As extreme weather and water security increasingly impact global climate governance and business operations, AUO has taken bold steps toward net-zero emissions and sustainable development. In 2025, AUO was honored with the prestigious Double “A” rating from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), earning top scores in both Climate Change and Water Security—a testament to its global leadership in sustainability. CDP commended AUO, stating: “AUO has set an industry benchmark by driving environmental transparency and translating commitments into concrete actions.”
AUO has long championed carbon management and environmental transparency, becoming one of Taiwan’s earliest CDP participants in 2007. Over the past two decades, AUO has continuously strengthened its carbon reduction initiatives. In 2010, AUO introduced a Product Carbon Footprint Management System, integrating product lifecycle carbon data. This year, AUO launched the One Data Carbon Management Platform, fully digitizing company-wide Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions data to enhance accuracy, real-time monitoring, and decision-making efficiency—accelerating carbon reduction performance.
For more than a decade, AUO has implemented an internal carbon pricing mechanism, embedding environmental costs into business operation. In 2025, AUO advanced its efforts by initiating carbon credit trading, supporting enterprises mitigate carbon fee impacts. AUO also reaffirmed its commitment to achieving carbon neutrality buildings across all Taiwan facilities by 2030. In 2023, AUO’s headquarters GRC Building* became the first in Taiwan to complete verification, reduction, and offset processes, earning ISO 14068 Carbon Neutral Verification—a pioneering achievement for the industry.
AUO proactively addresses climate-related risks through global standards. Since 2019, AUO has operated a Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), integrating global regulatory and market trends into its sustainability framework. AUO publishes annual TCFD reports to ensure stakeholders have clear visibility into its climate governance. In line with the global “Nature Positive” initiative, AUO released its first Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) report in 2024, identifying company dependencies and impacts on natural ecosystems and implementing mitigation strategies to reinforce resilience.
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