SUSTAINABILITY IN PRACTICE
ESG
Environment (E) · Building a Sustainable Environment
Measurable targets for climate action, environmental disclosure and resource circularity, with achievement and performance tracked each year against short-, medium- and long-term goals.
Comply with environmental regulations and relevant international standards.
Improve energy efficiency and use recycled materials that reduce environmental impact.
Establish an environmental management system covering the collection and assessment of information, target setting, and concrete plans or action programmes.
Appoint a dedicated environmental management unit or personnel to develop, drive and maintain the relevant systems and programmes, and hold environmental training courses on a regular basis.
Set principles that reduce the impact of company operations on the natural environment and on people.
Define management measures for the sustainable use of water resources.
Develop energy- and water-saving products; 326 products currently carry the Water Conservation Label.
Take action on the present and future risks and opportunities that climate change presents to the business, covering greenhouse-gas emissions, water consumption and total waste weight.
Social (S) · Serving the Public Good
Talent sustainability, social inclusion and supply-chain partnership — putting corporate citizenship into practice for employees, consumers and the wider community.
Comply with international human-rights conventions and related regulations, including gender equality, the right to work and freedom from discrimination.
Provide employees with the information they need to understand labour law and the rights they are entitled to.
Provide a safe and healthy working environment for employees, with training delivered on a regular basis.
Define and implement reasonable employee benefits to support recruitment and retention.
Establish regular channels for dialogue with employees.
Ensure product and service quality in line with regulations, avoid any conduct that harms consumer rights, and maintain effective channels for complaints.
Promote cultural development through donations, sponsorship, investment, procurement, strategic collaboration, corporate volunteering and technical services, or other forms of support.
Governance (G)
Putting a sound governance structure and transparent disclosure into practice, with achievement and performance tracked each year against short-, medium- and long-term goals.
Establish an effective corporate governance structure and the associated ethical standards.
Directors shall exercise the due care of a good administrator, urge the company to review and improve its practices, and ensure that policies are carried out. When the board advances sustainability goals, it should give full consideration to the interests of stakeholders.
Hold regular training on advancing sustainable development.
Establish a dedicated sustainable development task force to drive policies, systems and implementation plans, ensuring that remuneration policy aligns with stakeholder interests and that employee performance reviews are linked to the sustainability system.
Maintain a stakeholder section on the corporate website.
Disclose information in accordance with the relevant regulations and the Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies, and fully disclose sustainability information that is both relevant and reliable.
Plan and carry out greenhouse-gas inventories to track carbon emissions.
Prepare the sustainability report using internationally recognised standards or guidelines.
