Climate change and carbon management

Management Policy

Reason for the Issue's Importance

配合政府2050年淨零碳排目標，故將溫室氣體盤查及排放列入重大主題。經ISO 14064-1 溫室氣體盤查後發現能源間接排放- 全廠外購電力占類別一&類別二的總和排放量至少九成以上，因此本公司非常重視能源的使用。

Impact and Influence

  • Economic Potential Negative Impact:
    1. To meet the government's net-zero carbon target, introducing low-carbon investments, whether by replacing energyintensive equipment or implementing a circular economy, will increase operating expenses and raise product prices.
    2. Since our company's products are exported to Europe and the United States, facing the implementation of a carbon tax system at export destinations will increase production costs.
    3. Excessive national electricity consumption and insufficient power supply leading to increased electricity costs, thus increasing production costs.
    4. 全球重視溫室效應之後果，且訂定2050年淨零排放影響，為配合法規實施汰換耗能設備、使用環保型原物料以降低碳排放量，以配合政府2050年淨零政策，需增加改善費用。
  • 企業形象潛在正面衝擊：降低碳排可降低產品碳足跡，增加本公司產品於市場的競爭力。
  • 環境潛在正面衝擊：使用節能設備、綠色投資，可有效減少電費費用及溫室氣體排放量，並達到友善環境。
  • 人/人權實際正面衝擊：為達成政府淨零政策，要求各原物料商及配合廠商均需依政府規定禁止使用禁用物質原物料、以遵循法規。

Policy/Strategy

  1. 2021年進行ISO 14064溫室氣體盤查並通過第三方查證單位稽核確認盤查數據之正確性，自2021年起安排每一年做溫室氣體盤查，確認本公司溫室氣體盤查數據是否有逐年下降之趨勢。
  2. 2023年底開始針對較耗能之設備監控其能源的使用，待監控完畢後將從最耗能之設備先進行改善或汰換，以達到節能減碳之效果。
  3. 2025年已導入ISO 50001及能源監控設備，以進行監控能源使用。
  4. 於新建廠房規劃建置太陽能板及儲能設備，藉由綠電自發自用，降低外購電力之使用及碳排。

Goals and Targets

(Using 2022 as the baseline year for the greenhouse gas inventory)

短期目標：

  1. Monitor and inventory energy-consuming equipment
  2. Implement waste sorting to reduce waste volume
  3. Promote water and electricity conservation throughout the plant
  4. 逐年汰換高耗能設備
  5. 2025年進行ISO 50001第三方認證

中期目標：

  1. Replace or improve energy-consuming equipment
  2. Implement ISO 50001 Energy Management System
  3. Plan to add energy storage equipment
  4. Plan to use solar green electricity
  5. 2025至2030年減碳目標預計降低5%

長期目標：

  1. Develop renewable materials
  2. 持續藉由ISO 14001環境管理系統、ISO 14064-1溫室氣體盤查及ISO 50001能源管理系統以尋找可持續改善之機會
  3. Achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

Management Evaluation Mechanism

  1. 本公司依ISO 14001、ISO 14064-1 內部稽核、管理審查程序，每年皆針對環境、溫盤進行PDCA 之有效性評量。
  2. 導入ISO 50001 能源管理系統以提升能源績效PDCA 之有效性評量。

Performance and Adjustments

  1. 2025年與 2021年比較，已降低16.22%溫室氣體排放。
  2. 2025年以能源管理偵測系統監控現場作業區內較耗能的機台設備上，藉此觀察出較耗能的設備並加以汰換已達減碳之目標。
  3. 開發低揮發性油墨，已達成90%導入率。

Preventive or Remedial Measures

Continuously implement plans to replace old and energy-consuming equipment and accelerate green procurement.

Climate Change-Related Financial Disclosure

While continuously innovating to provide high-quality products, the company is committed to environmental sustainability and aims to become a green supplier for our clients. We have developed an environmental sustainability policy plan and vision, aspiring to achieve a mid-term target of 25% carbon emission reduction by 2025 compared to the baseline year. Our promotion strategy and implementation plan are as follows :

Governance Unit

The Chairman has appointed the President to establish a Greenhouse Gas Inventory Team. The team's members are responsible for collecting information and planning carbon reduction initiatives, which are then executed by each business unit.

Risk Category

Replacing energy-consuming equipment and purchasing green raw materials will increase operational costs.
Customer demands for low-carbon services increase carbon reduction costs.
Extreme weather conditions lead to raw material shortages or difficulties in shipping

Opportunity Category

Replacing energy-consuming equipment for energy savings and carbon reduction.
Using recycled and reusable raw materials to achieve sustainable cycles.
Developing low-carbon products to expand market service range.
Enhancing corporate image and increasing company value.

Strategy

When facing the risks and opportunities brought by climate change, TNP has formulated corresponding operational strategies:
  • Short-Term Operational Strategy:Plan to monitor and inventory energy-consuming equipment. Implement waste classification to reduce waste volume. Promote water and electricity conservation across the plant.
  • Mid-Term Operational Strategy:Plan to replace or improve energy-consuming equipment. Implement ISO 50001 energy management system. Install energy storage equipment and use solar green energy.
  • Long-Term Operational Strategy:Develop renewable raw materials. Use ISO 14001 environmental management system. Implement ISO 14064 greenhouse gas inventory and ISO 50001 energy management system to find opportunities for sustainable improvement. Strive to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 to meet national and international requirements.

Risk Management

The company has formulated emergency response guidelines for risks brought by extreme weather conditions such as power outages, floods, typhoons, infectious diseases, and earthquakes. The company plans to conduct regular emergency response drills to ensure preparedness in the event of a disaster. These emergency response guidelines are available for stakeholders to review but are not published on the company's official website.

Indicators and Targets

Responding to the global initiatives addressing climate change, Taiwan has set a national target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. The Company adopts this as its ultimate goal and has established a mid-term target of a cumulative 25% carbon reduction between 2021 and 2025. To achieve this, the Company began in 2024 to:
  • Monitor the energy consumption of more energy-intensive equipment. Once monitoring is complete, we will prioritize improving or replacing the most energy-consuming equipment. We have already improved the lamination machine(s) and plan to replace air compressors to achieve energy-saving and carbon reduction effects.
  • Accelerate green procurement and adopt environmentally friendly production materials, such as PETG eco-friendly materials and environmentally friendly inks, to effectively reduce carbon emissions generated during operations, thus truly achieving green manufacturing.
  • Utilize recycled PVC materials to reduce environmental impact.
  • Simultaneously plan to reconstruct old factory buildings with environmentally friendly building materials used. The green factories are expected to include energy storage equipment and solar panels, enabling the Company to partially use green energy to reduce reliance on externally purchased electricity and lower carbon emissions.
  • Plan for PETG cards to achieve net-zero emissions in the future, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Short-term GoalsMid-term GoalsLong-term Goals
Monitor and inventory energy-consuming equipment
Implement waste sorting to reduce waste volume
Promote water and electricity conservation throughout the plant		Replace or improve energy-consuming equipment
Implement ISO 50001 Energy Management System
Plan to add energy storage equipment
Plan to use solar green electricity		Develop renewable materials
Continue seeking sustainable improvement opportunities through ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, ISO 14064, Greenhouse Gas Inventory, and ISO 50001 Energy Management System
Achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

Financial Impact

Our company currently serves a diverse customer base, including several in Europe, and may face carbon tariffs from various countries in the future, leading to increased operational costs due to climate change.
Although our current greenhouse gas emissions are between 1,000 tons CO2e and 1,500 tons CO2e, which is not subject to national carbon taxes, we must plan to replace energy-intensive equipment, develop environmentally friendly alternative raw materials, and use some green energy to reduce carbon emissions.

Carbon Pricing Basis

Our company currently does not have an internal carbon pricing tool.

Greenhouse Gas Inventory Plan

Since 2022, the Company has taken the initiative to conduct greenhouse gas inventories and disclosed the results on the public information website. After each inventory, we appointed a third-party verification institution to conduct an ISO 14064-1:2018 greenhouse gas verification to ensure data accuracy. On June 26, 2024, we obtained the ISO 14064-1:2018 greenhouse gas verification certificate.

External Asurance or Verification

  • In 2024, we successfully passed the ISO 14064-1:2018 greenhouse gas verification.