ASE Technology Holding Named Industry Leader in the 2018 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
September 13 2018 - 5:06PM
Business Wire
The company is recognized for a third year in a
row on the iconic annual global sustainability performance
index
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (TAIEX: 3711, NYSE: ASX), the
leading provider of semiconductor packaging, test and system
assembly services, today announced that it has been included in the
2018 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) World and Emerging
Market segments. This will also be the third year in a row that the
company has been selected as the Industry leader in the
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment Industry Group. Its
predecessor, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. was selected
as industry leader in 2016 and 2017 respectively.
ASE Technology Holding was among 2,500 largest companies of the
S&P Global Broad Market Index selected in the annual DJSI World
assessment. Additionally, out of 55 companies assessed in the
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Industry segment, only 6 of the
companies including ASE Technology Holding made the cut on the DJSI
World list.
“It is truly an honor to be included on the DJSI annual list in
an industry that is so highly competitive,” said Jason Chang,
Chairman of ASE Technology Holding. “Going forward, we will
continue our sustainability efforts through pragmatic, honest and
responsible practices that will create positive impact on both
industry and society,” he continued.
Launched in 1999, the DJSI were the first global indices
tracking the financial performance of leading sustainability-driven
companies worldwide based on RobecoSAM’s analysis of financially
material Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors and
S&P DJI’s robust index methodology. For more information,
please visit
http://www.robecosam.com/en/sustainability-insights/about-sustainability/corporate-sustainability-assessment/industry-leaders.jsp
For more information on ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.’s
corporate sustainability, please visit
http://www.aseglobal.com/en/CSR/
About ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. is among the leading providers
of independent semiconductor manufacturing services in assembly,
test, materials and design manufacturing. As a global leader geared
towards meeting the industry’s ever growing needs for faster,
smaller and higher performance chips, ASE Technology Holding
develops and offers a wide portfolio of technology and solutions
including IC test program design, front-end engineering test, wafer
probe, wafer bump, substrate design and supply, wafer level
package, flip chip, system-in-package, final test and electronic
manufacturing services. For more information about ASE Technology
Holding, visit www.aseglobal.com
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1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Although these forward-looking
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for a variety of reasons, including risks associated with
cyclicality and market conditions in the semiconductor or
electronic industry; changes in our regulatory environment,
including our ability to comply with new or stricter environmental
regulations and to resolve environmental liabilities; demand for
the outsourced semiconductor packaging, testing and electronic
manufacturing services we offer and for such outsourced services
generally; the highly competitive semiconductor or manufacturing
industry we are involved in; our ability to introduce new
technologies in order to remain competitive; international business
activities; our business strategy; our future expansion plans and
capital expenditures; the strained relationship between the
Republic of China and the People’s Republic of China; general
economic and political conditions; the recent global economic
crisis; possible disruptions in commercial activities caused by
natural or human-induced disasters; fluctuations in foreign
currency exchange rates; and other factors. For a discussion of
these risks and other factors, please see the documents we file
from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including the 2017 Annual Report on Form 20-F for our predecessor
company, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc., filed on March
28, 2018.
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ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.Eddie
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