Pollution Prevention Pays project:
3P (Pollution Prevention Pays) projects have been promoted inTatung Co. since 1993. The concept of clean production has been incorporated into the corporate culture. The target of 3P project requires that each factory and subsidiary reduce the amount of waste by 5% and save energy consumption by 3% each year. The goal of 3P projects is to achieve zero pollution in manufacturing processes and products, thus turning the company into one attaining sustainable development.

ISO 14000 Environmental Management International Standards: Tatung Co. started to carry out ISO 14001 Environmental Management System in its factories (include overseas affiliates) and subsidiaries in 1996 to continually improve the environmental performances in order to enhance its competitiveness on the market and enhance the corporate image. The Study Center of Tatung Co. opens "ISO 14000 Environmental Management Training Class" and "ISO 14001 Environmental Auditing Class" to cultivate environmental management professionals.

 

Greenmark and Energy Label:
The "Greenmark" is an attempt by EPA to follow the international trend of environmental protection. The purpose of Greenmark is to encourage a business unit to conserve resources or reduce environmental impacts in the life cycle of a product. A product with Greenmark is recognized as an environmental friendly product.

The "Energy Label" is an attempt by the Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs, to ensure the application of energy saving technology in products by adopting the market-oriented mechanism to encourage manufacturers to develop energy efficient products. A product granted the "Energy Label" represents that, under the same functional requirement, it consumes less energy and bears lower energy expenses.

The following links show which products of Tatung's are awarded Greenmark and/or Energy Label:

Greenmark: http://greenmark.epa.gov.tw/main4.asp
Energy Label:http://www.energylabel.org.tw


Green Supply Chain:
In 2003, the EU formally announced WEEE and RoHS directives and required that its member states enact corresponding statutes no later than August 13, 2004. According to RoHS directive, EU member states shall ensure that from July 1, 2006 new electrical and electronic equipment sold on the market do not contain lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers. In order to comply with customer's demand for green procurement and meet international legal requirements, Tatung Co. has been actively promoting the green supply chain, reviewing our supplier's performance, and strengthening the existing supply chain.


Social and Environmental Responsibility:
As a leading company in the electronic industry, Tatung Co. conducts the Social and Environmental Responsibility (SER) program, which is a requirement of HP and contains both EICC and HP's General Specification for Environment (GSE) at overseas factories.

Electronic Industry Code of Conduct (EICC) is a guidance to ensure that working conditions in the electronics industry supply chain are safe, that workers are treated with respect and dignity, and that manufacturing processes are environmentally responsible. It was first released on Oct. 18, 2004 and revised on Oct. 14, 2005 by Dell, IBM and HP. EICC is made up of five sections:

       Section A – standards for labor
       Section B – standards for health and safety
       Section C – standards for the environment
       Section D – an acceptable management system
       Section E – standards for business ethics

In order to enhance the quality of environmental management, satisfy the requirements of customers, take full social responsibility, Tatung Co. set up SER Taskforce in 2005 and assigned members from the Environmental and the Safety Committee and the Personnel Division of the headquarters to TMX, TCN and TCZ to assist them in establishing and/or improving their management regarding labor, health and safety, environment and ethic issues.