Climate Change and GHG Management

Compal is continuing to adjust our production R&D direction, plant energy management, and ability to response to extreme climate to reduce the environmental impacts from climate change and business operations, and take advantage of the resultant business opportunities. The circular economy concept is being incorporated into product design from material selection, proper planning of the recovery and disassembly process, to the promotion of energy conservation and waste reduction initiatives at production locations, and increasing the use of renewable energy. These are all aimed at realizing the goals of mitigation, closing and shrinking the substance-energy cycle, and carbon emissions reduction throughout the product life cycle.
Greenhouse Gas Management
The environmental and social impacts of global climate change is now one of the issues attracting the greatest international attention. At Compal, strengthening of green power is an essential part of our mission. To continue making improvements and create sustainable corporate value, we must first understand the performance of our own environmental actions. An inventory of carbon emissions is therefore used estimate the results of GHG management. The data is also verified by independent third-party bodies to ensure their accuracy and fairness. These not only give Compal a better picture of our environmental footprint but can also provide material references and directions for green development.
Goals and Progress
Greenhouse Inventory
The nature of the industry means most of Compal’s GHG emissions are concentrated in externally purchased energy. To reduce GHG emissions, Compal cut energy consumption, improved energy efficiency, purchased 7,709.8 MWh of solar power, 75,451.2 MWh of hydro power, and 75,243 renewable energy certificates to reduce actual emissions by 90,337.8 tCO2e. In 2023, energy use intensity per million NTD of revenue was 0.173 lower than 2019 for an absolute reduction of 57.8% in emissions. Compal is there working hard to realize the target of GHG emissions reduction by 2030.
Investment in Energy-Saving Equipment
In 2024, Compal invested a total of NT$3.39 million in energy-saving equipment at the Pingzhen plant in Taiwan. The investment was used to install an air conditioning energy monitoring platform and variable frequency devices to enhance electricity savings and carbon reduction. It is expected to save 316,542 kWh of electricity annually and reduce carbon emissions by 159 tons per year. The details are as follows:
1. Energy Management: An investment of NT$2.13 million was made to install an air conditioning energy monitoring platform, which includes multiple digital meters, thermometers, and flow meters. This measure is expected to reduce electricity consumption by 199,740 kWh annually and decrease carbon emissions by 101 tons per year.
2. New Energy-Saving Equipment: An investment of NT$1.26 million was made to install variable frequency controllers for the reflow oven exhaust system and the SMT process exhaust system. This measure is expected to save 116,802 kWh of electricity annually and reduce carbon emissions by 58 tons per year.
Updated on October 07, 2024