CPC is engaged in a long-term effort to improve its handling of issues arising from pollution involving waste-water,
air, noise, solid waste and groundwater in the course of fulfilling its CSR commitment and upholding the spirit of
sustainable development. In recent years, the company has also worked on carbon dioxide emission inventory and
reduction and has adopted the best available technology and equipment for all new investment projects consistent
with minimizing the pollution caused by production, transportation and storage processes. CPC is also aiming at
environmental protection through enhancing the quality of its petroleum products.
Establishing an ISO environmental management system; embarking on a CO
2
reduction plan
CPC consistently adheres to an environmental protection policy in which the chief elements are: legal and regulatory
compliance, adherence to international norms, pollution prevention, energy conservation, waste reduction, continuous
improvement, employee participation, social responsibility and sustainable development. Since 1989 it has invested
more than NT$50 billion in environmental protection; the ISO 14001 environmental management system has been
implemented in all units since 1995 and 22 units had passed certification by the end of 2013. In keeping with global
trends, a company-wide environmental accounting system was set up in 2004 to help improve performance in
environmental matters.
Although Taiwan is not a signatory to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, CPC works in line with international environmental
protection practice to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We have established carbon dioxide reduction targets and
timetables for existing plants, and practice emissions-reduction measures by using low-carbon fuel, conserving energy,
improving equipment efficiency and reducing waste. A company-wide inventory of greenhouse gases was completed in
2005, and there is an ongoing CO
2
reduction plan: a target for CO
2
emission reduction of 1 million tons by 2009 was set
and was surpassed by achieving an actual reduction of 1.22 million tons. The goal of the second stage of the reduction
plan is to cut CO
2
emissions by a cumulative total of 2.3 million tons by 2015; a reduction of 2.2 million tons had been
achieved as of the end of 2013 and work on further reducing emissions continues.
Pollution Prevention and
Environmental Protection
Fulfilling a CSR commitment; maintaining
environmental sustainability
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