Environmental Protection GIGABYTE recognizes that global warming has resulted in the rapid change in climate and strongly believes that sustainable development is an integral part of our business. Therefore, GIGABYTE is committed to protect and preserve the environment through measures such as optimizing the energy and resource use, developing green products, and promoting green consumption.   Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR for short, is about the organization’s obligation to all stakeholders, and not just stockholders. Stakeholders include customers, employees, suppliers, investors, communities, government and non-governmental organizations or non-profit organizations.   Environmental Safety and Quality Policy For Quality Management, GIGABYTE establishes the quality policy to “fulfill customers’ satisfaction through the total quality management”, and also complies with the ISO 9001/TL 9000 standard requirements in order to present the best quality to the customers.   Green Product Policy GIGABTYE has designed each product with considering its environmental impact by integrating the Eco-design principles within the product life cycle stages such as raw-material acquisition, manufacturing, distribution, and use.   Greenhouse Gas Policy GIGABYTE realizes that the global warming seriously affects the world. GIGABYTE has completed greenhouse gas inventory followed ISO 14064 criteria. Fully recognizing the emissions sources, all employees are rallying together to lower greenhouse gas emissions with the aim of alleviating the global warming phenomenon and fulfilling the corporate social responsibility.   Recycling Information Based on the extended producer’s responsibility and compliance with the EU WEEE directive, GIGABYTE has launched the reversible recycling channels in Europe, North America and Taiwan, and advises customers who want to declare any products to contact the local recycler for transforming the waste into renewable and reusable resources.   Green Action Plan GIGABYTE “Green Action Plan” initiated in 2010 allows employees to understand the importance of energy conservation, carbon reduction, and environmental protection. It helps enhance environmental consciousness, knowledge, attitude, and technology which can be blended into our daily life . GIGABYTE pursues business and environment sustainable development by establishing GIGABYTE Green Action Culture, advocating the concept of Eco-Design to all employees, and creating new value of green products.