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  • ISO 14064-1 Greenhouse Gas Inventory Receives Third-Party Certification

In order to implement the company’s sustainable development and carbon reduction goals, Nafco has been verified in accordance with ISO 14064-1:2018 by the AFNOR ASIA on 24th, October 2023, with a 100% achievement rate.

 

To reduce the impact of greenhouse gas emissions on global warming, Nafco has teamed up with ”GHG Survey Committee” in 2022 to conduct a greenhouse gas inventory and promote carbon reduction-related operations to meet the needs of customers and other stakeholders for carbon emissions information. Statistics of greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, including Direct GHG emissions (category 1) of 396.6929 tons of CO2e, Energy indirect GHG emissions (category 2) of 8,722.2366 tons of CO2e, and indirect GHG emissions (category 3~6) of 2,793.5764 tons of CO2e, the total emissions of 11,912.5059 tons of CO2e.

 

2050 Net-Zero emission path planned by the government, Nafco will accelerate the promotion of various sustainable affairs, regularly disclose the results of greenhouse gas inventory, and review energy conservation and carbon reduction year by year. At the same time, strengthen the management of upstream and downstream carbon footprint of products, and actively reduce the impact of product life cycle on the environment, so as to enhance the company’s sustainable operation strength and resilience, and move towards ESG transformation.

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  • Environment：
  •  Identify environmental considerations to prevent environmental pollution
  • To implement environmental management by identifying the impact that the company’s existing and future activities, products and services may have on the environment through environmental considerations.
  • Greenhouse Gas and Energy Management
  • Practice energy conservation and carbon reduction to protect the planet.
Nafco is mainly engaged in the design, assembly and maintenance of mechanical metalworking products, compared with other production, greenhouse gas emissions are smaller. However, in order to fulfill the responsibility of protecting the earth and respond to global climate change, we have set greenhouse gas inventory plans and reduction targets.
The energy resources we use include electricity and gas. Electricity is used to provide air conditioning, lighting and mechanical operation, etc., and is the main energy use of the company. Therefore, Nafco is committed to the implementation of energy conservation projects, for the management and technical aspects of the implementation, in order to reduce the consumption of energy resources to achieve the mission of environmental protection. Since its inception, it has promoted energy conservation and carbon reduction related matters, including greenhouse gas inventory and verification, the establishment of carbon reduction targets and the implementation of various energy conservation programs. Promote the power monitoring program to identify improvement opportunities through electricity consumption data collection and analysis, so as to improve the efficiency of electricity use.
  • Waste Disposal Management
  • Reduction and proper recycling at the source
The sources of our business waste are mainly R&D materials, waste products, packaging materials, and employee household waste. We reduce our impact on the environment through a strict sorting and management mechanism, and entrust legal and responsible recyclers to dispose of hazardous waste. The principle of waste disposal is mainly recycling and reuse, and the part that cannot be recycled and reused will be destroyed by means of crushing and other methods, and secondary recycling and reuse will be carried out. Basically, it will not be disposed of by burial, and some waste will be treated by incineration; In the future, we will aim to reduce the proportion of incineration and reduce the generation of pollution year by year.
  • Water Resource Management
  • Implement water conservation and proper treatment
The company does not use a large amount of water in the process, mainly for the domestic water of employees, so in addition to strengthening the promotion of water conservation for employees, it also introduces water-saving designs. In terms of sewage discharge, each plant has set up an independent sewage treatment plant, and all treatment processes comply with the requirements of environmental protection laws, so there is no impact on the surrounding surface water. In the installation, maintenance and maintenance of the sewage treatment plant, there are special personnel responsible for ensuring that the equipment and processes are kept in the best working condition. Besides, regularly entrust external environmental protection agencies to carry out inspection operations for the quality of the released water. The Government will also conduct irregular sampling and sampling audits in accordance with the laws and regulations.
  • Prevention of Air Pollution
The company’s production operations are mainly assembled, and the volatilization of smoke, vapors and organic solvents generated in the process is the focus of prevention and control. Formulate air control management measures to ensure that the exhaust gas generated by the activity is discharged after being treated by equipment or collected directly by windmills, and although the emission is extremely small, the concentration of harmful substances in the air is still regularly detected, and the test results are in line with the emission standards of local national laws and regulations. In addition, green processes are being further promoted, such as the replacement of original flammable organic solvents with low-pollution, environmentally friendly fluxes or water-based fluxes.
  • Environmental Protection

Upholding the belief that there is only one Earth, we actively improve our performance in climate change response, pollution prevention and control, energy and resource conservation, waste reduction, OHS management, and fire prevention to lower the overall environmental and OHS risk. We have also passed the certification for the ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System (EMS) to enforce environmental policy featuring respect and protection for Earth through the standardized routine management so as to fulfill our corporate social responsibility (CSR).

 

We began to actively engage in environmental protection and energy conservation, environmental education promotion, environmental protection and energy conservation culture building, and the implementation of measures related to environmental protection and energy conservation in 2019. Through continual process improvement and establishment and implementation of energy conservation policies, we aim to lower pollution, reduce energy consumption, and achieve eco-friendliness.

  • Carbon Emission Reduction

To enhance the efficiency of resources, we invest in energy conservation activities such as using the photovoltaic system, LED energy-saving bulbs, green power and energy, and inverter devices; replace the IE3 motors; and implement aircon automatic control. We have also many renewable energy certificates (RECs) to maximize the efficiency of energy and resources to effectively reduce carbon emissions. In 2022, the feed-in solar energy was 212,584kWh, Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions were 108,205 kg/CO2e, and we have obtained 60 Taiwan RECs. The expansion project of the PV system for Plant III and establishment of the real-time electricity monitoring management platform are under planning for 2023.

 

To cherish Earth’s resources and reduce environmental impacts, apart from implementing paperless operations (operations are done electronically), we also encourage employees to make photocopies on both sides of the paper and use recycled bin liners.

  • Water Conservation

To enforce environmental protection and value Earth’s resources, we have promoted the water conservation policy and taken related measures and invested in the wastewater treatment system and rainwater harvesting system to ensure water reclamation and reuse to practice CSR and protect Earth. In 2022, effluent discharge was 72,301MT and rainwater harvesting was 899MT.

  • Energy and Environmental Management System
Management SystemCertification unitPeriod
ISO14001: 2015 EMSUniversal Certification Service Co., Ltd.2020/05~2023/05

 

  • Data on Energy Consumption, Water Consumption, and Carbon Emissions