Climate Change Data

CHC Healthcare Group

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:335.26 tCO2e/year
Water Consumption:3,628 m3/year
Waste Generated:5,956 kg/year

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental Protection
  • Occupational Safety and Health
  • Corporate Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Increased green purchasing and required domestic suppliers to sign environmental protection statements
  • Established a paperless operating system to promote the concept of sustainability at the customer end
  • Built corporate headquarters building as a green building and improved landscaping to provide a temperature-regulating effect

Social Achievements

  • Implemented a pension system; encouraged employees to participate in various training; provided labor insurance, national health insurance and group insurance
  • Established an Employee Welfare Committee to promote various welfare measures and activities
  • Achieved zero discrimination cases in 2021

Governance Achievements

  • Established the 1st "Corporate Social Responsibility Committee" (later renamed "Sustainability Committee")
  • Established the Compensation Committee and Audit Committee
  • Purchased liability insurance for all directors

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Lay the foundation for medical services leadership in the Asia-Pacific region
  • Develop long-term care business including elderly fitness, daytime care, elderly-friendly housing, and residential institutions
Medium-term Goals:
  • Expand business operations into Asia-Pacific medical markets, integrate upstream and downstream medical resources, improve high-value-added medical technologies and services
  • Achieve greater economy of scale by introducing competitive new products and increasing strategic partners
  • Become the first vendor in Taiwan to offer radiation sterilization technology in line with sustainable utilization ethos
Short-term Goals:
  • Expand medical instrument and equipment channels, strengthen service technology and quality, boost market share
  • Increase market share of iROIS integrated radiation oncology information system in Taiwan and develop different language versions for overseas markets
  • Become the best choice for customers interested in collaboration by providing timely and effective services

Environmental Challenges

  • Changes to distributorship contracts with foreign suppliers could affect operations
  • Strict regulations and requirements for medical equipment import and registration
  • Difficulty in engineer recruitment due to competition from the electronics industry
Mitigation Strategies
  • Continuous efforts to achieve excellent sales performance and train professional technical teams
  • Closely monitoring changes in enactment to ensure a stable business environment
  • Attracting professional talents with incentives such as a well-established labor-management communication platform, a perfect welfare system, a reasonable salary policy, and diversified talents training channels

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Statement requiring suppliers to sign and comply with relevant norms

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Impact of climate change
Transition Risks
  • Risk of transformation to a low-carbon economy
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products and services

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, SASB Standards, TCFD framework, UN Global Compact

Certifications: ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001 (later ISO 45001)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • iROIS Integrated Radiation Oncology Information System
  • Radiation sterilization technology

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:583,749 kg CO2e (Scope 2)
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:583,749 kg CO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:1,150,739 kWh (Taiwan)
Water Consumption:9,427 tons (Taiwan)
Waste Generated:6,169 kg (Taiwan)
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environment
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Built headquarters as a green building, obtaining EEWH Silver certification (2015 Edition)
  • Increased green procurement of office supplies (over 20% with environmental labels in 2023)
  • Developed a paperless integrated radiation oncology information system (iROIS)

Social Achievements

  • Organized singles events for employees
  • Held blood donation events, collecting over 990 bags of blood
  • Launched procurement program with sheltered workshops
  • Donated underpads and diapers to Genesis Social Welfare Foundation
  • Engaged in medical volunteer programs serving over 150 citizens

Governance Achievements

  • Established Sustainability Committee with three independent directors
  • Ranked in the top 6% to 20% of all evaluated TWSE-listed companies in Corporate Governance Evaluation
  • Implemented a deferred compensation mechanism for variable pay for senior executives
  • Integrated corporate sustainability targets into CFO's annual performance appraisal (10% weight linked to Corporate Governance Evaluation)

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce carbon emissions by 3% in 2028 compared to 2023 baseline
  • Reduce electricity consumption by 3% in 2028 compared to 2023 baseline
  • Reduce water consumption by 3% in 2028 compared to 2023 baseline
  • Reduce waste by 3% in 2028 compared to 2023 baseline
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce carbon emissions by 0.5% per year
  • Reduce electricity consumption by 0.5% per year
  • Reduce water consumption by 0.5% per year
  • Reduce waste by 0.5% per year

Environmental Challenges

  • Climate-related risks (extreme weather, policy changes, market shifts)
  • Potential supply chain disruptions
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developed Energy Saving & Carbon Reduction Implementation Plan and Energy Saving & Waste Reduction Management Policy
  • Established a risk management mechanism with processes for identifying, assessing, and managing climate-related risks
  • Developed alternative sourcing strategies (multiple suppliers for major procurement)

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Green procurement
  • Corporate Sustainability Statement for domestic suppliers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events
  • Average temperature rise
  • Sea level rise
Transition Risks
  • Policy and legal risks
  • Market risks
  • Reputation risks
Opportunities
  • Resource efficiency improvements
  • Development of low-emission products and services
  • Investment in sustainability transitions

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, SASB, TCFD, UNGC

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 45001, EEWH Silver

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • iROIS (paperless information system)
  • Sustainable irradiation facility

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed