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Associated procedures include:
a. Track greenhouse gas emission to monitor type and amount of energy resources currently being
used. Use data to draft action plan for energy conservation;
b. Recertification of greenhouse gas records conducted by licensed, independent certification agency
annually (certificate issued);
c. Voluntarily release annual greenhouse gas emissions data to the public through international non-
profit organizations, CDP.
Employee Health and Safety (H&S):
HTC updates its safety and health management 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 categories of HTC's H&S measures include ensuring adherence to all mandated H&S
regulations, reducing risk, and effective management of dangerous and hazardous materials. HTC is
certified under OHSAS18001. New employees receive health and safety education training related to
HTC's work environment and production processes. HTC also holds regular fire safety drills to ensure all
employees are with familiar fire prevention and suppression facilities and equipment.
Employees are the most valuable assets for HTC. Recognizing employees' well-being, HTC focuses its
effort on employee healthcare, health enhancement, health management and employee assistance
programs. HTC aims to offer all employees a high quality menu of health service items including regular
health checkups, programs / activities, health-related seminars, group management for specific health
problems, and psychological counseling.
(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 find opportunities to minimize the environmental impacts of
its products. Use of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium 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. In
response to the crisis of global warming, HTC started to use Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to evaluate the
emission of the carbon footprint in different phases as the basis to seek reduction of carbon footprint.
HTC develops its green products within the framework of minimal use of toxic materials, frugal use of
input resources, maximum materials recyclability and the evaluation of LCA. As such, our products meet
strict environmental regulations enforced in our markets and satisfy customer expectations and needs.
All these enhance HTC's competitiveness and helping realize long-term sustainability for our operations
and business.
3. Labor relations management
HTC offers employees opportunities to develop 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 boost morale 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's corporate culture and to our innovative spirits. HTC hires new employees through open
selection procedures, with candidates offered positions based on merit. We permit no discrimination
based on ethnicity, skin color, social status, language, religion, political affiliation, 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. In addition, we actively restructure our
work environment to provide more job opportunities for disability so they can also have the great
opportunity to develop their talents.
(2) Employee development
HTC values the development and cultivation of our employees. In order to fulfill the commitment to
grow with our employees, HTC constructs systematic learning development blueprint that provides
a comprehensive curricula covering professional, managerial and personal development as well as
language courses and training for new employees. These programs help staff acclimate quickly to HTC's
corporate culture and acquire essential knowledge and skills. We've introduced e-Learning and Mobile
Learning platforms to make learning more convenient and flexible. Further, HTC sponsors regular
seminars and workshops as part of its development initiatives. Globally recognized experts share
insights into market trends, the latest technologies and technology trends, combining with cultural
and artistic sensibilities to lead HTC staff to face global technology development and challenges
confidently.
Personnel talent is HTC's most precious assets. It is also HTC's long-term commitment to every
employee. In 2013, total training related expenditure were NT$16 million and training hours were
242,943 hours.
(3) Employee benefits and employee satisfaction
HTC's work environment is geared to challenge, stimulate and fulfill our employees. We maintain
various outreach initiatives designed to motivate employees, enhance employee benefits and facilitate
greater dialogue between the company and its workforce.
Comprehensive employee benefits
HTC provides coverage of its employees under both the National Labor and National Health Insurance
programs, and it provides employees with annual vacation travel allowance, regular physical
examinations, regular departmental lunches, cash bonuses for Taiwan's three main annual festivals, cash