The aim of the Social and Environmental management system is to formulate an environmental and occupational health and safety policy, and to implement this throughout the company. The company has achieved ISO 14001 environment management system certification, OHSAS 18001 occupational health and safety management system certification and non-use of the ozone depleting substances (ODC) certification. ASUS also designs, develops and promotes environmentally friendly products, which are more able to be recycled in order to meet WEEE and RoHS international environment protection regulations.  Our management systems associated with our products are discussed in Section.

Social and Environmental Responsibility Policy (SERASUS Policy)

1.Abide by all environmental protection, labour, safety and health laws.
2.Conserve natural resources and endeavour to prevent pollution.
3.Reduce environmental impacts and safety risks.

4.Satisfy customer requirements and aim to become  an entirely green enterprise
5.Facilitate a company-wide promotion of corporate responsibility particularly social  and   environmental aspects.
6.Encourage all employees to participate in the program and continuously improve it.

ASUS Social and Environmental Management Systems
As identified earlier, the management system which relates to social and environmental management within our operations is ASUS's Social Environmental responsibility, Health and Safety Management System (SERASUS). This system reflects the following international standards:

- ISO 14000- Environmental Management Systems
- OHSAS 18000 - Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
- ASUS also refers to EICC - Electronic Industry Code of Conduct for guidance on labour rights, commercial ethics and opportunities for improvement. ASUS have become a member of the EICC starting from July 2007.

The SERASUS management system follows a "Plan, Do, Check, Act" cycle to assess the operational control, environmental impacts and OH&S risks associated with the activities of the organization. This management system commits to upholding the human rights of workers and to treating them with dignity and respect, as understood by the international community and in accordance with national legal requirements.

The SERASUS management system also includes the organizational structure, planning activities, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes and resources for developing, implementing, achieving, reviewing and maintaining the organization's social and environmental responsibility policy.

Elements of our Environmental, Health and Safety System
1.Legal and Customer Requirements
ASUS has established and maintained procedures for identifying and recording legal and customer requirements, which will be updated at regular intervals, and committed to communicate these to ASUS's employees and other interested parties.

2.Environmental Aspect and OH&S Hazard Identification

Environmental Aspects

The possible environmental impacts are illustrated in the above diagram. For example, a primary cause of air pollution of all ASUS's manufacturing sites comes from soldering where fumes carrying metallic and organic elements are produced. These pollutants are extracted and treated and the company also continuously updates the production machinery to meet relevant national environmental regulations.
Further details on how we manage key environmental impacts and our performance in these areas are discussed in the following sections.

Occupational Health & Safety Hazard (identified with risks)

The production activities with higher risks are shown in the above figure. Hazard prevention measures include equipment safety design, health and safety training, routine inspection and maintenance of equipment, emergency response planning and training, chemical management, employee health examination and management, personal protection equipment, operational management, ergonomic improvement program, etc. The above-mentioned factors are used to ensure that employees have the safest working environment.

3.Competence, Training and Awareness
We are committed to all employees having the relevant training and/or experience to enable them to do their work with competence.  We also make our employees aware of the possible dangerous consequences, actual or potential of their work activities.  We also strive to ensure that all employees are aware of their roles and responsibilities in achieving conformance to the SERASUS policy, procedures and to the requirements of the SERASUS management system, including emergency response requirements and qualifications.

4.Communication and Worker Feedback
ASUS uses both internal and external means to communicate between management, employees and external stakeholders to ensure that everyone understands ASUS's Social and Environmental Responsibilities. For example, there are suggestion boxes in our factories for employees to provide suggestions or raise issues.

5.Audit
We have established an internal "SERASUS Audit" programme that assesses the status of compliance with the ASUS's SERASUS requirements and effectiveness and efficiency of its implementation of the SERASUS. ASUS trained its internal auditors who must possess the necessary qualifications to perform the audits.  These audits are additional to the external assessments that are conducted as part of maintaining our IS14001 and OSHAS certifications.

6.Performance Measurement and Monitoring
We use qualitative and quantitative measures (including KPIs and targets) to monitor the effectiveness of our system implementation and our performance.  Specific targets are discussed in the relevant sections below.

Targets for environmental and health & safety performance are established at a site level.  Assessing performance against these targets has primarily occurred on a site-by-site basis, and selected elements of this site level performance data are presented in the following sections.  We are starting to establish a mechanism for the aggregation of environmental, health and safety data to enable performance across the whole company to be reported in the future.

Social and Environmental Responsibility in Broader Context

More information on ASUS's specific environmental practices, such as those related to reducing toxic substances, maximizing product life cycle, or use of renewable resources can be found on Green Design Management.