SDMC has been awarded an EcoVadis Gold Medal, placing us among the top 5% of companies assessed by EcoVadis worldwide.

EcoVadis is a widely used global sustainability ratings platform that assesses companies across four areas: Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement, with its ratings covering more than 180 countries and regions. The Gold Medal recognizes SDMC's continued progress in ESG management and sustainability practices.

Behind the Gold: Sustainability in Practice

· Advancing Low-Carbon Operations

SDMC continues to strengthen greenhouse gas management across direct emissions from its operations, indirect emissions from purchased energy, and other indirect emissions across its value chain.

The company is also optimizing its energy mix and improving energy monitoring and management through digital tools. The share of renewable energy use has doubled, alongside continued improvements in energy and resource efficiency.

· Strengthening Employee Protection and Operational Safety

SDMC's operating sites have achieved ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System certification and SA8000 Social Accountability certification.

The company has also strengthened hazardous materials management, risk prevention, emergency preparedness, and environmental response mechanisms to support safer and more resilient operations.

· Upholding Business Ethics and Compliance

SDMC has established an anti-bribery and anti-corruption compliance framework and continues to strengthen business conduct compliance.

The company is also enhancing data privacy and information security management, embedding related requirements into business processes and daily operations to strengthen compliance and information security.

· Extending Responsibility Across Products and the Supply Chain

Guided by ISO 20400 on sustainable procurement, SDMC integrates sustainability considerations throughout procurement process and evaluates suppliers across areas including environmental performance and occupational health and safety.

The company also applies a life-cycle approach to product design and electrical and electronic component management, reducing the use of hazardous substances while improving repairability, disassembly, and recyclability.

For SDMC, the EcoVadis Gold Medal also strengthens the foundation for long-term collaboration with customers and partners worldwide, as sustainability becomes increasingly important across global value chains.

Towards a More Sustainable AI Home

The EcoVadis Gold Medal marks an important milestone in SDMC's sustainability journey and sets a higher benchmark for the company's continued progress.

As SDMC advances its AI Home strategy, sustainability will remain integral to how the company innovates, operates, and works across the value chain—supporting a more resilient and sustainable future for AI Home.