Governance and Innovation
Annual Performance
Corporate Governance
- Top 20% among all companies in the tenth Corporate Governance Evaluation.
- Selected as a component stock of the DJSI Emerging Markets Index, Taiwan Corporate Governance 100 Index by the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE), listed in the FTSE TWSE Taiwan Dividend+ Index, FTSE TWSE Taiwan Eight Industries Index and FTSE TWSE Taiwan Mid-Cap 100 Index.
- Of the nine directors, independent directors account for four members of the Board of Directors, with three female directors.
Ethical Management
- All managers and employees who are at comparatively higher risk completed the annual self-evaluation questionnaire on the Code of Ethical Conduct.
- Zero cases of regulatory violations and major lawsuits.
Risk Management
- Completed 15 information security drills.
Sustainable Procurement
- Local procurement of WNC headquarters is at 45%.
- 195 RMAP conforming smelters, accounting for 99% of total smelters.
- 349 suppliers have implemented sustainability risk evaluations.
Innovation Momentum
- 142 employee proposals for continuous improvement process in 2024.
- NT$ 4.4 billion invested in R&D, an increase of 10.5% over the previous year.
- 572 patent applications filed in 2024, , with a total of 2,492 patents held by WNC.
Customer Relations
- Zero lawsuits for breach of confidentiality.
- Scored 93.23 points for customer satisfaction, higher than the target of 90 points.
Value Chain Management
- 457 supplier on-site audits and counseling sessions arranged by WNC sites.
- 155 suppliers with potentially high carbon emissions and key suppliers from both domestic and international markets participated in the WNC Sustainable Vendor Conference.
Material Topics and Goal Management
| Five Themes | Material Topic | Performance Indicators | 2024 Results | Future Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target | Results | Short-term 2025 | Mid-term 2026 | Long-term 2030 | |||
| Growth | Operational and financial performance | Corporate Governance Evaluation | Boost evaluation results | 6β20% | 6β20% | Top 5% | |
| Average Attendance Rate of Board of Directors' Meetings | β§ 90% | 97.78% | β§ 90% | β§ 90% | β§ 90% | ||
| Number of Training Hours for Each Board Member | 6 hours | All board members have received 6 hours of training | β§ 6 hours | β§ 6 hours | β§ 6 hours | ||
| Innovation | Innovation and R&D | Total number of global patents | β§ 2,100 | 2,493 | β§ 2,550 | β§ 2,600 | β§ 2,650 |
| Customer Relationship Management | Average customer satisfaction score (max. 100) | β§ 90 | 93.23 | β§ 90 | β§ 90 | β§ 90 | |
| Customer satisfaction survey coverage rate | β§ 80% | 86% | β§ 80% | β§ 80% | β§ 80% | ||
| Customer complaint reply rate | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Trust | Supply Chain Management | Supplier sustainability risk assessment completion rate | Tier-1 supplier completion rate β§80% | 89% | β§ 80%Note 1 | β§ 80%Note 1 | 100%Note 1 |
| Response rate of suppliers to the Supplier Commitment to | Response rate of tier-1 suppliers | 97.5% | β§ 98%Note1 | β§ 98%Note1 | 100%Note1 | ||
| RBA audit completion rate for WNC suppliers | 100% | 100%Note 2 | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Information Security | Annual information system disaster recovery drills completion rate | Completion rate: 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |