TSMC’s Third ESG AWARD Reaches 1,880 Proposals, Driving Sustainable Innovation

TSMC established an annual ESG AWARD to encourage employees to contribute inspiring ideas to support TSMC’s five ESG directions and recognize ESG progress of internal divisions. The ESG AWARD helps to motivate TSMCers to explore and tap into various possibilities of progress to continually drive the culture of sustainable innovation. TSMC ESG AWARD entered its third year in 2022. To encourage all employees to invest in ESG and to bypass geographical restrictions, this year, all overseas subsidiaries participated in the grand event. Not only did the Company broadcast all the shortlisted proposals of first round selection in a 3D virtual exhibition, but two warm-up programs were also launched to strengthen TSMCers’ awareness of ESG values and actions. A total of 109,890 people participated, submitting up to 1,880 proposal, reaching a YoY increase of 50% and continuing to extend the impact of common good.

Continuing to Deepen Corporate ESG Culture, Proposals for the Five ESG Directions Increase

In order to promote the implementation of sustainable culture in all organizations at home and abroad, TSMC not only built a dedicated bilingual website for the TSMC ESG AWARD, but also expanded the scale of consultation seminars to 50 sessions this year. TSMC invited ESG representatives from the 2021 EMPOWERMENT and ENGAGMENT AWARD Winners to share ideas on how to motivate colleagues to practice ESG. Internal experts also exchanged their experience on sustainable topics including energy conservation and carbon reduction, circular resources, diversity and inclusion, so as to enhance mutual benefits across organizations. The number of proposals in the five ESG directions all increased this year. Among all, the growth rate of Create a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace reached 116%, demonstrating that TSMCers are keen on building a workplace that can unleash potential and realize the value of diversity. They are willing to come up with innovative ideas and put them into action.

TSMC ESG AWARD serves as a sharing platform to promote sustainable thinking and actions within TSMC, and it garners the sustainable competencies from colleagues to strengthen the Company's competitiveness. For the 40 winners of the first and second ESG AMAZING IDEAS AWARDS, a total of 31 proposals are currently being implemented through the TSMC ESG Committee to conduct cross-departmental communication, integrate resources, and track implementation progress on a quarterly basis, continuing to drive more positive changes. For more information about TSMC's ESG actions, please refer to TSMC ESG website, TSMC Sustainability Report, ESG Newsletter and LinkedIn.