ASE Goes Green With the Completion of an Ecological Walkway at Nantze Export Processing Zone in Kaohsiung
October 20 2015 - 2:34AM
Business Wire
Transformation of the Nantze Export Processing
Zone’s perimeter into an open concept, eco-friendly walkway
constructed with permeable pavement for the local community
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (TSE:2311) (NYSE:ASX)
today announced the official opening of an ecological walkway
surrounding the perimeter walls between the north and west
entrances of the Nantze Export Processing Zone (NEPZ) in Kaohsiung,
Taiwan. The walkway is the result of a collaborative project
between the NEPZ and the ASE Cultural and Educational Foundation
(ASECEF) at a cost of NTD26 million (USD800,000), sponsored
exclusively by ASECEF.
Since the establishment of NEPZ over forty nine years ago, the
industrial zone has been enclosed within concrete walls, which
created a dreary and industrial peripheral view. The walls are now
gradually being removed and replaced by an eco-walkway spanning 970
meters and occupying 5,792 square meters of green landscaping. The
eco-walkway includes a patented JW eco-technology permeable
pavement, which is built using sustainable materials that allow
water to seep through the surface and reduce storm water runoff,
minimizing flood risk. It also reduces air pollution by capturing
carbon dioxide and other polluting particulates in its drainage
conduits. In addition, the permeable pavement works to increase
water absorption into the soil. It also reduces pavement surface
temperature and in turn cools the surrounding air and reduces the
heat island effects by storing and evaporating water (1).
“The opening of the eco-walkway will prove highly beneficial to
over 2,000 employees who commute on foot to work in NEPZ daily,
making it very convenient for them to enter and exit their
workplace via the open space,” said Mr. Huang Wen-Gu, Director of
the Export Processing Zone Administration, Ministry of Economic
Affairs. He added, “The increased interaction between the NEPZ and
local businesses and residents is poised to improve economic
benefits to the community as a whole.”
“The NEPZ authority has been very supportive of ASE’s
sustainability policy on the co-existence between businesses and
the environment, which is manifested in the timely completion of
the eco-walkway initiative,” said Dr. Tien Wu, COO, ASE Group and
member of the board of directors, ASECEF. “The planning of the
eco-walkway took into careful consideration the elements of
technology, environment, culture, and community,” he continued.
Besides the permeable pavement, ASE has planted 9,205 trees of
different species along the walkway, which should result in
approximately 14.7 metric tons of carbon sequestration per year.
Resting benches and bus shelters that are accessible to the public
were also integrated within the landscape.
As a continuous effort in corporate social responsibility, ASE
proactively participates in initiatives that reduce its carbon
footprint and promote sustainable community and economic
development. The opening of the eco-walkway will avail to local
residents a nearby park for them to stroll and relax, as well as
promote better interaction between NEPZ tenants and their
surrounding neighbors.
(1)
http://www.gabreport.com/2014/05/jw-eco-technologys-innovative-load-bearing-permeable-pavement
About the ASE Group
The ASE Group is the world's largest provider 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, the Group 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
through Universal Scientific Industrial Co., Ltd. and its
subsidiaries, members of the ASE Group. The Group generated sales
revenues of US$8.5 billion in 2014 and employs over 68,000 people
worldwide. For more information about the ASE Group, visit
www.aseglobal.com.
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