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Successful Examples of

Foreign Companies

International Brands and Taiwanese
1 Businesses Jointly Develop the
Circular Economy Value Chain

Major international brands such as IKEA and Decathlon have
worked with suppliers in Taiwan to establish a circular economy value
chain to demonstrate the green value of their brands. For instance,
IKEA plans to reduce overall carbon emissions by 80% from their 2016
level, and to implement the use of sustainable or renewable materials
for all products by 2030. Decathlon plans to reduce the carbon
emissions of individual products by 40% from their 2016 level by 2026.

Major international manufacturer Dell has successfully worked
since 2014 with strategic partners in Taiwan in the establishment of a
green supply chain and led the IT industry in the creation of innovative
collaboration models for the circular economy to significantly reduce
its impact on the environment. Wistron and Dell jointly developed
the "Closed-loop Plastic Electronic Waste Recycling Solution" and
have recycled 21.5 million pounds of closed-loop plastic materials
in more than 125 product lines (including computers, monitors, and
servers), which reduced their carbon footprint by 11% compared to
original plastic materials. In addition, Wistron, Solar Applied Materials
Technology, and Tripod Technology worked with Dell in recycling the
gold from computer motherboards in 2017 and successfully introduced
the process into the closed-loop recycling cycle.

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