Climate Change and Energy Management

The Company supports the carbon reduction goals of the Paris Agreement. In response to climate change and the implementation of green operations, the Company has been conducting an annual GHG emissions inventory and passing the verification against the ISO 14064-1:2018 standards.

Greenhouse Gas Management

In 2024, the Company's direct emissions (Category 1) and energy indirect emissions (Category 2) totaled 16,785.799 metric tons of CO2e, an increase of 1,109.498 metric tons of CO2e compared to 2023. The Company has no manufacturing operations, so the main emissions come from purchased electricity. In 2024, the emission intensity decreased to 0.285 metric tons of CO2e/per million dollars of revenue, a reduction of 12.31% compared to 2023. The Company's carbon reduction target for 2030 is to achieve greenhouse gas emission intensity of 0.310 metric tons/per million dollars of revenue. In terms of carbon reduction strategies and actions, we implement various energy-saving projects, replace outdated equipment, purchase renewable energy, and introduce organizational carbon inventory and product carbon footprint management platforms to improve overall inventory efficiency and data quality, thereby identifying emission hotspots.

Statistics of Energy Consumption

In 2024, the Company's Phase V facility obtained ISO 50001 Energy Management System certification. Through data tracking and analysis, we continuously seek energy improvement opportunities to reduce environmental impact.

In 2024, the Company's total energy consumption was 128,678.707 gigajoules (GJ), with an energy intensity of 2.183 (GJ/per million dollars of revenue), a decrease of 9.49% compared to 2023. This reduction was due to ongoing energysaving projects and improvements in energy use efficiency. The Company's energy consumption is predominantly from purchased electricity - non-renewable energy, which accounts for approximately 94.18% of total energy consumption. The remaining energy sources include purchased electricity - renewable energy at approximately 5.55%, and fossil fuels at 0.27%. Therefore, in our subsequent energy-saving planning, purchased electricity will be our primary target.

The Company purchases a certain proportion of renewable energy every year. Due to T-REC Center's settlement date, only data from January to October 2024 is currently available. The Company obtained a total of 1,120 new T-REC certificates in 2024, reducing 554 metric tons of CO2e in 2024 due to the use of renewable energy.

Climate risk scenario simulation

The company conducts scenario simulations for rainfall under different warming scenarios, analyzes the risk and threats, and formulates emergency response plans for relevant departments to follow.

Warming Scenario

Rainfall Scenario

Risk

Emergency Response Plan

SSP1-2.6

Intense plum rain season for one week, with heavy rainfall levels (over 350mm /24h or over 200mm /3h) in Miaoli area

1. Flooding in low-lying areas

1. Ensure regular inspections of all drainage ditches to maintain unobstructed flow.
2. Follow the disaster accident classification and response execution of the QP2107 Emergency Response Management Process, with the factory affairs dept. and EHS dept. monitoring the heavy rainfall alerts issued by the Central Weather Bureau.
3. When heavy rainfall levels (over 350mm /24h or over 200mm /3h) are announced, internal company emails will be sent to alert employees to pay attention to road conditions, close windows and doors, and notify the factory department to prepare for disaster prevention, placing sandbags at all entrances and exits.

SSP5-8.5

Intense typhoon (central wind speed over 51 meters per second) affecting Taiwan, with extremely heavy rainfall levels (over 500mm/24h) in Miaoli area

 

 

 

1. Road flooding
2. Road closures
3. Power outages

1. Ensure regular inspections of all drainage ditches to maintain unobstructed flow.
2. Follow the disaster accident classification and response execution of the QP2107 Emergency Response Management Process, with the factory and environmental safety departments monitoring the typhoon alerts issued by the Central Weather Bureau.
3. When the Central Weather Bureau issues a maritime typhoon warning, the factory affairs dept. immediately executes typhoon prevention measures, confirms the fuel levels of emergency generators, places sandbags at all entrances and exits, and conducts detailed inspections of the factory (server rooms) to prevent the disaster from spreading inside.
4. When the Central Weather Bureau issues a land typhoon warning, conduct another inspection of all entrances and exits and the factory (server rooms), and continuously track the typhoon updates issued by the Central Weather Bureau.
5. When the Miaoli County Government announces a suspension of work and classes, block the entrance to the underground parking lot, notify all departments to count the number of employees currently in the factory, and confirm the safety of all employees.
6. If a power outage occurs, the factory affairs dept. immediately activates the emergency generator to provide power and inquires with Taipower about the cause of the power outage and the estimated time for power restoration.