ESG NEWS

2022/06

Taiwan CTCI Promises to Fulfil Net-Zero Target, Leading the Engineering Sector Towards Sustainable Growth
　

TAIPEI, June 9, 2022- CTCI is pleased to announced that it co-organizes with CTCI Education Foundation (CTCI EF) the “Forum on Sustainability and Net-Zero Leaders.” The forum sees CTCI Group Chairman John T. Yu leading top managers in swearing an oath to fulfill net-zero emission target and a vision of delivering “Net-Zero EPC Projects” by joining hands with global clients and supply chain partners.

CTCI has long been a practitioner of sustainability-oriented engineering, aligning its core competencies with efforts in the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) dimensions.

Taking this occasion, John T. Yu, Group Chairman of CTCI, expects to communicate externally the company’s determination to realize net-zero emission targets.

He said at the forum, “Faced with a global challenge to transition towards a low-carbon economy, CTCI, as a leader in Taiwan’s engineering sector, is duty-bound to be committed to the sustainability and net-zero emission objectives. In 2021, we have joined the “Taiwan Alliance for Net Zero Emission” and “Association of Taiwan Net Zero Emissions,” committed to achieving net zero emission goal at office premises by 2030 and all projects sites by 2050. This year, we officially partake in the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and pledge to take actions to minimize carbon emissions and limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.” 

The event aims to consolidate consensus on realizing net-zero EPC projects target for all group colleagues, hence exerting larger influence with the company’s strength in engineering. 

The forum also invites Eugene Chien, ambassador-at-large and Chairman of CTCI EF; Yi-Lin Wu, Planning Section Chief of Climate Change Office, Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan; and Jane Huang, Assistant Director at BSI Taiwan, as keynote speakers. These are experts in the field who share on topics of “Road to Net Zero Emissions”, “Taiwan’s Actions to Combat Climate Change and the Net-Zero Challenge,” and “A Sustainable Future: Introduction to International Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Guidelines for a Circular Economy,” respectively. 

CTCI has been regarded as a model enterprise for sustainable development, surpassing many other competitors to ranks among the best, and won various domestic and international sustainability awards, including being selected as a constituent stock of DJSI (Dow Jones Sustainability Index) in Emerging Markets category for 7 consecutive years, winning award as among the Top 10 Domestic Companies Sustainability Model Award of Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Awards (TCSA), ranked among top 5% of the Corporate Governance Evaluation by the Financial Supervisory Commission, and obtained the Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility Award by the CommonWealth Magazine and CSR & ESG Award by Global Views Monthly.

CTCI Group Chairman John T. Yu said in his speech that the company will realize a vision of delivering “Net-Zero EPC Projects” by joining hands with global clients and supply chain partners.
　

CTCI Group Chairman, top managers, and honorable guests pose for a group photo.
　