ASUS announced that its net-zero science-based emissions reduction targets were validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
This follows the company’s near-term target validation in 2023, reaffirming a commitment to aligning its climate actions with the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, according to a statement.
ASUS, a Taiwan-based global technology company that provides innovative and intuitive devices, components, and solutions, pledges to achieve an absolute 90% GHG emissions reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 combined as well as an absolute 90% GHG emissions reduction in Scope 3 by 2050.
The SBTi review assessed the actual emissions reduction performance of ASUS starting from 2021, together with the effectiveness of the company’s overall climate action plan — a three-phase net-zero roadmap that focuses on strategies such as enhancing energy efficiency, expanding the use of renewable energy and advancing innovative technologies.
The 2050 net-zero long-term target requires companies to align with SBT reduction pathways, implement carbon reduction plans and carry out comprehensive GHG inventories across the entire group with third-party verification. It also mandates full coverage of Scope 3 emissions management and target setting. In addition, companies are required to enhance the feasibility and transparency of their targets through annual disclosures and a five-year SBTi review mechanism.
ASUS set a target to achieve 100% renewable energy use across its global operations centers by 2035 and achieved 55% renewable energy usage in 2024.
On the data front, ASUS has built its own carbon data management platform to support 118 subsidiaries and over 800 suppliers to systematically manage carbon data and GHG accounting inventory.
In the supply chain, key supplier engagement efforts led to a 28% reduction in carbon emissions intensity in 2024 compared to a 2020 baseline.
In end products, ASUS notebooks outperform Energy Star efficiency standards by an average of 47.9%, demonstrating tangible carbon reduction performance in the major emission sources of supply chain and product energy efficiency.