Energy and Greenhouse gas management
Energy management
Ruentex remains committed to climate change issues, actively implementing and promoting measures such as replacing old, inefficient equipment with energy-saving alternatives, upgrading lighting to LED, reusing paper, and reducing packaging materials and shopping bag usage to conserve resources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Energy consumption
| 2023 | 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy type | Energy consumption | Calorific value (GJ) | Energy consumption | Calorific value (GJ) |
| Purchased electricity (kWh) | 6,257,819.43 | 22,528.15 | 6,244,007.63 | 22,478.43 |
| Gasoline (liter) | 4,823.44 | 157.49 | 6,346.62 | 202.15 |
| Diesel (liter) | 909.192 | 31.97 | 1199.187 | 43.38 |
| Natural gas (m3) | 7,039.81 | 235.75 | 4,438.19 | 148.63 |
| Total | ~ | 22,953.36 | ~ | 22,872.58 |
Note: Conversion based on the calorific value provided by the Emission Factor Table Version 6.0.4 published on the website of the Bureau of Energy.
Greenhouse gas emissions
In order to fulfill our corporate responsibility, we value resource use and environmental impact, and control and manage the current status of greenhouse gas emissions. We promote energy conservation and carbon reduction-related plans through various types of publicity, online courses, and education and training, hoping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to the environment.
Ruentex actively cooperates with the government’s corporate greenhouse gas inventory registration efforts and aligns with the FSC’s sustainable development roadmap for greenhouse gas inventory planning. In 2022, the Company implemented a greenhouse gas inventory, fully promoting the measurement and verification of greenhouse gas emissions. Both the company and subsidiaries conducted the inventory according to the ISO 14064-1:2018 standard. The Company plans to gradually expand the scope of the inventory. For 2024, the company’s greenhouse gas inventory verification process has been entrusted to SGS Taiwan Ltd. for third-party validation. The verification scope will be expanded in the future. The relevant information is as follows：
(1) Greenhouse gas emissions
| 2023 | 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Emissions (tons CO2e) | Intensity (tons CO2e/NT$ million) | Total Emissions (tons CO2e) | Intensity (tons CO2e/NT$ million) | |
| Scope 1 | 271.98 | 0.10 | 355.61 | 0.12 |
| Scope 2 | 3091.36 | 1.15 | 2,930.21 | 1.01 |
| Scope 3 | 616.06 | 0.23 | 607.82 | 0.21 |
| Total | 3,979.40 | 1.48 | 3,893.64 | 1.34 |
(2) Information on Greenhouse Gas Assurance
| Year | Scope of assurance | Assurance institution | Assurance standard | Assurance opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | All emission sources within the Company’s organizational boundary | SGS Taiwan | ISO14064-1:2018 ISO14064-3:2006 | For Category 1 and Category 2, the material difference thresholds are not violated, and the level of reasonable assurance recognized by the competent authority is met. |
| 2024 | All emission sources within the Company’s organizational boundary | SGS Taiwan | ISO14064-1:2018 ISO14064-3:2019 | Categories 3 to 6 are limited warranty levels. |
Reduction goals:
- Medium-term goal:
Projected 15% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
- Long-term goal: 30% reduction of greenhouse gas by 2040. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Main strategies: Since our company’s main businesses are brand agency retail, textile and garment trading, and mass merchandising, our operating locations mainly generate greenhouse gas emissions from purchased electricity. Therefore, we will replace high-efficiency and energy-saving equipment as the main way to reduce emissions, supplemented by energy-saving promotion. In the future, we will also plan to increase the proportion of green energy use to achieve the goal of projected 15% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.