
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GIGABYTE has numerous product lines, thus the impact assessment is still in progress. The followings are the partial results that have been completed. GIGABYTE will keep endeavoring to achieve the goal of full product disclosure, and look forward to working together with the industry to strengthen the transparency of product information.
As from 2019, the second version of Product Environmental Report that covers 12 environmental aspects is released
The decline of living quality and land productivity resulted from environmental deterioration will lead to unstable social order and structure. In respect that GIGABYTE hopes to strictly assess the impacts of our products on the environment, society, and human health. This is not only to make a contribution to the sustainability of the planet but also to ensure human rights to survive. In the future, we will keep extending the scope of supervision and thoroughly track the product flow to prevent our products from being used to violate human rights.