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Fast fashion second-hand clothes, which are cheap and highly substitutable, are difficult to compete with new clothes in terms of market mechanisms. In order to solve this problem, the British second-hand platform Nuw uses the concept of barter instead of selling at a price, and uses an innovative model to allow the second-hand clothing market to operate smoothly without having to spend money to buy new clothes. When new fashion trends emerge, it is inevitable to change your wardrobe. Continuously purchasing new clothes and discarding old ones is an inevitable trend in fast fashion, but it also causes the earth's carbon emissions to continue to increase. According to statistics, 1/10 of global carbon emissions come from the fashion industry, and up to 300,000 tons of waste fabrics are dumped into landfills every year. Just buying a white cotton T-shirt emits as much carbon emissions as running a car for 50 kilometers. In order to solve this problem, various second-hand clothing markets began to appear. On different second-hand goods trading platforms, you can resell, transfer, and donate your old clothes, and buy clothes you don’t own at relatively cheap prices. However, this model often only applies to certain products, especially those with luxury goods or vintage clothing, but does not apply to cheap disposable clothing such as fast fashion. The reason is that people can buy brand new clothes at similar or cheaper prices, and second-hand fast fashion clothes are not attractive enough. The price and rarity of fast fashion products are low, making it difficult to resell in the second-hand clothing market. Aisling Byrne from the UK witnessed first-hand the destructive impact of fast fashion on the local environment and communities during a trip to India. The large amount of waste made her frightened. Head

2024-01-11

PAS 2060: 2014 The Structure and Spirit of Carbon Neutrality

Background of carbon neutrality: In recent years, the trend of carbon neutrality has been growing. If you search for "carbon neutrality" on the Internet, you will find that there are national-level carbon neutralities. For example, Japan and South Korea announced 2050 carbon neutrality. Neutralization, to carbon neutrality at the food, clothing, housing and transportation level in public life, such as: carbon-neutral meals, carbon-neutral shampoo, carbon-neutral marathons, etc. As the public attaches great importance to carbon reduction, countries and enterprises , individuals have begun to set carbon reduction goals and plan reduction actions, and carbon neutrality is the carbon reduction goal currently adopted by most entities. In order to cope with the impact of extreme climate, entities around the world have invested money, manpower, and time in carbon reduction. However, substantial carbon reduction is not an easy task and is difficult to implement in most cases. Therefore, "carbon offset" is very important for carbon neutrality. and played an important role. According to the definition of carbon neutrality in PAS 2060:2014, "the greenhouse gas emissions related to the subject matter during a specified period result in no net increase in greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere." Entities can achieve carbon neutrality by reducing and offsetting their carbon footprint through "self-reduction" and "external offsets". The "self-reduction" part is particularly important. It must be reduced to the point where it can no longer be reduced. At this time, the emissions that cannot be reduced will be offset through "external offsets". "Self-reduction" is usually achieved by investing in new technologies, new equipment, and new management methods. In practice, it is often a step-by-step reduction. Therefore, carbon neutrality is essentially a long-term carbon management plan. painting, a reduction plan should be planned and properly managed

2023-12-12

94% fishing operation will catch marine debris. The gillnet boat cleans out more than 313 kilograms of marine debris.

November 21st is the United Nations World Fisheries Day. The Fishermen’s Rights and Environmental Sustainability Center (Fishing Environment Center) held a press conference on marine waste recycling records near the coast of Yunlin-Chiayi. 10 fishing boats using gillnets will collect fish for the first time in 2023. A total of 504 surveys were conducted in the three seasons, and 313.59 kilograms and a total of 4,680 pieces of marine debris were cleared from the sea. The main components of garbage are plastics and fishery waste, accounting for 88% of the total marine waste. Among the fishery waste, 86% are oyster strips, which are also special marine waste in the southwest sea. Marine debris collected by fishermen while fishing. Image source: Fishermen’s Rights and Environmental Sustainability Center 94% Fishing operations will catch marine garbage. The Fisheries Environment Center received a subsidy from the Marine Conservation Department to conduct a one-year pilot project, using 10 fishing boats and a total of 10 people in Taizi Village, Kouhu Township, Yunlin County , from January to September 2023, in the four areas of Taixi Township, Sihu Township, Kouhu Township and Dongshi Township, data on marine waste caught by gillnets in coastal waters was recorded, with a total of 504 investigations. There are oyster sheds, offshore wind farms, Liuqing petrochemical plant, landfills and landfill reclamation sites near the survey location. It was found that the 94% fishing operation would catch marine debris; a total of 313.59 kilograms of 4,680 pieces of marine debris were removed in 9 months. The debris was mainly composed of plastic and fishery waste, and there was also a lot of household waste, such as sneakers, PET bottles, etc. Qiu Jingchun, a research assistant at the National Ocean University's Institute of Marine Affairs and Resource Management who participated in analyzing the data, said that the amount of garbage in the four areas will be affected by the number of fishing boats collecting garbage, but on average,

2023-11-23

Corporate Water Footprint Inventory Summary

The carbon cycle and water cycle are key to the earth's climate system. Changes in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have a great impact on changes in the earth's temperature. Water absorbs heat during the cycle and has the effect of cooling and lowering the temperature. For every 1°C increase in global average temperature, water resources will decrease by 20%. Climate change has caused an imbalance in the earth's water cycle. Frequent water shortages have become a new challenge that developed countries are struggling with. For example, in 2022, California in the United States suffered the worst drought in 1,200 years, and Europe experienced the most severe drought in 500 years, with rivers drying up. Impacting shipping, power generation, grain production and supply chains. Since 2000, the frequency and duration of droughts around the world have increased by 29%. Scientists predict that the global water shortage will be as high as 40% in 2030, and 700 million people may be forced to relocate due to severe water shortage. Droughts in 2050 will affect more than 3/4 of the world's population. , water shortages trigger water wars, which may lead to political unrest, food shortages, and economic recession. According to United Nations data, 2 billion people lack safe drinking water, 2.3 billion people live in water-scarce countries, and 1/5 of river basins are undergoing rapid changes due to flooding, new reservoirs, and drying up. Water is not only a victim of the climate crisis but also a contributor to it. Drought-induced fires have caused massive losses in biodiversity. If the loss of wetlands represents depleting the largest carbon storage on the planet, and the decline in soil moisture reduces the ability of terrestrial and forest ecosystems to sequester carbon, it is likely to increase in the next few years. turn these natural ecosystems into sources of greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to global warming

2023-11-16

Double Eleven "Breaking Away" website bucks the trend and launches in hopes of raising 1 million minutes of cooling-off time

As the "Double Eleven Shopping Festival" approaches, Taiwan's major e-commerce platforms and brands have followed suit, creating a large amount of online shopping packaging waste. The environmental group "RE-THINK Rethink Environmental Education Association" pointed out that impulsive shopping is the root of the problem, so this year's Double Eleven period launched the "Destroy the Double Eleven Material Desire" web page to reverse operations, calling on consumers not to over-consume, from Reduce waste at source. If you successfully accumulate a stay of 1 million minutes, you will unlock the "Return of Merits to Clean Beach Practice" activity to purify the earth. RE-THINK pointed out that impulsive shopping is the root of the problem. Therefore, during this year's Double Eleven period, it launched the "Destroy the Double Eleven Material Desires" webpage to appeal to consumers not to overspend. Research shows that impulse shopping only takes 0.3 seconds to make inferences and leave web pages, hoping that consumers will calm down. The Double Eleven shopping festival has been going on for a long time, and some businesses have even started "warm-up celebrations" since the end of October. RE-THINK pointed out that according to a survey released by the University of Cambridge in 2023, consumers can make purchasing decisions in only 0.3 seconds, and more complex consumer decisions with 6 to 12 options can be completed in only 6 to 18 seconds. . This year, RE-THINK launched the "Double Eleven" webpage titled "Double Eleven, Cutting Off Material Desires", using solemn music and the Heart Sutra to encourage people to calm down and give up their shopping impulses. For people without religious beliefs, the website also provides a version of "Don't Be Greedy, Don't Buy Too Much" for copying. The content mentions "Discounts are useless. Avoid luck and ignore it. All living beings have mercy. It is a meditation mantra. It is a wrinkled bill. Avoid Eat dirt at the end of the month to avoid the pain of returning goods.

2023-11-10

The first step towards carbon neutrality: China Steel produces Taiwan’s first batch of carbon-neutral steel products that comply with the declaration

中鋼因應全球低碳大趨勢，攜手鋼鐵下游產業共同減碳，生產符合碳中和宣告的鋼材與下游產品。今(112)年選定「線材」及「熱軋鋼捲」兩項鋼品，先由中鋼示範產製碳中和鋼材，再供應晉禾及盛餘鋼鐵，由客戶依循相同宣告模式，最終生產符合碳中和的下游產品及泛冷軋鋼材。近日中鋼產出首批150公噸線材，已通過BSI英國標準協會第三方查證，並交付晉禾加工成六角螺絲，完成後將是台灣首批符合碳中和的綠色鋼製品。這是中鋼跨出的第一步，同時也是台灣鋼鐵產業邁入低碳轉型的一大步。中鋼於去(111)年開始規劃及參考「PAS 2060實施碳中和參考規範」(以下簡稱：PAS 2060)之作法，分三個步驟執行碳中和鋼材產製作業，首先選定鋼材種類與生產邊界，盤查計算鋼材碳足跡；其次，採取減碳措施降低碳排，並再次執行碳足跡盤查；最後，減量措施採行後的剩餘碳排放量，透過抵換機制抵銷，進而達成鋼材碳中和。中鋼首批碳中和線材盤元採用集團公司中龍鋼鐵的電爐來生產小鋼胚，取代原本廠內的轉爐製程。小鋼胚運送至中鋼線材工場加工，線材工場同步推動減碳軋延。經計算碳足跡及第三方查證後顯示，該批鋼材減碳成效可達25%，所剩下的碳排放量再以中鋼擁

2023-11-07

Use of GRI 2021 Guidelines

自GRI於2016 年推出永續資訊揭露標準，2021年10月5日發布重大改版訊息。新公告「通用準則2021」特別納入「人權」和風險領域之「盡責調查」項目，2023年1月1日生效。GRI也針對第一個特定行業的揭露規範發布「石油和天然氣行業準則」。為讓全球的組織能夠有更加精確、透明的方式，了解其對經濟、環境和社會層面的影響。 GRI準則2021包含「GRI 1 基礎」「GRI 2一般揭露」和「GRI 3 重大性主題」。GRI 2一般揭露中，有關注公司員工、治理策略、利害關係人等，並將「人權評估」與「盡職調查」納入到一般揭露指標中。在「GRI 3 重大性主題」中，給予組織鑑別重大主題時宜遵循的程序指引，幫助組織有效鑑別並順利揭露有關重大主題的要求。以「衝擊」為主的重大性分析為2021年新版最大差異性，相較GRI 2016版本以「利害關係人關注程度」及「對環境、經濟及社會面向的衝擊程度」鑑別報告書重大主題，新版GRI 2021更著重於企業與利害關係人評估「對環境、經濟及人（包含人權）的實際與潛在衝擊重大程度」。重大性分析流程分為四大步驟，從了解組織環境背景、鑑別實際與潛在衝擊、評估衝擊程度

2023-10-24

Carbon anxiety has a solution! Taipower sells six small-price green electricity product combinations for the first time, and the bidding process is made public

綠電發展已是國際趨勢，成為國內產業外銷的剛性需求，對台灣總體經濟及戰略地位至關重要。經濟部長王美花指出，隨著全球對國際供應鏈減碳要求腳步加快，歐盟碳邊境調整機制也將於10月試行，大企業掀起綠電搶購潮，中小企業主苦喊「買不到」，因而爆發「碳焦慮」。為此，台電於今年9月指出，將規劃由自建再生能源案場釋出部分綠電，推出如1萬度、5萬度等不同數量及年期的小包裝綠電商品，並於今（13）日下午召開「小額綠電開賣記者會」，說明小額綠電商品組合以及競標流程，盼活絡再生能源市場，進一步協助中小企業取得綠電。台電小額綠電試辦計畫台電銷售自建綠電，電能案場包括台電公司南鹽光電及彰濱光電，匡列5000萬度綠電，規劃1萬度、5萬度兩種電量搭配1年期、3年期、5年期，共6種組合供企業選擇，為維持公平性，將於經濟部標準局的綠電平台公開標售，預計於今年年底決標，並於明年銷售轉供。計畫匡列5000萬度綠電　分2階段上架綠電交易平台第一階段：預計今年10月25日上架推出，1萬度共提供200個商品總數，5萬度則有160個，總計共360個，總電量為1000萬度。11月1日買方競價截止，11月6日展開決標。第二階段：

2023-10-13

The Small, Medium and New Enterprises Agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs leads small and medium-sized enterprises to learn from benchmark companies to save energy and reduce carbon emissions

臺灣政府於2022年3月正式公布「臺灣2050淨零排放路徑藍圖」，提供至2050年淨零行動路徑，引導產業綠色轉型。經濟部中小及新創企業署積極掌握國際碳議題、碳趨勢，攜手中小企業，透過減碳知能培育、標竿企業見學，培訓產業淨零人才，以及導入低碳轉型輔導，協助品牌供應商，滿足客戶低碳要求，符合國際淨零排放，成功接軌綠色永續市場為重要政策目標。經濟部中小及新創企業署於9月27日，率領中小企業向節能減碳標竿學習，近30家中小企業參與，署長何晉滄致詞表示，透過標竿企業見學，來引導學習與了解節能減碳作法，彼此交流低碳技術與綠色商機，創新更多新的合作可能，也期許參與的企業，可將所學帶回自己的組織、企業內部，讓低碳轉型思維持續擴散。標竿企業的誌懋股份有限公司，為全臺灣最大的木地板製造商，台灣外銷地板92%來自於此，獲得第25屆小巨人獎殊榮。董事長蘇振毅表示，誌懋於94年起，便開始推動「永續環保」，帶領雲林科技工業區的企業共同參與，提升綠能覆蓋率。材料選購具備FSC認證的原料，透過強化集塵設備，蒐集木屑、回收廢棄木材，再製成木地板等方式推動綠色製程，減少廢棄物，逐步落實公司ESG，不只減碳，也減廢，這

2023-10-06

Taiwan’s carbon management policies and responses of small and medium-sized enterprises

隨著氣候變遷因應法的通過，我國衍生出許多因應的碳管理相關法規，包括向管制排放源徵收碳費、鼓勵未受納管企業執行自願減量專案取得減碳額度，同時成立國家碳交易平台，提供企業交易碳額度並取得國內外碳權的公開平台。政策大多針對國內大型企業(排放源)進行管制，作為中小企業，雖目前面臨法規風險較小，但作為供應鏈之一，也將面臨客戶要求進行減碳。同時，若不及時進行碳管理，將經濟發展與環境影響脫鉤，中小企業的經濟成長勢必也會帶來相應的碳排放，同時隨著未來法規的緊縮，中小企業面臨的風險不亞於大型企業。因此，中小企業必須同步了解我國相關法規，即時分析對自身的影響，並做出因應對策，為未來做好準備。本文將針對我國碳費、自願減量專案，以及碳交易平台進行說明，並簡述企業如何簡易評估自身所面臨的相關風險與機會。一、碳費徵收為了管制碳排放量，各國興起「碳定價」制度，旨在使碳有價化，將生產行為產生的溫室氣體計入成本，將環境成本納入計算，以此控制生產行為帶來的碳排放。碳定價制度又被分為「總量管制」與「碳費/稅」。總量管制，主要由政府為國家制定排放總量上限，並針對納管排放源核配排放額度，其排放量必須限制於該核配排放額度內，

2023-09-22

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Double Eleven "Breaking Away" website bucks the trend and launches in hopes of raising 1 million minutes of cooling-off time

2023-11-10

The first step towards carbon neutrality: China Steel produces Taiwan’s first batch of carbon-neutral steel products that comply with the declaration

2023-11-07

Use of GRI 2021 Guidelines

2023-10-24

Carbon anxiety has a solution! Taipower sells six small-price green electricity product combinations for the first time, and the bidding process is made public

2023-10-13

The Small, Medium and New Enterprises Agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs leads small and medium-sized enterprises to learn from benchmark companies to save energy and reduce carbon emissions

2023-10-06

Taiwan’s carbon management policies and responses of small and medium-sized enterprises

2023-09-22

News

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Sharing replaces pricing and is more attractive. Nuw gives fast fashion items a second life.

PAS 2060: 2014 The Structure and Spirit of Carbon Neutrality

94% fishing operation will catch marine debris. The gillnet boat cleans out more than 313 kilograms of marine debris.

Corporate Water Footprint Inventory Summary

Double Eleven "Breaking Away" website bucks the trend and launches in hopes of raising 1 million minutes of cooling-off time

The first step towards carbon neutrality: China Steel produces Taiwan’s first batch of carbon-neutral steel products that comply with the declaration

Use of GRI 2021 Guidelines

Carbon anxiety has a solution! Taipower sells six small-price green electricity product combinations for the first time, and the bidding process is made public

The Small, Medium and New Enterprises Agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs leads small and medium-sized enterprises to learn from benchmark companies to save energy and reduce carbon emissions

Taiwan’s carbon management policies and responses of small and medium-sized enterprises

News

>Articles

Sharing replaces pricing and is more attractive. Nuw gives fast fashion items a second life.

PAS 2060: 2014 The Structure and Spirit of Carbon Neutrality

94% fishing operation will catch marine debris. The gillnet boat cleans out more than 313 kilograms of marine debris.

Corporate Water Footprint Inventory Summary

Double Eleven "Breaking Away" website bucks the trend and launches in hopes of raising 1 million minutes of cooling-off time

The first step towards carbon neutrality: China Steel produces Taiwan’s first batch of carbon-neutral steel products that comply with the declaration

Use of GRI 2021 Guidelines

Carbon anxiety has a solution! Taipower sells six small-price green electricity product combinations for the first time, and the bidding process is made public

The Small, Medium and New Enterprises Agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs leads small and medium-sized enterprises to learn from benchmark companies to save energy and reduce carbon emissions

Taiwan’s carbon management policies and responses of small and medium-sized enterprises