According to the results of the 7th Corporate Governance Evaluation by Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) and Taipei Exchange (TPEx), three listed companies of CTCI Group (CTCI Corp., CTCI Advanced Systems, and ECOVE) scored top 5% in the TWSE and TPEx listed categories respectively. In addition, CTCI Corp. and ECOVE scored top 10% as listed companies in the non-finance and non-electronics industry category with a market capitalization of TWD 10 billion or above. All CTCI companies are in the top notch in both evaluations, which have been divided into 7 and 5 notches respectively.

This year's evaluations were carried out using 84 indicators in 4 major dimensions: equal treatment for shareholders and protecting their rights and interests, enhancing board structure and operation, increasing information transparency, and putting corporate social responsibility into practice. A total of 1,617 companies, including 905 TWSE listed companies and 712 TPEx listed companies, were evaluated. Once again, the awards are recognition of CTCI's efforts in operational performance, corporate governance, and corporate social responsibility.

As a leader of Taiwan's engineering industry, CTCI continues to hold fast to its "Most Reliable" brand spirit to improve its corporate governance, and strives for sustainable business performance. Through the promotion of "Total Participation CSR Excellence Practice," CTCI seeks to strike a balance between economic, social, and environmental aspects as part of its contribution towards global sustainability. To date, CTCI Group has received various recognitions from domestic and foreign evaluations, including: being chosen as one of the constituent stocks in Dow Jones Sustainability™ Emerging Markets Diversified Index for six consecutive years; being awarded with Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility Award by CommonWealth Magazine; and being awarded with the Ten Most Sustainable Company Awards by Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Awards (TCSA).

Due to the persistent Covid-19 pandemic in Taiwan and the decision to protect our employees, CTCI has officially launched a rapid testing program for over 5,000 employees across the group on June 15 by setting up a “healthy test station” at the CTCI headquarters.

According to CTCI’s Group Coronavirus Prevention Center, the test station will be able to handle tests of 800 to 900 people daily beginning on June 15 and ending on June 18, with possibility of extension depending on the severity of the pandemic. Employees who live in pandemic “hotspots” are given priority to receive tests. This is a non-compulsory program; however, we expect that as many employees as possible will be tested.

The testing program is CTCI’s latest measure to protect the health and work safety of all employees, in addition to the reroute, work shifts, and pandemic insurance which have been well in place.

The closing ceremony of “Exhibition for Total Participation CSR Excellence Practices” had been successfully held at the 1st floor lobby of CTCI headquarters on Apr. 28.

The event was attended by over 100 CTCI supervisors, colleagues, and guests, including Eugene Chien, Chairman of CTCI EF and Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy (TAISE); Young Ku, Chairman of TAISE; Yeong-Ren Chen, Secretary General of Center for Corporate Sustainability; Yu-Pin Lin, Secretary General of CTCI EF; Jackie Pin-Chih Wang, advisor at CTCI EF; Juliette Hsu, Deputy General Manager at Environmental Science Technology Consultants Corporation.

At the opening address, CTCI Group Chairman John T. Yu stated that the Group has launched a one-month CSR event named "Exhibition for Total Participation CSR Excellence Practices" that encompasses a series of online/offline activities to raise employees' awareness on corporate social responsibilities (CSR), its relation to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) dimensions, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) developed by United Nations. The end goal is to allow colleagues to become better aware of CTCI’s achievements in CSR, and learn that everyone is part of the efforts by dedicating to day-to-day duties. He also expected that all group colleagues will continue pursuing sustainability and innovation by caring for ESG with company-wide CSR engagement.

Following that, CTCI EF Chairman Eugene Chien remarked that under the support of CTCI’s top management and joint efforts of all staff, CTCI has sustained top-notch CSR performance globally as it has enrooted CSR into its corporate culture. Chairman Chien mentioned that by implementing “CSR Moment,” a 5-minute presentation shared before meetings are formally convened, every CTCI member is literally a sustainability ambassador, facilitating sustainable management of the company.

At the ceremony, winners for “CSR Micro Film Contest” and “CSR Moment Contest” were presented with prizes from EXCO members and guests. As the ceremony coming to a close, a lucky draw for CSR online challenge was conducted. With this CSR event, we hope to bring more colleagues to engage in CSR by fulfilling ESG responsibilities, and realize the Group’s sustainability vision of Guarding the Earth with Constant Innovation in Green Engineering.

CTCI launched a one-month event called “CSR Achievements Exhibition” at its headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan on March 31, 2021. The event will showcase CTCI’s performance on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) aspects. Also included in the event are a series of activities to raise employees’ awareness on corporate social responsibilities (CSR), and encourage their participation.

With a vision of becoming a guardian of the Earth through sustainable, innovative, and green engineering, CTCI has for many years dedicated itself to global sustainability with its core competencies. Important achievements include:

• Incorporated into Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index for 6 consecutive years, number 2 in the global engineering sector.
• A- in CDP climate change evaluation, or leadership level.
• Level A in MSCI’s ESG evaluation.
• Outstanding Professional in Global Corporate Sustainability Awards.
• 18 Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Awards, including Top 10 Domestic Companies Sustainability Model Awards.
• CommonWealth Magazine’s Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility Award.

The event was kicked off with a lighting ceremony attended by top executives of CTCI business operations and colleagues, followed by a fantastic short clip showing CTCI’s achievements.

“CSR and sustainability issues now play a major role in company management,” says John T. Yu, CTCI Group Chairman. “CTCI’s goal is to become more competitive through CSR and make CSR part of our DNA. To do so, we continue to turn our four competencies— ‘green engineering, smart plant, resource cycling, and intelligent EPC’— into sustainable practices that are aligned to ESG aspects.”

“Moreover, CTCI set up ESG Committee under the board last year (2020). Supervised by the Chairman of the Board and other board members, the President of CTCI Corporation is charged with the task to work with ESG task force to outline sustainable development strategies and action plans. Brand Management Department, or the CSR management unit, had its name changed to Sustainability & Brand Department as a sign to assume more responsibility in promoting sustainability. We will be ever more determined and committed to CSR,” Yu added.

A series of fun activities to celebrate this event include: CSR Challenge, Most Popular CSR Microfilm Poll, Most Popular CSR Moment Entry Poll, and Sustainable Development Goals Photo Shots. These will serve as reminder to CTCI employees that they shall stay innovative and pursue sustainability at work.