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| Plans and Prospects |
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In the previous edition of the CSR report, energy management, product eco-design, social and environmental issues in the supply chain, and information disclosure and benchmark learning were the topics of main concern at Delta. Current progress and future prospects regarding these issues are summarized below :
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1. Energy management at Delta has gradually hit the right track after a “learning by doing” stage. Internal platforms and channels exist to discuss or share experiences between Delta’s plants in planning or installing software / hardware, or allocating available resources. With the passing of the ISO50001 standard, we will have a formal standard to follow for future practices. Combining smart meters and monitoring systems, as well as using external consulting, and lowering our electricity intensity is just a starting point. We will seek to maintain or reduce the total electricity usage and expand to the management of fossil fuels and the rest of Delta’s sites.
2. Through last year’s eco- design project, business units gained a stronger understanding of the requirements put forth by regulators and stakeholders, and gained the ability to assess product lifecycle inventories. Generally speaking, we place the most emphasis on controlling environment related substances in products and improving energy efficiency. We take customer needs into consideration when designing products. In addition to establishing Delta’s general rules regarding eco-design, we are also considering whether the direction of the DMS business and brand business should be differentiated. In the coming year, the CSR Office will hold in-depth discussions together with the Green Product Committee and make plans accordingly.
3. In addition to announcing our policies on the EICC code of conduct, and the conflict metal / mineral issue, Delta also extends the relevant concepts to our supply chain. We will establish a committee dedicated to the issue of sustainable sourcing and supply chain management to set policies, performance indicators, and integrate the results. At the same time, we continue to participate in the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), engaging in discussions regarding disclosure of relevant supply chain information. In actual practice, the previously mentioned committee, customers, and suppliers must work diligently together to create the optimal impact with our limited resources.
4. For information disclosure and benchmarking, we are learning about stakeholder requirements to make the Delta CSR website and annual CSR Report more comprehensive. We are also taking the opportunity to participate in international sustainability questionnaires and ratings to review our information and deficiencies in organizational structure for improvement. We are currently working with several TCSF member companies to establish a work group on sustainability rating to raise awareness on issues related to the subject. We continue to improve in our efforts to satisfy stakeholder requirements by interacting with internationally leading ratings agencies, and learning from the examples of customers, suppliers or related business consortium members that show outstanding CSR performance. For the 2012 Delta CSR Report, we are targeting to meet the requirements of Level A of the GRI’s “Sustainability Reporting Guidelines version 3.1” while applying for third party assurance. |
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Another main point in addition to the four described above is establishing a CSR information collection system. Beginning with energy-related data, we will build an internal database to produce a system that can immediately reflect a plant’s status and make prompt adjustments. This will allow us to set middle to long term goals that will further benefit the group. For the issues of water and waste, we will in turn make the increasing importance of these issues a part of our daily decision-making, just as we did for energy management. |
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