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09.2025 Leader's Remarks

Low carbon, public welfare, and governance all shoot at once. Far EasTone Telecommunication plans a sustainable map

Far EasTone Telecommunication / Chee Ching President
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        In 2025, the world is facing unprecedented challenges such as escalating geopolitical conflicts, frequent extreme climate disasters, and accelerated supply chain restructuring. In addition to creating economic value, the role of enterprises needs to demonstrate resilience in turbulence and lead sustainability in uncertainty. Far EasTone Telecommunication adheres to the corporate vision of "living with Far EasTone Telecommunication, communicating without distance, enriching life, and making the earth more sustainable", making good use of the telecommunications industry and intelligent information and communication technology to promote sustainable development that benefits businesses, society, and the environment. Low carbon operation upgrades towards 2048 net zero vision Far EasTone Telecommunication is Taiwan's first company to achieve 1.5° Telecom operators who have passed the Short Range Target Review by the Science Based Reduction Initiative (SBTi) in Scenario C have committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2048. In 2024, through the integration of the Asia Pacific network, the retirement of 3G, and AI intelligent energy-saving technology, we aim to save over 150 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20.95% compared to the baseline year (2021), demonstrating our determination to achieve net zero carbon reduction. In terms of green energy, Far EasTone Telecommunication has built its own solar photovoltaic power plant with a contracted capacity of 24MW and an annual output of 30 million kWh of green electricity. It has also signed a 30-year corporate green electricity contract with the Copenhagen Infrastructure Fund (CIP)'s Mimiao Wind Farm to supply 200 million kWh of green electricity annually, striving to achieve the goal of fully using renewable energy in RE100 by 2040 and building the most environmentally friendly telecommunications company. Protecting employees, users, and society through technology to expand influence. Far EasTone Telecommunication creates a friendly environment with the "Six Hearts Workplace" and helps employees balance their careers and families. It has won multiple accolades such as the "Asia's Best Enterprise Employer Award," "National Talent Sustainability Award," and "Happy Enterprise Gold Award," and has also received honors such as the "New Taipei City Friendly Family and Work Equality Measures Award," 104 Job Bank's "Best Employer Brand Award," and 1111 Job Bank's "Happy Enterprise Gold Award. On the social front, we use the core technology of "Far EasTone Telecommunication Big Data+AI+IoT" (Big Data, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT)) to safeguard people's property, health, and safety. We have pioneered an AI predictive fraud automatic detection system, successfully blocking over 90% of fraudulent phone calls and text messages; 5G remote diagnosis and treatment services have been expanded to 15 counties and cities, 56 mountainous and offshore health clinics, serving nearly 65000 people in total; The 5G ambulance public welfare project also covers 10 counties and cities. In terms of public education, Far EasTone Telecommunication participated in the ATCC National Taiwan University Youth Business Case Competition, attracting the attention of 600000 young people. It also collaborated with the World Citizen Digital Governance Foundation to promote the "Million Students: World Citizen Education Program", with over a thousand students participating, to implement sustainable education and take root. We also continue to care for the disadvantaged, raising 55.26 million yuan for disadvantaged children for 18 consecutive years and assisting a total of 17877 children; For five consecutive years, we have called on 115 suppliers to form a "sustainable vanguard" and invest in rural areas for public welfare. Over the years, the cumulative impact of social welfare projects has reached 11.84 million people. Strengthening governance resilience and facing new opportunities in the face of global political and economic uncertainty and supply chain restructuring challenges, Far EasTone Telecommunication continues to deepen digital governance, security risk control, and AI empowerment to enhance enterprise resilience and competitiveness. In 2024, Far EasTone Telecommunications was selected as the top telecommunications company in the world by DJSI World, ranking in the top 5% of corporate governance evaluations for 10 consecutive years and in the Taiwan Sustainability Index for 7 consecutive years. It won 13 awards at the TCSA Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Award, ranking first in Taiwan in terms of total awards received. These achievements are the joint efforts of all colleagues, suppliers, business partners, and customers at Far EasTone Telecommunication. We will continue to innovate and improve, using technology as the engine and sustainability as the direction to lead Taiwan's telecommunications industry towards the next sustainable milestone in the rapidly changing global situation, and work together to embrace new opportunities in the changing situation. #

        
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