Biodiversity & No Deforestation Commitment
TA YA Group values biodiversity and forest conservation, responding to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 14 (Life Below Water) and SDG 15 (Life on Land). We commit to ensuring that all operational activities respect local environmental ecosystems and strive to protect biodiversity and prevent deforestation to achieve (1) Net Positive Impact on the environment and (2) No Gross Deforestation.The commitment applies to TA YA ELECTRIC WIRE & CABLE and its subsidiaries under substantial control, and requires first-tier suppliers, second-tier suppliers, and all value chain partners with business relationships with the Group to comply with this commitment.
The TA YA Group biodiversity and no deforestation actions are reviewed and managed periodically by the Sustainable Development Committee and reported annually to the Board of Directors for supervision. Daily management is conducted by the Business Planning Office, which regularly reviews and promotes these actions, including identifying potential impacts and dependencies, setting biodiversity goals, and managing impacts to fulfill TA YA Group's commitment to biodiversity and forest conservation.
TAYA Group Biodiversity and No Deforestation Commitment was established on April 30, 2024, and approved by the Sustainable Development Committee on May 8, 2024.
Biodiversity Information Disclosure
TA YA, in response to Target 15 of the Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework, will disclose the risks, dependencies, and impacts of its overall value chain operations on biodiversity. The Company plans to adopt the TNFD framework for nature-related financial disclosures by 2025.Identify priority locations
To effectively address nature-related issues and ensure operational stability, our company prioritizes focusing on solar power plants and upstream supply chain copper mining sites. By identifying and prioritizing these locations, which are closely connected to ecological sensitivity and where we have significant dependencies, impacts, risks, and opportunities related to nature, we can concentrate our efforts on areas where action is most urgently needed, thereby maximizing our potential for positive environmental impacts.Identification of Ecologically Sensitive Areas
Through investigation and analysis, the Zhiguang Energy Qigu fishery-solar coexistence power plant is the only operational site identified as an ecologically sensitive area in the TAYA Group's value chain.According to the "Management Mechanism for Fishery-Solar Coexistence Development in High Ecological Sensitivity Areas of Qigu District, Tainan City" issued by the Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs in 2023, the fish farm areas on both sides of Provincial Highway 61 to the east and Provincial Highway 17 in Qigu District are within the habitat range of the black-faced spoonbill and are considered high ecological sensitivity areas. As the Zhiguang Energy fishery-solar coexistence power plant owned by TAYA Green Energy is adjacent to the black-faced spoonbill habitat, our company has identified it as an ecologically sensitive area.
In our supply chain, we identify whether suppliers' operational sites are in ecologically sensitive areas through their published sustainability reports. Currently, only Codelco discloses biodiversity information among our electrolytic copper plate suppliers, so our company prioritizes the assessment of its operational sites. The ENM copper plates and CCC-P copper plates we purchase from Codelco are smelted and produced in Las Ventanas and Chuquicamata, Chile, respectively. According to Codelco's 2023 Sustainability Report, p.142, these two production sites are not located in or adjacent toecologically sensitive areas.
Identification of dependencies and impacts
In 2023, TUV Rheinland conducted environmental and social impact verification at Zhiguang Energy's Qigu Fishery-Solar Coexistence Power Plant and Xinzhong Electric's Xuechia Solar Power Plant, following the Equator Principles. According to the verification report, Zhiguang Energy's site has no impact on terrestrial plants and animals. However, during construction, the entry and exit of land-leveling machinery significantly reduced food availability for birds within the site, causing them to forage elsewhere. The Xinzhong Electric site shows no impact on terrestrial plant growth. While surveys identified two protected species―the Black-winged Kite and Brown Shrike (found in nearby farmland and fish pond embankments respectively, with the Brown Shrike also spotted in shrubs near drainage channels)―the project site is not their only habitat and food source. Furthermore, after installing the solar power base piles, the ground surface maintained its original condition, ensuring no impact on these protected species.Information excerpted from "Zhiguang Energy Co., Ltd. Tainan City Qigu District Sanguzi Section and Sanhe Section Solar Power Generation System Project and Tainan Qigu District 23.3 MW Energy Storage System Combined with Solar Power Generation Equipment System THE EQUATOR PRINCIPLES 2023 Environmental and Social Impact Verification Report"and"Xinzhong Electric Co., Ltd. Xinzhong Xuechia Type 1 Solar Power Plant THE EQUATOR PRINCIPLES 2023 Environmental and Social Impact Verification Report"