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 of each factories and subsidiaries. The target of 3P project requires that each factory and subsidiary to 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 14001 Environmental Management System Tatung Co. started to implement ISO 14001 Environmental Management System in its factories (including overseas factories) and subsidiaries in 1996 to continually improve its environmental performances in order to enhance its competitiveness on the market and corporate image.

Greenhouse Gas Management Greenhouse gases emitted by human activities have already caused global warming and led to the threat on the sustainable development. Corporations actively to reduce the greenhouse gases emissions are not only to show a responsible image to the public but also able to reduce the operation costs from running the business. The interested parties and publics nowadays are expecting corporations to disclose their greenhouse gases emissions information, too. For the purpose of enhancing the ability to do greenhouse gas inventory in the factories and the subsidiaries, Tatung Co. runs two training courses in the company, ISO14064-1 GHG Management Class and ISO14064-1 Internal Verification Class from 2009. We expect to have more well-trained employees through these classes and they are able to do the greenhouse gas inventory well and pass the verification by the third party in the future. At the same time, the factories and the subsidiaries will continue to reduce GHG emissions by any possible measures.

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 function of 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, 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 put on the market does 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.