GlobalWafers’ Italian subsidiary, MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A. has undertaken a range of initiatives spanning the ocean, manufacturing sites, and urban green spaces, covering marine ecosystem conservation, pollinator protection, digital monitoring, and urban habitat creation. By extending biodiversity conservation to surrounding communities, GlobalWafers continues to create measurable environmental benefits, enhance ecosystem resilience, and generate positive value for the local natural environment.

Protecting Marine Ecosystems and Returning Waste to the Resource Cycle

The ocean supports rich biodiversity and plays an essential role in climate regulation and human well-being. However, marine and coastal waste continues to place pressure on species and habitats. Reducing pollution and preventing waste from re-entering the natural environment are therefore important aspects of marine conservation.

Since August 2024, GlobalWafers’ Italian subsidiary has partnered with international marine conservation organization Ogyre, working with local fishing communities in Italy, Brazil, Indonesia, and Senegal to recover marine and coastal waste. The partnership not only helps reduce marine pollution and protect vulnerable habitats, but also supports sustainable livelihoods and community development through local participation, balancing environmental and social values.

Each June, initiatives such as World Oceans Day bring greater international attention to marine conservation and help raise public awareness of ocean-related issues. In June 2026, GlobalWafers participated in the Ogyre Ocean Challenge for the second consecutive year, recovering more than 400 kilograms of marine and coastal waste during the month. As of July 2026, more than 7,000 kilograms had been recovered since the partnership began, with continued progress toward the long-term goal of collecting 15 metric tons by mid-2028.

Recovered waste is sorted according to material type and recyclability. Recyclable materials such as plastics can be transformed into textiles, furniture, or industrial materials, allowing resources to re-enter the circular economy. Non-recyclable materials are properly treated and disposed of in accordance with applicable requirements. By removing marine waste and reducing the risk of microplastics entering the environment, the initiative continues to expand its marine conservation benefits.

In addition, every kilogram of recovered waste is tracked, quantified, and certified through Ogyre’s digital system, providing transparency and traceability for the program’s results. From pollution reduction and resource circularity to community participation, these efforts also support SDG 14, Life Below Water, particularly its goals of reducing marine pollution and protecting marine and coastal ecosystems.

For more information, please visit the dedicated project page: Ogyre x GlobalWafers – MEMC

Creating Pollinator-Friendly Habitats at Manufacturing Sites

Pollinators play an important role in plant reproduction, maintaining ecosystem health, and global food security. To support pollinator habitats and reproduction, GlobalWafers continues to implement beekeeping, digital monitoring, and habitat creation initiatives at its Novara and Merano sites in Italy, enabling manufacturing sites to contribute to local biodiversity.

In 2026, GlobalWafers further expanded its corporate beekeeping program. The two sites in Italy currently host a total of 10 beehives equipped with the HiveTech digital hive monitoring system. Sensors continuously track key indicators such as temperature, humidity, hive weight, and colony activity. The data can be transmitted in real time to a digital platform for analysis, helping monitor colony health and seasonal changes while reducing the frequency of manual inspections and disturbance to the bees. This enables conservation activities to gradually move toward a more scientific and data-driven management approach.

Beyond managed honeybees, GlobalWafers’ Italian subsidiary has also extended its conservation efforts to solitary bees, bumblebees, butterflies, and other wild pollinators. A total of five insect hotels have been installed across the two sites to provide spaces for nesting, resting, and reproduction. Particularly in industrial and urban environments where natural habitats are relatively limited, these small-scale ecological facilities help increase available habitats and create a more pollinator-friendly living environment.

Environmental education materials have also been placed near the insect hotels to help employees better understand the importance of pollinators and biodiversity. In this way, habitat enhancement also serves as an opportunity to strengthen environmental awareness and participation. These initiatives support SDG 15, Life on Land, particularly its focus on ecosystem protection, habitat improvement, and halting biodiversity loss.

Extending Biodiversity Action into Cities and Bringing Nature into Urban Environments

Biodiversity conservation should not be limited to corporate sites. Through cross-sector collaboration, conservation efforts can extend into surrounding communities and urban environments, further expanding the positive impact on nature conservation.

Since January 2026, GlobalWafers has participated in the Novara City in Green initiative promoted by the Municipality of Novara in Italy. Through more ecologically friendly green-space management practices, the initiative increases urban habitats, enhances ecosystem resilience, and strengthens the city’s ability to adapt to climate change.

GlobalWafers currently provides funding and sponsors maintenance activities to support differentiated mowing practices across three local urban green spaces. By reducing frequent mowing, native flowering plants are able to complete their growth, flowering, and seed-setting cycles while continuing to provide food sources for pollinators throughout the growing season. Nectar-rich plants have also been added to these green spaces to further enhance plant and habitat diversity.

To evaluate the effectiveness of these measures, biodiversity monitoring in the relevant areas is conducted by the University of Eastern Piedmont, with ongoing observation of pollinator populations and ecological changes. This allows urban green-space management to go beyond greening and use scientific monitoring to assess long-term ecological benefits.

Compared with conventional high-frequency green-space maintenance, this nature-based management approach not only helps increase habitat diversity, but can also reduce fuel consumption associated with mowing as well as irrigation and fertilizer use. It can also improve soil fertility, enhance carbon sequestration and the absorption of air pollutants, help mitigate the urban heat island effect, and create richer habitats for pollinators, birds, and other wildlife.

These efforts also support SDG 11, Sustainable Cities and Communities, demonstrating how biodiversity conservation can extend from corporate sites into urban environments and how ecologically informed management can better integrate nature into everyday city and community life.

From Local Action to Nature-Positive Outcomes: Responding to Global Biodiversity Trends

As nature-related risks receive increasing attention, biodiversity has evolved from a traditional environmental conservation issue into an important consideration in corporate risk management and sustainability decision-making.

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) emphasizes that companies should pay greater attention to their dependencies, impacts, and related risks concerning nature, while continuing to reduce negative impacts and increase positive impacts. The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) guides companies to understand nature-related risks and opportunities more systematically through governance, strategy, risk and impact management, and metrics and targets. GRI 101: Biodiversity 2024, which became effective in 2026, further raises expectations for corporate attention to biodiversity impacts, management approaches, and information transparency.

GlobalWafers continues to identify biodiversity-sensitive areas and assess operational risks to understand the relationship between its operations and the natural environment. The Company also promotes local conservation initiatives in response to the natural conditions and community needs of different locations. From marine waste recovery and pollinator habitat creation to urban green-space improvement, the practices undertaken by GlobalWafers’ Italian subsidiary demonstrate how biodiversity management can extend from risk identification and impact reduction to cross-sector collaboration and nature conservation.

Looking ahead, GlobalWafers will continue to focus on nature and biodiversity by combining the local practices of its global operations, deepening risk identification, impact management, and ecological conservation, and enhancing ecosystem resilience. Through these efforts, the Company aims to create long-term sustainable value for the natural environment, local communities, and future generations.

Strengthening Supplier Sustainability Assessments and Carbon Management through a Systematic Management Framework

GlobalWafers focuses its supplier management efforts on key raw material suppliers representing the top 80% of procurement spending. In accordance with its Supplier Sustainability Standards and Supplier Code of Conduct, GlobalWafers regularly monitors suppliers’ environmental, social, and governance practices through supplier sustainability assessments, self-assessment questionnaires, on-site audits, and ongoing follow-up mechanisms.

In the areas of environmental and carbon management, GlobalWafers encourages suppliers to obtain ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certification, ISO 14064-1 greenhouse gas inventory verification, and product carbon footprint verification, helping suppliers establish a more comprehensive foundation for environmental and carbon emissions management. For suppliers with higher carbon emissions, GlobalWafers also promotes decarbonization initiatives and carbon footprint improvement measures. In addition, sustainability management practices are shared through Supplier Day and regular engagement activities to further strengthen suppliers’ sustainability and decarbonization capabilities.

108 Suppliers Complete Sustainability Assessments, Advancing Carbon Information Transparency

As of the end of 2025, GlobalWafers had completed sustainability assessments for 108 key suppliers,. Among them, 81 suppliers had obtained ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certification, while 20 suppliers had completed third-party greenhouse gas inventory verification.

Polysilicon is a critical raw material for semiconductor wafer manufacturing. As part of its polysilicon supply chain management, GlobalWafers has also incorporated its key suppliers into its carbon emissions tracking program. By continuously monitoring suppliers’ carbon emissions data and decarbonization progress, GlobalWafers is progressively enhancing carbon transparency across the supply chain and strengthening its carbon reduction management capabilities.

Expanding Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Creating a Low-Carbon Future Together with Partners

Looking ahead, GlobalWafers will continue to increase supplier coverage for ISO 14001 certification, ISO 14064-1 verification, and product carbon footprint verification. The Company will also encourage key suppliers to establish carbon reduction targets and make decarbonization commitments aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Beginning in 2026, chemical and gas suppliers will also be fully incorporated into the supplier sustainability assessment framework, further expanding the depth and scope of GlobalWafers’ sustainable supply chain management.

Through continued engagement and decarbonization collaboration, GlobalWafers will work closely with its suppliers to advance sustainable management and the low-carbon transition, enhance supply chain resilience and competitiveness, and move toward a supply chain characterized by greater transparency and long-term sustainability value, while supporting the broader transition toward net zero.

SparkAbility 2026 was jointly organized by Singapore social service agency SPD and Samaritans of Singapore (SOS). Focusing on disability inclusion, mental health, and suicide prevention, the event used the charity walk and community engagement activities to raise public awareness and foster greater understanding of diverse life experiences.

The event brought together approximately 4,000 participants and raised more than S$780,000. The funds will support SPD and SOS in continuing their programs related to disability inclusion, mental health, and suicide prevention. The event also featured the “Window of Hope” exhibition, which shared personal stories and lived experiences to help participants gain deeper insight into the challenges faced by persons with disabilities and those affected by suicide loss, fostering greater understanding and empathy within the community.

During the event, the GlobalWafers Singapore team completed the walk alongside other participants and had the opportunity to walk and interact with some of the beneficiaries. Through this hands-on participation, colleagues experienced firsthand the power of a community coming together in support of inclusion and mental well-being. The activity also provided an opportunity for team bonding outside the workplace, translating awareness of social issues into meaningful action.

GlobalWafers continues to encourage its operations around the world to engage in community and charitable initiatives that respond to local needs, putting its sustainability values into practice across different countries and communities. The Singapore team’s participation in SparkAbility 2026 reflects GlobalWafers’ commitment to diversity and inclusion, employee engagement, and social well-being, while fostering stronger connections between employees, local partners, and the communities in which GlobalWafers operates.

This initiative also contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, including SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being and SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities. GlobalWafers will continue to connect its global operations, employees, and local partners through socially meaningful engagement and collaboration, contributing to a more inclusive, caring, and resilient society.

The list recognizes 100 founders, CEOs, and C-suite leaders across Asia whose leadership and influence extend across borders and industries.

Under Doris Hsu’s leadership, GlobalWafers has remained firmly committed to sound management and sustainable growth. She has guided the company to strengthen its global footprint and deepen its capabilities in semiconductor advanced processes and emerging materials, while embedding green manufacturing and sustainability at the core of its operations and actively fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion. Her recognition for the third consecutive year not only affirms her leadership, but also underscores GlobalWafers’ influence and commitment within the global semiconductor industry.

In compiling the list, Fortune editors consider factors including business scale and performance, innovation, influence, career trajectory, and broader positive impact. Doris Hsu’s inclusion also reflects GlobalWafers’ achievements in advancing the semiconductor industry and delivering on its sustainability commitments.

The 2026 Most Powerful Women Asia list is now published on Fortune’s official website (Fortune.com/asia) and in the Oct/Nov issue of Fortune Asia magazine.

SAS’s semiconductor subsidiary, GlobalWafers (GWC, 6488:TT), also released its September results today. The consolidated revenue reached NT$ 5.13 billion, marking a 7.65 % MoM and a -13.13% YoY. In Q3 2026, GlobalWafers’ consolidated revenue totaled NT$ 14.87 billion, showing a -2.26 % QoQ and a 2.60 % YoY. Looking at the first three quarters of 2026, the consolidated revenue amounted to NT$ 44.1 billion, reflecting a -4.40 % YoY.

As investment in AI infrastructure continues to expand, accelerating adoption of HBM, advanced packaging, silicon photonics, and high-efficiency power solutions is strengthening the recovery momentum across the semiconductor market. This recovery is also gradually broadening into additional end markets, including memory, industrial applications, and consumer electronics, driving demand growth across GlobalWafers’ product portfolio and keeping capacity utilization at high levels. Although the impact of the fire at the Novara facility in Italy on customer supply has been effectively contained, the incident is expected to continue affecting overall revenue and capacity allocation in the near term. The Novara facility partially resumed operations on September 14, with the epitaxial (EPI) process restarting and shipments resuming ahead of the wafering lines. Overall recovery progress has been better than initially anticipated. However, certain downstream processes remain under reconstruction, while capacity at supporting facilities is already tight. In addition, some newly ordered equipment has longer lead times and must still undergo installation, validation, and customer qualification. These factors limit the flexibility of GlobalWafers’ global capacity allocation, meaning that the Novara facility’s production capacity and revenue contribution will recover gradually. Leveraging its global manufacturing network and cross-site support capabilities, GlobalWafers continues to minimize the impact on operations and customer supply. The Company will carefully manage capacity allocation across its global facilities while progressively strengthening overall supply capabilities and operational resilience.

Meanwhile, GlobalWafers’ global capacity expansion is continuing to deliver tangible progress. The newly expanded 12-inch facility in Italy was unaffected by the fire incident and continues to steadily advance customer qualifications and production ramp-up. In the United States, the new Texas facility is benefiting from progress in customer qualifications, an optimized product mix, and significantly higher shipment volumes, with the benefits of its capacity expansion becoming increasingly evident. In specialty products, growing demand from emerging applications such as silicon photonics has driven a significant increase in both demand and output for 12-inch products at the Missouri SOI facility, with expansion benefits gradually materializing. The Niigata facility in Japan also delivered strong performance, with September revenue reaching a new all-time monthly high, while third-quarter revenue set another all-time quarterly record, marking three consecutive quarters of growth. Other major manufacturing sites likewise benefited from improvements in product mix, sales volume, and production efficiency, providing additional momentum to overall operations. GlobalWafers will continue to leverage the strengths of its global manufacturing footprint and comprehensive product portfolio to capture medium- to long-term growth opportunities driven by AI, advanced applications, and supply chain localization. In addition, GlobalWafers recently completed its Global Depositary Shares (GDS) offering, raising approximately US$1.432 billion in gross proceeds, making it the third-largest GDS offering in Taiwan’s history. The offering further strengthens the Company’s financial position and funding flexibility, while supporting raw material procurement in local currencies and capacity expansion at its overseas subsidiaries, providing additional resources to support the Company’s future growth and operations. Looking ahead, GlobalWafers will continue to leverage its global manufacturing network and comprehensive product portfolio, closely monitor evolving market demand and the pace of industry recovery, and make every effort to optimize resource and capacity allocation to capture medium- to long-term growth opportunities driven by AI, advanced applications, and supply chain localization.

Demand for AI computing power continues to grow, driving increased electricity consumption in data centers and advanced manufacturing and boosting corporate demand for renewable electricity, energy storage, and energy management services. SAS is expanding its renewable energy portfolio through a dual-track strategy encompassing both manufacturing and services. On the manufacturing side, Sustainable Sunrise Co., Ltd. (SUN), SAS’s wholly owned subsidiary in Yilan, Taiwan, continues to develop Taiwan’s rooftop solar market while leveraging its high-efficiency solar technologies to enter high-barrier applications, including premium net-zero-energy solar roofing in the United States and low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites worldwide. In addition, the U.S. solar project jointly undertaken with United Renewable Energy Co., Ltd. (URECO) is progressing steadily as planned. The two parties will work together to capture opportunities in the U.S. renewable energy market, deepen their international presence, and enhance overall competitiveness.

On the services side, subsidiary Susen Green Energy (SGE, 7931) integrates renewable energy generation, electricity sales, energy storage, and energy efficiency services to provide one-stop corporate green energy solutions. SGE is Taiwan’s first privately owned electricity retailer to supply offshore wind power. Once CIP’s Fengmiao I offshore wind project comes online, SGE will further strengthen its complementary mix of wind and solar power sources. As of the end of the third quarter, the combined green electricity transaction volume of Anneal Energy and Sustainable Energy Solution (SES), the Group’s electricity retail subsidiaries, had risen to a leading position in Taiwan’s private green electricity retail market. Among these developments, SES signed a 20-year, 26.3 MW corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with Aquila Clean Energy APAC, a professional developer of fishery-solar projects, with annual green electricity supply expected to exceed 32 million kWh. More than 85% of the green electricity contracts secured by the two electricity retail brands are long-term agreements with durations of over 10 years, while the cumulative contracted value has exceeded NT$100 billion. These achievements not only reflect the continued growth in corporate demand for green electricity, but also provide a solid foundation for the Company’s long-term, stable revenue stream and enhanced business visibility.

Among SAS’s affiliated companies, Taiwan Speciality Chemicals Corporation (TSCC, 4772:TT) reported cumulative consolidated revenue of NT$2.76 billion for the first three quarters, representing a year-over-year increase of 146.2%. Driven by demand from AI and advanced semiconductor processes, capacity utilization for disilane has approached full utilization, with further capacity expansion underway. AHF (anhydrous hydrogen fluoride) is also being progressively adopted in advanced logic, memory, and HBM (high-bandwidth memory) processes. Meanwhile, the benefits of the acquisition of Hung Jie Technology Corporation are gradually materializing, with its cleaning and coating capacity being expanded in parallel.

Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC, 8086:TT) reported cumulative consolidated revenue of NT$3.78 billion for the first three quarters, up 32.1% year over year. Its power amplifier (PA) business continues to benefit from 5G and Wi-Fi 7 applications, which are driving demand for gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafer foundry services. Its non-PA business is expanding into applications including AI high-speed optical communications and solar energy. Data center optical communications (Datacom) products are already in stable volume shipments, while the company continues to advance its vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) initiatives to capture opportunities in AI data centers and high-speed optical transmission markets.

Actron Technology Corporation (8255:TT) reported cumulative consolidated revenue of NT$6.03 billion for the first three quarters, representing year-over-year decline of 3.7%. Demand for its automotive ultra-low-loss diodes (ULLD) remains strong, while its non-automotive business continues to expand into industrial applications. Customized insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) products have entered low-volume production, and the company is also expanding its presence in applications including silicon carbide (SiC), AI server power supplies, and high-voltage direct current (HVDC). The SAS Group will continue to integrate resources and technological strengths across its businesses while advancing its three core business areas—renewable energy manufacturing and services, automotive components, and semiconductors—to capture growth opportunities arising from the simultaneous expansion of computing power and electricity demand.

GlobalWafers continues to advance toward its goals of using 100% renewable energy by 2040 and achieving net-zero emissions across the value chain by 2050, with supply chain decarbonization incorporated into its long-term sustainability strategy. Through Supplier Day, GlobalWafers connected customer expectations, corporate sustainability goals, and supplier actions, enabling global partners to better understand future collaboration priorities and establishing a shared foundation for continued cooperation and improvement.

From Goals to Action: Advancing Sustainable Practices Across the Supply Chain

To strengthen decarbonization and information transparency, GlobalWafers outlined specific actions at Supplier Day, including support for the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and related emissions reduction measures, provision of verified Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) data, increased use of renewable energy, enhanced carbon emissions disclosure, and the establishment of annual emissions reduction and continuous improvement plans. Partners are also expected to participate in ESG assessments and on-site audits, submit annual updates on sustainability improvements, and progressively adopt relevant management systems such as ISO 14001 for environmental management and ISO 14067 for product carbon footprint.

GlobalWafers also encouraged partners to extend biodiversity management across the value chain, further strengthening environmental responsibility and sustainable sourcing. Through disclosure, assessment, auditing, and follow-up mechanisms, the company is progressively enhancing carbon transparency, traceability, and decarbonization capabilities throughout its supply chain, translating sustainability expectations into actionable and measurable collaboration mechanisms. As these standards continue to evolve, sustainability has also become an important consideration in supplier qualification and partnership assessments, encouraging partners to strengthen their governance capabilities and sustainability performance.

Building a Comprehensive Responsible Supply Chain Framework

GlobalWafers regards integrity, sustainability, and regulatory compliance as essential foundations for collaboration. Through its Supplier Code of Conduct, the company establishes shared standards for responsible business practices covering anti-bribery, ESG, trade compliance, intellectual property protection, labor and human rights, and green procurement, reinforcing responsible sourcing and value chain governance.

Through shared environmental, social, and governance standards, GlobalWafers helps suppliers better understand evolving customer expectations, market developments, and regulatory trends, while integrating relevant requirements into their daily operations. Supplier Day also serves as an important platform for communication and alignment among global partners, helping suppliers proactively strengthen capabilities in carbon management, responsible sourcing, and continuous improvement, while enhancing supply chain transparency, resilience, and long-term competitiveness.

From Expectations to Recognition: Creating a Positive Cycle of Collaboration

GlobalWafers also recognizes the outstanding performance of its business　partners through the Supplier Excellence Awards. This year’s event featured five award categories: Best Supplier, Equipment Partner Excellence, Sustainability, Outstanding Contractor, and Supply Chain Innovation. A total of eight suppliers were recognized, reflecting GlobalWafers’ emphasis on overall excellence, continuous improvement, and long-term partnership value across its supply chain.

From bringing together more than 200 global supply chain partners to align on sustainability priorities, to advancing Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) commitments, Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) disclosure, ESG assessments, on-site audits, and annual improvement programs, and ultimately recognizing outstanding supplier performance, GlobalWafers has progressively established a sustainable supply chain management framework centered on expectation-setting, assessment, improvement, and recognition. Through close collaboration with its partners, the Company continues to enhance supply chain competitiveness while creating long-term sustainable value.

Through Supplier Day, GlobalWafers connects customer expectations and corporate sustainability objectives with concrete actions across its global supplier network. By embedding responsibility and sustainability requirements into day-to-day supply chain operations and strengthening carbon transparency, decarbonization capabilities, and operational resilience through long-term collaboration, GlobalWafers and its partners are working together to build a more competitive and sustainable supply chain that delivers long-term value.

The Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility evaluates corporate sustainability competitiveness across four dimensions: corporate governance, corporate commitment, social engagement, and environmental sustainability. In 2026, GlobalWafers achieved a score of 8.46 in environmental sustainability, demonstrating outstanding performance and reflecting the Company’s continued efforts to integrate sustainability into its operational management and long-term development strategy.

Advancing Low-Carbon Transformation Across Global Operations

As the global transition toward net zero accelerates alongside continued growth in the semiconductor industry, GlobalWafers is advancing decarbonization through energy efficiency, renewable energy, circular economy initiatives, and supply chain management. The Company officially joined the RE100 initiative in 2022 and, in 2025, accelerated its target for achieving 100% renewable electricity across global operations to 2040. In addition, the Company’s greenhouse gas reduction targets were validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) this year, supporting its long-term ambition to achieve net-zero emissions across the value chain by 2050. Through these efforts, GlobalWafers continues to extend its low-carbon transition beyond its own operations and across the broader value chain.

Talent Sustainability as a Foundation for Long-Term Competitiveness

In the CommonWealth Talent Sustainability Award assessment, GlobalWafers demonstrated strong performance in areas including workplace health, diversity, equity and inclusion, and talent investment and development. GlobalWafers believes that talent is a key driver of sustainable growth, innovation, and global expansion. Through comprehensive talent development programs, professional training, career planning, international exchanges, and industry-academia collaboration, the Company continues to cultivate globally competitive professionals. GlobalWafers also promotes a diverse, equitable, and inclusive (DEI) workplace through employee care, health and wellness initiatives, family support, and equal development opportunities.

Creating Long-Term Sustainable Value Through Responsible Growth

Receiving both the Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility and the CommonWealth Talent Sustainability Award reflects GlobalWafers’ continued efforts to translate sustainability from a corporate commitment into an integral part of business management and day-to-day operations. Looking ahead, GlobalWafers will continue to uphold its philosophy of “Responsible Growth,” further strengthening sustainability governance, low-carbon transformation, talent development, and social engagement while working with stakeholders to build a more resilient, inclusive, and competitive sustainable future.

In 2026, GlobalWafers further expanded its corporate beekeeping program. The two sites in Italy currently host a total of 10 beehives equipped with the HiveTech digital hive monitoring system. Sensors continuously track key indicators such as temperature, humidity, hive weight, and colony activity. The data can be transmitted in real time to a digital platform for analysis, helping monitor colony health and seasonal changes while reducing the frequency of manual inspections and disturbance to the bees. This enables conservation activities to gradually move toward a more scientific and data-driven management approach.

Beyond managed honeybees, GlobalWafers’ Italian subsidiary has also extended its conservation efforts to solitary bees, bumblebees, butterflies, and other wild pollinators. A total of five insect hotels have been installed across the two sites to provide spaces for nesting, resting, and reproduction. Particularly in industrial and urban environments where natural habitats are relatively limited, these small-scale ecological facilities help increase available habitats and create a more pollinator-friendly living environment.

Environmental education materials have also been placed near the insect hotels to help employees better understand the importance of pollinators and biodiversity. In this way, habitat enhancement also serves as an opportunity to strengthen environmental awareness and participation. These initiatives support SDG 15, Life on Land, particularly its focus on ecosystem protection, habitat improvement, and halting biodiversity loss.

Since January 2026, GlobalWafers has participated in the Novara City in Green initiative promoted by the Municipality of Novara in Italy. Through more ecologically friendly green-space management practices, the initiative increases urban habitats, enhances ecosystem resilience, and strengthens the city’s ability to adapt to climate change.

GlobalWafers currently provides funding and sponsors maintenance activities to support differentiated mowing practices across three local urban green spaces. By reducing frequent mowing, native flowering plants are able to complete their growth, flowering, and seed-setting cycles while continuing to provide food sources for pollinators throughout the growing season. Nectar-rich plants have also been added to these green spaces to further enhance plant and habitat diversity.

To evaluate the effectiveness of these measures, biodiversity monitoring in the relevant areas is conducted by the University of Eastern Piedmont, with ongoing observation of pollinator populations and ecological changes. This allows urban green-space management to go beyond greening and use scientific monitoring to assess long-term ecological benefits.

Compared with conventional high-frequency green-space maintenance, this nature-based management approach not only helps increase habitat diversity, but can also reduce fuel consumption associated with mowing as well as irrigation and fertilizer use. It can also improve soil fertility, enhance carbon sequestration and the absorption of air pollutants, help mitigate the urban heat island effect, and create richer habitats for pollinators, birds, and other wildlife.

These efforts also support SDG 11, Sustainable Cities and Communities, demonstrating how biodiversity conservation can extend from corporate sites into urban environments and how ecologically informed management can better integrate nature into everyday city and community life.

Since August 2024, GlobalWafers’ Italian subsidiary has partnered with international marine conservation organization Ogyre, working with local fishing communities in Italy, Brazil, Indonesia, and Senegal to recover marine and coastal waste. The partnership not only helps reduce marine pollution and protect vulnerable habitats, but also supports sustainable livelihoods and community development through local participation, balancing environmental and social values.

Each June, initiatives such as World Oceans Day bring greater international attention to marine conservation and help raise public awareness of ocean-related issues. In June 2026, GlobalWafers participated in the Ogyre Ocean Challenge for the second consecutive year, recovering more than 400 kilograms of marine and coastal waste during the month. As of July 2026, more than 7,000 kilograms had been recovered since the partnership began, with continued progress toward the long-term goal of collecting 15 metric tons by mid-2028.

Recovered waste is sorted according to material type and recyclability. Recyclable materials such as plastics can be transformed into textiles, furniture, or industrial materials, allowing resources to re-enter the circular economy. Non-recyclable materials are properly treated and disposed of in accordance with applicable requirements. By removing marine waste and reducing the risk of microplastics entering the environment, the initiative continues to expand its marine conservation benefits.

In addition, every kilogram of recovered waste is tracked, quantified, and certified through Ogyre’s digital system, providing transparency and traceability for the program’s results. From pollution reduction and resource circularity to community participation, these efforts also support SDG 14, Life Below Water, particularly its goals of reducing marine pollution and protecting marine and coastal ecosystems.

For more information, please visit the dedicated project page: Ogyre x GlobalWafers – MEMC

🎨 A Creative Pause for a Busy Mind

Zentangle®, horticultural activities, marble-pattern planter making, and scented floral wax workshops gave employees a chance to shift their focus from work to creativity. Drawing, mixing colors, planting, and arranging flowers encouraged participants to slow down, focus on the present, and enjoy the satisfaction of creating something by hand.

The finished plants, planters, and scented pieces could also be brought back to the office or home, extending that sense of relaxation into everyday life.

🌦️ Understanding Emotions, Building Better Communication

Mental wellness sessions focused on common workplace challenges such as stress, emotions, and communication. Through an “Emotional Weather Forecast,” stress check-ins, and an “Emotion Regulation Bingo,” employees learned to recognize how they feel and explore ways to recharge.

Workplace scenarios and perspective-taking exercises also helped participants understand their own reactions under pressure and consider others’ viewpoints—useful skills for cross-functional teamwork, challenging conversations, and busy workdays.

🥗 Small Choices for Better Health

Nutrition sessions started with a familiar question: “Why do we feel tired after lunch?” Employees learned how blood sugar, meal order, muscle activity, and metabolism affect energy levels, along with simple tips such as changing the order of foods and taking a short walk after meals.

Through familiar examples from convenience stores, buffets, and hot pot meals, employees learned how small adjustments to food choices and portions can make healthier eating a natural part of everyday life.

💚 From Individual Well-Being to a More Resilient and Supportive Workplace

Throughout the two-month Wellness Month program, employees were able to participate according to their interests and needs. From creative relaxation and emotional awareness to communication and healthy eating, the diverse activities helped bring well-being beyond individual sessions and into everyday work and life.

Employee health and well-being are an important part of GlobalWafers’ commitment to social sustainability and human capital development. Through Wellness Month, GlobalWafers continues to integrate health promotion into the workplace, strengthening employees’ awareness of physical and mental well-being and their ability to practice self-care, while fostering positive interactions and a supportive work environment. These efforts also align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being and SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth. Going forward, GlobalWafers will continue to advance diverse health promotion and employee care initiatives to foster a healthier, more supportive, and resilient workplace.