Jinhui Shines Far Eastern Group Wins 15 Awards at the Taiwan Sustainable Action Award

        On July 21, 2023, the third TSAA Taiwan Sustainability Action Award ceremony was held. Eight companies under Far Eastern Group, including Asia Cement Corporation, Far EastTone Telecommunications, Far Eastern Department Stores, FE SOGO Department Stores, Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls, Everest Textile, Yuan Ze University, and Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, won a total of 15 awards, The Far Eastern Group's commitment to promoting energy conservation and carbon reduction, implementing ESG commitments, and fulfilling corporate social responsibility has been highly recognized. In the future, it will continue to improve and surpass itself, and practice its Sustainability Development goals.

                Asia Cement Corporation Continuously Moves 1 Gold, 2 Copper, and Wins 3 Awards

        Asia Cement Corporation won the "Gold Award" at this year's Taiwan Sustainable Action Award for its "Warm Heart Illuminates the Beauty of Tribes" project. Despite past misunderstandings about the cement industry and its impact on the image of Asia Cement Corporation, Asia Cement Corporation's efforts to be friendly and neighborly have not stopped. Over the years, from the perspective of indigenous friends, Asia Cement Corporation has integrated a benefit sharing mechanism and meticulously cared for the tribal people around Hualien Factory. This award proves that Asia Cement Corporation's efforts have gradually gained recognition from all parties.

        Faced with the climate change crisis caused by global warming, Asia Cement Corporation actively promotes greenhouse gas emissions reduction, utilizing the high-temperature characteristics of cement kilns as an important driving force for recycled economy. It extensively uses alternative raw materials and fuels to reduce natural resource consumption, and also develops Taiwan's first set of cement kiln processing refrigerant technology to assist the government in destroying seized smuggled refrigerant, It also allowed Asia Cement Corporation to win the "Bronze Award" for sustainable action in its "Public Private Partnership Against Climate Change" project.

        In addition, Asia Cement Corporation, due to its long-term deep cultivation in the development and application of low-carbon cement, leads the industry in the exclusive research and development of "Portland limestone cement" and "plastered cement", which can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 10% and 18% respectively, and promote the revision of cement standards and specifications in Taiwan. At the same time, it travels all over Taiwan to communicate and explain to customers, committed to expanding the use rate of low-carbon cement and achieving net zero results, Received the "Copper Award" for the project of "Promoting Net Zero Mutual Benefit of Low Carbon Cement".

        Far EasTone Telecommunications won the only award in the Double Gold telecommunications industry

        Far EasTone Telecommunications, with two major action projects, "Digital Transformation Talents First" and "Let Schoolchildren Breath Air and Learn Forever", has won two "Gold Awards" in one go. It is also the only telecommunications industry that has won the award, demonstrating the company's effective use of core communication technology to deepen digital transformation, promote employee career development, and promote environmental sustainability. It also plays a key role in connecting stakeholders to work together to create seamless, inclusive A harmonious society.

        Chee Ching President stated that Far EasTone Telecommunications actively responds to the United Nations Sustainability Development goals by utilizing "Far EasTone Telecommunications Big Data+AI+IoT" (Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT)) technology to integrate with the telecommunications industry many years ago, promoting digital transformation, innovation and upgrading, and further investing in ESG to develop green communication applications, Implement low-carbon operations internally and assist corporate partners in reducing carbon emissions externally; This time, we have won gold in two different aspects: "Talent Sustainability" and "Environmental Sustainability", representing the company's achievements in investing in ESG through multiple channels. We will continue to make every effort to promote sustainability in the future.

        Banqiao Far Eastern Department Stores made a stunning debut and won a bronze medal in their first competition

        Banqiao Far Eastern Department Stores, together with government agencies and charitable organizations, actively participates in social welfare activities to care for disadvantaged and rural children. They won the "Bronze Award" for their first participation, adding energy to Far Eastern Department Stores' sustainable action. Looking back on the past, Banqiao Far Eastern Department Stores has seized the abundant flow of people and venue resources brought by each international event, providing caring materials, performance stages, public welfare markets, and job opportunities in the small-scale agricultural industry. They have actively participated in activities such as beach cleaning, blood donation, and energy conservation and carbon reduction, fulfilling their corporate social responsibility.

        In terms of environmental sustainability, Banqiao Far Eastern Department Stores has implemented green stores to significantly reduce energy consumption; For the care of the elderly and children, we have launched a donation campaign for elderly Chinese New Year dishes living alone for ten consecutive years. We have also designed dream fulfillment plans for disadvantaged children in rural areas, and collaborated with the New Taipei City Government to create an international media selection of a must go Christmas event. There are also over a hundred art and cultural performances to nourish the hearts of New Taipei citizens.

        The first FE SOGO Department stores in the department store won a special and 2 silver awards

        The FE SOGO Department stores have won a total of 3 awards at the Taiwan Sustainability Action Award, and their sustainable performance has been recognized again. By promoting innovative solutions in line with the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs), implementing a low-carbon channel operation strategy with the "Build Green Department Store 2.0" project, providing consumers with one-stop shopping services, and collaborating with all Taiwan strongholds, suppliers, and consumers to carry out multiple environmental sustainability plans, we have been awarded the highest honor "Special Excellence" award by the jury; In terms of social integration, we will promote the DEI policy to strengthen employee welfare, and continue to build a public welfare ecosystem for ten years, winning two more "silver awards".

        FE SOGO Department stores have developed three major strategies to contribute to net zero sustainability, namely "energy conservation and emission reduction", "sustainable consumption", and "circular business model", to create a low-carbon operating model. At the beginning of this year, the first dedicated unit for sustainability in department stores, the "Sustainability Development Office," was established, and will plan sustainability strategies according to the company's vision and track cross departmental sustainability performance.

                Long term promotion of childhood education program Big City Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls won a gold medal

        Big City Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls achieved the health and well-being goals of the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) through the "Child Education Program - Building a Parent Child Learning Platform" and received the "Gold Award" award. Due to the observation of the demand of full-time mothers for childcare platforms, the scarcity of literacy education and artistic resources, and the lack of learning opportunities for disadvantaged children, Big City Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls have developed four major learning platforms: "Parent Child Learning Platform", "Art Training Platform", "Popular Science Education Platform", and "Vulnerable Child Care Platform". At the same time, resources are injected annually to achieve the goal of education sustainability.

        Everest Textile Wins the Gold Award for Smart Zero Factory

        Everest Textile also participated for the first time this year, standing out from 185 participating units and 321 projects, and won the "Gold Award" of Smart Zero Factory. Through multiple specific solutions, excellent energy-saving results have been achieved, including: using the Green Industry 4.0 process and long-term energy-saving and water-saving actions, saving 92% of cold air electricity annually, and reducing a total of 12071 tons of carbon emissions; In addition, combining AI technology with a visual battle situation dashboard to timely improve production efficiency; In terms of thermal energy, equipment insulation and waste heat recovery systems are used to effectively reduce the loss of thermal energy in dyeing equipment.

        As a consistent factory, Everest Textile has the ability to vertically integrate and can fully implement carbon reduction measures. Currently, the concept of "reduction, reuse, and recycling" has been transformed into "redefining requirements and designing products", redesigning resource recycling from the source, creating a green supply chain and green processes, and achieving the "three zero" vision of zero waste, zero emissions, and zero accidents.

        Yuan Ze University rural areas service train won bronze medal

        Yuan Ze University's "rural areas service train" won the "Bronze Award" at this year's Taiwan Sustainability Action Award, which is a great recognition for teachers and students who have long been involved in social participation and sustainability development. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Yuan Ze University was forced to suspend international volunteer services and transform into a rural area service train. Its stronghold was moved to the rural area of Taiwan, and foreign students from multiple countries were invited to join the team. Over the past three years, its footprint has expanded to primary and secondary schools and tribes in Yilan, Hualien, and Taitung, using life to influence life.

        In addition to being selected for the 2021 ASUS I-Taiwan program and receiving an NTD 50000 reward, the rural area service train also received honors such as the Outstanding Action Award in the 2020 Ministry of Education Youth Volunteer Team Competition, and the 2022 Peace Designer Outstanding Team and Instructor Award. I hope to make more contributions to Sustainability Development in the post pandemic era, with the school wide student community as the driving force.

        Dedicated to the development of environmental sustainability and social integration, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital won 1 gold, 1 silver, and 1 copper award

        Adhering to the original intention of the founder Mr. Yu Xiang Hsu to "take it from society and use it for society", Far Eastern Memorial Hospital has long been committed to developing sustainable care in the three aspects of E (environment), S (society), and G (governance). Combining smart healthcare and innovation strategies, it has won the honor of 1 gold, 1 silver, and 1 copper at this year's Taiwan Sustainable Action Award.

        Our institute has been promoting energy conservation, carbon reduction, and energy reuse for a long time, taking multiple measures and setting an annual carbon emission reduction target of 1-2%. The EUI value of electricity consumption has decreased by 1.6% in the past three years, and has passed the ISO50001 energy management certification; In addition, we will strictly implement waste classification, reduction, and recycling, and win the "Gold Award" for environmental sustainability through the "Sustainable Green Medical Energy Action" project. At the same time, in order to safeguard the medical rights and interests of vulnerable groups, the hospital actively collaborates with social resources and networks to provide care services such as poverty medical assistance, child abuse protection, suicide prevention and treatment, and adolescent mental health. From 2020 to 2022, it took care of nearly 70000 sick families and won another "silver medal" for the "Caring for Vulnerable Practice of Humanitarian Medical Care" project. With the aging population, the proportion of people with dementia in Taiwan has been increasing year by year. Far Eastern Memorial Hospital has built the first dementia community care network in Taiwan, committed to providing a complete care system for patients and their families, and establishing dementia friendly communities to regain the bronze medal with the "Zero Distance between Dementia Center and You" project. In the future, we will continue to promote the concept of environmental sustainability and social integration, and refine the cycle of ESG goodness.

                Enterprise Name

        Award winning project

        one

        Asia Cement Corporation

        Warm Heart Illuminates the Beauty of the Tribe (Gold Award)

        Public Private Partnership Against Climate Change (Bronze Award)

        Promote the net zero common good of low-carbon cement (Bronze Award)

        two

        Far EasTone Telecommunications

        Leading Digital Transformation Talents (Gold Award)

        Let schoolchildren learn immortality by blowing air conditioning (Gold Award)

        three

        Far Eastern Department Stores

        Far Eastern Department Stores Join Hands with Love for Sustainable Development (Bronze Award)

        four

        FE SOGO Department stores

        Creating Green Department Store 2.0 (Premium)

        Building a sustainable workforce after the epidemic (Silver Award)

        Ten years of building a public welfare ecosystem (Silver Award)

        five

        Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls

        Childhood Education Plan - Building a Parent Child Learning Platform (Gold Award)

        six

        Everest Textile

        Smart Zero Factory (Gold Award)

        seven

        Yuan Ze University

        Rural area service train (bronze medal)

        eight

        Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

        Sustainable Green Medical Energy Action (Gold Award)

        Caring for the Disadvantaged and Practicing Humanitarian Medicine (Silver Award)

        Zero Distance between the Dementia Center and You (Bronze Award)

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