Environmental Management

Establishment of Management System

Adhering to the belief in corporate growth and environmental harmony, CT has implemented the ISO 14001 environmental management system to accurately address potential operational challenges related to the environment. Starting with quantification, it ensures that environmental protection commitments are firmly upheld throughout its operations. The latest certificate is valid from 2024 to 2027.

Facing the carbon reduction pressure brought by climate change, we continue to strive for energy conservation and carbon reduction, using the ISO 14001 environmental management system as the foundation and framework for corporate environmental management. Through the implementation of ISO 14001, we continuously monitor and effectively manage and reduce our environmental impact. In addition, in 2021 we promoted the ISO 50001 energy management system to improve energy use efficiency and conducted an ISO 14064‑1 GHG inventory, dedicating ourselves to reducing the impact of our operational activities on the overall environment and advancing our sustainable environmental vision.

Conduct comprehensive assessments of compliance with environmental laws and regulations; closely monitor climate change issues, regulatory changes, and market development trends; through self-regulation, adjust internal management systems in a timely manner and transparently disclose and respond promptly, while ensuring adherence to increasingly stringent environmental protection laws, thereby achieving the goal of sustainable development. In 2024, no major environmental compliance violations resulting in penalties occurred at any of the Company’s plants. Any environmental violations that did occur were not major, and corresponding corrective actions have been completed. The environmental regulation compliance status and handling measures for each plant are shown in the table below:

Water Resource Monitoring and Management

The Company routinely monitors daily water usage and reviews abnormal consumption to identify its causes. By formulating a water resource policy, the Company demonstrates its attention to and responsibility for water resource management. This approach helps raise awareness among employees and the public about the sustainable development of water resources and promotes the sustainable use of water resources.

Although the Company’s various manufacturing processes, services, and activities do not generate wastewater issues, CT still applies high standards in its inspections. In accordance with regulations on water pollution prevention, it has established water pollution prevention management procedures. Every six months, it proactively monitors the surrounding effluents, and the 2024 effluent monitoring results all comply with the standards required by environmental protection regulations.

CT’s processes do not require large amounts of water; most water demand is for domestic use and for certain plant facilities such as fish ponds and cooling towers. According to statistics, total water consumption in 2024 was 20,179.6071 m3, with a water intensity of 3.89 cubic meters per NTD million, representing a 44 % increase in water intensity compared to 2023.

Because the original projects concluded, production plans for new projects were only gradually launched in the second half of 2024, resulting in an overall decrease in water consumption compared to 2023.

In 2024, overall water consumption decreased by 7.44 %. The Company continues to promote water conservation awareness and monitoring, and aims to reduce water consumption by 1 % each year going forward.

Waste Reduction and Management

Waste Policies: To achieve its environmental risk management objectives, the Company continues to maintain and improve product quality and customer service, actively invests in reducing industrial waste and resource recovery of business waste, reduces landfill disposal, and mitigates carbon emissions and climate change risk impacts.

As our wind power industry grows steadily and production capacity continues to increase, the volume of waste generated will inevitably rise. To address environmental protection challenges, we are moving toward processes that generate low pollution and reduce waste, and toward the resource recovery of industrial waste so that waste is no longer merely waste. This approach can save costs and even generate revenue for the Company, reduce pollution, and promote resource cycling in society, thereby continuously mitigating the impact of environmental risks.

The on‑site storage and disposal of industrial waste are properly managed in accordance with the Ministry of Environment’s Waste Disposal Act and related sub‑regulations. Before commissioning removal and treatment, contractor compliance qualifications and capabilities are assessed, and priority is given to resource‑recovery treatment operators to achieve sustainable resource cycling.

The main industrial waste at the Taoyuan and Yunlin plants consists of employee domestic trash, waste steel balls, furnace dust, waste wood, welding slag, and mixed metal scraps. In assessing their significant environmental impacts, we found that welding slag had not been properly treated in the past and was simply disposed of by landfill. After reviewing Taiwan’s industrial waste landfill facilities, it is projected that in two years only one landfill will still have available capacity. In addition to the significant issue of accumulated volume, landfill costs for the Company are rising annually, which will inevitably impact sustainable operations.

Management plans were developed for the major risks identified in the assessment, and an internal waste operations management system was initially established to conduct a waste reutilization project study. After continuous testing in 2023, waste was successfully reutilized, with welding powder and shot blasted steel beads recycled, resulting in the generation of welding slag and waste steel balls furnace dust being reduced at the source. Welding slag, which was originally 100% landfilled, has achieved 100% resource recovery; waste steel balls and furnace dust, which were also originally 100% landfilled, have now achieved a high resource recovery rate of 98%.

The amount of waste treated in 2024 was 500.24 metric tons; the waste resource recovery rate was 91.15 %.

Through source reduction, effective measures are implemented in the production process, such as improving process technology and optimizing raw material usage efficiency, to reduce the amount of waste generated and decrease the volume of waste produced. Secondly, waste is viewed as a resource and resource recovery and reuse is implemented to minimize its negative impact on the environment. Transforming waste into reusable resources not only reduces demand on natural resources, but also lessens the burden on landfills and decreases environmental pollution.

Therefore, source reduction and resource reutilization together have enhanced the effectiveness and sustainability of the Company’s waste management. In 2023, the internal waste operations management system operating model was introduced to the subsidiary Century Huaxin Wind Energy Co., Ltd., and during the initial plant commissioning period corresponding measures were implemented for management. To date, the waste disposal measures have been successfully executed. Through these measures, we have implemented the core concept of maximizing resources and minimizing waste while also reducing waste disposal costs, generating revenue from reuse, lowering GHG emissions, and enhancing competitiveness. This approach creates opportunities for the Company’s operations and enables the realization of the goal of sustainable operation through resource cycling.