Environmental Management

Environmental Management

In recent years, climate change has been a pressing issue. Extreme weather, natural disasters and energy shortages as a result of global warming and climate change have considerably increased the risks and difficulties in business operations worldwide. Among the UN SDGs, SDG 13 Climate Action indicates that urgent measures should be taken to address the risks and impacts of climate change on global and corporate sustainability. Novatech is committed to the sustainable development of our planet. We respond to climate change issues actively and include environmental management as one of our major business priorities.

 

Management Approach

Disclosure	Novatech's Practices
Importance	Implement environmental management, a basic element of corporate governance, to enhance the corporate reputation and business development, to fulfill corporate citizenship, and to build a sustainable planet in cooperation with clients and employees
Management strategies	Introduced ISO 14001 in 2016 as a method and foundation of environmental management, and gradually include the supply chain in the scope of environment management Ensure and track the Company's energy consumption and suppliers' environmental performance through the operation of the environmental management system
Policies/commitments	Environmental Management Policy Energy/Resource Management Process Waste Management Process
Goals and targets	Draw up the Green Office Guidelines for energy conservation and carbon reduction Promote electronic processes to reduce electricity consumption and carbon dioxide emissions Have contractors achieve a certain compliance rate in terms of their environmental management
Responsibility Resources	Supporting Center and Environmental Protection and Green Energy GrouplSO Team
Resources	ISO Team。
Grievance mechanisms	CSR reports/EHS Contact: Ching Liu Email:Ching_Liu@novatech.com.tw Tel:03-6676868 Ways of communication: email and EHS meetings and training
Action plans	Review the performance of environmental management on a quarterly basis Conduct verification through a third party every year
Effectiveness assessment	Maintain the validity of the ISO 14001 environmental management system certificate There were no major environmental penalties or violations in 2019.

 

Environmental Management

Novatech introduced ISO 14001 in 2006 as the foundation of environmental management and obtained the ISO 14001:2018 certification; in addition, ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System and ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System were also introduced as the basis for achieving business sustainability. Besides the employees, our suppliers are required to comply with the aforesaid environmental requirements. As part of the business activities of the Environmental Protection and Green Energy Group, integrated engineering, water recovery, and air pollution control equipment and other quality services are delivered to clients, so as to further the sustainable development of our planet. We have a series of training courses designed to increase both our employees' and suppliers' awareness of environment, health and safety, and implement continuous monitoring and preventive and corrective actions to fulfill our responsibility as a corporate citizen.

Environmental Policy and Commitment
Environmental Policy	Commitment
Comply with EHS regulations and customer requirements	Comply with laws and regulations in relation to environmental protection, energy conservation and carbon reduction, greenhouse gas reduction, waste recycling and reduction, and occupational safety and health, as well as customer requirements for environmental safety at plants
Increase employees' awareness of quality and environmental safety through training	Train employees to be aware of environmental protection and more environmentally friendly
Implement continuous monitoring and preventive and corrective actions	Implement the environmental assessment and management process, formulate the waste treatment process, energy/resource management process, and hazard identification and risk assessment and management process, and implement continuous monitoring and improvement in waste reduction to improve the EHS performance
Maintain the environment, health and safety of customers and employees	Increase both employees' and suppliers' knowledge of environment, health and safety through training and dissemination

Certifications