In the financial year 2019 up to March 31, 2020, there has been no penalty arising from environmental pollution or industrial safety incidents or any disciplinary authority.
Countermeasures for environmental protection and industrial safety in the future:
(1) Future quantitative management of energy saving and carbon reduction
After the Company introduced the ISO-14001 environmental management system and continued to implement a number of energy-saving and carbon reduction measures, it has achieved significant performance so far; based on the management principle of continuous improvement, the Company set relevant quantitative management goals for improvement, with a view to making further contributions to protecting the global environment, as explained below:
A.Quantitative management objectives for greenhouse gas reduction, water resources management and waste management:
1. Greenhouse gas reduction
The Company's quantitative management goals for greenhouse gas reduction are as follows: The per capita greenhouse gas emission decreases by 4% in 2025 compared with 2019.
2. Water resources management
In response to climate change, stable water supply has become a global issue. To fulfill its social responsibilities and respond to global water shortage issues, the company has set quantitative goals for water resources management as follows: By 2025, the overall per capita water consumption will be reduced by 2% compared with 2019, with a view to taking concrete actions to face the challenges of climate change with global corporates.
3. Waste reduction
The Company's goal of quantitative management of waste reduction: The personal output of waste in 2025 will be 2% lower than that in 2019.
B.Measures to achieve goals:
1.Greenhouse Gas Reduction
2.Water Resource Management
3. Waste Management
(2)Climate change assessment and countermeasures
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) pointed out that global warming will exceed 1.5°C in 2030 at the earliest. Climate change has become an issue that should be ignored.
ESMT is of the view that climate change is becoming more and more serious, and there is a high degree of correlation between product production and the supply chain of related industries. In order to continue to strengthen the Company's ability to respond to and combat climate change, the Company will disclose detailed environmental and climate-related measures in an appropriate manner, and disclose the risks and opportunities brought by the climate to the Company's operations with reference to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). From the four major aspects of governance, strategy, risk management, and indicators and objectives, the Company will strengthen its governance of climate change in response to the expectations of external stakeholders about the Company's management of climate change.
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Risk Item |
Description |
Response measures |
Climate related risks |
Energy price increase |
In response to the greenhouse gas reduction requirements, the pressure to increase energy prices and the efficiency of related equipment used has led to an increase in energy costs. |
Promote workplace energy saving and carbon reduction measures |
Set annual power saving goals |
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Stricter fuel/ energy/ environmental regulations |
Increase in operating and manufacturing costs, related fines, litigation cases, and policy changes led to asset impairment |
Continue to monitor and identify the impact of changes in regulations |
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Communicate with industry association and participate in government regulations courses |
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Strengthen awareness on laws and regulations and training |
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Increase in frequency of extreme climate events |
Extreme weather events will cause loss of property and equipment, and may even cause business interruption |
Improve the recovery time of the operation-related support system and shorten the recovery time to normal business operation |
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Implement a mechanism for handling major abnormal events |
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Continuously supervise suppliers to carry out plans and drills for extreme climate events |
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Assess and build backup equipment |
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Climate-related opportunities |
Market transformation/technology development |
Develop low-carbon products, encourage suppliers to use low-carbon technology processes, and increase access to relevant markets |
Evaluation and development of low-carbon products and markets |
Encourage existing suppliers to use low-carbon technology processes, and prioritize suppliers using low-carbon technology processes |
(II) Annual greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption and the total weight of waste in the past two years.
In response to global climate change, the Company reduced and managed greenhouse gas emissions, implemented environmental justice, and fulfilled the responsibility to jointly protect the global environment. In addition, the Company actively responds to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), and voluntarily disclosed its investigation in greenhouse gas emissions according to the World Business Sustainable Development Association (WBCSD) and the GHGProtocol issued by the Resource Research Institute (WRI). The results of the investigation are shown in the table below.
Table - Annual greenhouse gas emissions
Year |
Greenhouse gas emissions (year) |
Unit(CO2 equivalent) |
107 |
2,849.68 |
Tons |
108 |
3,191.78 |
Tons |
Table - Water Consumption
Year |
Water Consumption |
Unit |
107 |
15,919 |
M3 |
108 |
16,947 |
M3 |
Table - Total waste
Year |
Total Waste |
Unit |
Individual output |
Unit |
107 |
10.56 |
Ton |
25.69 |
kg |
108 |
10.76 |
Ton |
25.32 |
kg |