Social Sustainable Development

【Contractor Management】 

 Before entering the factory for construction, contractors must complete the relevant pre-construction work in accordance with the factory's "Contractor Management Measures", fill in the "Contractor's Safety Instructions for Construction Work in the Factory" and the "Safety Permit Application Form", and submit them to the factory for review and approval before construction can begin. Depending on the construction method, the "Safety Checklist for Various Operations" must be completed before the construction day. The work content includes: general construction work such as hot work, elevated construction, trench excavation, etc. The factory supervisor must confirm the items in the "Safety Checklist for Various Operations" and only start construction after confirming that there are no abnormalities. At the Shanghai factory, when signing special project contracts with suppliers and contractors, both parties sign a "Contractor Operation Safety Agreement". Prior to the start of the project, a "Special Project Start-up Order" must be signed and approved. Meetings are organized to communicate and coordinate safety and health matters, ensure compliance with occupational safety laws and factory regulations, implement protective measures and control procedures, and maintain a safe construction environment. GRI 403-7 Everest's factory conducts various safety inspections on construction work in accordance with the "Contractor Management Regulations" to ensure the safety of construction personnel, avoid work-related injuries, create a safe working environment, and achieve the goal of zero accidents. Emergency management regulations and other relevant documents have been formulated to standardize relevant emergency disposal processes. Fire drills are conducted every six months, and all drills are conducted in conjunction with external authorities. To ensure that contractors can work safely in the factory, contractors must register and renew their licenses, conduct safety publicity, check safety equipment, and comply with the company's safety regulations before entering the factory every day for construction. 

After a disaster occurs, power outages may occur, resulting in poor visibility. When a large number of people evacuate, falls or stampedes are likely to occur. In order to prevent disasters, enhance self-response and protection capabilities, raise colleagues' disaster prevention awareness, and ensure smooth evacuation when disasters occur. In 2024, the Taiwan factory conducted three full-site fire safety drills and toxic disaster training courses to enhance colleagues' disaster prevention capabilities. The Shanghai and US factories each held two full-site emergency evacuation drills to strengthen crisis response capabilities when disasters occur, improve employee safety awareness and safe evacuation capabilities, and take various preventive measures before disasters occur. Evacuation and notification after a disaster can reduce the company's asset and manpower losses.

Tainan City Fire Department actively promotes corporate volunteer firefighting. In view of the high risk of factory fires, Everest Industrial Co., Ltd. established a "fire brigade" in 2024 and organized personnel (divided into three groups, a total of 28 people) to respond to the corporate volunteer firefighting plan. The Fire Department's Fourth Disaster Rescue Team held an enlistment ceremony at Everest Industrial Co., Ltd., emphasizing the importance of "safeguarding one's own property" and assisting in training employees to improve initial firefighting and disaster rescue capabilities. Everest Industrial Co., Ltd. provides fire brigade employees with public holiday training, allowances and overtime pay to encourage participation in disaster response efforts. The Fire Department hopes to encourage more manufacturers to participate through the corporate volunteer firefighting program, jointly improve Tainan City's firefighting capabilities, strengthen factory disaster response capabilities, and create a safer environment. In response to the corporate volunteer firefighting recruitment plan promoted by the Fire Department, the company will be able to control the disaster situation, strengthen disaster response capabilities, and improve employees' firefighting and disaster relief capabilities when a disaster occurs, thereby ensuring the safety of both the company and its employees. In addition to allowances and benefits, the company will also provide fire training public holidays and overtime subsidies for colleagues who assist in disaster relief. These six corporate volunteer firefighters were originally the "fire brigade" of the company's fire self-defense force. Textile factories contain a large amount of flammable materials and chemicals, making corporate disaster prevention and fire safety even more important. Participating in volunteer firefighting activities can not only help each other, but also cultivate employees' emergency response capabilities, reduce disaster losses, protect factories to achieve public safety, community stability, and protect the lives and property of employees.

ⓄEmployee Health Management

 Employees are the company's most valuable assets. We actively invest in health promotion resources and are committed to improving employees' physical and mental health and workplace safety. Our goal is to create a safer, more comfortable and friendly working environment so that every employee can fully realize their potential in a healthy working atmosphere. In addition to formulating a comprehensive health promotion plan in accordance with regulations, we also conduct data analysis through the health management system, compare the results of health examinations over the years, and implement a comprehensive health management mechanism based on the type and severity of abnormalities, including hierarchical management, continuous tracking and professional medical consultation, to ensure that employees' health is effectively, systematically and continuously cared for.

ⓄHealth management mechanism 

In order to strengthen employees' awareness of health management, improve overall work ability, and reduce employees' occupational disease risks, the Environmental Safety Office implements job selection consultation (establishing health records, diseases that are not suitable for work in accordance with Appendix 8 of the Labor Health Protection Regulations), health screening (including physical and medical check-ups), health classification and management (health education, consultation, re-examination), job transfer, and return to work The subjects cover both employees in service and transferred employees, ensuring that the health management of all employees is properly paid attention to.

ⓄMajor health hazards and special health checks 

 The Taiwan factory identified the main health hazards as noise hazards in weaving mills and yarn processing factories, and chemical hazards in organic workplaces in post-processing, cutting-edge technology research institutes, and polyurethane factories. The Shanghai factory identified physical hazards such as noise hazards, wastewater treatment, and dyeing, as well as chemical hazards. The  American factory identified noise hazards in weaving mills and yarn processing factories. Special health checks were conducted on employees engaged in related operations. If abnormal health check values ​​are found, in addition to providing health consultation guidance and follow-up management, education and training and the wearing of protective equipment are also strengthened.

Ⓞ Occupational health and safety goals and performance

Everest Company has set annual goals for occupational safety and health, and continuously improves through performance evaluation. The goal for 2024 was to reduce the incidence of work-related injuries and occupational diseases, and to enhance employees' health awareness and resilience.  No occupational diseases in 2024