Taiwan’s ambition to become a leader in sustainable manufacturing is being realized through landmark projects like TSMC’s Zero Waste Manufacturing Center in Tai-chung Science Park. At the core of this transformation is Pacific Engineers and Constructors Ltd. (PECL), originally established as a joint venture with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and now a wholly owned…
A growing emphasis on social and environmental responsibility among major U.S. corporations has begun influencing the practices and operations of their Taiwanese supply chain partners as well. Last summer, President Tsai Ing-wen announced that starting from the first day of 2021, Taiwan would allow the importation of U.S. pork containing trace amounts of ractopamine. Some…
Food waste carries a heavy social, environmental, and financial cost, but with the right technology, it can become a stable, low-cost, high-return source of electricity. Taiwan generates an estimated 16.5 million tons of food waste a year. That’s enough to fill 182 Olympic-size swimming pools every day all year, year-in and year-out. For most people,…
Taiwan aims to provide 20% of electrical power generation from renewable energy sources by 2025. In recent months, Taiwan has made significant strides towards achieving its goal of developing large-scale offshore wind-power resources. The government’s plans call for installing as many as 500 giant wind turbines in the Taiwan Strait in order to reach 3…
Progress on renewable energy development is slow, but green energy advocates are more optimistic than ever before that Taiwan can live up to its potential as a green-energy hub. “There is now a strong determination to make this work,” wrote Bart Linssen, managing director for German wind power turbine maker Enercon Taiwan, in an email….
Tourists and Taiwan residents alike have cheered Taipei City’s YouBike bike-sharing program. The bikes provide a convenient, inexpensive and eco-friendly way to get around Greater Taipei. The program has been expanded to Hsinchu, Taichung, and Changhua, and the Taiwan government hopes to eventually export it as a turnkey solution to other countries. Encouraged by YouBike’s…
New domestically developed technologies are opening the way for new business opportunities. Once known for high pollution levels stemming from its rapid industrialization, Taiwan since the 1980s and 1990s has embarked on numerous campaigns to reduce the impact on the environment. Taiwan’s Green Mark Program, for example, certifies nearly 6,000 products and services in over…
