- Ⅰ. Has the Company established a governance structure to promote sustainable development and set up a full-time (or part-time) unit to promote sustainable development which is handled by senior management authorized by the Board of Directors and supervised and guided by the Board of Directors?
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- A. Governance structure
In March 2015, the Company formulated "Corporate Social Responsibility Best Practice Principles", and in March 2022, the board of directors passed the revised name "Sustainable Development Best Practice Principles", which was coordinated by the accounting office and the management office to promote the work related to sustainable development. In addition to promoting energy conservation and resource recovery to employees, we also sell frames made of environmentally friendly materials in stores, and require stores to regularly participate in community cleaning services in their communities to give back to the society to fulfill their sustainable development responsibilities, and the vice president of the accounting office will report the implementation to the board of directors.
- B. Implementation situation
The company has formulated a code of practice for sustainable development as the basis for the implementation. With reference to "Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEX Listed Companies", the Company formulated "Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles", and set up an audit committee and a remuneration committee to implement corporate governance in compliance with corporate governance standards and relevant laws and regulations.
The implementation of sustainable development was last reported to the board of directors on December 19, 2023.
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No material deviation
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- Ⅱ. Has the Company implemented a risk evaluation of issues related to corporate operations, including environment, society and corporate governance, according to the materiality principle and established relevant risk management policies or strategies?
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- A. The information disclosed by the Company covers the sustainable development performance of the Company in its main strongholds from January to December, 2023. The risk assessment boundary is the stronghold of all branches of the Company.
- B. The Company regularly conducts internal education and training on environmental, social and corporate governance issues related to the company, and carries out risk assessment and management policies. At the same time, according to the principle of materiality, it identifies individual issues related to environmental, social and corporate governance from the process and evaluates whether there are potential risks to the company, and then formulates corresponding management policies, corporate governance standards and relevant norms of corporate social responsibility.
- C. The annual ESG major issues and related management strategies are summarized as follows:
Environment: Although the company is a retail industry with less burden on the environment, in order to implement environmental sustainability, the company has been actively promoting energy-saving and carbon-reduction plans for a long time, strengthening employees' awareness of environmental protection and improving the utilization efficiency of various resources.
Social aspect: In view of the major issues such as attracting talents to stay, employee development training, occupational safety and health, we have continuously interacted with employees, provided a friendly and sound working environment, established a perfect and transparent training and retention system, and passed the "Employee Stock Ownership Trust" plan at the end of last year, which not only reflected the spirit of the company's integration of labor and capital, but also made early plans for the pensions of colleagues.
Governance: As an OTC company, the Company not only strengthens communication with interested parties, but also attaches great importance to internal management and transparency. In addition to tracking relevant laws and regulations, it will also follow the blueprint of corporate governance of the competent authorities and the annual corporate governance evaluation, and continuously develop the direction that the company can optimize.
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- A. Has the Company established an environmental management system suitable for the industry in which it operates?
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- A. The main business item of the Company is the eyeglasses retail industry, which has a much lower impact on the environment than the general manufacturing industry. Therefore, the Company mainly focuses on the environment-friendly operation of electricity saving in stores and paper document reduction. In order to develop a sustainable environment and improve the utilization efficiency of various resources, various energy-saving management systems have been established.
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No material deviation
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- B. Does the Company endeavor to utilize all resources more efficiently and use renewable materials that have a low impact on the environment?
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- B. In order to improve the efficiency of energy utilization, the Company has set up an electronic management center to reduce the use of paper by signing documents online, and continue to strengthen the initiative to reduce unnecessary printing. If printing is necessary, double-sided printing should be adopted or recycled paper should be used for printing. In the New Year, we hope to reduce the amount of paper used by 5% and the rate of recycled paper use will reach 20%. In terms of electricity consumption, in addition to establishing energy-saving habits of employees, the use of cold air should be reduced in the New Year, and the average indoor temperature should be raised. It is hoped that the electricity consumption can be reduced by 3% compared with the previous year.
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No material deviation
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- C. Does the Company evaluate the potential risks and opportunities in climate change with regard to the present and future of its business, and take appropriate action to counter climate change issues?
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- C. The rising temperature caused by global warming will increase the electricity consumption of cooling stores and increase the operating cost of the Company. In order to effectively mitigate the impact, the Company actively participates in various government policies on energy conservation and carbon reduction, and adopts winter and summer uniforms to reduce the workload of colleagues in business. Additional crisis response team is set up to deal with the impact of natural disasters on stores.
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No material deviation
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- D. Has the Company calculated greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption, and the total weight of waste in the last two years, and established policies on energy conservation and carbon reduction, greenhouse gas reduction, water reduction, or waste management?
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- D. The Company continues to promote stores to improve energy usage, power saving potential of energy consumption equipment, and the operation of energy cost reduction and regular review. In 2024, the Company is expected to continue to expand stores and achieve the goal of 10% increase in power saving.
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No material deviation
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- A. Does the Company formulate appropriate management policies and procedures according to relevant regulations and the International Bill of Human Rights?
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A. The company follows the human rights protection spirit and basic principles disclosed in international human rights conventions such as Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations Global Compact, and International Labor Organization Conventions, and develops human rights policies and procedures to ensure that all employees of the Company can be treated with fairness and dignity, including fairness and non-discrimination, good labor relations, prohibition of child labor, prohibition of forced and compulsory labor, working hours norms, compliance with basic wages, establishment of a safe and healthy working environment, education and training, supplier management, smooth communication channels for employees' rights and interests, and continue to advocate them in the annual training seminars for staff and officers.
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No material deviation
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- B. Has the Company established and offered proper employee benefits (including compensation, leave, and other benefits) and reflected the business performance or results in employee compensation as appropriate?
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B. In order to take full care of employees, ensure their living conditions, provide good working conditions, and meet the needs of employees, in addition to offering basic security according to law, the Staff Welfare Committee is also established to handle various staff welfare activities and subsidies. The Company has established relevant remuneration, bonuses and performance appraisal system to effectively link the performance of duties with the personal salary.
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No material deviation
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- C. Does the Company provide a safe and healthy work environment, and does it organize health and safety training for its employees on a regular basis?
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C. In order to protect the safety and health of all employees, the Company shall, in addition to the overall smoking ban inside the Company, carry out health examination for employees every two years, and purchase labor insurance and group insurance under laws. In addition, the Company discloses its "employee welfare, working environment and personal safety protection measures" on the site, and once a year communicates the concept of safety and health and safety and health code of practice, holds fire drills maintains fire control and medical care and other first aid facilities, so as to establish a safe working environment for employees and protecting personal safety and preventing occupational disasters.
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No material deviation
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- D. Has the Company established effective career development and training plans for its employees?
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D. The Company has set up a complete training system and internal entrepreneurship approach, and through education and training to assist employees to obtain the required professional licenses.
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No material deviation
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- E. Do the Company's products and services comply with related regulations and international rules for customers' health and safety, privacy, sales, labeling and set policies to protect consumers' rights and consumer appeal procedures?
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E. The products of the Company shall be marked in accordance with the Commodity Labeling Law. At the same time, the Company shall set up a special 0800 service consulting line to make follow-up and improvement in response to customers' problems, and disclose the "reporting method" on the Company website. The Company will set up a special E-mail for employees and consumers to report any improper business practices, and the Company will appoint the management with appropriate authority to personally deal with it.
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No material deviation
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- F. Has the Company established supplier management policies that require suppliers to comply with relevant laws and regulations related to environmental protection, occupational health and safety or labor rights and supervised its implementation?
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F. The Company has formulated the "Supplier Management Policy", and the procurement department shall evaluate the relevant CSR of the suppliers. The Company will evaluate its suppliers before signing contracts with them. If there is a significant negative impact on the environment and society, the Company will voluntarily stop the relevant transactions with the suppliers.
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No material deviation
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- Ⅴ. Has the Company, referring to the international standards or guidelines for the preparation of reports, prepared CSR reports to disclose non-financial information of the Company? Are the reports certified or assured by a third-party accreditation institution?
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In accordance with the standards issued by Global Reporting Initiatives (GRI), the Company voluntarily prepares the sustainable development report to disclose non-financial information of the Company.
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- Ⅵ.If the Company has established corporate social responsibility principles based on the Corporate Social Responsibility Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies, describe the implementation and any discrepancy:
- The Company adopted the "Corporate Social Responsibility Best Practice Principles" (the code has in 2021 changed its name to "Sustainable Development Best Practice Principles ") in 2015, which is currently applicable to environmental protection, social services, consumer rights, social responsibility activities, and labor safety and health. The actual operation and there is no significant difference in the "Sustainable Development Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies".
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- Ⅶ.Other important information to facilitate a better understanding of the Company's corporate social responsibility practices:
- The major events within the Company over the years are presented in Note1 below.
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