Disclosure Number |
Disclosure Title |
Report Contents or Explanation |
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102-1 |
Name of the organization |
About TSMC |
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102-2 |
Activities, brands, products, and services |
About TSMC |
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102-3 |
Location of headquarters |
About TSMC |
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102-4 |
Location of operations |
About TSMC |
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102-5 |
Ownership and legal form |
About TSMC Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report (II) Financial Statements |
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102-6 |
Markets served |
About TSMC |
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102-7 |
Scale of the organization |
About TSMC Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report (II) Financial Statements |
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102-8 |
Information on employees and other workers |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer- Diversity and Inclusion Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report 5.6.3 Workforce Structure |
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102-9 |
Supply chain |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Responsible Purchaser- Supplier Sustainability Management Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report 5.3.5 Raw Materials and Supply Chain Management |
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102-10 |
Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Responsible Purchaser- Supplier Sustainability Management Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report 1.Letter to Shareholder, 2.Company Profile, 4.Capital and Shares, 5.Operational Highlights |
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102-11 |
Precautionary Principle or approach |
Operations and Governance- Corporate Governance- Risk Management Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report 6.3 Risk Management |
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102-12 |
External initiatives |
Responsible Business Alliance (RBA, the previous EICC) and Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP, the previous Conflict-free Smelter Program); Participated RE100; Participated TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) Supporter, committed to evaluate and publicly disclose climate change risks and opportunities. |
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102-13 |
Membership of associations |
Appendix- Participation in Industry Associations and Non-Profit Organizations |
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102-14 |
Statement from senior decision-maker |
Letter from the ESG Executive Committee Chairperson Letter from the ESG Committee Chairperson Sustainable Business Practices- ESG Implementation Framework, ESG Management |
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102-15 |
Key impacts, risks, and opportunities |
Sustainable Business Practices- Materiality Analysis and Stakeholder Communication |
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102-16 |
Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior |
Operations and Governance- Corporate Governance- Ethics and Regulatory Compliance Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 3.5 Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, 3.6 Regulatory Compliance |
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102-17 |
Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics |
Operations and Governance- Corporate Governance- Ethics and Regulatory Compliance Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 3.5 Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, 3.6 Regulatory Compliance, 5.6.9 Employee Engagement / Employee Communication |
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102-18 |
Governance structure |
Sustainable Business Practices- ESG Management Operations and Governance- Corporate Governance-Board of Directors and Committees Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 2.3.1 Organization Chart, 3 Corporate Governance |
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102-19 |
Delegating authority |
Sustainable Business Practices- ESG Management |
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102-20 |
Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental, and social topics |
Letter from the ESG Executive Committee Chairperson Letter from the ESG Committee Chairperson Sustainable Business Practices- ESG Management |
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102-21 |
Consulting stakeholders on economic, environmental, and social topics |
Sustainable Business Practices- Materiality Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement Operations and Governance- Corporate Governance Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report3.4 Taiwan Corporate Governance Implementation as Required by the Taiwan Financial Supervisory Commission/Assessment Item 5 |
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102-22 |
Composition of the highest governance body and its committees |
Operations and Governance- Corporate Governance Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 2.4.1 Information Regarding Board Members, 3. Corporate Governance/Implementation of the Diversity Policy for Board Members |
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102-23 |
Chair of the highest governance body |
The Chair of the highest governance body is not an executive officer |
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102-24 |
Nominating and selecting the highest governance body |
Please refer to TSMC official website “Guidelines for Nomination of Directors” Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 3.2 Board of Directors/Nomination and Election of Directors |
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102-25 |
Conflicts of interest |
The avoidance of conflicts of interests is governed by several corporate processes. First, any director or executive officer who, for him/herself or on behalf of another, wishes to engage in any business activity that overlaps with TSMC's business must obtain the prior approval of our shareholders' meeting or Board of Directors respectively in accordance with relevant laws. Second, each board member and executive officer must complete an annual declaration on related party transactions which is reviewed by our Audit Committee. Third, we are subject to strenuous reporting requirements on reporting any related party transactions under both R.O.C. and U.S. security rules. Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 2.4.1 Information Regarding Board Members, 4.1.4 Major Shareholders, 4.1.8 Related Party Relationship among TSMC’s 10 Largest Shareholders, 5.3.5 Raw Materials and Supply Chain Management/Suppliers Accounted for at Least 10% of Annual Consolidated Net Procurement, 5.4 Customer Trust/Customers Accounted for at Least 10% of Annual Consolidated Net Revenue, 8.1 Subsidiaries Please refer to Consolidated Financial Statements for 2021- Note 37- Additional Disclosures, Table 6 - Total Purchases from or Sales to Related Parties of at Least NT$100 Million or 20% of the Paid-in Capital |
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102-26 |
Role of highest governance body in setting purpose, values, and strategy |
Sustainable Business Practices- ESG Implementation Framework, ESG Management TSMC’s Chairman chairs the ESG Steering Committee, and the Chairperson of the ESG Committee serves as its Executive Secretary and reports quarterly to the Board of Directors on the implementation results and the future work plan. (the report includes economic, environmental and social topics). In addition, the Board of Directors also review the annual plan and the donations of the "TSMC Education and Culture Foundation" and "TSMC Charity Foundation". TSMC has set "ESG Policy" and "ESG Matrix", and the "ESG Matrix" clearly defines the scope of the TSMC's responsibilities. |
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102-27 |
Collective knowledge of highest governance body |
Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 3. Corporate Governance/Continuing Education/Training of Directors” in 2021. Through quarterly ESG report and management report to develop and enhance the Board of Directors' collective knowledge of economic, environmental and social topics. |
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102-28 |
Evaluating the highest governance body’s performance |
Operations and Governance- Corporate Governance- Board of Directors and Committees Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 3.1 Corporate Governance/2021 Corporate Governance Awards and Ratings, 3.2 Board of Directors/Directors' Compensation, 3.4 Taiwan Corporate Governance Implementation as Required by Taiwan Financial Supervisory Commission/Assessment Item 3 - (3), 7.1 Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Overview/2021 ESG Awards and Ratings |
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102-29 |
Identifying and managing economic, environmental, and social impacts |
Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 3.2 Board of Directors/Board Responsibilities: The Board of Directors considers economic, environmental and social topics and their impact, risks and opportunities, and stakeholder opinions, when resolving important company matters, for example, when approving capital appropriations. The Board reviews variety of subjects (including ESG programs) reported by TSMC management quarterly, as well as other proposed corporate strategies. The Board then evaluates the prospects of these strategies, reviews progress, and provide guidance to TSMC management when needed. Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report for more- 3.2.1 Audit Committee, 3.2.2 Compensation Committee, 3.4 Taiwan Corporate Governance Implementation as Required by Taiwan Financial Supervisory Commission/Assessment Item 5, 6.3 Risk Management, 7.1 Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Overview/ESG Management and Stakeholder Engagement |
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102-30 |
Effectiveness of risk management processes |
Operations and Governance- Corporate Governance- Risk Management Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 6.3 Risk Management |
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102-31 |
Review of economic, environmental, and social topics |
Operations and Governance- Corporate Governance- Board of Directors and Committees, Risk Management Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 3. Corporate Governance, 6.3 Risk Management |
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102-32 |
Highest governance body’s role in sustainability reporting |
This report is reviewed and approved by the Company's functional heads and Chairperson of the ESG Committee Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 3. Corporate Governance |
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102-33 |
Communicating critical concerns |
In addition to holding regular meetings, TSMC management will regularly provide to the Board of Directors material company reports and information:
In addition, the Board maintains a regular line of communication with TSMC management, which will remain open if an event of critical concerns occurs. Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 3.2.4 Director and Committees Members' Attendance/Audit Committee Meeting Status |
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102-34 |
Nature and total number of critical concerns |
Please refer to the material information the Company has disclosed on Market Observation Post System (MOPS), which indicates the total number and nature of critical concerns. Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 6.3 Enterprise Risk Management Framework- TSMC and its subsidiaries adopt risk management strategies corresponding to risk level through implementing an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) system that weighs strategic, operational, financial and hazardous risks that may disrupt the Company's operations or financial results. If any events of critical concerns occur, the Company can resolve the event by using existing risk management mechanisms. |
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102-35 |
Remuneration policies |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer -Talent attraction and retention- Competitiveness of total compensation, Employee benefit system superior to Statute Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 2.5 Management Team, 5.6.6 Competitiveness of total compensation |
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102-36 |
Process for determining remuneration |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer- Talent Attraction and Retention- Competitiveness of Total Compensation Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 2.5 Management Team, 3.2.2 Compensation Committee, 3.2.4 Director and Committees Members’ Attendance, 5.6.6 Competitiveness of total compensation |
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102-37 |
Stakeholders’ involvement in remuneration |
Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report4.1.12 Compensation to Directors and Profit Sharing to Employees- Based on TSMC’s Articles of Incorporation, before paying dividends or bonuses to shareholders, TSMC shall set aside not more than 0.3% of its annual profit to directors as compensation and not less than 1% to employees as a profit sharing; TSMC’s Articles of Incorporation shall be approved by the shareholders and the annual employees’ profit sharing and directors’ compensation will be reported in the next AGM. |
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102-38 |
Annual total compensation ratio |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer - Talent Attraction and Retention- Competitiveness of Total Compensation Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 2.5 Management Team, 5.6.6 Competitiveness of total compensation |
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102-39 |
Percentage increase in annual total compensation ratio |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer - Talent Attraction and Retention- Competitiveness of Total Compensation Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 2.5 Management Team, 5.6.6 Competitiveness of total compensation |
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102-40 |
List of stakeholder groups |
Sustainable Business Practices- Materiality Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement |
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102-41 |
Collective bargaining agreements |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer- Human Rights- Respect the right of employees to associate freely and hold labor-management meetings on a regular basis By end of 2021, no employee has issued a request to form a union or pursued a collective bargaining agreement |
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102-42 |
Identifying and selecting stakeholders |
Sustainable Business Practices- Materiality Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement |
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102-43 |
Approach to stakeholder engagement |
Sustainable Business Practices- Materiality Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement |
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102-44 |
Key topics and concerns raised |
Sustainable Business Practices- Materiality Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement |
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102-45 |
Entities included in the consolidated financial statements |
About TSMC Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report (II) Financial Statements |
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102-46 |
Defining report content and topic Boundaries |
Sustainable Business Practices- Materiality Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement Appendix- About This Report |
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102-47 |
List of material topics |
Sustainable Business Practices- Materiality Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement |
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102-48 |
Restatements of information |
We adopted “2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories” from 2021. Due to the revision of “2006 IPCC GUIDELINES FOR NATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES”, and to keep consistence of 2021 and beyond GHG inventory data with the goal. |
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102-49 |
Changes in reporting |
Appendix- About This Report |
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102-50 |
Reporting period |
Appendix- About This Report |
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102-51 |
Date of most recent report |
June, 2021 |
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102-52 |
Reporting cycle |
Appendix- About This Report |
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102-53 |
Contact point for questions regarding the report |
Appendix- About This Report |
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102-54 |
Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards |
Appendix- About This Report |
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102-55 |
GRI content index |
Please refer to TSMC ESG Website- GRI Standards Comparison Table |
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102-56 |
External assurance |
Appendix- Independent Third Party Assurance Statement |
103-1 |
Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary |
Sustainable Business Practices- Materiality Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement |
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103-2 |
The management approach and its components |
Please refer to the contents of related topics |
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103-3 |
Evaluation of the management approach |
Please refer to the contents of related topics |
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201-1 |
Direct economic value generated and distributed |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer- Talent attraction and retention- Competitiveness of total compensation Sustainable Governance-Sustainable Value Creation Operations and Governance- Financial Performance, Tax Policy Appendix-ESG Performance Summary Please refer to 2021 TSMC annual report (II) Financial Statements for detailed information. |
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201-2 |
Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Practitioner of Green Power- Climate and Energy- Identify Climate Risks, Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), Climate Risk Adaptive Actions Standards, Climate and Energy Strategies, Goals, and Outcomes TSMC 2021 TCFD Report |
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201-3 |
Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer - Talent Attraction and Retention- Competitiveness of Total Compensation, Employee Benefit System Superior to Statute Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 5.6.6 Competitiveness of total compensation |
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201-4 |
Financial assistance received from government |
Financial assistance received from the R.O.C. government- In 2021, TSMC enjoyed a tax benefit of NT$57.0 billion from five-year tax exemption for capital investments made in previous years. Financial assistance received from foreign governments- TSMC received grants of NT$2.6 billion in 2021 for acquisition of property, plant, and equipment, etc. |
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202-1 |
Ratios of standard entry level wage by gender compared to local minimum wage |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer -Talent Attraction and Retention- Competitiveness of Total Compensation: Provide fair living wage and pay in full and on time with pay slips to state legitimate deductions Human rights policy: Provide fair living wage and pay in full and on time with pay slips to state legitimate deductions Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 5.6.6 Competitiveness of total compensation |
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202-2 |
Proportion of senior management hired from the local community |
Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 2.5.1 Information regarding management team Among the 29 executives in the Management Team, 26 were born in Taiwan or have the legal right to reside indefinitely, accounting for 89.7% |
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203-1 |
Infrastructure investments and services supported |
Sustainable Business Practices- Power to Change Society- TSMC Charity Foundation. Contents including donation, in-kind giving, construction services, repair services, volunteer services, etc. |
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203-2 |
Significant indirect economic impacts |
In total, TSMC deployed 291 distinct process technology, and manufactured 12,302 products for 535 customers in 2021 to continue to bring significant contribution to the advancement of modern society. Sustainable Business Practices- Sustainability Impact |
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204-1 |
Proportion of spending on local suppliers |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Responsible Purchaser - Promoting Green and Low-carbon Supply Chains- Promoting Constant Upgrade of Local Supply Chain. |
205-1 |
Operations assessed for risks related to corruption |
Operations and Governance- Corporate Governance- Ethics and Regulatory Compliance Based on TSMC 2021’s training regimes and awareness campaign, suppliers ethics survey, annual CSA (Control Self-Assessment) Reports received from each division, and a review of the reported anti-corruption incidents from our reporting channels and the results of subsequent investigations thereto, our corruption risk is appropriately controlled and no significant corruption risk was identified. Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 3.5 Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, 3.6 Regulatory Compliance |
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205-2 |
Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures |
Operations and Governance- Corporate Governance- Ethics and Regulatory Compliance TSMC provides anti-corruption and ethics training to each new colleague. For the current colleagues, TSMC provides a variety of training courses in the form of face-to-face courses, communication meetings, online compulsory and selective courses, and provides regulatory compliance guidelines and FAQs through posters, emails, and internal news articles to ensure colleagues access to new knowledge of regulations and deepen their knowledge of various issues. In 2021, TSMC provided current colleagues with "Annual Ethics and Compliance Training Course” (mandatory 0.5 hour online course). The completion rate of each operating base is as follows: 99.9% in Taiwan, 100% in Asian regions outside Taiwan (Mainland, Japan, South Korea), 99.9% in North America (U.S., Canada), and 100% in Europe. Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 3.2.1 Audit Committee, 3.5 Code of Ethics and Business Conduct,3.6 Regulatory Compliance |
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205-3 |
Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken |
Operations and Governance- Corporate Governance- Ethics and Regulatory Compliance Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 3.5 Code of Ethics and Business Conduct |
206-1 |
Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices |
TSMC is not involved in any ongoing investigations related to anti-competitive practices. |
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207-1 |
Approach to tax |
Operations and Governance- Tax Policy |
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207-2 |
Tax governance, control, and risk management |
Operations and Governance- Tax Policy |
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207-3 |
Stakeholder engagement and management of concerns related to tax |
Operations and Governance- Tax Policy |
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207-4 |
Country-by-country reporting |
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) developed a country-by-country reporting system in which the Taiwan R.O.C. government participate. This reporting process was developed in part to aid tax authorities in their audit selection processes. Under the OECD agreement, this reporting information is kept with tax authorities who have the tax expertise to understand and assess this business-sensitive tax information. TSMC supports the business information provided as part of the country-by-country reporting system remaining exclusively with government tax authorities. |
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302-1 |
Energy consumption within the organization |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Practitioner of Green Power- Climate and Energy - Improve energy efficiency |
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302-2 |
Energy consumption outside of the organization |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Practitioner of Green Power- Climate and Energy - Greenhouse Gas Inventory (Scope 3) |
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302-3 |
Energy intensity |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Practitioner of Green Power- Climate and Energy - Improve energy efficiency |
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302-4 |
Reduction of energy consumption |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Practitioner of Green Power- Climate and Energy - Improve energy efficiency The energy consumption reduction calculation is based on the difference in energy consumption before and after the implementation of the energy saving projects |
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302-5 |
Reductions in energy requirements of products and services |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Practitioner of Green Power- Climate and Energy - Improve energy efficiency Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 7.2.2 Sustainable Products |
303-1 |
Interactions with water as a shared resource |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Practitioner of Green Power- Risk Management of Water Resources |
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303-2 |
Management of water discharge-related impacts |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Practitioner of Green Power- Develop Preventive Measures |
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303-3 |
Water withdrawal |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Practitioner of Green Power- Risk Management of Water Resources |
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303-4 |
Water discharge |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Practitioner of Green Power- Risk Management of Water Resources |
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303-5 |
Water consumption |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Practitioner of Green Power- Risk Management of Water Resources |
305-1 |
Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions |
Appendix- ESG Performance Summary (A Practitioner of Green Power) Sustainable Business Practices- A Practitioner of Green Power- Climate and Energy - Drive Low-Carbon Manufacturing- Scope 1 GHG Emissions The Greenhouse Gas Inventory used the Global Warming Potential (GWP) for the IPCC AR5 report, and the emissions from biogenic sources is 1,635.58 metric tons of CO2e. |
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305-2 |
Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions |
Appendix- ESG Performance Summary (A Practitioner of Green Power) |
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305-3 |
Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions |
Appendix- ESG Performance Summary (A Practitioner of Green Power) |
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305-4 |
GHG emissions intensity |
Appendix- ESG Performance Summary (A Practitioner of Green Power) |
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305-5 |
Reduction of GHG emissions |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Practitioner of Green Power- Climate and Energy - Best Mitigation Results in the Industry, Use Renewable Energy |
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305-6 |
Emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) |
TSMC doesn't use Motreal Protocol restricted ODS. |
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305-7 |
Nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulfur oxides (SOX), and other significant air emissions |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Practitioner of Green Power- Air Pollution Control Emissions in 2021: NOX- 205.57 metric tons; SOX- 39.48 metric tons |
306-1 |
Waste generation and significant waste-related impacts |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Practitioner of Green Power- Recycling Resources |
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306-2 |
Management of significant waste-related impacts |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Practitioner of Green Power- Recycling Resources |
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306-3 |
Waste generated |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Practitioner of Green Power- Recycling Resources |
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306-4 |
Waste diverted from disposal |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Practitioner of Green Power- Recycling Resources |
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306-5 |
Waste directed to disposal |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Practitioner of Green Power- Recycling Resources |
307-1 |
Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations |
Company has no significant fines and non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance of environmental laws and regulations 2021. |
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308-1 |
New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Responsible Purchaser- Supplier Sustainability Management - 2021 Goals and Achievements: 100% new suppliers compliant and signed “TSMC ethics and supplier code of conduct" |
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308-2 |
Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Responsible Purchaser- Improving Sustainability Risk Management |
401-1 |
New employee hires and employee turnover |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer -Talent Attraction and Retention: Strong talent pool, maintain health turnover rate Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 5.6.10 Retention Number of new employees in the past five years
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401-2 |
Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer -Talent attraction and retention- Competitiveness of total compensation, Exceed the statutory requirements of benefit program Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 5.6.6 Competitiveness of total compensation |
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401-3 |
Parental leave |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer -Talent attraction and retention- Parental Benefits |
402-1 |
Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer - Human Rights- Internal Communication Channels for Employees. The company has major issues and changes will be announced in quarterly meetings. If the employment relationship with some employees needs to be terminated due to major operational changes, the Company will notify employees in advance abide by the law. |
403-1 |
Occupational health and safety management system |
In 2021, there were 3 new factories, namely the Fab 12 phase 8, Fab 18B phase 1 to 3, and the Advanced Backend Fab 6. They are planned to obtain ISO 45001 Occupational Safety and Health management system certification in 2022. The remaining existing factories and subsidiaries TSMC (China), TSMC (Nanjing), WaferTech and VisEra have set up safety and health organizations and personnel in accordance with Article 1-1 of the Occupational Safety and Health Management Rules, and established an occupational safety and health management system, achieved safety and health management goals, uplifted safety and health management performances, and passed ISO 45001 certification. Corporate Level Safety and Health Committee is hosted by Corporate ESH Director, the Committee meeting is held by quarterly, percentage of total workforce represented is 44%. |
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403-2 |
Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer- Occupational Safety and Health - Promote Safety Culture: |
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403-3 |
Occupational health services |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer- Occupational Safety and Health - Comprehensive Health Management |
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403-4 |
Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health and safety |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer- Occupational Safety and Health - Promote Safety Culture - Safety and Health Measures |
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403-5 |
Worker training on occupational health and safety |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer- Occupational Safety and Health - Comprehensive Health Management |
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403-6 |
Promotion of worker health |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer- Occupational Safety and Health - Promote Safety Culture - Health Care |
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403-7 |
Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer- Occupational Safety and Health- Comprehensive Health Management, Internal-External Alliance |
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403-8 |
Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system |
Workers include the scope of employees and contractors. Management system, internal and external audit cover a total of 26 factories in domestic, abroad and subsidiaries. In 2021, there were 3 new factories, namely the Fab 12 phase 8, Fab 18B phase 1 to 3, and the Advanced Backend Fab 6. They are planned to obtain ISO 45001 Occupational Safety and Health management system certification in 2022. The remaining 23 existing factories and subsidiaries TSMC (China), TSMC (Nanjing), WaferTech and VisEra have obtained ISO 45001 certification. The total certification rate of management system is 88.5%. |
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403-9 |
Work-related injuries |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer- Occupational Safety and Health - Promote Safety Culture, Work with External Parties to Optimize Work Environment |
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403-10 |
Work-related ill health |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer- Occupational Safety and Health - Promote Safety Culture - Occupational Disease Prevention Related Measures and Performances |
404-1 |
Average hours of training per year per employee |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer - Talent Development |
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404-2 |
Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer - Talent Development |
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404-3 |
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer - Talent Development Based on the "TSMC Capability Model" as the basis for talent development, from "experience learning (70%)", "feedback and guidance (20%)" and "education and training (10%)" Provide the specific developmental needs required by employees. One of the aspects of "feedback and guidance" is for all supervisors and employees to regularly implement mid-year and year-end performance feedback and discussions; "education and training" is also implemented according to the "personal development plan." |
405-1 |
Diversity of governance bodies and employees |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer –Diversity and Inclusion Operations and Governance- Corporate Governance- Board of Directors and Committees Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 2.4.1 Information Regarding Board Members, 3.2 Board of Directors |
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405-2 |
Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer - Diversity and inclusion- The Ratio of total compensation between Male and Female |
406-1 |
Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer - Human Rights |
407-1 |
Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer - Human Rights:
Sustainable Business Practices- A Responsible Purchaser- Improving Sustainability Risk Management: |
408-1 |
Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer - Human Rights: Sustainable Business Practices- A Responsible Purchaser- Improving Sustainability Risk Management: |
409-1 |
Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer - Human Rights: A Responsible Purchaser- Improving Sustainability Risk Management: |
412-1 |
Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer - Human Rights: |
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412-2 |
Employee training on human rights policies or procedures |
Sustainable Business Practices- An Admired Employer - Human Rights- Implement the –“Human Rights Policy”, Human rights protection training |
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412-3 |
Significant investment agreements and contracts that include human rights clauses or that underwent human rights screening |
In 2021, TSMC expanded its new facilities to locations outside of Taiwan, including in the U.S. and Japan. In TSMC’s Request for Quotation (RFQ), we request contractors’ adherence to TSMC Supplier Code of Conduct, in which we pledge to honor internal human rights. Please refer to 2021 TSMC Annual Report- 5.6.1 Human Rights Policy and Specific Actions |
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414-1 |
New suppliers that were screened using social criteria |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Responsible Purchaser- Improving Sustainability Risk Management: |
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414-2 |
Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken |
Sustainable Business Practices- A Responsible Purchaser- Improving Sustainability Risk Management: |
416-1 |
Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories |
There is no significant health and safety impacts for the products and services that TSMC provided to customers. |
- |
416-2 |
Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services |
Not applicable |
- |
418-1 |
Substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data |
Sustainable Business Practices- Customer Relationship Management - customer's Virtual Fab (no customer complains in information leakage) |
419-1 |
Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area |
Company has no significant fines and non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance of social and economic area in 2021. |
- |
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Independent Assurance Statement |