Far Eastern Group showcases net zero driving force at 2026 Asia Pacific Sustainable Expo

        The 5th Asia Pacific Sustainable Expo 2026 will be held from August 27th to 29th, with Far Eastern Group participating in the event for five consecutive years. This year, Far Eastern Group aims to create net zero and compete with Far Eastern Group; The theme of "Sustainable Far Eastern Group, Cross Regional Collaboration" is composed of two exhibition areas: "Far Eastern New Century Corporation, Far EasTone Telecommunications, Asia Cement Corporation, FE SOGO Department stores, Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls" and "Far Eastern Department Stores, A.Mart Wholesale, Citysuper", introducing the group's sustainable achievements in the fields of food, clothing, housing, transportation and other livelihood areas.

        At the expo, the "2026 Asia Pacific and Taiwan Sustainable Action Award" (APSAA/TSAA) award ceremony will be held simultaneously, Far Eastern New Century Corporation 、 Far Eastern Department Stores 、 Everest Textile 、Big City Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls 、 Far Eastern Memorial Hospital 、 Yuan Ze University We have won a total of 16 awards, including 6 gold, 4 silver, and 6 bronze medals, demonstrating the group's commitment to sustainable action.

        Far Eastern New Century Corporation leads the global green materials movement with circular and low-carbon approaches

        Far Eastern New Century Corporation is a global leader in green materials, continuously driving recycled economy and low-carbon transformation with forward-looking innovative technologies, creating green material solutions that combine sustainable value and market competitiveness. This exhibition focuses on four highlights, including: "Innovative research and development of sustainable materials and diversified applications", "Single material design to improve recycling and reuse efficiency", "Environmentally friendly recycled jerseys applied to top international sports events", and "Cross domain cooperation with brand partners and stakeholders", presenting a complete circular value chain from material research and development, product design to recycling and reuse.

        In addition, Far Eastern New Century Corporation won a total of 2 gold and 2 silver awards at the 5th Asia Pacific Sustainable Action Award (APSAA) and the 6th Taiwan Sustainable Action Award (TSAA). The award-winning projects cover the achievements of sustainable financial innovation and circular sustainable practices, demonstrating the company's ability to transform core competencies into ESG actions and continuously promote industrial transformation and social welfare, which has been recognized. In the future, we will continue to leverage the competitive advantages of green materials and recycled economy, actively connect financial resources, industry partners, and the power of industry, government, and academia, accelerate the low-carbon transformation of industries, and move towards a green future.

                Far EasTone Telecommunication showcases its technological carbon reduction capabilities, focusing on building net zero, disaster prevention and energy storage, and intelligent water monitoring

        Far EasTone Telecommunication showcases sustainable application achievements in the fields of AIoT, energy management, and smart cities with the theme of "Technology for Carbon Reduction and Creating a Resilient Future". In terms of building net zero, through the "Building Net Zero Solution for Taiwan Ocean University Gymnasium", the building's power consumption density has been reduced from 122.1 to 70.3, an improvement of 42%. The total power of the air conditioning system has also been reduced by 19%, and it has obtained the Building Energy Efficiency Label Level 1+certification; Simultaneously establish disaster prevention and energy storage systems to enhance the resilience and backup capabilities of key facilities.

        In the face of extreme climate challenges, Far EasTone Telecommunication's "Smart Environmental Water Monitoring Solution" uses sensing devices such as radar wave water level gauges and pressure type water level gauges combined with communication technology to instantly grasp water level changes and assist in improving flood control monitoring and response efficiency. In the future, we will continue to work together with enterprises and the public sector to create safer and more sustainable smart cities.

                Asia Cement Corporation is a driving force for industrial transformation and net zero cities in low-carbon building materials

        Asia Cement Corporation collaborates with Ya Tung Ready Mixed Concrete Corporation under the theme of "Green Building Materials, Low Carbon Sustainability" to showcase "LoopCon Reinforced Concrete" and its carbon footprint history, showcasing the sustainable commercial operation results of building materials production and application entering the low-carbon value chain. Asia Cement Corporation focuses on circular resource utilization, smart manufacturing, and low-carbon technology innovation, coupled with traceable product carbon footprint information, to respond to the market's demand for green building materials. Ya Tung Ready Mixed Concrete Corporation has also been actively transforming in recent years, continuously providing innovative solutions for industrial carbon reduction and urban net zero development. Recently, it has won two awards, including the "Management Technology Model Award" and the "Excellent Management Award" at the 28th National Quality Award.

                FE SOGO Department stores and Big City Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls focus on recycled economy, talent cultivation, and social welfare

        FE SOGO Department stores, with the concept of "weaving memories and entertaining the future", uses recycling technology to extract 1.5 tons of fiber from 3483 retired uniforms of colleagues and make them into dining trays, all of which are supplied to Far Eastern Group Garden City food street for use, practicing 100% full cycle regeneration and estimated to reduce carbon emissions by about 70 tons of CO ₂ e.

                Big City Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls focuses on the theme of "shopping mall as a sustainable platform", showcasing low-carbon curation and interactive innovation through digital audio and video. With two main themes of "talent cultivation" and "social harmony", it presents long-term support for the Taiwan national team to compete in international level events and other world sports stages, as well as cooperation with art and cultural creators and local cultures. In this year's TSAA Taiwan Sustainable Action Award, Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls was awarded the Bronze Award for "SDG 8 Good Jobs and Economic Growth" for its "Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls Human Flow Prosperity Economics". In the future, it will continue to exert its commercial influence, deepen community connections, and achieve the sustainable vision of industry and local prosperity.

                Far Eastern Department Stores, A.Mart, City Super exhibition area invites customers to respond to green consumption

        Far Eastern Department Stores, A.Mart, and City'Super have been working together with customers for a long time to respond to recycled economy and green consumption. Far Eastern Department Stores is promoting the "Beauty Loop Bar" empty bottle recycling program and the "2026 VOGUE Style Picnic Day" event in the exhibition area, creatively remaking canvas into limited edition tote bags to encourage consumers to participate in resource recycling; In addition, they also won 1 silver and 2 bronze medals at the 5th Asia Pacific Sustainable Action Award (APSAA) and the 6th Taiwan Sustainable Action Award (TSAA).

                A. Mart continues to promote the 'Tray Reverse Smart Recycling Program', with each branch using 100% rPET material for fresh trays to reduce carbon emissions; By the end of 2025, the recycling of waste edible oil from branch stores will be restarted. After being processed by professional factories, it will be provided to the aviation industry as a sustainable aviation fuel to achieve carbon reduction goals.

        City'Super focuses on carefully selecting products, friendly procurement, sustainable packaging materials, and other diverse green consumption. Its goal is to reduce paper bag usage by 15% and increase the proportion of recycled cardboard boxes by 10%, so that refined consumption not only represents quality, but also represents a responsible life choice for the environment and society for enterprises and customers.

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