The rise of green energy
Circular economy, sustainable future.
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Approaches to Sustainable Development Goals
ESG ReportGreenhouse Gas Management
Everest conducts a greenhouse gas inventory every year to track emissions and sources and assess reduction priorities. Clean coal-fired technology has been applied to major emission sources such as boilers to increase boiler efficiency and reduce fuel usage. Everest also replaced boiler fuel with natural gas (LNG) as the primary fuel in 2024, and set up a self-generated and self-consumed solar power system to reduce dependence on external electricity. In addition, Everest actively builds a green ecological industrial park, with native plants cultivated in the factory area to absorb carbon emissions and reduce the heat island effect, and natural ventilation is used in the office area to reduce air conditioning energy consumption. Through equipment updates and environmental improvements, Everest continues to promote greenhouse gas reduction and achieve carbon reduction goals.
◉Greenhouse Gas Management Policy
- Formulate a "greenhouse gas inventory management method" to effectively manage greenhouse gas inventory operations.
- Establish a greenhouse gas promotion management committee to promote the allocation of human, technical, financial, and facility resources required for inventory tasks.
- Ensure compliance with ISO/CNS 14064-1 requirements and conduct external third-party verification every year to ensure data credibility.
- Assess the priority of greenhouse gas reduction based on inventory results and continue to track emissions and sources.
◉ Government policy "Three carbon fee laws"
On August 29, 2024, the Ministry of Environment announced the "Carbon Fee Collection Methods", "Voluntary Reduction Plan Management Methods" and "Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets for Carbon Fee Collection Objects". In response to the government policy, the company plans to apply for a voluntary reduction plan in 2025 to obtain preferential rates.
◉ Greenhouse gas reduction strategy goals and action plan
Everest Industrial aims to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, using 2020 as the base year, and aims to reduce carbon emissions by 20% in 2024, 25% in 2025, and 50% in 2030. In order to achieve the reduction targets as scheduled, Everest drew a carbon reduction roadmap for each factory in 2022 and planned three major strategies to achieve net-zero carbon emissions: 1. Develop renewable energy – install solar power stations 2. Use low-carbon fuels instead of coal in boilers 3. Replace old equipment and introduce energy-saving machines. In addition, Everest will purchase green certificates or carbon rights to meet net-zero standards. Each factory analyzes monthly carbon emissions from electricity and non-electric energy, formulates carbon reduction plans related to electricity and coal, and plans to implement carbon pricing measures to ensure the execution of the carbon reduction plan.
◉ Energy Management
To improve energy efficiency, Everest has adopted the ISO 50001 energy management system and follows the PDCA cycle to continuously improve energy usage across the entire factory. Through the smart energy management system, energy monitoring, control, optimization, self-management, and optimal configuration are achieved. In 2024, the total energy consumption of the Taiwan factory decreased by 2.2% compared with the previous year, and the energy intensity decreased by 2% compared with the previous year. The company continues to promote energy efficiency project improvements, covering process improvements, equipment improvements and energy management, etc., to optimize energy efficiency.
◉ Everest Energy Policy
- Energy saving and carbon reduction: Implement energy control measures to create a low-carbon, high-quality environment.
- Continuous improvement: Formulate energy-saving plan guidelines and use energy rationally and effectively.
- Tracking and assessment: Establish energy-saving management and assessment mechanisms, and regularly review implementation results.
- Compliance and performance: Ensure compliance with energy performance standards, regulations, major energy use targets, and energy-efficient procurement.
- Target direction: Promote the use of renewable energy and move toward a win-win outcome for energy, environmental protection, and the economy.
- Education and promotion: Develop sound energy-saving awareness and improve employees' energy literacy.
◉Energy audit management
Analyze energy usage through investigation and testing, confirm utilization levels, identify problems, explore energy-saving potential, and propose feasible energy-saving measures. Promote the company's energy conservasion and efficiency, enhance competitiveness, apply scientific methods to monitor and improve energy use, and increase energy efficiency through technological innovation and management.
◉ 能源消耗
◉Comparison of energy usage of each factory in the past three years
◉2024 Energy Saving Target and Implementation Plan
Actively cooperate with government policies
- Taiwan's "Climate Change Response Act" is the core law for responding to climate change and promoting net-zero transformation. On January 23, 2025, the "National Climate Change Countermeasures Committee" announced the draft of the "National New Carbon Reduction Target", with the goal of reducing Taiwan's carbon emissions by 32±2% and 38±2% in 2032 and 2035 respectively compared with the base year (2005[A1] ), and moving towards net-zero emissions in 2050. To this end, the government issued the "Carbon Fee Collection Measures" and the "Voluntary Emission Reduction Plan Management Measures" on August 29, 2024 to encourage companies to take early emission reduction actions. In order to achieve the 2050 net-zero target and comply with government regulations, our company has planned to submit a voluntary emission reduction plan. Through long-term emission reduction plans, we can not only exchange preferential carbon rates, but also enhance competitiveness and social value through low-carbon transformation. This move will help achieve corporate sustainable development and contribute to addressing climate change.
- The Interim Regulations on Carbon Emission Trading Management in mainland China have come into effect on May 1, 2024, standardizing the national carbon trading system and clarifying quota allocation, trading, and regulatory mechanisms. Shanghai has simultaneously implemented the Trial Measures for Carbon Emission Management to strengthen local carbon quota control. Enterprises need to pay attention to quota allocation, participate in carbon trading, formulate reduction strategies, ensure compliance, reduce operating costs, and adapt to strict regulatory requirements. The United States: The state-level carbon market is the main focus, and federal policies focus on supervision and control. Thailand: A carbon trading market has not yet been established, and voluntary emission reductions and policy incentives are the main focus. [A1]Is this really the base year?
積極配合政府政策
- Carbon emissions from the textile industry cover the entire life cycle, from raw material production, manufacturing, and transportation to consumption. It is difficult for a single company to achieve significant carbon reduction results, so value chain cooperation has become the key to achieving carbon reduction goals. For example, the Nike brand has joined hands with supply chain partners to promote the "move to zero" plan, with the goal of achieving 50% of the energy in the supply chain from renewable energy and reducing the carbon footprint by 30%. Nike has successfully transformed many products into low-carbon designs through technological innovation and data transparency.
- The brand and its supply chain partners have jointly pledged to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Everest uses a smart energy management system to regularly track energy-saving and carbon-reduction data at all stages and provide it to supply chain partners to ensure that the goal is achieved. The Lululemon brand has also launched the "like new" program to encourage consumers to return old clothes to stores for recycling and resale, extending the product life cycle and reducing waste generation.
