SDGs comprise 17 goals and 169 targets, which will be the main pillar of global development from 2016 to 2030. TIPC echoes the 17 goals in the SDGs with sustainability.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
End poverty in all its form everywhere
- In order to help the poor and disadvantaged groups, 48 donations of financial aids, preloved items (winter clothes, quilts, computers), invoices, basic living necessities (rice, oil, dry food, fruits, warm packs), books, etc. were made to cater for seasonal needs.
- Called upon colleagues to serve as corporate volunteers to serve disadvantaged groups, in total 10 cases.
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture
- One-Day Famine fundraising program provides 2,794 children with adequate energy and nutrition required for a day.
- In response to the Ministry of Transportation and Communication (MOTC)'s campaign to promote the purchase of Atemoya, TIPC organized charity donations, purchased Atemoya from farmers and donated them to various social welfare organizations.
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
- A total of 34 people received special health checks, while no other branches had any special health hazard operations.
- The blood bank has frequently ran out due to the epidemic, therefore TIPC called upon colleagues and public to engage in charity and carried out blood donations. A total of 1,613 bags of blood had been collected.
- Organized a series workplace health and weight management programs to promote employees' knowledge of self-health management, with more than 2,900 participants
- The employee assistance program consultation service commissions an external professional organization to provide free consultation services to employees and select internal staff as mentors.
- Organized hiking activity, in which the overall satisfaction rate was as high as 90%. 89% of the supervisors stated they had a boost of stamina prior to the event to improve their physical strength.
- Encourage colleagues to participate in activities such as hiking, biking, and leading colleagues in aerobics to improve employees’ health.
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
- Establish a "TIPC Learning Map" to plan a complete functional curriculum, from new employee orientation and training to senior executive leadership development.
- Encourage employees to use their spare time for on-the-job trainings by providing subsidies for individuals to study at colleges and universities. A total of 91 people have applied for subsidies and 42 have applied for partial-time training. In order to motivate employees to take up foreign languages, subsidies are provided for license and professional trainings as well as proficiency tests. 303 people have applied for the subsidies with total grant up to NT$4.76 million.
- Organized three marine educational training camps, inviting tutors from Keelung Compulsory Education Counseling Group-Marine Education Group to participate in the camp, in which they get to learn about Keelung Port, understand basic port operations, and at the same time share the outcomes of the port’s environmental protective measures, further disseminating Keelung branch’s concepts on marine protection and corporate image.
- Keelung Port Choir Group was invited to join Keelung Junior Choir in a concert and has sponsored NT$20,000 in professional musical training for children and teens aged between 5 and 17. Besides, scholarships were made available for underprivileged families to provide them with proper musical training.
- Taichung Port Environmental Education Center conducted 10 sessions of environmental education activities, with approximately 240 participants in total.
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
- The percentage of female board members was 23%, while the percentage of female supervisors was 20%. Female directors at managerial level and above took up to 31%.
- Regularly offered courses on distribution of household chores to steer the reflection on gender division of responsibilities within family and to advocate for sharing household chores.
- Conducted Gender Mainstreaming implementation program, which is committed to implementing gender equality by providing diverse education and trainings, and reviewing the gender equality participation mechanism (the 1/3 principle).
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
- Suao Port has set up a Suao Mountain spring water pumping facility next to Yishan Road and introduced spring water for watering, sprinkling and handling dust control in the port. The amount of spring water used by Suao Port was 217,117 metric tons.
- The Water Recycling Center of Tainan City Government has a reclaimed water intake pipeline in Anping Port, which can be used by port operators to clean the quay floor or sprinkle water during cargo handling operations to avoid dust emission, with a capacity of 11,147 metric tons.
- The total wastewater influent treatment capacity of the Kaohsiung Port wastewater treatment facility is 3,375.1 metric tons, of which 1,923.8 metric tons are discharged and 1,391.4 metric tons are reused for watering.
- The Port of Taichung reclaims discharged water to provide Taichung Port Authority and other operators within port area with water for the purpose of sprinkling on roads, loading and unloading at terminals, and dust suppression in construction projects. The amount of water withdrawn is approximately 76,120 metric tons.
- Hualien Port's "Water Bank 4.0" project, combined with the Smart Grid Project, strengthens the water resource allocation system, flexibly utilizing surface water and increasing the overall tap water saving rate in the port area, collectively using (collecting) 121,152 metric tons of surface water.
- In terms of water resources management, the use of reclaimed water reached 426,000 metric tons, resulting in a carbon reduction of 66.46 metric tons. (Water and carbon reduction coefficient of Taiwan Water Corporation: 0.156 kg CO2/metric ton).
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
- The carbon reduction of energy-saving lighting fixtures and energy-saving devices was about 517.66 metric tons.
- TIPC has released the port capacities to strengthen the infrastructures and continued to provide port resources required for offshore wind power industry.
- TIPC has adopted "Science-Based Carbon Reduction, Green Power Leads" as its carbon reduction initiative, setting up a Smart Energy Management System, building 207 shore power plants (11 high voltage and 196 low voltage) at terminals, and using renewable energy, etc. We have also actively developed renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power, and installed solar photovoltaic power generation devices on the rooftops of existing buildings in Hong Kong. Taichung Port has been approved by the Executive Yuan as a home port for wind power operations, continuously providing high-quality offshore wind power port facilities and resources.
Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, achieve full and productive employment and offer good jobs for all
- "Taiwan International Windpower Training Corporation (TIWTC)" introduced the Global Wind Organization (GWO) training program to promote wind power crew training, and issued more than 3,800 certificates for related courses with a significant increase in number of issued certificates for three consecutive years.
- In conjunction with Women’s Day on March 8, Sweetheart Workshop of The Garden of Hope Foundation (GOH) produced 400 handmade soaps to encourage development of women-related public welfare organizations.
- Taichung Port initiated a campaign to purchase "charity rice" from local small farmers and collected 360 packs, which were donated to Taichung City Dadu District Ho Fong Charity Elderly Care Association's Food Bank and Huashan Social Welfare Foundation Wuqi Angel Station. Effective January 1, 2023, "Adjustment of Upper Limits of Rates and Charges for Taiwan International Commercial Ports" was implemented with a view to improving the operating environment, driving port service providers to improve service quality and grassroots’wage level, enabling the sound development of our port industry and laying the foundation for sustainable port operation.
- The headquarter of TIPC and its subsidiaries in Keelung, Taichung, Kaohsiung, and Hualien cities employed 2,071 local workers, accounting for 100% of the total.
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation
- For the construction of new heavy duty cargo terminals and backline storage and transportation sites, TIPC offered wind power operators to build essential offshore wind power infrastructures to enhance the operation and maintenance of exclusive services.
- The real-time marine meteorological system integrates wind, wave, tide, and current monitoring data to provide instant marine meteorological information and predictive warning functions.
Reduce income inequality within and among countries
- TIPC employed 52 people with physical and mental disabilities, and also a surplus of 8 indigenous people, including 5 men and 3 women.
- Organize charity arts and cultural activities, inviting disadvantaged communities and colleagues from every port to watch insightful humanistic films, striving for the elimination of inequality and discrimination, and thus the creation of an inclusive society.
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable
- Echoing the "Salute to the Seas" policy, TIPC maintains the cleanliness of the coastal and land and water areas of the commercial ports under its jurisdiction, removing 2,537.4 metric tons of general waste, 325.9 metric tons of recycled waste, and collecting 8,021.53 metric tons of waste oil and water from vessels.
- Optimize the transport links between port and town area, and complete the expansion of Taichung Port Nanheng 2nd Road to consolidate the port's external transport system, enhance transportation safety, and relieve congestion of container trucks on Zhongnan 1st Road and the shared use of Taiwan Boulevard by tourists' vehicles and trucks at Mitsui Outlet.
- Develop recreational and water-friendly areas, put Port of Kaohsiung Warehouse No.2 Hostel into operation and complete investment for the second phase of Kaohsiung Port Depot (Warehouse No.4 and No.6).
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
- The ports implement the government's policy of promoting circular economy. In 2020, TIPC entered into a contract with China Steel Corporation (CSC) to take in approximately 482,000- 815,000 cubic meters of basic oxygen furnace (BOF) slags produced by CSC Group per year,which were reclaimed in the windbreaks and shelterbelts of Phase II, III and IV of Taipei Port Logistics and Storage Area, with a total filling volume of approximately 5,350,000 cubic meters. Since November 11, 2020, 1,745,854 metric tons (646,612 cubic meters) of BOF slags have been reclaimed, with a cumulative total of 4,542,282 metric tons (1,682,326 cubic meters).
- Focusing on the application of renewable energy, circular economy and other issues, and promoting the use of recycled materials, Taipei Port Logistics and Storage Area accommodates the remaining earthwork from public works in the northern region, as well as reclaimed land from maintenance and dredging of rivers, reservoirs, coastlines, neighboring business and fishing port waters, with a total reclamation of approximately 73.25 million cubic meters and 39.12 million cubic meters already filled in.
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts by regulating emissions and promoting developments in renewable energy
- The "Famine 24" experience reduces carbon emission by 28.8 metric tons, which is equivalent to carbon sequestration of 2,880 trees in a year.
- TIPC has formulated the "Disaster Prevention and Response Operation Plan" to enhance disaster prevention, emergency response, and recovery.
- In order to implement the repair and maintenance mechanism for the life-sustaining infrastructures and to enhance the adaptive capacity under the effect of climate change, 12 climate-proofing wharves with higher carrying capacity was installed in 2023.
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
- TIPC, as a whole, meets the marine environmental quality standards and has no significant impact on water sources.
- In accordance with the provisions of the "Marine Pollution Contingency Plan", we prevent, remove or reduce the impact of pollution, and enforce the control and management of the discharge of sewage and waste oil from vessels.
- For any cetacean that enters port area by any chance, it will be notified to the relevant authorities for assistance according to the procedures, so as to facilitate the cetacean out of the port safely.
- Conservation strategies include environmental management and monitoring of the port area, and enhanced maintenance of marine and aquatic organisms to secure ecological health and development.
- Echoing World Oceans Day, TIPC co-organized the "Protect the Ocean, Lead the Way" beach cleanup activity with Heping Island Geopark to foster a sustainable vision.
Protect and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, secure biodiversity and combat land degradation
- The first phase of Port of Kaohsiung Southern Star Land Development Project Free Trade Zone preserves about 10 hectares of wild bird habitat to minimize the impact on wild bird habitat, as well as mitigating the impact of development by conserving the existing windbreaks, greening with native species, establishing green belts, and restricting the speed of vehicles accessing the port.
- In order to alleviate the impact of the development of Anping Port on the existing mangroves, a mangrove restoration area is planned at the development stage. About 4.6 hectares of mangrove forests are restored by using PVC pipes and viviparous seedlings or saplings at suitable locations in the port area, which have now turned into mature forests and become a recreational place.
- 99% of the participants in the hiking activity agreed that they had gained a deeper understanding of Taiwan's mountains and forests, and recognized the concepts of "Leave No Trace" and "Sustainable Environment".
- Taiwan port groups planted 117,676 trees, with a total green belt area of 773 hectares and a carbon reduction of 7,730 metric tons/year. (According to Ministry of Environment, one hectare of forestation yields about 10 metric tons of carbon sinks per year.) In order to protect and emphasize the importance of ecological conservation of leopard cats, and to disseminate the concept of environmental friendliness, TIPC participated in Leopard Cat Rice Contract Farming Project at leopard cat rice fields in Miaoli, where the corporate’s logo was placed on the package as a gift for customers. A total of 1,200 kilograms of leopard cat rice was purchased.
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
- TIPC continues to communicate and discuss important issues with various stakeholders in an open and transparent manner through multiple communication channels, and responds to stakeholders with concrete operational results.
- The corporate provides relevant complaint system and channels, and complaints can be made through the company's online platform.
- Committed to implementing anti-corruption policy and has established an "Anti-Corruption Agreement".
- TIPC branches held 10 port business seminars, of which 39 issues were related to "customer health and safety", and 39 issues were improved or solved, with an improvement rate of 100%.
Consolidate the implementation measures and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
- Awarded EcoPort certification and participated in the World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP) organized by International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) to communicate with international ports for sustainability.
- All participants of the 100 Mountains hiking program agree that throughout the process of route selection, gear preparation, hiking, and sharing of hiking experience, they appreciate the emotional bonding and mutual support among colleagues and realize the value of the corporate culture of "Common Good".
- TIPC signed a "Sister Port Agreement" with the Port of Busan on August 29 to expand trade between the two ports and establish a long-term friendly relationship.
- Presentation on "Offshore Wind Power Development and Sustainable Planning for the Taiwan Port Group" at the 109th Annual Meeting of the Association of Pacific Ports.
- Taiwan Foundation International Co., Ltd. and Busan Port Authority signed a Letter of Intent on the ceremony of TIPC’s 11th anniversary, declaring future mutual cooperation in Southeast Asia.
- TIPC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Associated British Ports for the exchange of information and sharing of experiences in developing floating offshore wind power related to port infrastructures, thereby expanding the global partnerships.
- Collaborated with Ministry of Foreign Affairs to organize the "Pacific Alliance Maritime and Port Authority Personnel Training Cooperation Program", inviting a total of 15 participants from Pacific Alliance countries to Taiwan to participate in a six-day training program at the Port of Kaohsiung, thereby enhancing exchanges between Taiwan and the allied countries in the areas of maritime affairs, port operations, and personnel training.