Issuer: Apex International Co., Ltd.
Issuance date: 6 September 2021

Today (2nd), the company was awarded the 2021 Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) - "Health Promotion ". Following the "Investment in People" and "Health Promotion" in 2016 and 2017, this year, through the "Wear the face mask 100%" project promoted in response to the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020, it has won the "Health Promotion " again. The award shows that the company's long-term focus on the development of corporate social responsibility plans has achieved results and recognition.

After the global outbreak of COVID-19 in March 2020, the management team drew on past policies and achievements in fighting the epidemic in Taiwan. They immediately set up a task force to promote public health education in the factory, and advocated employees to wash their hands frequently, wear masks, and measure daily temperature. In addition, in view of the serious shortage of masks on the market, the "Wear the face mask 100%" project was quickly implemented, and the "Apex mask" was designed and produced by the factory itself. It took 5 days to complete material collection and certification, design and find cooperative manufacturers for proofing. After 1 month, Apex masks were distributed to employees one after another. As of May this year, more than 40,000 pcs have been provided to employees and their families, and about 24,000 pcs have been donated to customers, suppliers, other partners and surrounding communities, hoping to join hands with employees and external partners to fight the global epidemic.

Apex masks are made of microfiber imported from Japan, and through ingenious design, users can put a medical mask on the inside of the cloth mask to achieve double-layer protection. While promoting the wearing of Apex masks, the task force has also continued to track user feedback and optimize the mask design. For example, to avoid contamination by taking off the mask during meals, a lanyard has been added to make it easier to achieve hygiene promotion and the goal of epidemic prevention. At the same time, through many anti-epidemic activities and competitions, employees are encouraged to develop good hygiene habits. Under the two-way cooperation between employees and the company, Apex masks effectively alleviated the shortage of anti-epidemic materials at that time, protected the health of employees and made employees feel at ease. The management team is also happy to see the positive result that the corporate philosophy "Good for APEX, Good to you" has brought.

As a corporate citizen, the company will continue to promote various sustainable management projects, and has been recognized by the outside world on various platforms so far. In addition to being awarded the Asia Responsible Enterprise Award this year, the Company was also included in the "Corporate Governance 100 Index" in July, and has been ranked among the top 6% to 20% of listed companies in the corporate governance assessment for five consecutive years. In the future, we will continue to implement the sustainable operation of the company, improve the comprehensive performance of corporate governance, and steadily move forward on the road of ESG.

About Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) Since 2011, the NGO Enterprise Asia has held the Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA), a landmark CSR award in Asia, which aims to recognize the promotion of sustainability and corporate society. The AREA Awards span 19 countries, and more than 3,000 companies have signed up so far. The awards are divided into 7 categories, namely green leadership, investment in people, health promotion, circular economy leadership, social empowerment, corporate governance and negative responsible business leadership.