In response to the net zero trend around the world, the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, and Taiwan's Climate Change Response Act, Walsin Lihwa is committed to effective carbon inventory mechanism development, net zero roadmap planning, and carbon emission reduction to create shared value while pursuing growth, so that the Company can develop itself into an environmentally friendly and diversified manufacturer through technology upgrades and ongoing improvement.
Sustainability Promotion Strategy
Strengthen resource management, decrease environmental impact, and pursue circular economy
Goals |
2023 KPI |
2023 Results |
Implementation Plan for 2024 |
Indicator |
Objectives |
Results |
Water Resource Management
Decrease water consumption by 10% in 2030 as compared to that in the 2023 benchmark year
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Water consumption per unit product |
Water consumption per unit product 14m3/t |
Taiwan: 17.57 m3/t
Overseas: 3.07 m3/t
Total: 13.76 m3/t
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- Rationalization of water utilization with comprehensive solutions to water leakages.
- Control and counseling of the 3 important water-saving solutions proposed by plants to decrease water consumption by 20%.
- Ongoing optimization of wastewater and reclaimed water recycling.
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Promote water resources management
- Completed the water balance chart.
- Establish water consumption management indicators per unit product.
- Implement water conservation programs.
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Water balance and availability (%) |
100% |
Ongoing review of individual plants' water balance charts |
Strengthen Reuse, Recyclability, and Resource Recovery |
Reuse of furnace dust (tonne/month) |
- |
Reuse rate 100% |
- Reduced the cost of furnace ballast resource treatment and established a regenerative acid recycling economy.
- Established a channel for reduction and removal of ballast and conduct research on waste resource utilization.
- Conducted research on the reduction of ballast, low-temperature vapor pressure and CLSM (Controlled Low-Strength Material) in the steelmaking process.
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- Establish the strategic reuse technology and business model of furnace ballast.
- Increase the amount of waste reused.
- Promote projects to reduce the waste landfill rate in each factory area.
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Reuse of furnace slags (tonne/month) |
3,000 (oxidized slags) |
Reuse rate 100% |
Waste recovery and reuse rate |
≧ 95% |
Taiwan: 97.98%
Overseas: 90.10%
Total: 95.61%
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Regeneration and reuse of waste acids and reduction of sludge |
Sludge <48kg/t |
46.4kg/t |
- Applied for and obtained the classification of regenerated acid as a reuse product from the competent authorities.
- Obtained registration and sales qualifications for regenerated acid products.
- Established an ARP (Acid Recovery Plant) circular economy model.
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Through the establishment of environmentally friendly technologies, we will increase resource reuse projects and establish relevant business models. |
Goals |
2023 KPI |
2023 Results |
Implementation Plan for 2024 |
Indicator |
Objectives |
Results |
Power Saving and Carbon Reduction
Decrease carbon emissions by 10% in 2025 as compared to that in 2014
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Power saving rate |
1% |
Taiwan: 1.54%
Overseas: 1.77%
Total: 1.64%
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- Completion of overseas plants' greenhouse gas inventory and certification in compliance with the ISO 14064-1:2018 standard.
- Solar power generation efficiency management and supervision of new solar power project implementation in Taiwan.
- Green supply chain promotion focusing on the key suppliers whose carbon emissions are the highest 20% to gather their material carbon emission factor data.
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Promote the 5-year carbon management plan
- Complete the inventory of total carbon emissions and carbon emissions per unit product.
- Promote green supply chain and low-carbon alliance, obtain the carbon coefficient of raw materials and develop low-carbon value chain.
- Promote the new energy conservation plan.
- Complete the introduction and verification of the energy management system in Mainland China factories.
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Carbon reduction rate |
1.5% |
Taiwan: 1.83%
Overseas: 2.24%
Total: 1.98%
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Comply with environmental laws and regulations to completely avoid shutdowns and/or fines year to zero
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Number of environmental pollution fines |
0 |
Taiwan: 3 cases (Yenshui)
Overseas: 0 case
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- Improved the environmental protection management system in the plant and improved the efficiency of equipment responsible for treatment.
- Require environmental management compliance and implementation of standardized operations in each plant area.
- Provided guidance on compliance deficiencies in each plant and cultivated environmental protection talents.
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Continue to improve the environmental protection management system in the plant, improve the efficiency of treatment equipment, implement standardized operations, comply with regulatory requirements, and cultivate environmental protection talents.
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Number of environmental pollution fines |
0 |
None |
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