Resource Efficiency Management
Policy & Commitment
Everlight Chemical is committed to preserving natural resources. We actively adopt the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry in our product design and production processes.
Governance Body
Everlight Chemical’s Environmental Management Committee
Environmental management team and dedicated environmental protection unit at each plant
Management Approach
Continuously assess product options (based on our criteria for sustainable products and select products that contribute to people’s lives)
Continuously improve production processes
Conduct atom efficiency surveys
Key Performance Indicator (KPI)
Atom Efficiency: Total mass of product available for sale / Total mass of reactants) X 100%
Evaluation Mechanism
(1) Environment management reviews (annual)
(2) ESG Committee meetings (twice every year)
(3) Plant policy reviews (quarterly)
(4) Internal audits on our environment management system (annual)
(5) External audits on our environmental management system by DNV (annual)
(6) Circular Economy Steering Committee meetings (quarterly)
Targets
Gradually improving atom efficiency, with the following goals: ≧ 69.0% (2023); ≧ 69.2% (2024); ≧ 69.3% (2025)
Resource Investment
Implement circular economy practices, adopt green chemistry principles, and develop sustainable products
- In 2022, the atom efficiency of our plants reached 70.9%, significantly exceeding the target value of 66.6%.
- In 2022, the use of renewable raw materials reached 2% (vs. 1% in 2021) and the use of renewable materials reached 44%. We will continue to work on increasing these ratios.