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, since 2011, the Company has been conducting an annual GHG emissions inventory through the Ministry of Environment of the Executive Yuan with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol tool provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of the United Nations. The Company also passed the verification against the ISO 14064-1:2018 standards.

Greenhouse Gas Management

In 2023, the Company's direct emissions (Category 1) and indirect energy emissions (Category 2) totaled 15,676.301 metric tons of CO2e, an increase of 334 metric tons of CO2e compared with 2022. The Company has no manufacturing operations, so the main emissions come from purchased electricity. Our emissions intensity in 2023 increased to 0.325 metric tons of CO2e per million dollars of revenue, up 27.45% from 2022, mainly due to decreased operating revenue as a result of the market's demand adjustment. Every year the Company launches different energy-conservation programs and purchases renewable energy, constantly heading toward the goal of net zero emissions.

Statistics of Energy Consumption

To review and improve our energy usage efficiency, the Company inventories our energy consumption amount every year. In 2023, the Company's total energy consumption was 116,305.30 GJ, and our energy use intensity was 2.412 GJ per million dollars of revenue. Energy intensity soared by 33.55% from the previous year, mainly due to the reduced operating revenue due to the market's correction of demand.

Since 2021, the Company has been purchasing renewable energy (electricity generated from wind power). By 2023, the renewable energy usage accounted for 3.11% of total electricity consumption. In order to carry out our energy transformation in a steady pace and to reduce the GHG emissions during operations, we aim to increase such percentage to 10% by 2025, and 20% by 2030.

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.