Energy Resource Management

The energy consumption of Billion in 2023 is shown in the table below. Compared to 2021, the energy consumption is reduced by 330.06 GJ, and the energy intensity is reduced by 1.91 GJ/turnover (million NTD).

Description:

1. Electricity heat value conversion: 1 kWh = 0.0036 GJ.

2. Conversion factors are calculated based on the fuel heat values in the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Emission Factor Management Table 6.0.4, with gasoline at 7,800 kcal/L; diesel at 8,400 kcal/L; natural gas at 8,000 kcal/m3; 1 kcal = 4.184 KJ.

3. The revenue figures for the organization-specific metric in 2021 and 2022 only include Billion, Billion Watts, and Billion Sunpower.

4. The revenue figure for the organization-specific metric in 2023 only includes Billion (headquarters, Yilan plant, Hsinchu laboratory), Billion Watts, Billion Energy Storage, Billion Power System, and VGwatt Energy.

5. Energy data includes Billion (headquarters, Yilan plant, Hsinchu laboratory), Billion Watts, Billion Energy Storage, VGwatt Energy, and Billion Power System.

Energy-Saving Results

Every year, Billion is committed to energy conservation

and carbon reduction policies, reviewing and exploring areas

for improvement in various locations. In addition to continuing

to promote more aspects of energy-saving measures, such as:

promoting turning off lights when not in use, remote control

of air conditioners to form smart air conditioning, purchasing

and using circulating fans to avoid setting air conditioning

temperatures too low, replacing fluorescent lamps with LED

lights when fixtures malfunction, and using electronic forms

and approval processes to reduce paper usage. In 2023, the

headquarters replaced 85 LED panel lights, which compared

to traditional lightweight steel frame lighting fixtures, can save

about 12,410 kWh of electricity for 2,000 hours of use, reducing

carbon emissions by about 6,143 kg, equivalent to planting 512

trees.

Due to the intermittent and unstable nature of renewable

energy, nighttime peak power usage across Taiwan has become

more severe, increasing the difficulty of system dispatch.

Therefore, Billion Group cooperates with the government's

green energy policy and actively invests in the renewable energy

industry, establishing energy storage sites throughout Taiwan.

This can effectively utilize idle land or rooftops, increasing the

proportion of green electricity generation in Taiwan. In 2023, 8

energy storage sites were built, which respond immediately to

changes in grid frequency, mitigating grid fluctuations. Storing

excess renewable energy in energy storage equipment can

improve the utilization rate and stability of renewable energy,

reduce potential power shortages during Taipower's peak usage

periods, fill power gaps, maintain stable power supply, and

achieve the goal of promoting the green energy industry.

Greenhouse Gas Emission Management

Greenhouse gases are the main cause of global warming, so Billion actively responds and conducts greenhouse gas inventories. The greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 can be divided into direct emissions and indirect emissions. Direct emission sources are gasoline and diesel use, and indirect emission sources are electricity use. Scope 3 emissions were added in 2023. There are no ozonedepleting substances or other significant gas emissions. Billion will continue to strive for improvement and implement environmental sustainability goals. Detailed total emissions are as follows:

Note:

1. Emission factors are calculated according to the latest data (version 6.0.4) announced by the Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs (IPCC Sixth Assessment Report).

2. Purchased electricity emissions use the electricity emission factor announced by the Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs. The 2021 electricity emission factor = 0.509 kgCO2e/kWh; the 2022 electricity emission factor = 0.495 kgCO2e/kWh.

3. Greenhouse gas emission intensity = Total emissions (tons CO2e) / Revenue (million NTD)

4. Greenhouse gas inventory data includes Billion (headquarters, Yilan plant, Hsinchu laboratory), Billion Watts, Billion Energy Storage, VGwatt Energy, and Billion Power System.

5. Only the 2023 greenhouse gas emissions have been verified by a third party.

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets

For the time being, 2022 will be used as the base year to set a carbon reduction pathway, with a target of 25% reduction by 2030, 50% by 2040, and 90% reduction by 2050 compared with the base year.

Specific Action Plan for Carbon Emission Reduction

• Reduce the leakage rate of the air compressor system and reduce the set pressure value, with the goal of saving 6,216 kWh of electricity per year from 2025 to 2050.
• Lighting equipment (replacement of luminaires), with a target of 2023 to 2050, is expected to save 29,715 kWh of electricity per year.
• The lighting fixtures (luminaire reduction) target is 2023 to 2050, which is estimated to save 2,250 kWh of electricity per year.

According to the above action plan, Billion will improve and replace public equipment in stages, and then effectively reduce the company's carbon emissions through the purchase of green electricity to achieve the 2050 net-zero target.

Waste Management

In the process of operation, Shengda manufactures packaging materials (including waste cartons and waste plastics) of raw materials from upstream suppliers and defective products returned by downstream customers that cannot be repaired, and the waste generated in other manufacturing processes is classified as general business waste, mainly from waste plastics, waste tin slag and waste paper; The other is hazardous business waste, which mainly consists of waste electronic components, scraps and defective products, metal-containing printed circuit board scrap and its chips, and waste printed circuit boards with components. The third-party removal and transportation companies entrusted by the company comply with the Waste Disposal Act and relevant regulations, and there is no spillage and leakage, and there is a GPS positioning system to reduce the damage to the environment and ecology. The employees' domestic garbage is disposed of by the management center of the rented building, and the employees' domestic garbage of the Yilan plant is purchased from the special garbage bags of Longde Industrial Zone, and the garbage is collected every week, and then placed at the gate, and the cleaning and treatment company is hired by the industrial zone to deal with it on behalf of the company. It mainly comes from business employees' household waste, waste plastic mixture, waste paper containers, scrap iron, scrap aluminum, and waste. Shengda is committed to protecting the environment, the waste produced is classified, and the specific actions of circular economy or waste reduction are actively taken, and 2 suppliers will recycle packaging bags and Module crispy trays for reuse in 2023. ISO 14001 system was introduced for waste management. In 2023, the Yilan plant will produce no waste other than people's livelihood waste

2024 Waste Reduction Target:

Reduce the use of plastic bags for packaging on the top and bottom of the product as industrial waste, reuse >3% of cushioning materials for sample or RMA packaging, and recycle 70% from > suppliers in Taiwan.

The List of Hazardous Waste Generated by The Company in 2023

The List of Hazardous Waste Generated by Billion in 2022

Billion Group Non-Hazardous Waste Generation and Treatment in 2023

The List of Non-hazardous Wastes Generated by The Head office in 2022

Billion Group's general waste is disposed of by the management center of the rented building, so it cannot be quantified and monitored. The general domestic waste estimate is based on the average daily garbage removal and transportation volume of 0.633 kg per person in New Taipei City in 2022, the total working day is 250 days, and the number of employees is 171 (excluding the Yilan plant). 

Waste Management Targets

2023~2025 Goals:

• According to the law, the completion rate of the output, storage, removal, treatment, reuse, output and input of waste shall be 100% on the Internet every month.
• 100% compliance rate of legal removal and transportation of industrial waste.
• 100% of the suppliers of empty chemical barrels are recycled, refilled and reused.
• Follow the car and visit from time to time to confirm that the removal and disposal of industrial waste meets 100% of the requirements of laws and regulations.

2026~2031 Goals:

• Actively promote waste reduction and resource recycling.
• The proportion of waste recycling and reuse increases by 1% every year.
  

Water Resources Management

In order to maximize water efficiency, Billion strengthens the literacy of all employees to cherish water resources and implement water-saving results through daily advocacy and implementation of water head shut-off, the use of water-saving appliances, and daily actions.

The main source of water used by Billion and Yilan plant is domestic water, the water source is tap water, and there is no use of groundwater, Billion is jointly treated by the building, and the main source is the Jade Reservoir, while the Yilan plant is Xinchengxi. It has no significant impact on the water source and ecological environment near the company and the factory, and is not significant, and the water quality of wastewater discharge is tested every six months, and the test results are in line with the discharge standards of the competent authority.

Billion is a low-to-medium risk area for water resources, and the water withdrawal of Yilan plant in 2023 was 0.11 million liters, with a water intensity of 0.00006. Detailed water usage data is shown in the following table:

Note:

1. Water Consumption = Water Intake - Discharge Volume.

2. Water intensity is calculated as water withdrawal (million litres) / revenue (million).