HTC 2014 Annual Report Download - page 54

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The Taoyuan factory's water consumption in 2014 was 589,272 tonnes, with 346,062 tonnes of treated domestic sewage.
234,329 tonnes of water were reclaimed, accounting for 67.7% of the treated wastewater. The amount of reclaimed water has
far exceeded the 60% target set for 2014. The amount of tap water used was greatly reduced by using reclaimed water instead
for watering factory landscaping and in toilets.
4.4 Waste Reduction
HTC's main production process is the assembly of smartphones. The production process generates only tiny amounts of
emissions from soldering. No NOx or SOx emissions are generated. The production process produces no hazardous waste. We
have strengthened our waste management and disposal model in accordance with the internal "Industrial Waste Disposal and
Management Procedure". We also practice thorough recycling and education. Proper disposal of waste ensures the cleanliness
of the work environment and reduces environmental impact.
On the management level, we adhered to government regulations in contracting licensed waste disposal companies for proper
waste disposal. Contractor trucks and disposal sites are also checked at irregular intervals.
In the factory, we have also introduced a waste reduction strategy in addition to everyday waste management. Waste
classification and reduction education helps reduce waste at the source. Prioritization is given to reuse as well to improve the
recycling rate of resources. A total of 2,723.339 tonnes were recycled in 2014.
4.5 Green Factory
In 2012, HTC headquarter building in Taipei received a gold level for a development project based in New Taipei City
with excellence from assessment of impact to the environment. In 2013, the building received honors such as the mark for
green buildings granted by Ministry of Interior and the LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) gold-level
certification from US Green Building Council (USGBC). In 2014, the new building in Taoyuan plant also received the LEED
gold-level certification from USGBC.
When applying for LEED certifications from USGBC, we implemented requirements from LEED into project planning,
design, and construction work, and demanded that vendors of various types of projects comply with and implement those
LEED requirements into every part of the construction procedure. After simulation and analysis on energy, the design
on energy efficiency contributed to 33.1% of reduction, compared to baseline scenario, in usage of electricity for 2014 in
Taipei headquarter building, offering the employees a space that is environment-friendly, energy-efficient, water-sparing,
comfortable, and healthy.
Holding on to the ideal for a sustainable environment, HTC will continue to build activity space featuring green designs.
Currently, HTC possesses a total of 56,034m2 in area for its outdoor green field. It has planted native Taiwanese trees, such as
camphor trees, Taiwanese cypress, and Taiwan golden-rain tree, with a total as many as 810 trees that offer our employees an
abundantly green environment to enjoy working in.
(5) Social Engagement: Promotion of Character Education
5.1 HTC Foundation
The HTC Foundation defines "Character" as its core mission and strives to shape a character culture through character
education. We start at the personal level to create a positive influence on the environment and society. In other words,
character is used to improve our inner self, improve the social environment, and from there expand to include other
people so that everyone can make a contribution to society and make the world a better place.
Our vision:
Everyone has a good personality.
People respect and support each other.
Let us make the planet lovely together.
Our mission:
Our mission is to instill core values of integrity, honesty, care, love, positive thinking, and respect for natural resources
by untiring efforts to educate.
Our accomplishments:
We embrace the humanitarian spirit of mutual aid and promote character education by helping schools carry out
character education for children and youths, working with local governments on organizing community and urban
character education, caring for disadvantaged families, and providing disadvantaged children with educational
opportunities.
The HTC Foundation plans to build a fourth "Character & English Institute" in Taitung after Hualien, Yunlin and Chiayi.
These are a series of courses designed to encourage and assist school leadership teams in Taiwan with the continued
promotion and implementation of character and citizen education. Our goal is to help character education take root in
every corner of Taiwan. In 2008, we expanded beyond schools into character towns and character hospitals in order to
expand the tangible influence of character education into other fields.
The summer "Family Character Camp" hosted by the HTC Foundation and the Hualien Character & English Institute
designs courses for parents and students as a family unit. Separate parent and student events are organized with
parent activities lasting two days (not including accommodation) and student activities lasting five days (including
accommodation). All the costs are met by the HTC Foundation. All Chinese and English-speaking courses at the
Character & English Institute are based around character education. Students' character attitudes are cultivated through
the teaching approach of "emphasis, requirement, praise and correction". A variety of classes and activities give shape to
the core character and are combined with students' own life experiences to teach them the importance and benefits of
character so they can practice it in their own everyday life.
We hope that students can all follow the principles of good character and positive thinking in making the right decisions
and expressing themselves with the right words, actions and attitudes. In this way, they can become competitive citizens
of good character.
5.2 Other Social Engagement and Actions
5.2.1 Blood Donation
HTC regularly cooperates with the Hsinchu Blood Center to organize blood drives four times every year. Many
"hot-blooded" employees have cultivated the habit of regular blood donation since 2006 so they always roll-up their