Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Corporate Governance
• Environmental Sustainability
• Social Harmony
• Employee Care

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced paper consumption for photocopying by 6.81% compared to 2019, saving 381 kg CO2e.
• Reduced water consumption relative to revenue by 10.4% compared to 2019.
• Increased resource recovery rate to 88%.

Social Achievements

• Sponsored social inclusion projects and events to an amount of TWD 844,000.
• Talent development quality management system won the Silver Award from the Ministry of Labor.
• Participated in Tamsui River Clean-Up and Earth Hour.

Governance Achievements

• Ranked in the top 6-20% of all listed companies in the 2020 Corporate Governance Appraisal Ranking.
• Revised integrity management policies and prevented integrity-violating conduct.
• All employees signed an ethical business pledge.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• COVID-19 pandemic impacting global economy and business activity.
• Supply chain disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Water shortages due to drought.

Mitigation Strategies

• Implemented various epidemic prevention measures to protect employee health.
• Increased buffer inventory of raw materials to prevent production impacts.
• Adopted water-saving measures, pure water recovery system, and water recycling.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 6 suppliers audited in 2020; 100% pass rate

Responsible Procurement

• Added corporate social responsibility clauses to major supplier contracts.
• Green procurement of TWD 2,798,759.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Water shortages
• Extreme weather events

Transition Risks

• Increased energy prices
• Regulatory changes

Opportunities

• Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, UN Sustainable Development Goals, AA1000 Standards

Certifications: ISO 13485, GMP

Third-party Assurance: AA1000 Type I Moderate Assurance Level by British Standards Institution (BSI)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 3
• Goal 4
• Goal 5
• Goal 6
• Goal 8
• Goal 9
• Goal 10
• Goal 12
• Goal 13
• Goal 16
• Goal 17

Initiatives contribute to these goals through various social and environmental programs.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• High moisturizing, high lubrication, and high oxygen permeable silicone hydrogel monthly lenses
• Unique pressure relief lenses
• New-generation astigmatism lenses
• Varifocal presbyopia lenses
• Highly biocompatible lenses made with hioxifilcon

Awards & Recognition

• BSI Organizational Resilience Awards
• TTQS Silver Award

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Corporate Governance
• Environmental Sustainability
• Social Harmony

Environmental Achievements

• Recycling rate of 89% in 2021
• Reduced production loss rate by 16% (partial implementation) by extending the service life of trays
• Improved process yield and reduced waste by improving the initial inspection yield of wet lenses through automated optical inspection (AOI) by 2.5%
• Reduced polypropylene (PP) use by 10% in product packaging
• Reduced solution volumes by 30%

Social Achievements

• Won the 2021 "Technology R&D Industry - Gold Award" at the Happy Enterprise Awards
• Maintained female supervisor ratio at 28%
• Completed 100% of planned human rights training
• Employed more people with disabilities than the legal standard (26 people)
• Donated TWD 546,000 in the field of social inclusion

Governance Achievements

• Ranked in the 6-20% bracket of listed companies in the 8th Corporate Governance Evaluation
• Selected as a constituent stock of the "Corporate Governance 100 Index"
• No major information security incidents occurred (0 times)
• Revised "Risk Management Policies and Procedures" and "Measures for Preventing Insider Trading"
• Newly appointed director signed a pledge of compliance with the integrity management policy

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Worst drought in 56 years in Taiwan
• Level 3 Alert for Covid-19 in Taiwan
• High temperatures and heat waves in Canada and the northwestern United States
• Heavy rainfall and unprecedented floods in Western Europe
• Two-month epidemic prevention lockdown in Shanghai
• Ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war

Mitigation Strategies

• Relocating factories
• Separate labor pools
• Purchasing masks for employees
• Factory-wide rapid testing
• Increased green procurement by 171% year-on-year
• Voluntarily adopted ISO 14064-1:2018 for greenhouse gas emissions inventory
• Developed various plans for energy conservation and carbon emissions reduction

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 14/year

Responsible Procurement

• Code of conduct
• Supplier sustainability requirements
• ESG selection mechanism for new suppliers
• Addition of corporate responsibility clauses to supplier contracts

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Drought
• Extreme weather

Transition Risks

• Regulatory changes

Opportunities

• Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, AA1000 Standards, UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Certifications: ISO 14064-1:2018, ISO 13485, GMP, ISO 45001

Third-party Assurance: British Standards Institution (BSI)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 3
• Goal 5
• Goal 8
• Goal 9
• Goal 10
• Goal 12
• Goal 13
• Goal 16
• Goal 17

The report mentions alignment with various SDGs throughout the document, but lacks specific details on how initiatives contribute to each goal.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Ultra-moisturizing and ultra-lubricating silicone hydrogel monthly disposable lenses
• Contact lenses with comprehensive vitamin-enzyme synergistic wellcare
• Long-lasting nourishing functional contact lenses
• Astigmatism-correcting cosmetic lenses
• Advanced multifocal cosmetic contact lenses

Awards & Recognition

• 2021 Happy Enterprise Award
• Happy Enterprise of Technology R&D Industry

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Protection
• Employee Welfare
• Corporate Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Increased water recovery rate by approximately 16.5% over the previous year at Guishan Plant
• Decreased power consumption per product unit by 0.3% over the previous year at Guishan Plant
• Reduced electricity consumption of products per unit by 41% from 2019 (base year)

Social Achievements

• Allocated NT$231,589 thousand in employee compensation in 2022 (at least 10% of pre-tax income)
• Provided employee benefits exceeding NT$81 million in 2022
• Total employee training hours of 38,789.5 in 2022 (average 22.8 hours per employee)

Governance Achievements

• Established a Corporate Sustainability Team chaired by the President
• Implemented ISO 14001 environmental management system and ISO 14064-1:2018 greenhouse gas certification
• Established a code of ethical conduct and ethical corporate management best-practice principles

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Impact of inflation on consumer purchasing power of contact lenses
• Market price competition affecting gross profit margin
• Potential adverse impacts from certain policies or regulatory changes

Mitigation Strategies

• Improvements in production efficiency and stringent control of marketing expenses
• Reducing dependency on a single area or market
• Dynamic pricing approach to adjust selling prices based on raw material costs

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 6 on-site evaluations, 5 remote evaluations, 2 written evaluations (2022)

Responsible Procurement

• Green procurement of NT$6,530,959 in 2022
• Supplier Safety and Health Self-assessment and Review

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Water and electricity shortages

Transition Risks

• Increase in utility costs

Opportunities

• Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 14064-1:2018, ISO 45001, ISO 13485:2016

Third-party Assurance: BSI

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• High hydrophilic and moisturizing daily disposable cosmetic silicone hydrogel-based lens
• New generation blue light blocking lens
• Pearlescent cosmetic lens
• Toric multifocal 3-in-1 lens

Awards & Recognition

• Silver medal award from the Labor Development Department of the Ministry of Labor (2020)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Corporate Governance
• Products and Services
• Environmental Sustainability
• Employee Care
• Healthy Workplace
• Sustainable Value Chain
• Social Harmony

Environmental Achievements

• Improved water recycling rate at Guishan Plant by 20.5% compared to the previous year
• Electricity use per unit of product reduced by 7.4% compared to the previous year
• Recycling rate for PP scraps was 82%
• AOI inspections increased from 95% to 98.1% to improve efficiency and reduce waste

Social Achievements

• Named a Happy Enterprise for five consecutive years
• Maintained female supervisor ratio and ensured equal opportunities for women in leadership
• Completed 100% of planned human rights training
• Employed 22 people with disabilities, exceeding the legal standard
• Donated TWD 2,712,000 in the field of social inclusion

Governance Achievements

• Ranked in the 6-20% bracket of listed companies in the 10th Corporate Governance Evaluation
• Invested TWD 592 million in R&D for new product development and production technology upgrades
• No major information security incidents occurred in 2023
• Completed third-party verification of the Sustainability Report in accordance with AA1000AS v3 Type I

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Slowdown in global economic growth due to the Russian-Ukrainian War, interest rate hikes, technology war between US and China, and regional conflicts

Mitigation Strategies

• Enhanced competitiveness by introducing AOI+AI, flexible production system 2.0, and other technologies
• Added a third production base for risk diversification and ensuring supply chain continuity
• Developed a new eco-friendly silicone hydrogel material

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 21 companies/year, 100% pass rate

Responsible Procurement

• Green procurement (TWD 5,632,406 in 2023)
• Preference for suppliers with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certifications
• Inclusion of CSR clauses in supplier contracts (100% of key suppliers)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Increased average temperatures leading to higher power consumption and costs

Transition Risks

• Increase in GHG emission pricing (carbon levies)

Opportunities

• Resource efficiency (water and energy savings)
• Use of low-carbon energy (solar panels)
• Recycling

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Universal Standards 2021, SASB Standards - Health Care Delivery - Medical Equipment & Supplies, TCFD, UN Sustainable Development Goals, AA1000AS v3

Certifications: ISO 13485, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 14064-1:2018, GMP

Third-party Assurance: DNV (moderate level of assurance), SGS Taiwan (GHG inventory)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 9
• Goal 8
• Goal 10
• Goal 12
• Goal 16

Initiatives contribute to these goals through R&D, employee well-being, diversity and inclusion, sustainable resource management, and ethical business practices.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Eco-friendly silicone hydrogel material
• Ultra-oxygen permeability high comfort silicone hydrogel daily disposable lens
• Ultra-moisturizing silicone hydrogel daily disposable colored lens
• Diverse colored silicone hydrogel daily disposable lens
• Silicone hydrogel low-stress lens
• Next-generation anti-blue light low-stress light lens
• Myopia-control lens

Awards & Recognition

• Happy Enterprise Silver Award (2023)
• Green Procurement Outstanding Enterprise (Taoyuan City Government)