TSMC Sports Day Levels Up Again, Setting a New Environmental Benchmark

TSMC actively promotes comprehensive health management, encouraging employees to strengthen their physical and mental well-being through three main pillars: "creating an excellent environment, supporting sports clubs, and promoting sports events." The Company has also become the first company in Taiwan to achieve ISO 20121 event sustainability management certification for its Sports Day. TSMC's Sports Day on November 8, 2025, continued to follow this standard. In addition to sustainable practices across six major dimensions —"green energy, sustainable consumption, waste and carbon reduction, promoting sustainable values, reuse and recycling, and safety management"—TSMC Sports Day has also collaborated with partners to transform recycled resources into sportswear since 2024. This initiative reduces carbon emissions by 40% compared to using virgin materials. For TSMC Sports Day 2025, approximately 77,000 Polo shirts and 9,000 sets of sportswear were produced. This is equivalent to recycling about 1.13 million PET bottles and 100,000 plastic bags, resulting in a total carbon reduction of approximately 69 metric tons and water savings of about 2,300 cubic meters, demonstrating environmental friendliness and the value of a circular economy. 

37,000 People Gather, Hitting a Home Run  for a New Era of Sustainability

TSMC views sports as an important medium for conveying and practicing the spirit of sustainability. This year's TSMC Sports Day was themed "Globalization," and the "Home Run" starting gun ceremony for the track and field events symbolized the company's determination to implement ESG concepts across all its global fabs, opening a new chapter of sustainability. This year's event attracted over 37,000 employees and their families and friends, with teams from all overseas sites present for the first time, demonstrating TSMC's "One Team" spirit. The carnival featured diverse experiences inspired by the five continents, ranging from Taiwanese sugar blowing art and lantern riddles to American Cowboys, Japanese Kendo, and European Curling, allowing every participant to experience the charm of cultural integration through interaction, and broaden their international horizons.

In addition, TSMC integrates sustainability concepts into the design of its sportswear. As early as 2024, in collaboration with partners, the company focused on three major aspects—"carbon reduction, plastic reduction, and water conservation"—to reach environmentally friendly goals. To ensure that the sportswear meets both environmental requirements and excellent quality, TSMC strictly controls every stage from material sourcing to finished product manufacturing. At the initial stage of production, the first batch of products was sampled and sent to a third party for composition and material inspection. Concurrently, warehouse inspections are conducted according to the Acceptable Quality Limit (AQL) standard, and the progress of partner factories is tracked weekly. Through this systematic supervision mechanism, TSMC achieved a win-win situation for both environmental protection and quality.

Highlights of the 2025 TSMC Sports Day 

In 2025, TSMC's Sports Day integrated ESG and globalization concepts to create an event that is environmentally conscious, culturally diverse, and family friendly. With the growing number of employees, TSMC projects that by 2026, the cumulative benefits from recycled sportswear will include a reduction of approximately 136 metric tons of carbon emissions, the recycling and utilization of about 3.05 million PET bottles and 400,000 plastic bags, and water savings of approximately 4,000 cubic meters. TSMC is actively fulfilling its commitment to the planet and will continue to promote the spirit of sustainability, working with its global employees to create a greener and better future.