Feb 23, 2021 – Delta, a global leader in power and thermal management solutions, today announced it has been awarded the highest rating of “A”—Supplier Engagement Leader in the 2020 Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) conducted by CDP.

The aforementioned “A” rating derives from the highest scores in the key rating items, namely “Supplier Engagement” (Note 1), “Scope 3 Emissions” (Note 2), and “Overall CDP Climate Change Performance,” ranking among the top 7% assessed enterprises. This Supplier Engagement Leader recognition also follows Delta’s success in attaining “double-A (leadership level)” rating in the 2020 CDP evaluation for two major environmental items: “Climate Change” and “Water Security”, thus, three key honors by CDP for Delta in 2020. These accolades demonstrate that Delta not only responds to climate change with actions, but also collaborates with business partners actively to build a sustainable value chain, and its efforts and outcomes are highly recognized internationally.

Mr. Jesse Chou, Delta’s chief sustainability officer, said: “Delta has long been concerned about climate change and actively participates in international initiatives. In 2015, it signed We Mean Business, and passed and implemented Science Based Targets (SBTs) in 2017 and achieved its annual SBTs for three consecutive years. Meanwhile, it actively introduced Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) to assess the risks and opportunities brought about by climate change. For global suppliers, Delta has also established key short- and medium-term targets for its supply chain, strengthened supplier operation management and risk identification, and assisted with in-depth analyses of the supply chain disruption risk caused by climate change, while sharing its experience in water conservation at its plants and green buildings so as to plan for mitigating and adapting to the impact of climate change and to realize the vision of a sustainable value chain. It is an honor for Delta to receive the leadership level A rating in the CDP assessment in conjunction with its business partners and global suppliers.”

The non-profit organization CDP’s annual environmental information disclosure and scoring process are recognized as an important standard for corporate environmental information transparency. In 2020, more than 515 investors around the world with assets of more than US$106 trillion were CDP signatories, who were required to disclose information on environmental impacts, risks, and opportunities through the CDP platform. This year, more than 9,600 companies has responded to the CDP evaluation, reaching a record high in history.