PEGATRON Won the Gold Award of COMPUTEX 2025 Sustainable Design Award with Innovative Mesh Booth and Reusable Materials

Taipei Computer Association (TCA), one of the organizers of COMPUTEX — Asia’s leading B2B ICT tradeshow — stated that as global companies place greater emphasis on ESG governance, tradeshow design are increasingly focused on sustainability and circularity. In response to this trend, COMPUTEX and InnoVEX continue to present the Sustainable Design Award in 2025, encouraging exhibitors to integrate the 3R principles (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) into their booth design and activities. The goal is to foster an exhibition environment characterized by low carbon emissions, minimal pollution, and reduced energy consumption. After a comprehensive review of presentations and on-site inspections, the winners of the Sustainable Design Award 2025 were announced on May 21. PEGATRON received the Gold Award, followed by ASUS with the Silver Award, and LITEON with the Bronze Award. The Judges Special Award was presented to Acer, BenQ, and VOLKTEK.

The chief judge of the award highlighted that the most impressive part of the exhibitors this year was their creativity to maintain strong overall presence and brand identity on the show floor despite the constraints of sustainability goals. Many exhibitors also integrated innovative elements that provided visitors with fresh and engaging experiences. In addition, a number of exhibitors also considered the circular use and extended lifecycle of exhibition materials, aiming to reduce carbon emissions and minimize exhibition waste. Some even aligned their booth designs with corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, demonstrating how ESG principles can be effectively put into practice at international trade shows.

PEGATRON Won the Gold Award with Innovative Mesh Booth and Circular Material Use

PEGATRON impressed the judges with its strong sense of innovation and was awarded the Gold Award at the COMPUTEX 2025 Sustainable Design Award in its first-time participation in the award. The standout feature of PEGATRON’s booth was the creative application of “mesh fabric”, introducing a new possibility for temporary tradeshow structures. The material’s translucency allowed it to be combined with other materials to create diverse textures and color effects. Its ease of assembly and disassembly also made it ideal for reuse in various spaces beyond the exhibition. PEGATRON’s commitment to sustainability extended beyond booth construction. Wood materials used in the booth were donated to students at National Chia-Yi Industrial Vocational High School (嘉義高工) for creative reuse, while wooden pallets were repurposed into color pencils through a collaboration with Lion Pencil Co. (雄獅文具), giving exhibition waste a meaningful second life. In terms of the booth design, illuminated strips and columns also offered visitors a distinctive spatial and service experience.

The judges also highlighted that all booth components, including tables and the “Sky Tree” installation, were designed to be modular and detachable, enabling them to be reassembled and reused in PEGATRON’s corporate showroom. Moreover, the thoughtfully curated giveaway items reflected a spirit of social responsibility, enhancing PEGATRON’s brand values and community engagement. Through this project, PEGATRON successfully redefined itself from a leading technology company to a practitioner of sustainability and received unanimous praise from the judges, securing the highest honor at this year’s Sustainable Design Award.

ASUS Won the Silver Award with "Less is Sustainability" Approach and Inclusive Design

The judges noted that ASUS embraced the philosophy of “less is sustainability” by proactively reducing its showcased products by 30% while focusing on selected key items that highlight its core values. This approach not only significantly reduced the use of booth materials but also created a more comfortable and smoother exhibition space. This year, ASUS preserved its signature use of multi-screen, yet reused flooring materials from the previous year (Reuse) to lower carbon emissions. Meanwhile, ASUS eliminated ceiling structure design and further reduced material consumption and energy construction during set-up, aligning with the Reduce principle.

The judges commended that the overall booth design for being highly aesthetic and maintaining a strong brand consistency. From visual language to traffic flow planning, every element was smooth and precise, maintaining strong brand recognizability and presence without compromising on sustainability goals, while clearly conveying ASUS’s core values and design strengths. Moreover, the booth design also showed careful attention to detail, ergonomics, and construction quality with features such as lowered flooring and gentle ramping to reduce tripping hazards for visitors with mobility needs. This thoughtful approach embodied ASUS’s commitment to ESG principles and served as a model for others in the industry, earning the brand the Silver Award at the COMPUTEX 2025 Sustainable Design Award.

LITEON Won the Bronze Award with Immersive Scenario Design and Second-Life Material Concept

The judges commended that LITEON's scenario-based design that vividly incorporated imagery of oceans and icebergs into the exhibition space to evoke a powerful sense of cooling and energy conservation was impressive. The compact space layout and traffic flow were efficiently planned and clearly expressed the company's focus on energy conservation.

Key components used in the exhibition, such as logo signage and flooring, were designed with reusability in mind and will be repurposed in the company's corporate showroom after the exhibition, demonstrating an early-stage commitment to the second lifecycle of materials. As a structural core of the space, the LED wall was not only a prominent visual element but also a direct extension of LITEON’s flagship energy-saving product line. The company successfully transformed its brand values into spatial language and effectively aligned with ESG principles. This well-crafted integration of design, sustainability, and brand identity earned LITEON the Bronze Award in this year’s Sustainable Design Award.

Acer Received the Judges Special Award with Their Impressive Dynamic Digital Displays and Reusable Modular Booth System

The judges described that Acer's exhibition design delivered an outstanding performance in dynamic digital displays, creating a strong visual impact within the expansive COMPUTEX exhibition hall. This year, Acer introduced a modular booth design system that utilizes recyclable and reusable materials such as honeycomb panels, OSB fiberboards, and paper tubes. The smart integration of modular corner joints and extension connectors added both structural integrity and visual appeal to the design. In addition, the truss-and-fabric beam-column system provided a highly flexible framework that is easy to disassemble, transport, and reassemble- serving as a promising prototype for a “global showcase platform” with potential applications across international exhibitions and branded retail environments. For its innovative approach that combined sustainability, functionality, and scalability, Acer was awarded the Sustainable Design Judges Special Award.

BenQ Received the Judges Special Award with Continued Effort to Cut Carbon Emissions with Expanded Exhibition Scale

BenQ was recognized with the Judges Special Award at the COMPUTEX 2025 Sustainable Design Award for its remarkable achievement in sustainability despite a significant increase in booth scale, according to the judges. The judges commented that BenQ's achievement of a 30% carbon reduction despite the exhibition scale being nearly doubled was remarkable; the collaborative efforts with multiple alliance partners to co-construct the booth also reflected the company’s strong initiative and commitment. The booth design demonstrated careful consideration in modularization, systematic assembly, and ease of disassembly. Most importantly, BenQ completely eliminated traditional woodwork and instead adopted a modular aluminum framework as the structural backbone. The use of innovative and eco-friendly materials such as pineapple fiber and “Paper 18” (a high-performance recycled paperboard) also offered benefits such as light weight, low carbon footprint, and high reusability potential. BenQ’s active investment in material innovation and its willingness to experiment with sustainable solutions ultimately earned the brand the Sustainable Design Judges Special Award.

VOLKTEK Won the Judges Special Award with 80% Material Recycling Rate as an SME

As a first-time participant and a small-to-medium-sized exhibitor, VOLKTEK impressed the judges by effectively applying core sustainability principles in both design and execution, achieving a material recycling rate of up to 80% and demonstrating a thoughtful, scalable approach to sustainable booth design. For example, instead of wood material, VOLKTEK adopted a steel structure, making it easier to assemble and dismantle for temporary exhibition use. The modular design of the booth stands enabled flexible adjustments based on size and layout of the space. Additionally, furniture was rented, and logo signage was designed for repeated use and etc. The project incorporated strategies of material reduction and redeployment thinking at the early planning stages to achieve a material recycling rate of up to 80%, demonstrating a mature understanding of sustainable exhibition practices and a commitment to long-term environmental responsibility. The judges noted that VOLKTEK’s approach provides a valuable and representative example for small and medium-sized technology companies and was awarded the Judges Special Award in the COMPUTEX 2025 Sustainable Design Award.

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■《About COMPUTEX TAIPEI》

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