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Address from the Chairman
Dear shareholders and stakeholders,
When facing the turbulence and challenges in the electronics industry environment in 2023, Wendell Industrial shouldered its responsibilities as an industrial leader and strived to innovate and achieve the commitment to sustainable development. In the last year, we experienced the tests from global economic fluctuation, inventory adjustment, and geopolitical tension. In the face of these changes, we adjusted strategies, continually invested in automotive electronics, network communication, data center, and technical innovation of cloud computing, and strengthened cooperation with global partners, to improve our resilience and market competitiveness.
With respect to corporate governance, we firmly believe that transparency and responsibility are the cornerstones of corporate success. Wendell Industrial will further strengthen its corporate governance structure to ensure that all decision-making processes are open and transparent. Furthermore, the Company continues to maintain close communication with shareholders and other stakeholders, to facilitate a better understanding of their needs and expectations and actively respond to the requirements of social corporate responsibility.
As for commitment to a friendly environment, Wendell Industrial will give continual efforts to environmental protection and resource conservation. We realize that corporate development shall not be achieved at the expense of environment. Therefore, we will continually promote the improvement of energy efficiency, reduce the generation of waste, and try to use more renewable energy sources, to lower environmental impact.
Establishing and maintaining a green supply chain are crucial to realizing our sustainability goals. Wendell Industrial will continue to work closely with suppliers, jointly abide by the strict environmental standards, and promote the fulfillment of environmental and social responsibilities of the whole supply chain. Through these efforts, we hope to establish a more sustainable and responsible supply chain network.
Additionally, a diversified and inclusive workplace environment is the core of our corpore culture. It was a great honor for us to win 2023 Family Friendly Workplace Award by CommonWealth Parenting Magazine for the first time. In the future, we will continually dedicate to the creation of a work environment where all employees can give play to their potential, and obtain equal opportunities and respect at Wendell Industrial regardless of gender, age, ethnic group, or background. Through continual education and training, we encourage employees to develop comprehensive skills, promote innovative thinking, and realize the joint growth of individuals and the organization.
The core tenet and business of the Wendell are to create a safe, stable, and energy-saving electronic product application environment for mankind, which is fully and closely combined with the ESG sustainable development concept. Looking into the future, Wendell will continue to practice the concept of “Treating employees like family”, and keep improving its sustainable development on the basis of complete corporate governance. In addition to addressing issues like Net-Zero emissions, circular economy, environmental education, labor human rights, occupational safety and corporate governance, we will also expand the entire supply chain and become a sustainable company that cares for and pays back to society. We will continue to maintain favorable interaction with our stakeholders including colleagues, customers, suppliers, investors, government agencies and public welfare legal persons, and work together to pursue win-win and mutually prosperous sustainability goals and create a better future for the next generation.
Chairman:
Sustainability Commitments
Since its establishment, Wendell has not only focused on the growth and development of its main business, but also stably created economic growth, implemented environmental protection, and cherished resources by sticking to the concept of “Taking from society and using for society”, in the hope that we can start from the traceability of raw materials to build a non-toxic environment and achieve sustainable management. In addition, we aspire to become an excellent corporate citizen and give back to those in need.
Following the standards of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) and local regulations, Wendell values employees’ interests, working hours, health and work environment, provides them with fair treatment without discrimination in gender and race, communicates with them, and builds a friendly workplace environment to treat employees sincerely as family.
We hope to bring more seeds of love and make our society better and more peaceful with the growth of our business in the future.
| Human Rights Policies and Standards | Specific Practice |
| Gender equality | In accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and regulations, Wendell provides male employees with pregnancy checkup accompaniment and paternity leaves, and paid family care leave, and female employees with menstrual leave, maternity leave, prenatal check-up leave, etc. respectively. In addition, they may also apply for unpaid parental leave. In 2022, 33% of qualified male employees applied for unpaid parental leave, while 75% of qualified female employees applied for unpaid parental leave. The Company would initiatively care about these employees before reinstatement and assist them in reinstatement. As a result, the reinstatement rate reached 100%; also, the Company has signed contracts with child care facilities nearby so that colleagues would pick up children without having to go far; the Company has assigned specially-appointed doctors and nurses to offer regular consultation and pay attention to maternal protection. The nursing staff will continue to pay attention to the pressure of work and life imposed on female employees within 1 year after pregnancy and delivery, and make suggestions to the Company for adjustments as appropriate. Besides, the Company has also established sexual harassment control measures, mailbox and dedicated line. Upon receipt of appeals from employees, the human resources unit will immediately convene an investigation group to launch investigations. |
| Prohibition of employment of child labor and minors | Wendell does not recruit child labor aged below 16 according to law, which has been stipulated for the employment of new employees. Those who report for duty are required to present the originals of their identity certificates on the day of registration. The certificates will be returned immediately after being checked, to confirm that their age complies with the statutory and regulatory provisions. |
| Avoidance of forced labor | Wendell has never used forced, guaranteed, involuntary or exploitative labor. All the employees have been employed through the legal appointment procedures of the Company. Employees are required to sign employment contracts upon entry to agree on the working hours that comply with local regulations; if an employee needs to work overtime, he/she shall fill out “Overtime Application” in the system. “Timeout Reminder” will be provided regularly in each month to remind colleagues to apply for overtime in the system. If the overtime in the current month is considerable, we will remind the supervisors to care about the employees’ status. Furthermore, we would advocate relevant laws and regulations in the quarterly labor-management meeting to ensure that the supervisors and employees do not violate these laws and regulations. |
| Emphasis on laborers’ human rights | Wendell has established a Welfare Committee that comprises representatives elected by employees of each department. Employees may decide on the activities and welfare in the current year by means of discussion, voting, etc.; also, labor-management meetings are convened every quarter. The labor representatives are able to make suggestions to the Company regarding improvements. After receiving such suggestions, the management representatives shall immediately discuss them; as for the semiannual performance evaluation, employees’ suggestions on the Company are also inquired, and the Company will propose improvement schemes based on such suggestions. |
| Supplier Evaluation Questionnaire | In accordance with relevant human rights policies and standards issued by organizations like the International Labour Organization, Wendell has never used child laborer. In addition to the strict implementation of these policies and standards by the operations, we have also required suppliers not to employ labor or child labor below the minimum working age through the labor health and safety investigation items in “Supplier ESG Evaluation Questionnaire”. In 2022, the Company completed the investigation of 52 suppliers with transactions. If the suppliers have potential risks or deficiencies audited, Wendell will continue to require improvements. Employees who dedicate to the overall product supply chain will be protected by international human rights standards. |
Stakeholder zone
Employees
The Company cares employees and provide complete welfare system and comfort working environment, value the rights of employees, provide channels for employees to express opinions and complaints, convene labor-management meeting that all relevant officers would attend to fully communicate with labor representatives. Organize physical checkup periodically, allowing employees understand their own health situation and therefore care and improve their own health.
Contact Window：Human Resource Office
Tel：（02） 2917－5770
Email：[email protected]
Customers
The Customer orientation is the principal idea of Wendell. We emphasizes on the quality of customer services, provide innovative integrated services, pursue sustainable growth and keep close contact with customers.
Contact Window：Sales Division
Tel：（02）2917－5770
Email：[email protected]
Suppliers
The suppliers of the Company provide important materials of products, and we build the sustainable supply chain altogether with suppliers. We persist in honest operation and fair trade. For negligence, we follow relevant laws and regulations for management and analyze the accident, clarify causes and urge for constant improvement.
Contact Window：Logistic Management Division
Tel：（02）2917－5770
EMail：[email protected]
Investors
The Company designates professional stock affairs agent to handle stock affairs of shareholders and serve as the bridge between the Company and shareholders. In respect of transparent information, the Company has “Investor Zone” on official website, providing investors with relevant information. We comply with all latest laws, regulations and policies revision of competent authority, respond rapidly and adjust the type and content of information disclosure to meet the requirements of laws.
Contact Window：Vincent Yang
TEL：（02） 2917－5770
EMail：[email protected]
Communicating Channels for Stakeholders
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| Shareholders and other investors/Financial institutions | Shareholders and investors have recognized the management philosophy and guidelines of Wendell for a long term. Financial institutions are indispensable partners for the flexible application of working capital. Wendell promotes the exclusive EMC one-stop integration services in the market, endeavors to acquire stable profits and return on investment for shareholders and other investors, and implements corporate sustainable management. |
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| Customers | Customers are not only the source of the Company’s main revenue but also the source of needs for product development and technical support. We will continue to provide innovative product and high-quality platform services, dedicate to becoming a partner trusted by customers, and guarantee to join hands with customers in a definite path of sustainability that complies with the market demand. |
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| Suppliers (or contractors/outsourcers) | They are the business partners of the Company. We need to cooperate closely with suppliers in terms of product quality, production and technical management, and after-sales services, for the purpose of establishing a developing sustainable supply chain. Besides, the appraisal and review of suppliers are an important process that benefits the establishment of a mutually beneficial model. |
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| Employees and other workers | Employees are the most important assets valued by Wendell as well as a key to our successful operation. Employees may be fully cared for and concerned and grow vigorously together with the Company only when we provide them with a friendly employment environment, improve our systems, abide by laws, regulations and rules, and care for employees physically and mentally as appropriate, so as to realize the goal of attracting more professional talents. In addition, talent cultivation is also a goal we are exerting continual efforts for. |
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| Government | Wendell abides by the latest laws and regulations and policy amendments of the competent authority, to comply with regulatory requirements. Wendell is employee-oriented. When any circumstance occurs, we guarantee to prioritize the compliance with laws and regulations and the safeguarding of employees’ interests. If employees’ interests are harmed, we will immediately manage to minimize the damages. In addition to the compliance with relevant regulations, the Company also conducts two-way communication with the competent authority. |
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| Social welfare organizations | Since its establishment, Wendell has not only focused on the growth and development of its main business, but also adhered to the concept of “Taking from society and using for society”, in the hope that we can become an excellent corporate citizen and give back to children and the elderly in need to spread the seeds of care. |
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| Academic and industry-university cooperation units | People are the most important assets of Wendell. We hope that more young students can be recommended by schools to apply the knowledge they have learned in practice through industry-university cooperation. Besides, we will help them find their interest as early as possible and expect that they will develop more creative ideas. Hopefully, these young students can get a stable job before graduation, and the employment rate of society can be improved. |
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Ethical Corporate Management and Regulatory Compliance
The Company follows the requirements of RBA Code of Conduct and local regulations, values employees’ interests, working hours, health and work environment, offers fair treatment without discrimination in gender and race, continues to communicate with employees, and aims to build a friendly workplace environment. Also, we have established “Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles”, “Procedures and Behavioral Guidelines for Ethical Corporate Management Work”, and “Code of Ethics”. In addition to the signing of “Statement of Ethical Corporate Management Policy” with directors, principals, managers and employees to abide by the aforesaid standards, we strictly standardized our behaviors in the business practices, and prohibit the direct or indirect provision, promising, requirement or acceptance of any illegitimate interests, or other behaviors against integrity, laws, or fiduciary duty. Besides, a whistleblowing mailbox has been set up on the official website of the Company to provide the whistleblowers with transparent and unimpeded channels. Also, we take responsibility for the confidentiality of the identity of whistleblowers, reported persons, and relevant personnel in charge of the cases. Once relevant report is received, the President will immediately assign relevant project director to conduct an investigation. If it is found to be true through investigation, we will immediately require the accused person to stop relevant behaviors, and receive proper punishment. We will even request damage compensation through legal proceedings, to safeguard the reputation and interests of the Company. Also, relevant units of the Company will review the internal control system and operating procedures and propose improving measures to prevent the recurrence of same behaviors. The project director shall report the investigation results and subsequent improving measures to the President. If the accused person is a director, or a manager with rank equivalent to vice president or above, a report shall be submitted to the Audit Committee. In 2022, the Company didn’t receive any illegal report.
Whistleblowing Treatment Mechanism
I.The whistleblowers shall provide at least the following information as investigation elements:
(I) Name of the whistleblower (anonymous whistleblowing allowed), and address, telephone and email available to reach the whistleblower.
(II) Name of the accused person, the title of the accused person in the service unit or department, and other information adequately identifying the identity of the accused person.
(III) Provision of specific reasons and evidence for whistleblowing with contents covering people, events, time, place, and objects as much as possible.
II.Processes for filing and acceptance of whistleblower cases:
(I) The unit accepting a whistleblower case shall judge whether it has the investigation elements mentioned in paragraph I above. The case will not be accepted if the required investigation elements are not fully presented. Then, the accepting unit will explain to the whistleblower and close the case.
(II) When a whistleblower case involves directors or senior supervisors, it shall be presented to the Audit Committee: When the level to be reported to involves related parties or objects that shall excuse themselves, the higher level or a person other than stakeholders as separately assigned shall be determined as the object of acceptance.
(III) The project director designated by the President will fill out “Record Form of Whistleblower Incident” and then conduct investigation as soon as possible. To be specific, the results of preliminary investigation shall be completed within one month after the case is received (it may be postponed for one month as necessary).
(IV) If it is investigated and confirmed that the accused person indeed has violated relevant laws and regulations or the Company’s rules and regulations, this person shall be immediately required to stop relevant behaviors and receive appropriate treatment. Damage compensation may be requested through legal proceedings as necessary to safeguard the Company’s reputation and interests.
(V) Relevant written documents regarding the acceptance of reporting and investigation processes and results shall be retained and properly preserved for five years. These documents may be preserved electronically. When relevant lawsuits related to the notified contents occur before the expiry of the retention period, relevant data shall be continually preserved until the termination of litigation.
(VI) If the notified situation is investigated and confirmed to be true, relevant unit of the Company shall review relevant internal control system and operating procedures, and put forward improving measures to avoid the reoccurrence of same behaviors.
(VII) The project director of the Company shall report the whistleblower incident, investigation results and subsequent review and improvement measures to the President; if the accused person is a director, or a manager with rank equivalent to vice president or above, a report shall be submitted to the Audit Committee.
Corporate Governance
Wendell Industrial Co., Ltd. wins award in Taiwan Corporate Governance Evaluation!
June 13, 2024 — Wendell has been awarded the Best Progress Award at the 10th Taiwan Corporate Governance Evaluation! This prestigious honor recognizes Wendell’s continuous efforts and outstanding performance in corporate governance. In the context of rapid global economic changes, the company’s management understands the critical importance of good corporate governance and has made it a core strategy for sustainable business operations.
Looking ahead, we will continue to optimize its corporate governance structure and actively participate in ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) initiatives, striving to meet higher standards in all aspects. Winning the Best Progress Award in the Taiwan Corporate Governance Evaluation is both an honor and an encouragement for us. The company will use this as motivation to continuously improve its governance level, creating greater value for shareholders, employees, and society, and moving towards a brighter future.
Member of the Board
The Company has a total of 7 directors, IIing 3 Independent directors. The directors served by employees of the Company account for 42.86%, and the independent directors account for 42.86%, and the female directors account for 28.57% of the total number of directors respectively. The seniority of 2 independent directors lasts for 4-5 years. The seniority of 1 independent director lasts for 0.6 years. There are 3 directors aged 41-50, 2 directors aged 51-60, and 2 directors aged above 61. The Company attaches importance to gender equality regarding the composition of Board members, and aims to make the ratio of female directors exceed 1/3 of total directors by 2025. Currently, there are two female Board members. In the future, the Company will try to balance the seats of directors of different genders, to implement the goal of Taiwan for gender equality.Relevant information of the Board of Directors and supervisor(s) is shown in the table below:
Chairman
Kao, Chih-Hung
Male
51~60
Date first electedl：
Nov. 12, 2019
Main education and experience
Department of Advertising, National Chengchi University
Concurrent position(s) currently held in the Company and other companies
Chairman & CEO of Wendell Industrial Co., Ltd.
Chairman of Bohong Investment
Chairman of Wei Hung Assets
Chairman of Wendell Electrical Testing Co., Ltd.
Director of Wendell Industrial Limited
Director of Nichtek Industrial Co., Limited
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Director
Kao, Min-Hung
Male
41~50
Date first electedl：
Nov. 12, 2019
Main education and experience
Department of Shipping and Transportation Management, National Taiwan Ocean University
President of Wendell Industrial Co., Ltd.
Concurrent position(s) currently held in the Company and other companies
Vice Chairman and CSO of Wendell Industrial Co., Ltd.
Director of Wendell Electrical Testing Co., Ltd.
Chairman of Honghui Co., Ltd.
Chairman of Shenzhen Qianhong Electronics Co., Ltd.
Chairman of Wendell Industrial Limited
Chairman of Wendell Korea Co., Limited
Chairman of Wendell Pte., Ltd
Chairman of Nichtek Industrial Co., Limited
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Director
Chan, Po-Hsiang
Male
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Date first electedl：
Nov. 12, 2019
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Liu, Sheng-Chang
Male
Above 61
Date first electedl：
Jun. 16, 2022
Main education and experience
Concurrent position(s) currently held in the Company and other companies
Director of Everest CPA & Co.
Vice President of CPA Associations R.O.C. (Taiwan)
Resident Supervisor of Mega International Commercial Bank
Executive Director of Accounting Research and Development Foundation
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Independent Director
Ho, Tsu-Shun
Male
51~60
Date first electedl：
Nov. 12, 2019
Main education and experience
Master of Law, Soochow University
Procurator, Taiwan High Prosecutors Office
Head Prosecutor, Taiwan Shilin District Prosecutors Office
Procurator, Taiwan Taoyuan District Prosecutors Office
Concurrent position(s) currently held in the Company and other companies
Supervisor of Dimei Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
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Independent Director
Lin, Chin-Feng
Female
41~50
Date first electedl：
Nov. 12, 2019
Main education and experience
Business Administration, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Taiwan CPA
China Certified Tax Agent
Head of Auditing Department, Weizhong Certified Public Accountants
Partner of Ding Xin Certified Public Accountants
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Independent Director
Tseng Hsiao -Chuan
Female
Above 61
Date first electedl：
Aug. 30, 2023
Main education and experience
Master, Business Administration, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
General Auditor, Yuanta Bank
Vice President and Senior Vice President, Yuanta Bank
Assistant Manager and Senior Assistant Manager, Yuanta Bank
Audit Department, Manager of Yuanta Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
Concurrent position(s) currently held in the Company and other companies
None
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Green Supply Chain
5.1 Innovative R&D Patents
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To cultivate its competitiveness and sustain market advantages, Wendell has consistently been dedicated to the research and development of new anti-electromagnetic interference and circuit protection components. The Company spares no effort in innovation, and has allocated 8 specialists for R&D. The annual R&D expenses of Wendell reach approximately NT$ 1.5 million. In the future, the Company will apply for two R&D and patent projects every year, and develop products that comply with various market demands and technological trends.
5.2 Sustainable Supply Chain Management
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| No. | Ratio of procurement amount of this item in the total procurement amount (%) | No. | Ratio of procurement amount of this item in the total procurement amount (%) | No. | Ratio of procurement amount of this item in the total procurement amount (%) | ||
| Labor services (contracting and services) | Domestic | 18 | 0.58 | 20 | 0.57 | 18 | 0.68 |
| Foreign | 7 | 0.24 | 6 | 0.43 | 12 | 0.25 | |
| Property (raw materials) | Domestic | 45 | 19.14 | 38 | 14.48 | 41 | 15.48 |
| Foreign | 35 | 80.04 | 32 | 84.52 | 34 | 83.59 | |
| Total | 105 | 100% | 96 | 100% | 105 | 100% | |
Description: 1. “Domestic” refers to Taiwan; “Foreign” refers to regions beyond Taiwan (e.g., the United States, Vietnam, etc.) 2. The type of contract shall be filled out mainly based on the Company’s internal classification. It can be ignored if there is no predetermined item (labor services, projects, and engineering works). | |||||||
In order to ensure its operation and effectively implement the supplier quality management system, Wendell sticks to the concept of sustainable management, and actively promote its performance in environment, society and governance. Also, the Company has formally included relevant standards and initiatives, including “RBA Code of Conduct”, “Tripartite Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy of the International Labour Organization”, and “Universal Declaration of Human Rights of the United Nations”, into its supplier sustainable management commitments.
In addition to the adoption of the existing QMS (ISO 9001) to evaluate and select suppliers, we have also asked suppliers to provide test reports of RoHS hazardous substances. Also, besides the investigation of conflict minerals of upstream suppliers, filling of a list of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) under REACH and the signing of statement of green environmental protection, we completed the verification of suppliers’ certificate status through “ESG Evaluation Questionnaire” in 2022, and required the suppliers to sign “Statement of Supplier’s Sustainability Commitments”, so as to stablish a highly resilient and continually operable sustainability supply chain can be established. We perform irregular audits over the suppliers every year. Wendell has signed “Statement of Sustainable Management Commitments” and “Supplier ESG Evaluation Questionnaire” with 53 suppliers that had transactions with Wendell in 2023 respectively. The signing rate reached 94%. It is expected that the signing rate will reach 100% in 2024.
For vendors rated as class D will be required to make improvements within a certain time limit. In this case, we will reduce the order quantity until these suppliers improve. Then, normal order quantity can be resumed. If a supplier adopts any illegal behavior, the facts will be investigated, requirements will be raised for improvement, and this supplier will be coached. If any illegal behavior is found, the following measures will be taken:
- Propose investigation actions to the executive level in the management review meetings;
- Determine the actual causes of cases with the suppliers’ management to confirm if illegal behaviors really exist;
- Report to the Sustainable Management Development Group of the Company and require the suppliers to improve immediately;
- If the breaching behaviors cannot be effectively improved as scheduled, relevant suppliers will be given disqualified scores according to the supplier evaluation measures.
In 2023, we executed video audits over suppliers with potential risks, and didn’t find major inferior and disqualified vendors.
The evaluation process of the Company is shown as follows:
5.3 Product Lifecycle Management
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Products and Service Items
Wendell has established a full-time Legal Department. When formulating regulations and policies, we pay close attention to the influence imposed on stakeholders, and assist each unit of the Company to implement them; also, a full-time Auditing Department has been established with 1 audit officer designated to lead the auditing business of the Company’s internal processes/procedures, objectively assess the integrity of the internal systems of the Company, and review and audit the performance of responsibilities by the Company regarding these specifications or its governance.
During the report period in 2023, the Company didn’t suffer from any penalty due to its violation of regulations on the safety information labeling and marketing of products and services, or take any actions involving anti-competition.
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Name of product or service item | Safety certification | Ratio of assessed products or services provided to customer (%) |
Development, design and sales services of discrete components | ISO 9001 Quality management system | 100 |
Sales services of discrete components | ISO 14001 Environmental management system | 100 |
EMC and radio frequency identification laboratory | ISO/IEC 17025 | 100 |
Testing of hazardous substances in the chip | ROHS2.0 + Halogen report | 100 |
Remark: Percentage = (Total quantity of assessed products or services provided to customer/Total quantity of products or services provided to customers)*100 | ||
Product Certification
All the products of Wendell, including upstream raw materials purchased and auxiliary materials and consumable used in processes, comply with the RoHS and REACH of the EU, standards regarding the prohibition/restricted use of hazardous substances. Besides, each product part number is provided with MSDS and disclosed on customers’ platforms. Therefore, customers and consumers’ interests can be guaranteed in a transparent manner; besides, epoxy used for encapsulation complies with the fire-resistant safety grade of UL94-V-0. Furthermore, in consideration of different product lines, IEC 6100-4-2/4-5 test has been conducted to ensure the conformity of the products to the electrical performance characteristics indicated in the specifications.
In addition, the Company also provides EMC testing services in accordance with customers’ different applications, so that customers’ systems can be smoothly sold to each country. Besides, our products are provided with designated markings which represent not only the products sold but also the conformity of product quality to the regulatory requirements. The completion rate of evaluation reached 100%. In 2023, the Company didn’t violate relevant regulations on the information and marketing of products and services and the marketing and communications of these products and services.
Customer Privacy
Wendell attaches great importance to customer privacy and customer data security. When signing procurement contracts with customers or suppliers, we will reach an agreement with them to sign a confidentiality contract, for the purpose of protecting the technical design/internal procedures of the three parties. Wendell adheres to the highest principle of not disclosing confidential information outside, and assigns its document management center to control the application and retrieval of any documents. Besides, the Company has also signed a contract of “Employee Confidentiality Contract with Noncompetition 11003 (V.02)” with employees to require the employees to bear the noncompetition obligation during work or after exit. In 2023, the Company didn’t lose any customer data.
Friendly Environment
Environmental Sustainability Management
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The energy consumption of the Company in the last two years is shown in the table below. In 2022, the inventory boundary covered some sites of the parent company. In 2023, the inventory boundary was extended to all the sites of the parent company:
Quantitative indicator | Unit | 2022 |
Power consumption | kWh/year | 517,931 |
GJ | 1,864.55 | |
Gasoline consumption | L/year | 1,284.75 |
GJ | 41.93 | |
Diesel consumption | L/year | 3,710.98 |
GJ | 130.42 | |
Specific measurement of the organization | Unit | Total number of employees |
Specific measurement value of the organization | 150 | |
Total energy consumption | GJ | 2,036.90 |
Energy intensity | GJ/person | 13.5794 |
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Quantitative indicator | Unit | 2023 |
Power consumption | kWh/year | 565,821.9875 |
GJ | 2,036.9591 | |
Gasoline consumption | L/year | 4,338.852 |
GJ | 141.5993 | |
Diesel consumption | L/year | 0 |
GJ | 0 | |
Specific measurement of the organization | Unit | Total number of employees |
Specific measurement value of the organization | 162 | |
Total energy consumption | GJ | 2,178.5584 |
Energy intensity | GJ/person | 13.4479 |
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Energy-saving Results
With the year 2023 as the base year, the Company established the following programs to reduce energy consumption and achieve energy-saving results:
- Set up the temperature of air-conditioning system at 25.5℃.
- Successively replace the lighting fixtures and emergency exit indicator light with LED energy-saving lamps.
- Implement zoning control of lighting fixtures and power supply of air-conditioning system (cooling).
- Reduce the quantity of lamps in places with relatively low demand for illuminance given that no safety risk exists.
- Shut down unnecessary lighting equipment during the noon break. The Company provides table lamps for colleagues who need lighting during the noon break.
- Gradually review and remove inefficient outdated equipment.
- Purchase energy-saving equipment with high efficiency and products with “Green Label” with priority.
- Regularly assign personnel to patrol and confirm whether the power of lighting, air-conditioning and projection equipment not used is shut down. Strengthen the colleagues’ awareness of shutting down power supply when leaving.
- Require colleagues who get off duty at last to conduct patrolling of all the power supplies of the Company supposed to be shut down (lamps, air-conditioning, water dispenser, copying machine, coffee machine, etc.).
- Install thermal-insulated curtains for cooling.
- Give subsidies to colleagues for sharing taxies (Qizhang and Dapinglin Metro Station-Company) in order to encourage colleagues to use public transportation during commuting.
- Lower approximately 50% of hydraulic pressure of faucets to avoid the waste of water resources.
Energy Consumption Reduction/Energy Conservation for Customers with Our Products
In response to the era of miniaturization of system products and emphasis on high-efficiency transmission, the issue of system heating becomes particularly important. In addition to the provision of products that comply with customers’ applications, we are also dedicated to developing heat dissipation programs to customers for their systems regarding the issue of system heating, so as to lower the power consumption of the customers.
In 2022, the Material Business Department of the Company successfully developed a composite product with the performance of EMI shielding and high heat dissipation. When the customers perform tests using our composite heat dissipation material under same conditions and scenarios, the temperature of CPU can be reduced by 5.591℃, and the application of a system can be reduced by approximately 11,797J.
Raw Material Management
The consumption of materials used by Wendell is presented as follows:
| Name of raw material | Unit | Renewable or not | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Ambient Light Sensor | Gram | Non-renewable | 23,704 | 22,681 | 19,743 |
| Bead | Gram | Non-renewable | 203,124 | 111,777 | 79,857 |
| Bridge Diode | Gram | Non-renewable | 496,857 | 313,922 | 453,549 |
| Carbon nanotube | Gram | Non-renewable | 0 | 0 | 532 |
| Ceramic PTC | Gram | Non-renewable | 2,014,278 | 361,500 | 427,698 |
| CMF(CMF+ESD/EMI_ESD) | Gram | Non-renewable | 774,007 | 537,469 | 1,155,893 |
| CNT Master Batch | Gram | Non-renewable | 0 | 0 | 55,000 |
| Conductive Fiber | Gram | Non-renewable | 0 | 0 | 8,000 |
| DC/DC Converter | Gram | Non-renewable | 0 | 0 | 373 |
| Diode Arrays | Gram | Non-renewable | 0 | 31,243 | 0 |
| DIP Inductor | Gram | Non-renewable | 710,661 | 564,769 | 36,796 |
| Elastomer Gasket | Gram | Non-renewable | 0 | 0 | 900 |
| EMI Reduction IC | Gram | Non-renewable | 11556 | 7430 | 1,984 |
| ESD Diode | Gram | Non-renewable | 1,868,438 | 1,164,961 | 1,278,629 |
| ESD-OSAT | Gram | Non-renewable | 153 | 323 | 360,908 |
| Ferrite Inductor | Gram | Non-renewable | 7,051 | 1,312 | 1,322 |
| Fixed Resistors | Gram | Non-renewable | 1,250,028 | 1,732,353 | 2,599,611 |
| Form In Place Gasket | Gram | Non-renewable | 0 | 0 | 6,800 |
| Fuse | Gram | Non-renewable | 160,535 | 62,771 | 99,901 |
| GDT | Gram | Non-renewable | 5,285,078 | 5,274,770 | 2,294,026 |
| High freq Inductor | Gram | Non-renewable | 3,656 | 477 | 513 |
| Idea Diode | Gram | Non-renewable | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Industrial S/C | Gram | Non-renewable | 7,400,090 | 4,709,666 | 2,725,926 |
| IR Filter Switch | Gram | Non-renewable | 16,728 | 8,568 | 5,865 |
| IR LED | Gram | Non-renewable | 272 | 77 | 34 |
| KOMATSULITE | Gram | Non-renewable | 59,499 | 2,987 | 38,562 |
| LAN Transformer | Gram | Non-renewable | 8,790,832 | 6,513,884 | 3,963,671 |
| LED | Gram | Non-renewable | 107,869 | 50,940 | 12,670 |
| Ligitek others | Gram | Non-renewable | 818,443 | 594,734 | 1,190,739 |
| Magnetics | Gram | Non-renewable | 20,606,426 | 26,461,120 | 22,936,308 |
| Mosfet | Gram | Non-renewable | 422,346 | 262,265 | 127,333 |
| MOV | Gram | Non-renewable | 892,661 | 871,414 | 500,009 |
| Multifuse | Gram | Non-renewable | 13,729,125 | 8,655,888 | 5,436,023 |
| NTC | Gram | Non-renewable | 15,118 | 34,841 | 20 |
| Other | Gram | Non-renewable | 165,774 | 5,283 | 27,133 |
| Power | Gram | Non-renewable | 0 | 0 | 714,360 |
| Power Inductor | Gram | Non-renewable | 7,366,868 | 4,990,680 | 4,706,267 |
| Rectifier Diodes | Gram | Non-renewable | 870,657 | 574,074 | 425,879 |
| Regulator | Gram | Non-renewable | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Resistor | Gram | Non-renewable | 21,996 | 77,444 | 48,924 |
| Rs Transceiver IC | Gram | Non-renewable | 0 | 0 | 815 |
| Resistor ICP | Gram | Non-renewable | 36 | 2,176 | 48,924 |
| Schottky Diode | Gram | Non-renewable | 472,007 | 502,181 | 864,107 |
| Schottky-OSAT | Gram | Non-renewable | 0 | 0 | 129,883 |
| Slurry | Gram | Non-renewable | 0 | 0 | 42,000 |
| STREAMSHIELD | Gram | Non-renewable | 0 | 0 | 491,542 |
| Surge LAN Trans | Gram | Non-renewable | 979,160 | 151,551 | 72,720 |
| Surge Varistor | Gram | Non-renewable | 1,041,586 | 590,129 | 1,188,319 |
| Switching Diode | Gram | Non-renewable | 33,094 | 37,529 | 18,782 |
| Thermal Gap Pad | Gram | Non-renewable | 0 | 0 | 781 |
| Thyristor | Gram | Non-renewable | 2,349,175 | 1,212,580 | 2,230,707 |
| Transformer | Gram | Non-renewable | 8,066 | 1,054 | 63,796 |
| Transient Block Unit | Gram | Non-renewable | 86,518 | 99,000 | 41,583 |
| Transistor | Gram | Non-renewable | 161,831 | 62,193 | 169,173 |
| Trimpot | Gram | Non-renewable | 41,872,148 | 34,824,216 | 15,588,090 |
| TSP | Gram | Non-renewable | 3,037,838 | 1,248,377 | 861,352 |
| TVS Diode | Gram | Non-renewable | 9,049,280 | 8,598,574 | 22,603,220 |
| Varistor | Gram | Non-renewable | 110,065 | 20,751 | 12,588 |
| VCSEL Emitter | Gram | Non-renewable | 0 | 0 | 990 |
| Wafer ESD | Gram | Non-renewable | 0 | 0 | 9,739 |
| Wafer Schottky | Gram | Non-renewable | 0 | 0 | 977,001 |
| Zener Diode | Gram | Non-renewable | 38,200 | 14,900 | 64,180 |
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Water Resource Management
The business place of the Company is located in Xindian District, New Taipei City, and the main source of tap water supply is the Feicui Reservoir. In order to effectively manage water resources, the Company has employed water resource risk assessment tools. The assessment results indicate that the water resource risk of the Company is medium and low.
Compared to other industries, the Company is operated in an industry that does not consume much water. Also, we haven’t established any factory, and therefore no production water is involved. Our water consumption is only limited to the offices with limited water usage. Therefore, we do not discharge wastewater. With respect to water resource management, we mainly lower the hydraulic pressure of the faucets to avoid the waste of water resources. Besides, we regularly review the change of water consumption, and monitor whether the reading of the water meter is abnormal on a monthly basis; also, dedicated personnel have been assigned to check if waste of water resources or water leakage exists.
The water resource data of the Company in the last two years is shown in the table below. In 2022, the inventory boundary covered some sites of the parent company. In 2023, the inventory boundary was extended to all sites of the parent company.
2022 | |
Water withdrawal (Unit: 1,000,000L) | 3.19 |
Water discharge (Unit: 1,000,000L) | 3.19 |
Water consumption (Unit: 1,000,000L) | 0.00 |
Specific measurement of the organization (Unit) | Total number of employees |
Specific measurement value of the organization | 150 |
Intensity of water consumption | 0.021 |
Notes:
(1) Product unit (2) Output (e.g., ton, liter or watt) (3) Size (e.g., square meter of floor area) (4) Number of full-time employees (5) Monetary unit (revenue or sales) | |
2023 | |
Water withdrawal (Unit: 1,000,000L) | 3.14 |
Water discharge (Unit: 1,000,000L) | 3.14 |
Water consumption (Unit: 1,000,000L) | 0.00 |
Specific measurement of the organization (Unit) | Total number of employees |
Specific measurement value of the organization | 162 |
Intensity of water consumption | 0.019 |
Notes:
(1) Product unit (2) Output (e.g., ton, liter or watt) (3) Size (e.g., square meter of floor area) (4) Number of full-time employees (5) Monetary unit (revenue or sales) | |
Greenhouse Gas Inventory
In 2023, in accordance with ISO14064:2018 and the pathway released by the Financial Supervisory Commission, Wendell included other sites of the parent company into the inventory boundary in advance. Therefore, the inventory boundary was changed in 2023; the scope for calculation of total greenhouse gas emissions of the Company includes Scope 1 (direct greenhouse gas emissions) and Scope (indirect greenhouse gas emissions). The greenhouse gas emissions of 2023 are shown in the table below:
Item | 2023 |
Scope 1: Direct Greenhouse Gas Emissions (tonCO2e) | 26.5044 |
Scope 2: Indirect Greenhouse Gas Emissions (tonCO2e) | 281.0191 |
Total emissions = Scope 1 + Scope 2 (tonCO2e) | 307.524 |
Total (tonCO2e) | 307.524 |
Intensity of greenhouse gas emissions (tonCO2e/Number of employees) | 1.89829 |
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In 2023, Wendell didn’t emit substances that damaged the ozone or other major gases (e.g., NOx, Sox, TSP, VOC, etc.).
Waste Management
Adhering to the environmental spirit of resource cherishing, the Company continually promotes waste reduction and reutilization, e.g., recycling of cartons used as packaging materials, utilization of double sides of document paper, reduction of paper use by electronic forms, self-preparation of environment-friendly chopsticks, etc.
Since the Company hasn’t set up any plants or relevant production equipment, no waste generated from manufacturing has existed. During the operating activities, the waste generated from testing of instruments mainly includes solder splashes and scrapped boards which mainly come from products tested by customers. Therefore, waste reduction is limited. The Company has also entrusted qualified third-party clearing and transportation companies to assist the treatment of waste generated after production. Untreated waste will be uniformly placed in safe places for keeping. However, due to insufficient weight, such waste was not cleared and transported in 2023, and it would be treated together with the waste generated in the next year.
Diversified Workplace
Talent Cultivation and Retention
The turnover rate of employees is closely related to the Company’s stability. An excessive turnover rate will affect the organizational development. Therefore, we continue to take various measures to attract talents, listen to employees’ voice, increase new labor, and archive the suitable development and long-term retention of employees at the Company.
Wendell provides competitive compensation and encouraging bonus according to the market salary level, and dedicates to giving bigger development space to talents. The Company sets aside distributable earnings to employees every year, and continues to improve employees’ welfare and work environment, so as to increase high-quality and stable manpower.
Composition of Employees
Those serve as the senior management of the Company are the managers of the Company and supervisors at the division level or above. 100% of them are residents in Taiwan. The distribution of ranks of employees in recent three years is as follows:
Employee New Hire and Resign Status
Complete Employee Welfare
Employees are the biggest asset of Wendell. We value our employees and establish favorable relations with them. In addition to the following benefits, we also regularly review our welfare system and listen to employees’ voice.
The employee welfare measures adopted by the Company include:
Education and Training
The annual education and training programs of the Company are generally classified into education and training of new employees and in-service training.
- Education and training of new employees: Through the planning of physical courses by each department, the lecturers will personally guide new employees to learn about the software and hardware needed for the work and regulations and safety specifications to follow. Also, teachers in the departments will offer one-on-one guidance aside. Therefore, the new employees can quickly blend in.
- In-service training: The contents include management training (e.g., regulations and management) and professional training (e.g., professional skills). With reference to the needs for work execution and positions of each department, or in order to meet regulatory requirements, the supervisors shall select and assign colleagues to participate in various study and learning courses organized by professional training agencies.
Employee Diversity and Equality
Respect and care about each employee, establish a friendly work environment regardless of gender, ethnic group, religion, political stance, marital status, or physical and mental disabilities, establish and continually advocate regulations governing sexual harassment prevention and control, encourage departments to promote diverse employees, regularly check the contents of jobs, as well as fairness of salaries and bonuses between different ranks, and create a diversified and equal workplace environment.
Respect international human rights standards and dedicate to implementing work equality and creating a diversified, inclusive, and friendly work environment.
▪In 2023, 4 labor/management meetings were held, with harmonious communication between labor and management. No labor disputes occurred (the labor representatives and the management representatives accounted for 50% respectively, superior to the ratio of 1/3 stipulated in regulations).
▪In 2023, no sexual harassment appeal cases were received.
▪In 2023, there were 2 employees with physical and mental disabilities and 2 foreign colleagues. In addition to the compliance with provisions of the People with Disabilities Rights Protection Act on quota employment, the Company hired 1 additional worker with disabilities above the quota.
has been established, and external or internal appeal mailbox has been set up so that employees may use it when their interests are infringed upon or improperly disposed and the problems cannot be reasonably resolved.
As of the end of the report period, the ratios between the standard salaries of basic-level male and female employees of Wendell and the local minimum wage standard are shown in the following table:
Recruitment of Employees from Diversified Ethnic Groups
The employment of of employees from diversified ethnic groups in the recent three years is detailed in the table below:
Employment Retirement System and Implementation Status
Wendell assists employees in handling retirement matters in accordance with the provisions of “Labor Standards Act”, “Labor Pension Act” and “Work Rules”.
Implementation Status of Unpaid Parental Leave
In accordance with relevant provisions of “Labor Standards Act” and “Act of Gender Equality in Employment”, an unpaid parental leave system has been implemented for the employees. Female employees enjoy prenatal check-up leave and maternity leave during pregnancy and before and after delivery, while male employees enjoy paternity leave upon the delivery of their spouses. Besides, employees will be arranged to go back to the original units and positions upon expiry of their parental leave, so as to actively assist them in reintegrating into the workplace. In 2023, 4 employees (0 male and 4 females) applied for unpaid parental leave, and the number of employees actually reinstated in the current year reached 4 (0 male and 4 females), presenting a reinstatement rate of 80%.
Minimum Period of Advance Notice of Operational Change
When the employment relationship shall be terminated due to major operational changes of the Company, we will observe relevant statutory and regulatory regulations including “Labor Standards Act” and “Act for Worker Protection of Mass Redundancy”.
Occupational Safety and Health Management
Wendell believes that a company can grow stably only when its employees are healthy, happy, and mentally and physically balanced. By creating harmonious labor-management relations and unimpeded communication channels, continually caring about the employees and establishing a safe and worry-free work environment, Wendell considers all its employees as the important asset for the Company’s sustainable development so that talent growth and innovation can be achieved and integrated to the corporate culture to inject vitality and promote operational efficiency for the Company.
Onsite services: The onsite services are provided according to the provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. 24 nurse practitioner interviews/year and 2 doctor interviews/year are arranged.
63 person-times participated in employee health management improvement and consulting, accounting for nearly 40% of the total number of employees of the Company. The appointment rate is expected to reach 45%.
Relevant personnel involved in illegitimate infringements will be communicated with according to 4 major plans established based on the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Nursing staff care about colleagues with doubts physically and mentally in advance; also, a whistleblowing system has been established, and external or internal appeal mailbox has been set up so that employees may use it when their interests are infringed upon or improperly disposed and the problems cannot be reasonably resolved.
Social Participation
In 2023, adhering to the spirit of “Taking from society and using for society” and relying on its corporate resources and employees’ strength, Wendell actively promoted public welfare lectures, volunteer activities, environmental protection, and donation activities. It joined hands with employees to care about the local communities and people with their own strength, in the hope that positive social influence can be leveraged.
▪The Company co-organized two blood donation activities and acquired a total of 232 blood bags; two material donation activities were held to donate blankets to stray animals, and also donate shoes.
▪A beach cleaning activity attended by 97 person-times was held.
▪An environment lecture attended by 32 person times was held.
▪A public welfare activity of The Pearl S. Buck Foundation attended by 5 person-times was held.
Charity Donations and Actions
Blood Donation and Material Donation Activities
Public Welfare and Environmental Activities
A volunteer team led by the Chief Sustainability Officer and comprising colleagues of Wendell and their family members has been established with nearly 100 members. This team went to Yong’an Fishing Harbor and took concrete actions to protect the marine ecology, practice SDGs, safeguard the sustainable utilization of oceans and marine resources, promote sustainable development, and fulfill corporate responsibility.
Giving back
News!! “Cheer for Dreams! Wendell and Gan Jia-wei Join Forces for Olympic Glory”
After achieving impressive results at the Asian Games, Gan Jia-wei, was supported by Wendell with a press conference held on March 14th and a sponsorship of 2 million to fully prepare for the upcoming Olympic Games. Let’s all cheer for athlete Gan Jia-wei and look forward to him bringing honor to Taiwan at the Paris Olympics, creating even more glory!”
Scholarships
The next generation
In 2006, Wendell set up the Kao Fu-Sheng Scholarship, starting in our neighborhood community and cooperates with elementary schools in Wen-Shan District. Wendell provides scholarships to students who perform well, and those who require assistance. The schools will audit the qualifications and implement the system with certainty.
During these years, there are more than 1400 students receiving the benefit, and schools that have participated are Mu-Zha Primary School, Ming Dao Elementary School, WanFang Elementary School and XinHai Elementary School.
Environmental Stewardship
Continued Care for the Environment
Wendell is committed to protecting the natural environment, marine ecology, promoting sustainable development, and fulfilling corporate social responsibility through action to achieve the SDGs goals.
In the future, Wendel will continue to promote environmental protection and give back to society. Through the influence of the company, we will encourage environmental sustainability and encourage more customers, suppliers, colleagues, and their families to participate in the effort to protect our beautiful island.
In 2023 had a total of 93 participants joining together in response.
In 2024 had a total of 79 participants joining together in response.
Talent building & nurturing
Long-term assistance and talent nurturing
Not only caring our neighborhood, Wendell also works with the Mrs. Pearl S. Buck Foundation to participate in a long-term support program, and assists families that need assistance. At the same time, starting from 2009, Wendell also works with the Mrs. Pearl S. Buck Foundation on the New Son of Taiwan project.
Industry Academy Cooperation
Nurturing the next generation of Engineers
While aiming at sustainable operation as our pursuit, talent is definitely the most important asset in Wendell. Wendell started to cooperate with the Lunghwa University of Science and Technology in 2014 to launch an internship program, so that students have practical experience and the ecology of the industry. In 2018, Wendell launched an Industry-Academia Collaboration Project with the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech). It brought not only the industry internship opportunities, but also the EMC seminars at Taiwan Tech to share latest industry news and technical seminars, so that students could better understand industry trends. Taking the successful industry-academia experience laid down over the years as the blueprint, Wendell signed a diversified project cooperation project with Lunghua University of Science and Technology in 2019. With years of professional experience in the EMC field, a complete EMC curriculum was planned and built in Lunghua. The 743 laboratory simulates the practical test process, allowing students to actually apply what they have learned in the course, and at the same time, through the continuous evolution of industry-academia cooperation, to cultivate professional EMC industry talents with the academic community to achieve a win-win situation.
Social care
Disaster relief and care
In addition to long-term child caring issues, Wendell also immediately gives out love to major disasters, such as the earthquake in Haiti, the typhoon disaster that occurred in Taiwan on August 8, 2009, the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008. Wendell took the action right away through the Red Cross, TVBS Cultural and Educational Foundation and World Vision.
At the same time, in view of the middle and older-aged employment problem having not improved since the financial turmoil in 2008, and the pace of Taiwan moving towards an aging society having accelerated, starting from 2010, Wendell also began to provide resources and participate in this issue’s social assistance.
We have worked with the Hondao Senior Citizen’s Welfare Foundation from March. The Foundation recruits personnel to take care of the elderly, and Wendell provides grants to personnel who perform well, with the hope of encouraging middle and older-aged employment through this and at the same time pays attention to the elderly care issue in the aging society.
