Taishin Holdings partnered with the Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy to hold the "Taishin 30 Sustainable Net Zero Summit Forum" today. Chairman Wu Tong-Liang stated that Taishin aims to achieve 100% net zero emissions from "office locations" by 2030 and emphasized that, when facing the issue of climate change, no one is an outsider. As long as they are willing to do their part for the earth, he believes that everyone can become a hero to resolve the climate crisis.
Wu Tong-Liang stated that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of Taishin and it is also the first year of net zero for the government. The National Development Council announced in March the "Taiwan 2050 Net Zero Emission Pathway" plan. With net zero emissions becoming a global consensus, Taishin's 30th anniversary theme is "Conscientiousness and Sustainability," in hope of calling on more corporate partners to advocate for net zero emissions and join the ranks of sustainability.
Wu Tong-Liang pointed out that, in addition to energy conservation and carbon reduction in daily operations, Taishin also promotes "net-zero for all employees," allowing employees to practice net-zero carbon emissions by changing their living habits. Taishin’s goal is to achieve 100% net-zero emissions at "office locations" by 2030; Externally, in terms of corporate clients (B2B), Taishin signed the Equator Principles and implemented "Responsible Investment and Financing".
Wu Tong-Liang shared that in terms of employees and individual clients (B2C), Taishin actively promotes the "green living" proposal for sustainable coexistence with nature and partners with heavyweight strategic partners to launch a series of sustainable activities in food, clothing, housing, transportation, and even planting trees to encourages the practice of environmental sustainability in life, emphasizing that no one is an outsider in the face of climate change issues. As long as they are willing to do their part for the earth, he believes that everyone can go "From Zero to Hero" and become a hero of the climate crisis.
In the forum, "Net-Zero Transformation and Net-Zero Business Opportunities" focused on the path assessment and blueprint planning of the government's net-zero emissions, carbon pricing, and the subsequent impact of carbon tariffs, and put forward suggestions on the green transformation and upgrading of the industry. Taishin Holdings President, Welch Lin, stated that the financial industry has certain roles and responsibilities in the net-zero issue. In this regard, Taishin's net-zero strategy adopts two parallel tracks. In addition to focusing on enterprises, improving responsible investment and financing, and improving digital financial services, it also encourages Individuals such as customers and employees to practice carbon reduction, actively practice green life, and create sustainable value.
Another panel, "Net-Zero Life and Net-Zero Investment" focused on the practice of how to drive green life from people's consumption side and from the perspective of green finance. It explored how the financial industry can lead the sustainable development of the industry and consumer action. Chief Investment Officer of Taishin Holdings, Eric Chien analyzed the financial industry's vision and responsibility for net-zero carbon emissions and shared Taishin's specific initiatives in responding to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD), signing the Equator Principles, and joining the "Taiwan Alliance for Net-Zero Emissions."
The forum provided drinking water made from Taiwan air by Israel's Watergen using atmospheric water production technology. This innovative technology is listed as one of Israel's seven inventions that serve the world and puts into practice the sixth item of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) "people's right to clean and healthy drinking water," and relieves the world's increasingly serious water shortage problem.
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