Corporate Environmental Education

Compal continues to introduce corporate environmental education into employee training and green experience activities, including Nan'ao Natural Fields, Pinglin Organic Tea Protection Jade Reservoir, Kenting Crab Conservation Action, Waste 3C Recycling and Beach Cleaning Activities. The stories of life in every corner of Taiwan's landwhich have been shared by more than 5,000 people in recent years. In 2013, Compal won the "Excellence Award" in the private business group of the 2nd Taipei National Environmental Education Award. Committees fully supported the company from top to bottom, and colleagues and family members enthusiastically participated in the "experiential" environmental education action from the bottom up; Colleagues are using the power of consumers to choose safe food, adopt rice and tea, and give gifts to customers for the New Year, let demand change supply, and support sustainable agriculture, forestry, fishery, and animal husbandry. Every year, new employees take 1-hour environmental education online courses, including courses on green living, ecological conservation, climate change, green design, etc.; follow-up on-the-job training is included in the "green product" course as a compulsory item; deep cultivation courses are planned to discuss green design issues, and The core team was established to strengthen green energy efficiency products. In 2022, in order to promote sustainable development, the company launched ESG sustainability month in June, and successively invite industry-related lecturers to share ESG topics for internal employees;  The Joint Forum was enthusiastically participated and discussed by employees.
 
Supplier Greenhouse Gas Management Program
Compal sees suppliers as critical business partners and hopes to build long-term and stable supply chains through cooperation. In addition to supplier assessments, Compal also requires suppliers to devote their efforts to environmental protection.
We initiated the supplier of greenhouse gas management in 2016. The purpose of this program is to investigate how suppliers have adapted to the world of increasing greenhouse gases, shortened water resources, and climate change, as well as how well they have implemented responsive measures. Through periodic tracking, communication, experience sharing and information updates, we hope to stimulate learning among suppliers and create a green supply chain that can withstand changes in the natural environment.
Compal is actively engaged in international initiatives. We join RE100 as a new member in 2024. Our commitments to Science Based Targets (SBT) based on the 1.5˚C Scenario is now being reviewed. We are also focusing our reducing carbon emission efforts on “Purchased Goods and Services” and “Use of Sold Products”. Management efforts are being focused on Taiwan to establish an effective management approach and secure our participation in the low-carbon program of the Industrial Development Administration. Suppliers have been invited to make a joint declaration on reducing carbon emissions by 10,000 tCO₂e. Participation in local government initiatives will be leveraged to bring about the progressive realization of sustainability and net zero.

Supply Chain Cooperation, Working Together For the Environment 
To work with our supply chain to do our part for the planet, Compal joined our customer ACER’s “Acer Earthion Project” in 2019 for the recovery of old batteries and e-waste. In 2023, 117 employees took part in the program and collected 479.6 kg of e-waste. After five years, It has accumulated 830 participants and collected 3676.05 kg of e-waste. All proceeds were passed onto Acer and donated to the Orphan Welfare Foundation Taipei to help the children combat poverty and loneliness.

Compal attaches great importance to environmental sustainability. In 2020, with Environmental Information Center, Lite-On Technology, Advantech, Poseidon Global and Commonwealth Magazine to hold a circular economy enterprise joint beach cleaning, Sustain the natural environment of earth, and responding to the 14th "Life below Water" of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations as the main approach for implementation. 320 environmental volunteers from various major companies cleaned up 1,705 kilograms of marine debris at Linkou Jiabao Beach. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWe8dMMEZa0)

In 2021, Compal once again conducted corporate beach cleaning activities with Gigabyte Technology and Lite-On Technology. On the Worry-Free Valley Coast of Keelung City, a total of 300 business partners collected 1237.4 kilograms of trash.

In 2022, Compal conducted corporate beach cleaning activities with Environmental Resources Information Co.Ltd, LiteOn, Advantech, Samsung, and Nanya. At the Jinshan-Wanli, more than 600 people took part in the coastal clean-up and removed approximately 911 kg of ocean waste from Yuantan River mouth and the beaches at Xialiao and Dingliao.

Activities
Wetland Ecological Conservation
In 2023, we organized four wetland environmental education events and one action for the restoration of saline ferns. We continued to support the United Nations' 30x30 initiative (30% of oceans and 30% of land protected by 2030) by promoting wetland biodiversity and environmental education, and advancing native species conservation. A total of 184 employees and their families participated in wetland ecological conservation courses, and 45 schoolchildren were invited to participate in activities to learn about wetland environments, resulting in a total of 229 participants.
Mangrove Ecological Education
In 2022, Compal were cooperate with the Society of Wilderness to invite Compal colleagues and their families to participate in the mangrove environmental education course to promote the understanding of mangrove wetland ecology and protect the sustainable ecology of the community environment. Five wetland conservation c lasses and tours of the mangroves were conducted. The 202 participants included Compal employees and their families.
Hearing the forest Singing- Million Forest tree Planting
In April 2011 and May, there were two tree planting activities. The 5000 trees were planted by Compal's employees and could absorb more than 3800 metric tons of carbon dioxide in 100 years. We all believe that we can bring hope and vitality to the earth and hear the forest singing.

 
Help Mother Crab Cross the Road - Kenting Crab Conservation Volunteer Corps 
It was the crab spawning season in summer, the mother of the crabs crossed the road to the coast to release eggs. But many of the mother crabs died before they can close to the coast because of the traffic on the road. 
In 2011, Compal volunteer to solve this problem, we have donated 80 LED headlights and hold some activities for helping these crabs biennially. we also handling the Kenting crabs conference with 3M Company, we'd like to arouse the public's attention and hope the public that can remember to drive slowly and be careful of the crossing mother crabs.

 
Tea Drinking and Reservoir Protection - Ping Lin Organic Tea Garden Cultivation Experience
We start our green actions with the slogan "Green winning, peaceful living!" and to promote “Good tea, Good water, and Good deed" and to save these organic tea garden.
The way is that we provide adequate funds to farmers to buy organic manure and let they pass the transition period of lower income in the first 3 years. When the farmers have our support and bring home the bacon for the basic cost of living, they can continue to focus on the organic tea garden.

 
You Are the Benefactor of Our Land - Yilan Nan'ao Field Adoption Experience.
We had adopted the field in Yilan Nan'ao, where have natural farmland and many small-holder farmers who produce the organic natural farming crop. Our goals are the natural ecological environment and Atayal culture protecting.
The campaign is also filed by TVBS channel ”一步一腳印發現新台灣”, we want more people to join us and support it.

 
Carbon Neutralization Green Market and Environmental Education Milestone in Neihu Technology Park - Organic &Energy Conservation l Promotion Activities
Seven large enterprises such as Compal, Chi Mei Trading, Sitronix electronics, Infinno electronics, CCI, Far Eastone Telecommunications, LCFC, have jointly held the campaign and invited 248 agricultural markets, Commonwealth Publishing Co., Ltd, LEEZEN company Ltd., Tse-Xin Organic Agriculture Foundation and B&Q HOLA to join it. There are hundreds of green and environmental books on the scene, providing lots of health free organic food. There are also many professionals introduce energy saving and environmental protection products. We also invite farmers to use drifting wood to make tablespoons, forks, and plates. At noon, an award and answer event is been held.  More than 1500 organic desserts, tree seedlings, flashlights and small night lights for the communities and people to buy or take home. 
The activities of the activities are low carbon measures, approved by the EPA "environmental low carbon activity" mark, and through the Carbon Footprint international organization to buy African Kenya (Kenya) afforestation carbon rights, for carbon neutralization activities, such as electricity and other carbon emissions.

Green Community - Compal Green Living&Health Club
In order to mobilize the green and living atmosphere of the working life of the colleagues, we have gathered the green knowledge and establish the " Compal green living&health” club, hoping to make a trigger for caring our environment and make actions for green life. 

 

Updated on July 18, 2024