Waste Management Policy
Waste reduction targets
Expected goal: Total waste volume to drop by at least 1% by 2026.
Waste volume statistics (report of business waste generation)
Reporting boundary:
1. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd.
2. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd. Hsi Chih II Plant
3. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd. Kang Ning Plant
4. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd. Asia-Pacific Plant
5. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd. Wudu Plant
6. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd. Xike Plant
7. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd. Taiwan Science Plant
Year | 2023 | 2024 |
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Hazardous industrial waste(Ton) | 136.0 | 142.5 |
Business waste(Ton) | 172.5 | 164.6 |
Total weight of waste(Ton) | 308.5 | 307.1 |
Audit status of waste removal, treatment and recycling companies
Year | 2023 | 2024 |
---|---|---|
Weekly audit achievement rate | 100% | 100% |
Monthly audit achievement rate | 100% | 100% |
On-site inspection times | 5 | 8 |
number of vehicle follow-up audits | 0 | 2 |
Water management and reduction targets
Expected goal: Reduce total water use by at least 1% by 2026.
Water consumption statistics (according to Taiwan Water Corporation data)
Reporting boundary of the GHG statement:
1. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd.
2. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd. Hsi Chih II Plant
3. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd. Kang Ning Plant
4. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd. Asia-Pacific Plant
5. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd. Wudu Plant
6. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd. Xike Plant
7. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd. Taiwan Science Plant
Year | 2023 | 2024 |
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Water consumption (l000L) | 173,886 | 165,566 |
Greenhouse Gas Management Policy
- Reduce carbon footprint: Actively reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including energy use during the production process and product use stage. Strive to seek carbon neutral methods to achieve carbon neutrality goals.
- Resource management: Committed to effectively manage resources and reduce waste and energy waste. Encourage circular economy principles and strive to maximize resource recovery and reuse.
- Green product innovation: Continuously promote green product innovation and apply environmentally friendly materials and technologies to product design and manufacturing processes to reduce the impact on the environment.
Reduction strategies for Greenhouse gases
- The process is constantly committed to saving energy and resources and reducing carbon emissions.
- Reduce the use of harmful substances, promote green materials and processes, and protect the ecological environment and human health.
- Encourage customers to participate in green consumption and provide environmentally friendly product options and related information.
- Actively promote recycling, advocate product recovery and reuse, and reduce waste generation.
- Strengthen environmental education and training to enhance the knowledge and awareness of employees and the public on sustainable development.
- Reduce greenhouse gases by 1% before 2026.
Total greenhouse gas emissions
The greenhouse gas emissions information reported by the organization for the period from 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 is as follows:
Reporting boundary of the GHG statement:
Year 2022:
1. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd.
2. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd. Xike Plant
Year 2023:
3. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd.
4. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd. Hsi Chih II Plant
5. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd. Kang Ning Plant
6. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd. Asia-Pacific Plant
7. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd. Wudu Plant
8. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd. Xike Plant
9. St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd. Taiwan Science Plant
Emission category / Year |
2022 (Tonnes CO2e) |
2023 (Tonnes CO2e) |
---|---|---|
Category 1: Direct GHG emissions and removals |
446.0951 | 692.4049 |
Category 2: Indirect GHG emissions from imported energy |
8,688.2643 | 26,507.38 |
Category 3: Indirect GHG emissions from transportation |
85.3262 | 279.8854 |
Category 4: Indirect GHG emissions from products used by the organization |
3,511.5094 | 8,441.26 |
Total greenhouse gas emissions | 12,731.1949 | 35,920.93 |
Energy-Saving Equipment Investment
A total of NT$19,288,000 was invested to plan an energy-saving equipment, resulting in an overall energy-saving rate of 47.4%. Additionally, subsidies were obtained from the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Energy Bureau under the “Energy Efficiency Performance Guarantee Project Demonstration and Promotion Subsidy Plan” for the year 2022.
The energy usage primarily involved electricity. Energy-saving objectives were planned around controlling the temperature and humidity in the production environment and optimizing electricity usage in the manufacturing process. Improvements were focused on enhancing environmental control systems and energy-consuming manufacturing equipment.
Specific improvements were made to the operation control of air conditioning units and the efficiency enhancement of the chilled water main unit. The outcomes after improvement included an energy-saving rate of 47.4%, a reduction equivalent to 130.4kLOE/year in oil consumption, a decrease of 684.4 tons/year in tCO2 emissions, and a saving of 1,363,638 kWh/year in electricity consumption.
Year 2024
A total of NT$15,540,000 was invested to plan an energy-saving project for the shared equipment of one of its plants. The project-wide energy-saving rate was 31%, and the estimated annual electricity savings were approximately NT$3.2 million. The Ministry of Economic Affairs Department of Commerce applied for The NT$5 million energy-saving project subsidy, project number: 11208119900084, was fully subsidized after third-party performance verification in October of this year.