Green Management
Energy Resource Management
SKS’s power consumption primarily comes from information engine room equipment in office buildings and air conditioning equipment in office premises of all operating sites across Taiwan. We adopted the Energy Use Intensity (EUI) as the energy performance indicator and established for a reduction of 0.5% each year compared to the previous year.
As the information engine room in office buildings needs air conditioning and ice machine equipment to maintain the stability of the equipment, the improvement methods are limited. Our company mainly focuses on energy resource management in two aspects: purchasing green energy-saving equipment(LED lamps, and purchase air conditioning equipment, computers, printers, photocopiers, cardboard boxes, photocopiers, air conditioners, electric fans, vehicles... Etc.) and electricity consumption management (electric lamp and elevator control tube).
Energy Management Performance
| Year | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters building electricity consumption(kWh) | 1,588,548 | 1,822,390 | 1,757,239 | 1,604,566 |
| EUI (kWh/m2) | 166.77 | 189.02 | 182.26 | 166.43 |
| MJ | 5,719 | 6,561 | 6,326 | 5,776 |
- The floor area of the headquarters building is 9,641.26 m2 after deducting the rental space on the first floor.
- Unit of calculation: 1 kWh = 0.0036 MJ.
Net Zero Initiative
In 2021, in response to the Net Zero Emissions target set forth by the United Nations and Taiwan’s pathways and strategies to Net Zero 2050, SKS joined the Association of Taiwan Net Zero Emissions (ATNZE) in September and established the Taiwan Alliance for Net Zero Emission (TANZE) with more than 20 other companies in Taiwan. The targets for Net Zero Emissions 2030 and 2050 will be achieved in phases, both directly and indirectly, through SKS’s two-stage approach of Commitment and Achievement and certified by third-party organizations. 2022 was awarded Net Zero Green-Grade Certification by the Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy (TAISE).
Introduce ISO14064
In addition to the FSC’s Sustainable Development Roadmap for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies, and in accordance with the ISO14061-1:2018 standard guidelines, we introduced the carbon inventory mechanism-ISO 14064 GHG emissions inventory system at our demonstration sites of the technology headquarters in Neihu and the Jianguo North Road building, where the Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions inventory exercises were conducted at the beginning of the year. In December of the same year, educational training courses on GHG emissions were conducted across Taiwan to educate officers and employees on SKS’s items that fall under the Scope 1 to 3 GHG emissions. SKS is expect to conduct and complete the inventory and third-party verification of ISO 14064-1 Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions for the operational locations across the country in August, 2023, and the business entity is targeted to complete the inventory and third-party verification by 2029；SKS has set up a GHG Emissions Inventory Promotion Team, with the head of the Management HQ serving as the representative to approve the operation of GHG emissions inventory and to ensure and disclose the report information. The manager of Office of General Affairs serves as the inventory team leader, who is responsible for the supervision and provision of manpower for the GHG emissions inventory operations, the convening of the internal verification team, and the assigning of a dedicated personnel to serve as the main contact person with each department, to generate GHG emission data system and inventory report, to verify matters with external verification institutions, and to formulate and amend GHG emissionsinventory-related procedural documents and standards. The remaining team members are served by personnel from different departments (human resources, general affairs, security, accounting) to identify GHG emission sources and collect activity data.
GHG Emissions by Category
| Year | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 (Direct GHG Emission) (ton-CO2e) | 1,832.66 | 1,947.10 | 1,731.24 | 1,281.32 |
| Scope 2 (Indirect GHG Emission) (ton-CO2e) | 3,027.24 | 2,916.19 | 2,955.45 | 3,065.91 |
| Total carbon emissions (Scope 1+2) (ton-CO2e) | 4,859.90 | 4,863.29 | 4,686.69 | 4,347.23 |
| Carbon emission density = Total carbon emissions/No. of employees in 2021 | 2.63 | 2.65 | 2.95 | 1.27 |
- Inventory boundary: Headquarters in Neihu, branch offices (including all premises and relay station facilities), and vehicles used by SKS.
- The operation control is used to compile the GHG emission volume.
- SKS set 2012, the first year of conducting GHG emissions inventories, as the base year. With the long-term goal of reducing the Group’s carbon emissions by 20% in 2022 as compared to the base year, SKS implements sustainable environmental development. In the base year, the total emissions amounted to 5,596.14 (tCO2e/year).
- GHG Emission Factor Management Table (version 6.0.4), Electricity Carbon Emission Factors. Source: Environmental Protection Administration/Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs.
- Cause of rising carbon emission: In 2019, in order to reduce the concentration of carbon dioxide in offices, we installed ‘Automated Detection and Extraction Equipment’ in our headquarters building to draw outdoor air into the building. In 2021, air conditioning system control measures were installed in the headquarters building for work periods, off-work periods, and lunch breaks.
Mission Support Vehicle Management
In terms of the management of vehicles for dispatching service personnel or servicing customers, Shin Kong Security has replaced all diesel vehicles and LPG vehicles in recent years, and the remaining vehicles (including vehicles powered by gas) are regularly maintained in accordance with the regulations and replaced after a period of 6 years. Apart from that, the mileage of official vehicles must be recorded after use to regulate the behavior of employees while leading them, from the top officers to the bottom employees, to reduce carbon emissions in their daily lives.
In addition to the basic anti-theft/anti-robbery functions, SKS’s GPS fleet management system also serves as a monitoring and management system, providing a network fleet monitoring platform, real-time monitoring of vehicle locations, driving track checking, etc. In addition, the system also includes the detection records for door opening/closing and engine starting/stopping, making it possible to clearly grasp the vehicle and driver dynamics and manage vehicle scheduling, in order to facilitate the assessment of driver service efficiency. Since 2017, with the primary consideration of maintaining the rights and interest of customers, SKS has optimized the procedures to continuously reduce the average energy consumption per kilometer for mission support vehicles in service. At the same time, customer contract cancellation rates have also been reduced, which shows that our optimized service procedures are highly effective.
Natural Gas Vehicle Replacement
| Year | 2,022 | 2,021 | 2,020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity | 6 | 1 | 4 |
Total Distance Traveled and Energy Consumption
| Year | 2,022 | 2,021 | 2,020 | 2,019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total distance traveled (km) | 9,772,801 | 10,372,504 | 7,948,360 | 5,364,209 |
| Liters of gasoline consumed | 809,799 | 860,370 | 671,380 | 472,572 |
| Total energy usage (GJ) | 28,219.87 | 29,982.17 | 25,101.43 | 18,173.37 |
| Average energy consumption per kilometer (MJ/km) | 2.88 | 2.89 | 3.16 | 3.39 |
- The distance traveled by natural gas vehicles is not calculated in liters, because the natural gas filling stations of the allocation units have been demolished, and thus the value of gas filling is not included in the kilometer calculation.
- 2022: A total of 228 vehicles, with 7 natural gas vehicles left, another 6 of which were replaced.
- 2021: A total of 228 vehicles (due to the increase in the number of vehicles in the service area), with 13 natural gas vehicles left, another 12 of which were replaced.
- 2020: A total of 200 vehicles (due to the increase in the number of vehicles in the service area), with 25 natural gas vehicles left and 1 of which were replaced.
- Energy consumption per kilometer = Total energy consumption/Total distance traveled.
Mobile Office
In order to enhance the administrative efficiency of service personnel, SKS has introduced mobile services. Using cloud and mobile technologies, the mobile office has been implemented in phases. Service personnel are able to perform administrative work on mobile devices without having to return to the office. Business mobility has been simultaneously updated. The long-term goal of the internal communication system is to replace the existing Business Process Management (BPM) system to promote flat organization, improve communication efficiency, and speed up the decision-making and administrative approval processes.
Paperless Administrative Operations
SKS has implemented paperless administrative operations. The introduction of Business Process Management (BPM) in 1999 has continued to increase the functionality of our platform, further helping speed up administrative operations and facilitate back-end management. Since 2000, we have digitized the original paper-based approval process to a paperless electronic approval process. If each paper-based approval requires one A4 sheet of paper, then switching to electronic processing has meant approximately 600,000 fewer A4 sheets used in 2022. In addition, according to the information provided by the Taiwan Paper Industry Association, one tree can produce an average of 8,000 sheets of A4 paper, meaning that Shin Kong Security reduced the number of trees cut down by 351 in 2022.
| Year | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheets of A4 paper saved | 2,809,080 | 22,209,446 | 1,967,358 | 1,751,394 |
Paper savings statistics are calculated on an annual basis.
In terms of waste management, we are a service company, rather than a manufacturer, so there is no toxic waste generated from production processes. As a result, waste management is not included as a material topic for SKS. As for the environmental protection issue of energy saving, carbon reduction and recycling, our efforts are directed at reducing unnecessary wear and tear and the generation of environmentally harmful substances during the transportation and installation of equipment. In addition, we aim to both reduce the rate of loss when dismantling and recycling equipment, and to improve the scrap rate and improve recycling efficiency for effective recycling of machine materials.
Recycling of Used Machinery & Materials
| Year | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machinery and material recycling rate (%) | 92% | 91% | 94% | 95% |
| Cyclical use rate (%) | 52% | 49% | 44% | 42% |
- Due to the continuous launching of new products and are still within the service life, the overall recycling and cyclical use rate of machinery and materials has been stabled each year.
- Calculation standard: Before 2022, waste recycling was measured in terms of the number of recycling trips only; starting 2022, it will be measured in terms of actual weight per trip.
SKS has been focusing on water conservation and environmental protection for years. In terms of water conservation planning, SKS fully implements water conservation in everyday life. Compared to 2021, the volume of water use increased to 2,220 million liters in 2022, yet it was still approximately 35% less than the base year (2020).
| Year | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water consumption (million liters) | 8,027 | 5,807 | 12,361 | 10,792 |
| Approximate CO2 emissions per cubic meter of water used | 0.0554 | 0.0554 | 0.0580 | 0.0633 |
| Approximate CO2 emissions (total volume) | 444.69 | 321.71 | 716.94 | 683.13 |
- Inventory Boundary: The water consumption of the headquarter in Neihu; the unit calculation is based on the information released by the Taipei Water Department in 2022 that 1 cubic meter of water is equivalent to 1,000 liters of water.
- The calculation of the approximate CO2 emissions per cubic meter of water used is based on the information released by the Taipei Water Department in 2022 that CO2 emissions per cubic water meter of water used was about 0.0554 kg CO2/cubic meter.
- SKS is in the service industry, and water consumption is primarily for daily use by employees and a small portion for use by visiting customers. Additionally, there is no waste water generated from production processes. The current water usage data shows that the headquarters building and the operation sites are not in areas facing pressures for water resources.
- The increase in water consumption in 2022 compared to 2021 is due to the fact that the COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan is gradually slowing down and becoming contained, and the CECC has gradually eased control measures and eliminated the off-site work model since November 2021.
- Source: Taipei Water Department.