Climate Change Data

MSScorps Co., Ltd.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Renewable Energy Share:0%
Total Energy Consumption:15,041.2 GJ
Water Consumption:8.6 million liters
Waste Generated:0.645 tons

ESG Focus Areas

  • Governance
  • Economic
  • Environmental
  • Social

Environmental Achievements

  • Phase in electronic forms, paperless measures, and paper recycling measures
  • Installation of an RA Chilled Water System
  • Installation of a Chilled Water System of the Central Air Conditioning System in Zhubei

Social Achievements

  • Charitable events expenditures reaching NT$1,029,977
  • There was no incident of work-related injury this year.
  • Creation of a happy enterprise environment where employee turnover rate (including those serving the Company for less than three months) is only 7%

Governance Achievements

  • Operating revenue reaching NT$1.47 billion in 2021
  • Completion of self-assessment of the Board of Directors
  • Establishment of Reliable Analysis (RA) Engineering Division
  • Completion rate for directors’ education and training reaching 100%

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Reduce energy consumption by 50% by 2025
  • Achieve net zero GHG emissions by 2050
Medium-term Goals:
  • Expand the scope of ISO 27001 certification in line with addition of operating locations
  • Enhance MIS information security management; frequent vulnerability screening
Short-term Goals:
  • Maintain the availability of systems and equipment to avoid occurrence of information security incident
  • Have existing operating locations certified against the ISO 27001 certification
  • Continue to control the electrostatic discharge protection

Environmental Challenges

  • Price competition from products of peer companies
  • COVID-19 pandemic
Mitigation Strategies
  • Target major market and customer base at the analysis of high-end products
  • Employees work in different spaces and at different times, working two shifts in four groups
  • Pandemic Control Best Practice Principles implemented (including visitor restrictions, employee movement restrictions, segmented factories/offices, diversified engineer flow, remote meetings, and international travel suspension)

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 146 suppliers assessed in 2021, 100% passing rate

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct implemented, covering labor, health & safety, environment, ethics, and management systems

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events (typhoons, torrential rains)
  • Chronic risks (rise in average temperature, rise in sea level, change in rainfall pattern)
Transition Risks
  • Policy and legal risks (changes in environmental regulations)
  • Reputation risks (failure to reduce carbon emissions)
Opportunities
  • Resource efficiency (lower operating costs through energy conservation)
  • Resilience (improved operational resilience, enhanced reputation)

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, SASB Standards - Professional & Commercial Services

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 27001

Third-party Assurance: CPA Limited Assurance

Awards & Recognition

  • 27th National Award of Outstanding Small and Medium Enterprises (2018)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental protection
  • Employee welfare
  • Ethical corporate management

Environmental Achievements

  • Promoting a paperless policy by reducing photocopying
  • Controlling the indoor air-conditioning temperature in the office
  • Observing environmental regulations for energy saving and carbon reduction

Social Achievements

  • Established an industrial-academic collaboration mechanism, work-study programs and industry mentor programs with various universities
  • Obtained ISO 27001 (information security certification)
  • Hold meetings of the Employee Welfare Committee, labor-management meetings, and employee symposiums regularly

Governance Achievements

  • Established the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee
  • Established the corporate governance officer
  • Insuring directors with director’s liability insurance

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Increase overseas analysis operation presences
  • Enter the capital market
Short-term Goals:
  • Continue to increase various analysis equipment
  • Continue to conduct employee education and training

Environmental Challenges

  • Price competition in the analysis and testing industry
  • Limited resources and room for equipment investment
  • Potential risks of climate change (regulatory changes, reputation damage, physical risks)
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developing new analysis services and technologies to meet customer needs
  • Cultivating long-term relationships with key customers
  • Raising funds and seeking suitable sites for expansion
  • Optimizing energy management measures and processes to improve energy efficiency
  • Strengthening operational resilience and implementing emergency disaster protection measures
  • Adopting energy-saving products and regularly replacing old equipment

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: regularly

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Management Procedures

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events (typhoons, torrential rains)
  • Rising average temperature
  • Rising sea levels
  • Changes in rainfall patterns
Transition Risks
  • Governmental regulations and policies (Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Management Act, Renewable Energy Development Act, carbon border tax)
Opportunities
  • Reducing operating costs through energy saving and carbon reduction
  • Developing opportunities for new business, new products and services
  • Entering new markets and increasing supply chain demands

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards, SASB Standard: professional and commercial services

Certifications: ISO 27001, ISO 9001, IECQ 17025

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • 27th National Award of Outstanding SMEs from MOEA

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:3,050.0342 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:175.8626 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:2,766.5660 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:107.6056 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:0%
Total Energy Consumption:25,870.4 GJ/year
Water Consumption:10.5 million liters/year
Waste Generated:62.326 tons/year

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Governance
  • Information Security
  • Ethical Management
  • Quality Management
  • Customer Relationship
  • Intellectual Property Protection
  • Talent Recruitment and Welfare
  • Occupational Health and Safety

Environmental Achievements

  • No violation against environmental laws or regulations in 2023.
  • 100% pass rate in two supplier evaluations.
  • NT$8,000 subsidy for electric scooter purchase for six full-time employees.

Social Achievements

  • NT$26,128,000 allocated for social welfare (1% of annual profit).
  • Zero occupational injuries.
  • 100% parental leave retention rate.

Governance Achievements

  • Board of Directors and functional committees attendance rate above 90%.
  • Directors completed 6 hours of functional training, including 3 hours on ESG.
  • 100% completion rate of integrity and ethics training for governance units and new employees.
  • Zero critical deficiencies found in internal audit.
  • Five information security drills conducted.
  • No successful hacking incidents.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve 100% completion rate of information security training.
  • Conduct at least 6 information security exercises.
  • Maintain major hosting system availability at 99.5%.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve 95% completion rate of information security training.
  • Conduct at least 6 information security exercises.
  • Maintain major hosting system availability at 99.5%
  • Complete greenhouse gas inventory and third-party verification.
Short-term Goals:
  • Achieve 90% completion rate of information security training.
  • Conduct at least 5 information security exercises.
  • Maintain major hosting system availability at 99.5%.

Environmental Challenges

  • Risks of talent shortage and flow
  • Risks of quality management and reputation
  • Risks of price competition
  • Risks of information security and business secret protection
  • Climate change risks (physical and transition)
Mitigation Strategies
  • Employee forums, training programs, transparent salary system, human rights due diligence.
  • Intellectual property protection, Smart E-system optimization.
  • Investment in R&D, establishing technical threshold.
  • NDAs, security gates, confidentiality training, ISO 27001 certification, security drills.
  • Greenhouse gas inventory, low-carbon operational methods, emergency measures, smart E-system optimization, renewable energy purchase.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 244/year

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct
  • Supplier Purchase and Inspection Acceptance Management Procedures
  • Third-party certification by TAF

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Increase of typhoon frequency and intensity
  • Increase of extreme rainfall events
  • Rise of global average temperature
Transition Risks
  • Greenhouse gas requirements and penalties
  • Cost of low-carbon energy transition
  • Change of consumer preferences
  • Risk of energy resource price change
  • Decline of brand reputation
Opportunities
  • Purchase of renewable energy
  • Low carbonization in the service process
  • Expansion to green product value chain
  • Paying attention on net zero trends and regulations
  • Regular disclosure of climate-related information

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, SASB Standards - Professional & Commercial Services, TCFD

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 17025, ESD S20.20, ISO 27001

Third-party Assurance: CPAs firm (limited assurance)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
  • SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure)
  • SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production)
  • SDG 13 (Climate Action)

Initiatives related to energy efficiency, renewable energy, waste reduction, and climate change response.

Awards & Recognition

  • 27th National Award of Outstanding SMEs from Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA)