Environmental Sustainability | Creating a Society of Mutual Prosperity | Common Good | Shin Kong Life Sustainability
Environmental Sustainability
SKL responds to international concerns about biodiversity and environmental sustainability by organizing events such as " Shin Kong Sustainable Lifestyle - From Farm to Table " and "sustainable oceans," which bring together the power of corporations and society to promote rural revitalization, preserve natural ecology, and achieve a win-win situation for corporations, agriculture, and society. In addition, through the Christmas Charity Market event, SKL has practiced a circular economy with the goal of achieving a friendly environment, while also promoting sustainable thinking among employees via public welfare activities.
Happy Dining Table with an Acre of Land
To care about food safety and sustainable agricultural development in Taiwan, we established the "Shin Kong smallholder farmers’ evening market" to provide free venues and stalls for smallholder farmers to exhibit and sell their products. We encourage farmers to cultivate non-toxic, land-friendly fruits and vegetables of higher quality. Consumers can also purchase the freshest seasonal produce at the shortest food miles to ensure food safety. In 2022, we launched the Happy Dining Table with an Acre of Land ESG welfare project, and signed the "Common Good Commitment" with 67 smallholder farmers in Taiwan, calling on smallholder farmers to participate in the sustainable food program, as well as donate near-expiry and high-quality ingredients to extend the life of the food. We also convey the concept of food conservation, caring, and sharing, so as to achieve zero food waste, and demonstrate Shin Kong’s core values of "low carbon, innovation, and common good" for sustainable operations. In 2024, a total of 76 Shin Kong smallholder farmers’ evening markets were held, with approximately 504 participants and total sales amount of nearly NT$9 million (including Songshanjin Charity Market). In 2023, this project received recognition at international levels, including the "Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards," "National Brand Yushan Award," "Asia-Pacific and Taiwan Sustainability Action Awards (TSAA)," and "PwC Sustainability Impact Awards," underscoring Shin Kong's core values of "low carbon, innovation, and common good" in sustainable management.
Clean Ocean Project
The "Clean Ocean" beach cleanup event in 2024 mobilized 155 corporate volunteers to the "Holiday Forest Beach" in Zhunan, Miaoli, and Sanzhi, removing a total of 475 kilograms of marine waste in the two activities. In addition, 12 volunteers were trained to obtain professional diving licenses. We also organized six beach cleanup activities in Ruibin Harbor, Keelung, and Ruifang Bat Cave in New Taipei City, during which, the volunteers removed a total of 1,369 kilograms of marine waste. In response to the Sustainable Development Goals “SDG 14” Life Below Water, we took concrete actions to remove marine waste underwater in order to protect the marine ecology.
SDGs
