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United Nations Global Compact Index

Category10 PrinciplesReport Contents or ExplanationPage
Human Rights
Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights
TSMC supports and respects the protection of international human rights standards. Please refer to TSMC "Human Rights Policy," "Human Rights Report" and "Operations and Governance: Business and Human Rights" of Sustainability Report.
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Make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses
As a member of Responsible Business Alliance (RBA, the previous EICC), TSMC supports the “responsible sourcing” practice advocated by the RBA and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI). Please refer to "A Responsible Purchaser: Improving Sustainability Risk Management & Responsible Minerals Sourcing" of TSMC Sustainability Report.
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Labor
Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining
TSMC upholds the freedom of association and regularly host labor management meetings to strengthen communication between management and employees. Please refer to "An Admired Employer: Talent Attraction and Retention" of TSMC Sustainability Report.
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The elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labor
TSMC forbids any form of forced labor. Please refer to TSMC "Human Rights Policy" and "Human Rights Report."
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The effective abolition of child labor
TSMC abolishes any form of child labor. Please refer to TSMC "Human Rights Policy" and "Human Rights Report."
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The elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
TSMC prohibits any form of discrimination and strives to create a zero-harassment and non-discriminatory workplace. Please refer to TSMC "Human Rights Policy" and "Human Rights Report."
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Environment
Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges
"Establish environmental management system, formulate objectives and targets for continuous improvement of environmental protection, continue promoting green fab, green manufacturing, and green supply chain, manage environmental risks, and march toward net-zero emissions" is one of TSMC environmental protection strategies. Please refer to TSMC "Environmental Policy" and "A Practitioner of Green Power" of Sustainability Report.
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Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility
"Communicating and collaborating with stakeholders to reduce environmental impact of product life cycle including R&D, raw material, transportation and logistics, production, packaging, and products and services" is one of TSMC environmental protection strategies. Please refer to TSMC "Environmental Policy" and "A Practitioner of Green Power" of Sustainability Report.
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Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies
"Adopting environmentally-friendly actions, enhancing performance of energy and resource consumption, waste management, circular economy, pollution control and biodiversity, as well as proactively collaborating with customers, suppliers/contractors to build up a green supply chain for the semiconductor industry from design, manufacturing to products and services." Please refer to TSMC "Environmental Policy" and "A Practitioner of Green Power" of Sustainability Report.
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Anti-Corruption
Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery
Please refer to "Ethics and Regulatory Compliance" of TSMC Sustainability Report and "3.5 Code of Ethics and Business Conduct," "3.6 Regulatory Compliance" of TSMC Annual Report.
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