Environmental
To create a workplace with high environmental awareness, we have established task teams to develop strategies and plans featuring short-, mid-, and long-term goals, striving to set the sustainability benchmark for all industries in Taiwan.
Environmental Management System
China Development Financial (CDF) has passed the annual reviews for ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System) and ISO 50001 (Energy Management System) certified by SGS in October 2020 . The coverage rate of ISO 14064-1 (Greenhouse Gas Inventory) self-inspection and verification is 99.99%, included 8 buildings (CDF HQ, Guochang Building, Nangang Software Park – 1F and 8F Offices, KGIS Dazhi Building, Taikai Building, KGIB Zhonghe Building, Chengdong Building, CL Dunbei Building), 72 branches of KGIS, KGI Futures Taikai Headquarters (including Taipei Branch) and 3 branches, 51 branches of KGIB, 2 branches of CDC FINANCE & LEASING, and 8 branches of CL and Beijing Representative Office. In particular, Guochang Building, Nangang Software Park – 1F Office, 2 branches of CDC FINANCE & LEASING, CDF Headquarters 7F Office and Beijing Representative Office were newly added to the scope of inventory in 2022.
Milestones
2008 - 2023
INSTALLED PV SYSTEMS IN THE NEW HEADQUARTERS AND BEIMEN BRANCH
CONSTITUENT OF BOTH DJSI WORLD AND DJSI EMERGING MARKETS
1.Earned EEWH Green Building Gold Certificate 2.Included in DJSI Index and ranked 4th in the global insurance industry
Signed up Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
Signed up Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF)​
Responsible Procurement
Responsible Procurement (green purchasing) Policy
Identify Practical Needs Principles
Necessary but not excessive to avoid waste.
Green Procurement
Given priority to equipment or products that are low-pollution, low-energy consuming, recyclable, environmental label, and avoided purchasing disposable items. The 2022 green procurement maintains incentives for suppliers to acquire or sale green mark products in Taiwan and abroad, incorporating four transaction statistics of suppliers with ISO certifications (ISO 14001, ISO 50001, ISO 14064, and ISO 14067) related to energy saving and carbon reduction.
Local Procurement
CDF actively purchase from local suppliers in Taiwan to reduce unnecessary waste and resource consumption during the transportation of products and to promote local economic development.
STEP 1 Target
Amount of green procurement up 3% compared with 2019.
STEP 2 Project

1. Necessary Items for Green Procurement

  • Server, PC, NB, monitor and other equipment that fully adopted Energy Star or green mark label.
  • Photocopying paper that are all paper products with FSC, PEFC and other green mark label.
  • Leased photocopiers and their toner cartridges of assorted colors, and drum cartridges, and purchased printer toner cartridges with green mark label.

2. Priority Items for Green Procurement

  • Leasing vehicles with green mark label, and products with carbon reduction label for services.
  • Priority given to green building materials and water-saving labels for interior projects.
  • Priority given to equipment or electronic appliances with green mark label, energy conservation mark or energy star.
  • Priority given to the consideration and incentive for suppliers or products and services acquiring energy conservation and carbon reduction related ISO certification (ISO 14001 environmental certification items, ISO 50001 energy management certification, ISO 14067 products carbon footprint certification, and ISO 14064 GHG inventory and verification.)
STEP 3 Performance
  • The 2022 CDF green procurement goal was NTD135 million (up 3% compared with the NTD131 million in 2019). The 2022 green procurement was NTD439 million, and meeting expectation
  • CDF and KL awarded by Taipei City Department of Environmental Protection with Green Procurement award, green procurement award from EPA, and MOEA Buying Power Award
STEP 1 Target

Keep 80% of or more suppliers as local suppliers.

STEP 2 Project
Purchase from local suppliers to reduce unnecessary waste and resource depletion in the product transportation process while promoting local economic development
STEP 3 Performance

Local supplier ratio 97.32% (compatible compared with the 98.43 in 2021)

STEP 1 Target
Add supplier ESG and transaction risk assessment. 
STEP 2 Project
  1. New suppliers with first-time transaction in the amount over NTD500,000 will be required to sign the “Supplier Sustainability Responsibility Commitment.”
  2. Check if the company engages in environmental hazardous situations, labor penalty, listed on the government procurement blacklist, and if the stakeholder of CDF, in addition to query for any green mark or ISO certification.
  3. New supplier shall be proposed by department in need, which shall be checked and evaluated by the applicant and secondary reviewer with signature. The procurement department shall retain the application documents, and evaluation and approval records. 
STEP 3 Performance
125 new suppliers 100% complete the supplier evaluation and signed the “Supplier Sustainability Responsibility Commitment.”
STEP 1 Target
With the goal of increasing the amount of green purchases in 2019 ($131.11 million) by 3%, the target has been successfully achieved.
STEP 2 Project
1.Green procurement of necessary items
Server, PC, NB, screen and other equipment that fully adopted Energy Star or green environmental label.
Used FSC certified environmentally friendly paper for printing business cards and annual reports, and purchased FSC or PEFC certified paper for photocopying.
Rented photocopiers and their toner cartridges of various colors, and drum cartridges, and purchased printer toner cartridges with green environmental label.
2.Priority projects for green procurement
Leasing vehicles with green environmental label, and products with carbon reduction label for services
Green building materials and water-saving labels for decoration projects
Equipment or electrical appliances with green environmental protection label, energy saving label or energy star
STEP 3 Performance
  • In 2021, Green procurement amounted to NT$ 180.26 Million. Received the “Green Procurement Certificate” issued by EPA for 3 consecutive years, and the “Green Procurement Program for Private and Organizations” issued by the Taipei City Department of Environmental Protection for 4 consecutive years
  • The National Green Life Information Platform responds to green office, which is approved by the Environmental Protection Administration in May 17, 2021, and will be expired in May 17, 2024
  • In 2021, the evaluation score of “Corporate Commitment”, a related indicator of the “CommonWealth ESG Award”, has increased for three consecutive years
STEP 1 Target

Maintain the proportion of local suppliers above 80%

STEP 2 Project

Since 2016, the proportion of procurement amount of local suppliers has been counted, and in 2017, the proportion of procurement amount of local suppliers should reach more than 80%.

STEP 3 Performance

Formulated a "Supplier Guidelines to Sustainability." Local purchases with supplier due diligence reached 98.4% in total amount spent.

STEP 1 Target
Added filter for suppliers
STEP 2 Project

When adding new suppliers, in addition to considering their professional quality and performance, CDF will also check whether they have records of environmental hazards or labor penalties.

STEP 3 Performance
In 2021, all the 151 new suppliers have 100% completed supplier assessment and signed the “Letter of Undertaking regarding Supplier Corporate Social Responsibility”, and the major suppliers had no environmental penalty records throughout the year, and the labor penalty record was about 8.9%
STEP 1 Target
Consider alternatives which offer reusability and durability to minimize environmental impact.
STEP 2 Project
  1. Prerequisites
    • Purchase Energy Star or eco-label certified servers, PCs, NBs, and monitors.
    • Purchase FSC and PEFC-certified photocopy paper only.
    • Use eco-label certified leased printers and toner cartridges, drum units, and purchased printers and toner cartridges only.
  2. Priorities
    • Rent eco-label certified corporate vehicles and prioritize low-carbon-labeled products.
    • Prioritize eco-friendly and water-saving building materials for construction projects.
    • Prioritize energy-saving or eco-label or Energy Star certified equipment and electrical equipment.
STEP 3 Performance
  • CDF and China Life Insurance were selected by the Department of Environmental Protection, Taipei City Government as "the top private firm and group in green procurement" for a third and fifth consecutive year, respectively, in 2020.
  • CDF and China Life Insurance were selected by the Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan as "the top private firm and group in green procurement in 2019" for a second consecutive year and the first year, respectively, in 2020.
  • The Group increased the amount of green procurement to NT$188.55 million in 2020, a 43.8% increase vs. 2019. Of the total green procurement, NT$83.73 million was granted a total of 20 eco-labels by the Environmental Protection Administration.
STEP 1 Target
Percentage of local suppliers at and above 80%
STEP 2 Project
We have begun calculating the percentage of the Group’s locally-sourced suppliers since 2016 and set the rule of having to conduct 80% or higher of procurement with local suppliers in 2017
STEP 3 Performance
Achieved the percentage of procurement from local suppliers at 84.56%
STEP 1 Target
Extended scope of green procurement
STEP 2 Project
Expand the scope of green procurement within the Group and include the suppliers' business operations in the GHG emission inventory
STEP 3 Performance
In 2020, the scope of green procurement extended from CDF and major subsidiaries (CDIB Capital Group, KGI Bank, KGI Securities, and China Life Insurance) to China Development Asset Management Corporation (subsidiary) and CDIB Capital Management Corporation, CDC Finance & Leasing Corporation, KGI Futures, KGI Securities Investment Trust, and KGI Securities Investment Advisory (sub-subsidiaries); in addition, carbon emissions from the suppliers' business operations such as the delivery of photocopy paper and printer repair and maintenance services were also included in the inventory (totaling 7.78 metric tons of CO2e in 2020).
STEP 1 Target
Supplier screening (excluding China Life Insurance)
STEP 2 Project
Check on the records of environmental hazards or penalties for labor violations of new suppliers in addition to their professionalism and achievements
STEP 3 Performance
In 2019, the Group had 60 new suppliers, and no record of environmental hazards was found on verification; one supplier had a record of penalties for minor violation of Paragraph 1, Article 32 of Labor Standards Act.
STEP 1 Target
3% increase in total green procurement (NT$81.05 million) in comparison to 2018
STEP 2 Project

1. Rent eco-label certified corporate vehicles and prioritize low-carbon-labeled products

2. Prioritize eco-friendly and water-saving building materials for construction projects

3. Prioritize energy-saving or eco-label or Energy Star-certified equipment and electrical equipment

STEP 3 Performance

1. In 2019, the Group received the green procurement award from the Environmental Protection Administration for achievements in 2018 and the green procurement award from the Department of Environmental Protection, Taipei City Government, for achievements in 2019.

2. The Group increased the amount of green procurement to NT$131.11 million in 2019, a 61.8% increase in comparison to 2018. Of the total green procurement, NT$102.76 million (78.4%) received 20 environmental labels from the Environmental Protection Administration.

 


STEP 1 Target
Continue to use local suppliers
STEP 2 Project
We have begun calculating the percentage of the Group’s locally-sourced suppliers since 2016 and set the rule of having to conduct 80% or higher of procurement with local suppliers in 2017.
STEP 3 Performance
Ratio of procurement from local suppliers hit 97.8%(including China Life Insurance)
STEP 1 Target
Expand the coverage of the Supplier CSR Commitment Letter
STEP 2 Project
New suppliers with procurement value of over NT$200,000 are now required to sign CSR Commitment Letter
STEP 3 Performance
100% of the 185 key suppliers and new suppliers with procurement values over NT$200,000 have signed the CSR Commitment Letter
STEP 1 Target
Increase the Green Procurement
STEP 2 Project
3% increase on green procurement
STEP 3 Performance
  • Green procurement increased to NT$54.07mn, up 5.6% YoY
  • Received the Green Procurement Award by Department of Environmental Protection of Taipei City Government
STEP 1 Target
Continue to use local suppliers
STEP 2 Project
We have begun calculating the percentage of the Group’s locally-sourced suppliers since 2016 and set the rule of having to conduct 80% or higher of procurement with local suppliers in 2017.
STEP 3 Performance
Ratio of procurement from local suppliers hit 97.8%(including China Life Insurance)
Supplier Management

Supplier Management

The Group has continued to strengthen the coverage of procurement internal control operations and external supplier management, formulated the "Procedures for Supplier's Sustainability", and continued to enhance supplier management measures, through measures such as prior screening, performance management, on-site audit, supplier annual evaluation and annual self-assessment, irregular handling of supplier corporate responsibility advocacy and annual praise of excellent suppliers, etc., based on the professional quality of suppliers and licenses/certificates, actual performance, friendly environment, supplier human rights issues and climate change... And invite them to sign the "Letter of Undertaking regarding Sustainability for Suppliers", agree to comply with the relevant provisions of labor rights and human rights (including the prohibition of child labor), labor health and occupational safety and health, environmental protection and integrity management ethics, etc., so as to promote the balance and sustainable development of the economy, society and the environment.


In accordance with the requirements of the contract, we will supervise and manage to avoid significant negative impacts on the environment and society, and fulfill our sustainability. If there is a violation that has a significant impact on environmental, social and labor human rights, etc., and the improvement is not improved or incomplete after the deadline for improvement, the Group may terminate or terminate its contract, fine or suspension at any time, and if the circumstances are serious, and be removed from the list of qualified suppliers, etc.In 2022, CDF has a total of 125 new suppliers, and all new suppliers 100% are required to complete data check and transaction risk assessment. The inspection and content of evaluation includes professional quality, In 2022, only 1 supplier was penalized for environmental hazards, which was convenience store in violation of Waste Disposal Act and fined by New Taipei City Government Department of Environmental Protection in the amount of NTD$4,800, facts clarified and improved, and no improvement was required. In 2022, there were 21 supplies penalized for labor hazards and CDF only found one channel company petitioned after tracking. The rest 20 suppliers have agreed to improve and draft the tracking plan. In 2022, the principal suppliers of CDF did not have any violation of material environmental hazard or labor human rights with suspension of right, termination or cancellation of cooperation.


The aforementioned new suppliers and principal suppliers of CDF have signed “Letter of Undertaking regarding Sustainability for Suppliers” with 100%. The content has stipulated “The Undersigned hereby agrees to comply with its own and CDF' corporate sustainable development and ethical management policy. Any violation or significant impact or material unethical conduct on the environment or society that have been investigated to be true, the undersigned shall agree for CDF to terminate or cancel the contract according to the contract.” Moreover, the annual ESG educational training, ESG self-evaluation for, improvement by specified date, right suspension (suspension of transaction) by group companies, and contract termination and cancellation will avoid the negative impact caused by supplier on the environment, labor human right and society.

 

 
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