Green Chemistry Principles

1.Where Our Green Chemistry Journey Began
Since 2015, Everlight Chemical has been adopting the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry in its production processes. We are committed to developing green manufacturing processes and environment- and health-friendly products as well as implementing circular economy practices to further recycle and reuse resources and deliver greater economic benefits. Since 2015, Everlight Chemical has been adopting the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry in its production processes. We a ctively develop green manufacturing processes and green products that are both human and environmentally friendly. We also implement circular economy practices to further recycle and reuse resources and deliver greater economic benefits.
2.Improving Human Welfare: Promoting Green Chemistry Principles to Optimize Resource Utilization and Create Value along the Supply Chain
The Company has been implementing environmental protection and circular economy practices for years. We continue to use atom efficiency as an internal metric to measure and optimize resource efficiency.

➤ In 1996, Everlight Chemical obtained ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certification.

➤In 1998, the Company became the first among its peers in the chemical industry in Taiwan to introduce environmental accounting standards (green accounting standards).

➤Since 2005, we have adopted the concept of atom efficiency, a metric proposed by experts from the international chemistry community, to review our production processes, from starting materials to end products, so as to reduce waste, lower environmental pollution or impact and maximize resource utilization. This practice also aligns with GRI 306: Waste 2020.

➤ Starting from 2015, we have been implementing the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry. From product development to mass production and late-stage processing, we promote green chemistry principles and apply them in our day- to-day operations. We have begun to see tangible results from the years of efforts we have put in. We will continue to pioneer green chemistry practices in our industry and deliver our brand commitment to Better Chemistry, Better Life.

3.What is Green Chemistry?
The 12 Principles of Green Chemistry were proposed by John C. Warner (known as the father of green chemistry) and Paul Anastas in 1998. The principles call for avoiding the generation of substances that are harmful for human health or the environment.
John C. Warner also stated that green chemistry is about the design of manufacturing processes itself, where chemists should seek to use safe and environmentally-friendly materials and design processes that minimize energy input and waste generation and maximize yield.
Since 2005, Everlight Chemical has adopted the concept of atom efficiency, a metric proposed by experts from the international chemistry community, to review our production processes, from starting materials to end products, so as to reduce waste, lower pollution or environmental impact and maximize resource utilization. We apply the green chemistry principles and set atom efficiency targets for all aspects of our operations, including material selection, product design, manufacturing and material processing & recycling. We also work with suppliers and clients to improve resource utilization and circularity, by focusing on four key practices: recycling, modification for reuse, purification of byproducts for sell-back and repurposing waste.
【Source: Toxic and Chemical Substances Bureau, Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan】
The 12 Principles of Green Chemistry provide guidance for professionals in the chemical industry to tackle challenges faced across the sector, such as excessive resource consumption, pollution and health hazards. we need to guide chemists in the industry Green chemistry advocates for avoiding the use of hazardous or toxic substances, that is, avoiding pollution in the first place. Green chemistry concepts focus on the production process. It is about designing processes to reduce resource consumption, improve atom efficiency and minimize unnecessary derivatives and waste.
Everlight Chemical implements these principles in product development and production and uses atom efficiency as an internal performance indicator, doing our best to put green chemistry concepts into practice.
The Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry
Proposed by Paul Anastas and John C. Warner, the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry include the following:
  • P:Prevent wastes
  • R:Renewable materials
  • O:Omit derivatization steps
  • D:Degradable chemical products
  • U:Use safe synthetic methods
  • C:Catalytic reagents
  • T:Temperature, Pressure ambient
  • I:In-Process Monitoring
  • V:Very few auxiliary substances
  • E:E-factor, maximize feed in product
  • L:Low toxicity of chemical products
  • Y:Yes, it's safe