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Affil iate Information And Other Special Notes
> Major planned environmental expenditures over the next 2 years include:
Unit: NT$ thousands
Item
Fiscal Year
2011 2012 2013
Anticipated
Equipment
Purchases /
Expenditures
1. Energy ecient lighting system for
new building (e.g., low-energy lighting,
independent power controls, energy saving
sensor & light switches)
1. Energy ecient lighting system 1. Energy ecient lighting system
2. Water conservation facilities for new building
(e.g., water saving taps in kitchenettes &
washrooms and water saving dual-flush
toilets)
2. Water conservation facilities 2. Water conservation facilities
3. Temperature & time switches for aircon
systems and inverters on main aircon units &
fans (new building)
3. Energy ecient aircon equipment 3. Energy ecient aircon equipment
4. Inverters for elevators & air compressors
(new building)
4. Inverters for motors and pumps 4. Inverters for elevators & air compressors
5. Rainwater recycling tanks (new building) 5. Temperature & time switches for new building
aircon systems and inverters on main aircon
units and fans
5. System to supply recycled wastewater as
landscaping & toilet flush water
6. Environmentally friendly materials for new
building (e.g., floorboards, paints, thermal
blocks, double low e glass, and solar
paneling)
6. Inverters for elevators and air compressors in
new building
6. Rainwater collection pond construction
7. Inverters for motors & pumps 7. Environmentally friendly materials for new
building
7. Water / power conservation promotion
activities
8. HTC headquarters campus greenification 8. Garbage reduction promotion activities
9. Sewage remediation work (in stream
adjacent to campus east gate)
9. Inverters for motors and pumps
10. Headquarters campus sewage system
enhancement
Anticipated
Benefits
1. Reduce energy consumption 1. Reduce energy consumption 1. Reduce energy consumption
2. Conserve water resources 2. Conserve water resources 2. Conserve water resources
3. Reduce energy consumption 3. Reduce energy consumption 3. Reduce energy consumption
4. Reduce energy consumption 4. Reduce energy consumption 4. Reduce energy consumption
5. Conserve water resources 5. Reduce energy consumption 5. Conserve water resources
6. Reduce pollution and minimize health risks.
Enhance material thermal resistance to cut
energy loss
6. Reduce energy consumption 6. Reduce demand on public water supplies and
conserve water resources
7. Reduce energy consumption 7. Reduce pollution and minimize health risks.
Enhance material thermal resistance to cut
energy loss
7. Promote use of new water conservation
facilities to minimize waste
8. Achieve natural cooling eect, reduce CO2
emission, and reduce energy consumption
8. Promote general waste reduction & recycling
to reduce waste volumes and environmental
loading
9. Prevent stream silting and odors 9. Reduce energy consumption
10. Reduce impact of HTC-generated wastes on
the environment
Expenditures
(estimated)
126,300 105,000 70,000
3. Environmental Protection and Employee Health & Safety Measures
Environmental Protection:
HTC is committed to operating low-polluting, low-hazard work environments. HTC adheres to all domestic
environmental protection regulations. Cardboard boxes, containers and plastic packaging material are collected and
separated for recycling. HTC requires suppliers to comply with EU WEEE and RoHS environmental requirements
in order to reduce industrial waste, prevent pollution, enhance general quality of life and oer consumers products
that reflect HTC's low environmental impact commitment.
Committed to environmental responsibility, HTC monitors its greenhouse gas sources and emissions in compliance
with ISO 14064-1 standards. HTC also follows ISO 50001 energy management standards to promote eective
energy management in order to achieve long-run sustainability and competitiveness.
> Track greenhouse gas emission to monitor type and amount of energy resources currently being used. Use
data to draft action plan for energy conservation
> Recertification of greenhouse gas records conducted by recognized certification agency at the start of each
year (certificate issued)
> Release to the public on a voluntary annual basis relevant data on HTC greenhouse gas emissions through the
Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration's National GHG Emissions Registry and relevant international
nonprofit organizations
> Expect to earn ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems Certification by end of 2011
Employee Health and Safety (H&S):
HTC updates its workplace safety and accident
prevention plan on an annual basis to reflect current
H&S management conditions. This plan represents
HTC's primary line of defense against accidents in
the workplace. Main thrusts of HTC's H&S measures
include ensuring adherence to all mandated H&S
regulations, reducing risk through hazard recognition,
and eective management of dangerous / hazardous
materials. HTC is certified under OHSAS18001:2007.
New employees receive health and safety education
training to ensure familiarity with safety rules
related to HTC's work environment and production
processes. HTC also holds regular fire safety drills
to familiarize all employees with the use of fire
prevention and suppression facilities.
In the realm of health, HTC focuses eorts on the four
facets of employee healthcare, health enhancement,
health management and employee assistance
programs. HTC plans to oer all employees a high
quality menu of health service items including
regular health checkups, health-enhancement
programs / activities, health-related seminars,
group management for specific health problems,
and psychological counseling. HTC also recognizes
the importance to employee wellbeing of rest and
relaxation outside of oce hours.
The HTC health and safety management handbook
and manual of H&S regulations are available on the
company intranet for ready reference and review by
all employees.
4. Green Product Research and Development
Environmental "green" design procedures have been
enforced at HTC since 2000. These procedures
address the complete product lifecycle - from
design and production through consumer use and
end-of-life disposal. HTC seeks to identify and
exploit opportunities to both minimize the negative
environmental impacts and maximize the positive
environmental eects of each of its products. Use of
lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, mercury and
other hazardous materials is minimized or eliminated.
Designers also work to increase the recoverability
of materials at end-of-life and the utilization of
recycled materials in products in order to reduce
overall environmental impact. HTC develops its
green products within the framework of minimal
use of toxic materials, frugal use of input resources
and maximum materials recyclability. As such, our
products meet strict environmental regulations
enforced in our markets and satisfy customer
expectations and needs. All these enhance HTC's
"green competitiveness" and help realize long-term
sustainability for our operations and business.
III. Labor Relations Management
HTC oers employees opportunities to extend and
deepen professional skills and knowledge; sharpen
proactive and positive attitudes toward professional
responsibilities; internalize serious and responsible work
values; adopt honest and forthright work habits and
pursue excellence in all tasks and responsibilities in order
to create an exceptional work environment. We provide
our employees with engaging challenges as well as skills
/ knowledge of value to their career growth. We firmly
believe that a positive, energetic work environment
fosters professional enthusiasm and innovation.
1. Employee Recruitment
Hiring and retaining exceptional employees is a key
objective of HTC's human resources strategy. We are
an equal opportunity employer and recognize the
practical benefits that employee diversity brings to
HTC corporate culture and to the reinforcement and
extension of innovation. HTC hires all new employees
through open selection procedures, with candidates
oered positions based on merit. We permit no
discrimination based on ethnicity, skin color, social
status, language, religion, political aliation, country
/ region of origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital
status, appearance, disability, professional association
membership or other similar considerations not
relevant to job performance. HTC works through
cooperative programs with universities, internship
programs and summer work programs to provide work
opportunities to a large number of students each year.
We participate actively in job fairs and recruitment
events in Taiwan and abroad as part of our ongoing,
organized eort to tap the best talent available.
2. Employee Development
HTC operates a workplace environment highly
conducive to learning and professional growth. By
encouraging employees to improve themselves and
to maintain and enhance their professional skills, HTC
helps sustain its competitive advantage while keeping
a promise to help employees grow as individuals.
Supplementing our extensive in house technical
training curriculum, we oered during 2010 specially
designed management and personal development
curricula (including language training and new sta
orientation) to help employees diversify their skill sets,
explore new potentials and deepen expertise. HTC
has also launched a dedicated e-Learning and Mobile
Learning platform able to deliver a diverse range of
learning tools within a highly accommodating learning
environment. HTC further oers its employees in-
service training scholarships as well as subsidizes
o-site training to encourage growth and permit the
pursuit of personal fulfillment.