Issue Date：August 3, 2023
Environmental Protection Committee
- Established in 2015, the Environment Protection Committee is responsible for the environmental risk control and the establishment of clear ESH policies and short-, mid-, and long-term objectives meeting the concept of corporate sustainable operations.
- The head of Business Resource Center is the chairman of the committee, and holds a committee meeting every quarter (subject to the schedule of organizational budget planning) and provisional meetings where necessary to discuss and review the promotion and implementation of energy conservation, carbon reduction, and environmental protection.
The Members and Structure of the Committee
Chairman
the Head of Business Resource Center
To amass committee members, host committee meetings, and supervise normal committee operation.
Management Representative
the Management Representative of ISO 14001
To implement committee resolutions and review and gather the effectiveness of implementation.
Executive Secretary
Environmental Safety Division
To convene committee meetings, draw up energy conservation and carbon reduction programs, follow up the effectiveness of committee resolutions, manage committee meeting minutes and committee documents, and other tasks relating to committee operation.
Members of Committee
the Head or Representative of R&D, Manufacture, Product, QC, HR, IT, ER, Procurement, and Factory Affairs
Plan, promote, and executive all the issues and activities related to environmental protection in the organization.
Strategies for Climate-Related Risks
- By the analysis result of the material issues in 2024, we identified 6 concerned issues related to the environment. The priority of concerns from high to low are Climate Change, Green Solutions, Waste Management, Materials Management, Water Resource Management, and Biodiversity.
- Coretronic, with its core philosophy of "Environmental Sustainability 4G Force", continues to implement eco-friendly measures and the "Green Life Practice Program", inviting green partners to participate in "Green Earth, Green Action, and Green Knowledge". By enhancing employees' awareness of energy conservation and environmental protection and reducing office water consumption and carbon dioxide emissions, Coretronic aims to create a green factory. With the green culture, we hope to expand our impact, devoting ourselves to mitigating the environmental effects of climate change. For further information, please visit Act on Climate Change.
- We have been the TCFD supporter, established TCFD Group, introduced TCFD structure and identified climate-related risks and opportunities to evaluate and manage relevant climate-related risks and opportunities. For further information, please visit Act on Climate Change.
- We actively participate in Taiwan Climate Partnership (TCP) ,Taiwan Alliance for Net Zero Emissions (TANZE), and CDP. In 2024, We received Leading level (A) rating in Climate Change and Water Security Evaluation, and Leadership level (A) rating in Supplier Engagement Assessment.
- We set the carbon reduction target based on SBT 1.5°C scenario. In 2022, we officially proposed Net Zero Statement and aim to reduce GHG emissions (Category 1 and 2) by 25% by 2025, 50% by 2032, and reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Meanwhile, we have also submitted our carbon reduction commitment to SBTi and received approval. Now, Coretronic had pass SBT verification by April 2024.
- To demonstrate its firm commitment to environmental protection, Coretronic proactively signed 4 international environmental initiatives in 2024. These include the “Biodiversity Conservation and No Gross Deforestation Commitment”, through which the Company conducted assessments using the BRF (Biodiversity Risk Filter), aspiring to achieve a net positive ecological impact and meet its no-deforestation goal by 2050. In addition, Coretronic actively engaged in environmental charity activities and responded to the needs of local public agencies. For five consecutive years, the Company has adopted public restrooms and coastal areas. It also converted the benefits of its environmental campaigns into monetary donations and, for the first time, launched green travel initiatives, extending its green influence from within the organization to the broader community.
