Sustainability Development

With its spirit of perseverance, beliefs in integrity, and a philosophy of innovation, FocalTech will fulfill
its responsibilities to society and stakeholders, and together promote change for the better.

 

 

 

Sustainability Development Team

 

 

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

In response to and in support of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, FocalTech has convened a corporate social responsibility promotion group to discuss and evaluate its current sustainable development policy and plan, with an aim of being aligned with eight SDGs. FocalTech will follow the UN SDGs and regard them as the direction for its future sustainable management. Furthermore, FocalTech hopes to employ everyone’s collective wisdom to help solve social and environmental issues worldwide. The eight goals of sustainable development in 2021 are as follows:

  • Good health and well-being
    Major issues related to FocalTech
    • Compensation and Employee Benefits
    • Occupational Safety and Health
    Development highlights in 2021 and the corresponding chapter in the Report

    5. Friendly Corporate Workplace

    Related Effectiveness
    • Subsidy amount: The total amount of benefit subsidy given in Taiwan was NT$22,765,240.
    • Occupational safety and health education training for 2 hours per year.
    • Irregularly arrange training for newcomers.
    • In 2022, the number of occupational injuries is 0.
  • Quality education
    Major issues related to FocalTech
    • Talent Cultivation
    Development highlights in 2021 and the corresponding chapter in the Report

    5. Friendly Corporate Workplace

    Related Effectiveness
    • Establishing individual development plans (IDPs) with a training-oriented approach.
    • Providing appropriate training to different individuals, cultivating professional talents, and strengthening company competitiveness.
  • Affordable and clean energy
    Major issues related to FocalTech
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Management
    Development highlights in 2021 and the corresponding chapter in the Report

    4. Protecting the Green Environment

    Related Effectiveness
    • The new office invested NT$7.4 million to install the central monitoring system (PLC).
    • Fully installed full-voltage panel lights.
    • After relocation and adjustment, electricity consumption decreased by about 16% compared with the same period.
  • Decent work and economic growth
    Major issues related to FocalTech
    • Corporate Governance
    • Operational Performance
    • Risk Control
    Development highlights in 2021 and the corresponding chapter in the Report

    1. Corporate Sustainability and Robust Governance

    Related Effectiveness

     

    • TWSE 2022 Corporate Governance Evaluation Results, 6% to 20%.
    • Conducted real-time and comprehensive monitoring and analysis of abnormal incidents, established an abnormality notification mechanism based on their correlation and risk management to tackle abnormal incidents in advance.
  • Industry, innovation and infrastructure
    Major issues related to FocalTech
    • Product Quality
    • Innovation R&D
    Development highlights in 2021 and the corresponding chapter in the Report

    2. Innovative Value Breakthrough

    Related Effectiveness

     

    • Collected statistics on customer satisfaction and held quality-control meetings. In 2022, FocalTech received an overall average customer satisfaction score of 8.61.
    • Established advantages of differentiated products and a competitive technology threshold to maintain the Company’s leading position in industrial technology. In 2022, the R&D expenses accounted for 19.59% of the total revenue.
  • Responsible consumption and production
    Major issues related to FocalTech
    • Waste Management
    Development highlights in 2021 and the corresponding chapter in the Report

    4. Protecting the Green Environment

    Related Effectiveness
    • Metal wastes generated during the production process were recycled through effective management procedures, and the recycled scrap metal was sold to qualified scrap recyclers to reduce resource waste.
  • Climate action
    Major issues related to FocalTech
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Management
    • Climate Change
    Development highlights in 2021 and the corresponding chapter in the Report

    4. Protecting the Green Environment

    Related Effectiveness

     

    • Air-conditioning automatic central monitoring system (PLC), set the air-conditioning system in working and office areas to 26.
    • Promoted environmental protection measures, such as energy-saving digitization practices, waste reduction, and resource recycling, and carried out training and awareness-raising campaigns related to energy conservation and carbon reduction.
    • Conducted video/telephone conferencing to reduce carbon emissions generated from traveling to/from plants
  • Partnerships for the goals
    Major issues related to FocalTech
    • Supply Chain Management
    Development highlights in 2021 and the corresponding chapter in the Report

    3.2 Sustainable Supply Chain

    Related Effectiveness

     

     

    • Have 100% of suppliers signed the Supplier Social Responsibility Commitment
    • Have 100% of raw materials procured from certified smelters
    • Have 100% of suppliers obtaining ISO9001 certification
    • Have 93% of suppliers obtained ISO 45001certification
    • Have 100% suppliers complying with RoHS and REACH
    • Complete 100% supplier system audit