Far Eastern Department Stores 、 Asia Cement Corporation 、 Far EasTone Telecommunication 、SOGO、 Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls Won the "2025 National Sustainable Citizen Award"

        The 2025 World Magazine Group Sustainability Awards list was announced on October 28th, under Far Eastern Group Far Eastern Department Stores 、 Asia Cement Corporation 、 Far EasTone Telecommunication 、 FE SOGO Department stores 、Big City Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls Five affiliated enterprises have won a total of 10 awards, including 5 "National Sustainable Citizen Awards", 3 "National Talent Sustainable Awards", and 2 "Parent Child Friendly Family Workplace Awards", demonstrating the group's long-term sustainable development achievements.       

 

Far Eastern Department Stores

        Far Eastern Department Stores adheres to the vision of "creating a better life through sustainability" and continues to lead the retail industry towards a sustainable new future with sound management and innovative thinking. Faced with the rapid transformation of consumption patterns, Far Eastern Department Stores actively expands its new generation of store models and introduces smart technology to create a shopping experience that combines quality, convenience, and sustainable value. At the same time, it deeply cultivates ESG sustainable actions, promoting sustainable business strategies from corporate governance, environmental sustainability to social welfare, and practicing the company's long-term commitment to society and the environment. Thanks to years of hard work and concrete achievements, Far Eastern Department Stores has once again been honored as one of the top 20 service companies in the Large Enterprise Group of the Common Wealth Magazine's "World Sustainable Citizen Award" this year, fully demonstrating the company's profound strength and outstanding achievements in sustainability development.

 

Asia Cement Corporation

        Asia Cement Corporation stood out from nearly 200 participating companies this year and once again won the Common Wealth Magazine's "National Sustainable Citizen Award" and "National Talent Sustainable Award". This fully demonstrates the company's long-term investment in low-carbon transformation, recycled economy, and ESG governance, as well as its strength in sustainable transformation and talent development. It also symbolizes that traditional manufacturing is leading the new era of sustainability with innovation and responsibility, setting a new model for sustainability. As a leading brand in the cement industry, Asia Cement Corporation incorporates Sustainability Development indicators into the compensation performance of senior management, promoting green processes and smart transformation from top to bottom.        

        Asia Cement Corporation has long been committed to creating a happy workplace, safeguarding employee well-being beyond regulatory standards, and demonstrating a deep commitment to talent. It has not only won the "HR Asia Best Employer Award" for five consecutive years, but also received multiple accolades such as the "National Talent Sustainability Award" and the 1111 Job Bank "Happiness Enterprise Manufacturing Gold Award", demonstrating Asia Cement Corporation's outstanding achievements in humanistic management and sustainable talent development.

        In terms of talent growth, Asia Cement Corporation not only promotes the "Full AI" digital learning program and the Qingyin Generation Inheritance and Cultivation Program, but also collaborates with others Yuan Ze University 、 Asia Eastern University of science and technology Establish a link between industry and academia, assist young people in investing in industrial development, and practice corporate social responsibility.

        Sustainability has become the core driving force for corporate competitiveness, and in the future, Asia Cement Corporation will continue to deepen ESG governance and innovative development, using actions to drive the industry chain and social prosperity, and contribute to Taiwan's development.

 

Far EasTone Telecommunication        

        Far EasTone Telecommunication has been included in the top three sustainability awards of the 2025 "National Sustainable Citizen Award", "National Talent Sustainability Award", and "Parent Child Friendly Family Workplace Award" by the China Magazine Group, marking the second time it has won all of these indicator sustainability awards simultaneously. In addition, since 2023, Far EasTone Telecommunications has been selected as one of the top four companies in the "National Sustainable Citizen Award" for three consecutive years, which is the best performance of the telecommunications industry. Its comprehensive sustainable performance has been highly recognized by the judging panel, demonstrating the company's outstanding performance in multiple aspects such as environment, governance, talent, and workplace friendliness, and continues to lead Taiwanese enterprises towards new international standards.

        Far EasTone Telecommunication is the first telecommunications company in Taiwan to pass the SBTi 1.5 ℃ short-range target audit and join RE100. It promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 40% compared to 2021 by 2030, use 100% renewable energy throughout the company by 2040, and sign a long-term power purchase agreement with the offshore wind farm of Phase I of the Copenhagen Infrastructure Fund (CIP) in 2025 to strengthen its green power layout, with the goal of achieving comprehensive net zero by 2048. To achieve its sustainable goals, Far EasTone Telecommunication has established a Sustainability Development Committee at the board level and is driving the supply chain towards net zero with a focus on big and small initiatives, expanding its carbon reduction impact.

        Far EasTone Telecommunication is well aware that talent is the engine of sustainable development for enterprises. Faced with challenges such as declining birth rates, aging population, and labor shortages, it has promoted a digital empowerment plan for the new generation of talent, fully introduced generative AI tools to improve colleagues' work efficiency, and achieved the honor of being selected every year since the launch of the "National Talent Sustainability Award".

        In addition, Far EasTone Telecommunication focuses on "caring without leaving" and helps employees achieve a balance between career development and family responsibilities. It has won the "Parent Child Friendly Family Workplace Award" for two consecutive years. Starting from this year, it has updated and added employees with children aged 0-6 to receive an annual NTD 10000 childcare allowance and increased maternity subsidies. In the future, we will continue to uphold the vision of "Far EasTone Telecommunications for Life, Communication Without Distance, Enriched Life, and Sustainable Earth", and use telecommunications technology to promote low-carbon operations, sustainable talent, and a happy workplace.

 

FE SOGO Department stores        

        FE SOGO Department stores has been practicing ESG for a long time, in line with the United Nations' Sustainability Development goals, and considering the business model of the department store industry, with the "Sustainable Key Five Forces" as the main development axis. This time, it has been included in the 2025 "National Sustainable Citizen Award" for large enterprise service industry and the "Parent Child Friendly Family Workplace Award", and its ranking has greatly improved in the "Sustainable Top 100". It is the only two large enterprise service industry companies that have not been listed or listed on the list, demonstrating the company's long-term independent promotion of sustainability. Its relevant actions have exceeded regulations and established an industry model.

        In terms of corporate governance, FE SOGO Department stores focus on risk management, actively layout digital transformation, improve system energy efficiency through cloud collaboration, assist in anniversary celebrations, and optimize customer journeys through app redesign, bringing stable revenue. At the same time, we fulfill our corporate commitment to create a healthy workplace from three aspects: physical health, psychological care, and safety protection, and take care of the physical and mental health of our employees.

        FE SOGO Department stores aims to promote social participation by creating a sustainable bottom-up cultural atmosphere through diverse competitions and activities, and turning channels into department store influence platforms. By 2024, the number of beneficiaries will exceed 1.5 million; To mitigate environmental impacts, leverage channel advantages, connect upstream, midstream, and downstream, create a sustainable value chain, develop circular business models, and create low-carbon operating fields.

        Considering that female colleagues account for over 60% of the company's total workforce, FE SOGO Department stores prioritize women's rights, maintain a balanced gender ratio in the management class, plan for equal pay and promotion systems, and continuously improve maternal care measures. They provide industry best or even better measures such as production bonuses, reduced working hours for children, maternity subsidies, and childcare allowances, which have been recognized by the "Parent Child Friendly Family Workplace Award".

 

Big City Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls

        The selection of the "World Sustainable Citizen Award" has entered its 19th year, and the judges rigorously evaluate the overall performance of companies in four aspects: corporate governance, environmental sustainability, social participation, and economic development. It is one of the most indicative corporate sustainability evaluations in Taiwan. Big City Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls is committed to providing a one-stop consumer experience, meeting the diverse needs of customers, while creating a safe shopping environment and showcasing unique shopping charm, making Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls the first choice for leisure, entertainment, and gatherings in the Hsinchu area. It continues to fulfill its corporate social responsibility and has been recognized by the "National Sustainable Citizen Award" and the "National Talent Sustainable Award".

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