Since 2015, Kedge Construction has been issuing corporate social responsibility reports for ten years. It is the first publicly listed construction company in the country to have its reports verified by a third party. Starting in 2022, in line with the Financial Supervisory Commission’s “Corporate Governance 3.0” policy, the original “Corporate Social Responsibility Report” has been officially renamed the “Sustainability Report” (ESG Report). This report reveals Kedge Construction’s proactive concern for stakeholders, actively listening to their needs and ensuring effective communication. The “Sustainable Development Committee” and the promotion team regularly and occasionally meet with stakeholders, prioritizing issues based on materiality analysis and topic screening. The report is compiled and disclosed following the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
Additionally, to enhance real-time communication, Kedge has established a Sustainable Development Website (hereinafter referred to as the ESG official website) to increase the transparency of information. The website continuously interacts with stakeholders and collects feedback to improve the content and presentation of the reports.
Reporting Period and Boundary
This report primarily presents Kedge Construction’s actions and performance in business management, environmental protection, and social engagement for 2023 (from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023). To ensure completeness, some content and data include 2022; additionally, for timeliness, some information from January to June 2024 is disclosed.
The report focuses on Kedge Construction’s operations in Taiwan (including the Taipei headquarters and construction sites contracted in 2023), but does not include other subsidiaries and companies within the Kedge Group (only the financial data is included.) The contracted projects encompass residential buildings, technology factories and offices, biotech and medical buildings, as well as large-scale public works, railways, bridges, and other major national constructions, in cooperation with the government to build sustainable cities.
Compilation Principles and Internal Review
This report has been compiled in accordance with the GRI Universal Standards 2021 published by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). The report also aligns with the “Guidelines for Preparing and Reporting Sustainability Reports for Listed Companies,” the “United Nations Global Compact,” and the “ISO 26000 Social Responsibility Guidelines,” among other international standards. It complies with the standards of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the framework of Recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD); the correspondence table can be found in the appendix.
The information and data in this report have been disclosed after a three-stage review process. In the first stage, department heads provided the data, which were then reviewed by supervisors. In the second stage, the planning department compiled the information and had it verified by each department. Finally, the general manager and the chairman conducted a comprehensive review, after which the report was submitted to the board of directors for public disclosure.
International Standards and External Assurance
This report was entrusted to DNV Business Assurance Co., Ltd. for verification, and was certificated as per the requirements of GRI Standards in accordance with the Type1 moderate-level assurance of the AA 1000 AS v3.
Further, the management indicators disclosed in the report were all in alignment with the international standards of ISO and BSI, and were also certified by a third-party inspection.
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