Circular Economy
As one of the world’s leading ICT product solution providers, Wistron is committed to R&D, design, manufacturing, and services across various industries. When designing and developing sustainable products, we consider the product life cycle, which encompasses raw material acquisition, manufacturing, distribution, product use, and waste recycling. This approach aims to reduce the environmental impact of our products, create sustainable value, and promote the circular use of resources. Since 2013, Wistron’s Recycling Business Group has been offering green services that facilitate closed-loop recycling for our brand customers and maximize benefits to the circular economy.
Green resources business achievements
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
| Disposal of electronic waste(tons) |
4,660 |
4,360 |
4,319 |
4,600 |
| PCR plastic materials shipping volume(tons) |
21,577 |
18,035 |
20,176 |
22,503 |
| Reduction in usage of new plastic materials(tons) |
11,047 |
9,471 |
12,586 |
13,778 |
| Recycling BG's total revenue (NT$1M) |
1,145 |
997 |
1,009 |
1,169 |
| Inveted costs |
136 |
126 |
196 |
237 |
Note: Total revenue from green resources business = Wistron GreenTech Texas revenue + Wistron Advanced Materials (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. revenue
Raw Materials and Technological Innovations
In the past tne plus years, the green resources team has been dedicated to recycling and reuse services for electronic waste, deceloping new materials and expanding product applications for Wistron and OEM customer to support the circular economy. For example, applications of flame-retardant PCR PC products (with high PCR levels) in adaptors have obtained UL RTI 125°C certification; low-temperature impact resistance PCR PC/ABS products and strong weather-resistant PC/ASA products now consist of 50% PCR and have been applied to NB and server components; and PBT+GF materials are now applied to automotive connectors.
| Item |
Raw materials/technologies |
Characteristics and environmental benefits |
| Renewable materials |
High % PCR ABS/
HIPS for Display Housing
|
In 2025, incorporated 95% PCR materials into monitor rear shells and stands
|
| Recycled materials |
In 2025, incorporated 85% recycled aluminum in AI laptops and 90% recycled steel in AI servers |
| Innovative technology |
Lithium battery recycling |
In 2025, completed 4.15 metric tons of black mass trading and continued to expand in scale
Added neodymium metal recovery business and begun recycling neodymium magnets |
Green Product Performance
In product design and development stages, Wistron uses "Green Product Design Guidelines and Review Procedures" and other specifications to consider waste disposal, recycling, and reuse from the design stage as we seek to minimize the impact on people and the environment after the products are discarded. Wistron's Recycling Business Group focuses on the recycling electronics and refining recycled plastics, continuing to cooperate with customers on PCR plastics for various products. In 2025, Wistron's shipped products using PCR plastics accounted for 40.1% of our total product revenue.
Products using PCR plastic materials as percentage of hardware revenue (%)
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
| Laptops |
90.9% |
93.1% |
94.3% |
93.59% |
| Desktop & All-in-one (AIO) computers |
81.6% |
88.3% |
73.5% |
84.76% |
| Monitors |
94.2% |
94.1% |
96.1% |
95.94% |
| Servers & Nas |
0.3% |
3.1% |
13.4% |
3.94% |
| Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) |
4.3% |
5.5% |
15.0% |
52.08% |
| Computer Accessories |
-- |
-- |
86.2% |
99.39% |
- Computer Accessories included in scope starting 2024
- Percentage of PCR plastics revenue by product category = Revenue from projects using recycled materials in that product category / Total revenue of that product category
Key Performance Indicators of Green Products (%)
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
Percentage of products required to comply with WEEE regulations
|
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
|
Percentage of products requiring EPEAT or equivalent compliance
|
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
|
Percentage of products requiring Energy Star compliance
|
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
|
Percentage of packaging designed with recycled materials
|
48.1% |
70.1% |
76.7% |
84.1% |
|
Percentage of products that use recycled plastic materials
|
39.2% |
59.6% |
61.8% |
40.1% |
- The certification rates for WEEE, EPEAT or equivalent, and Energy Star are calculated excluding projects without certification requirements or those where certification is applied for by the customer.
- EPEAT equivalent incude the Taiwan Green Mark, China Environmental Labelling, and TCO
- Performance rate = Revenue from compliant projects / Total Wistron revenue
