Far Eastern Department Stores Taoyuan is committed to achieving sustainability development goals such as "conserving terrestrial ecology" and "sustainable cities and communities". On January 11th, they went to the 405 highland of Dadongshan in Guishan District, Taoyuan to plant the first cherry blossom tree for the new year. They also fertilized and watered the cherry blossom trees they planted recently, and worked with the residents of Tukeng to maintain the mountain and forest environment.

Far Eastern Group's retail business strives to promote public welfare and love, and Big City Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls and Far Eastern Department Stores in Zhubei respectively fulfill the Christmas wishes of disadvantaged children; Taoyuan store, Taichung City Far Eastern Department Store, and Hsinchu Far Eastern Department Store have also sent gifts to send warmth to children, elderly living alone, and vulnerable families.

On January 17, 2024, the Retailers Association of Chinese Taipei held its 8th and 4th Member Conference, awarding the 2022 Retail Innovation Excellence Award and praising 14 outstanding practitioners. Among them, Far Eastern Department Stores won the Retail Innovation Excellence Award for "Retail Innovation Building Digital Audit Cloud".

Men in the workplace often wear a complete set of dark suits, even if they add down jackets in cold weather, the colors still remain the same. Why not take advantage of spring to have a great transformation of a handsome man? This issue of "Fashion Column" introduces various dressing techniques and selects spring fashion items, allowing you to flexibly change your style according to temperature changes at any time.

The market competition is unpredictable and unpredictable, and existing advantages may disappear at any time. Only by constantly innovating and introducing external forces can we steadily move forward in an unpredictable environment. In this issue of "Cover Story", we will introduce the enterprises and educational institutions under the group how to integrate across domains, continuously explore business opportunities, and achieve mutual benefit and prosperity.

In 2023, Far Eastern Group won 47 awards at the ESG benchmark awards ceremony, including the TCSA Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Award and GCSA Global Corporate Sustainability Awards, marking the top seven consecutive years of awards for the entire Taiwan Group.

Kaohsiung Far Eastern Department Stores and Tainan Far Eastern Department Stores have once again teamed up with the Asia Cement Corporation Ecological Park in Hualien to hold the "Bamboo Knot Tour Exhibition". To protect the environment, Tainan Far Eastern Department Stores calls on colleagues to participate in the beach cleaning activity. Taichung City Far Eastern Department Stores went to the Smiling Angel Bakery to assist students in making nougat cakes and invited the public to subscribe to love gift boxes.

Far Eastern Group celebrates Christmas with non-stop public welfare. Since December 2023, Tainan Far Eastern Department Stores, Taichung City Far Eastern Department Stores, Taiyuan Far Eastern Department Stores, Banqiao Far Eastern Department Stores, and Hsinchu Far Eastern Department Stores have respectively held Christmas public welfare activities; Far Eastern Memorial Hospital and Yuan Ze University also take action to care for disadvantaged and rural children.

The Far Eastern Department Stores supermarket's catering department continues to innovate and has won the "Top 100 Most Valuable MVP Managers in Taiwan" Product and Service Award from the Manager Monthly. Tainan Far Eastern Department Stores and Banqiao Far Eastern Department Stores have also received awards and commendations from the Tainan Environmental Protection Bureau and the New Taipei City Government Education Bureau for their long-term involvement in ESG.

On December 12, 2023, the Bureau of Health Promotion held the "Outstanding Health Workplace and Excellent Promotion Personnel Commendation Conference". Banqiao Far Eastern Department Stores, Kaohsiung Far Eastern Department Stores, and Big City Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls won three awards, showcasing the achievements of promoting a healthy workplace.