GHG Emissions

GHG Management System

Chunghwa Telecom was the first in the industry to conduct GHG inventory in 2008 with a 100% coverage of its branch offices.

With The Greenhouse Gas Protocol: A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard (GHG Protocol) developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD), we established the GHG emissions inventory and became the first domestic telecom operator that obtained the Verification Statement for ISO 14064-1 from the third-party entity, SGS Taiwan, which serve as the information basis for GHG reduction and carbon management promotion.

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions

The total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by CHT in 2021 is 734,866.729 t-CO₂e, which include CO₂、CH₄、N₂O、HFCs、PFCs and SF₆. NF₃ has been excluded since we did not emit any NF₃.

The primary energy source for CHT operation is electricity. The GHG emissions mainly fall in the Scope 2 (purchased electricity), accounting for 97.57%, and in the Scope 1 from transport work vehicles, accounting for 2.43% only. There was a slight decrease in the total emissions in 2021 thanks to implementation of various energy efficiency and carbon reduction measures.

In 2021, in accordance with ISO 14064-1:2018 and with reference to the Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) of the GHG Protocol, Chunghwa Telecom probed into the GHG emissions in its upstream and downstream business activities. We conducted inventory for categories 3, 4, and 5 and has obtained the verification statement from BSI Taiwan.

Reduction Target

Chunghwa Telecom joined the Taiwan Alliance for Net Zero Emission in 2021, proposing the target of net-zero emissions by 2030/2050. Also, it has announced its commitment to the science-based target (SBT), i.e. a 50% carbon reduction by 2030 compared to the base year levels of 2020. In addition, it planned to submit the SBT for review in 2 years.

Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction Plan and Results

To cope with the climate change risks and introduce more benefits from energy saving and carbon reduction, Chunghwa Telecom formulated tangible energy saving and carbon reduction action plans. In addition to active energy efficiency improvement, through autonomous environmental measures and practices, it compiles and analyzes energy data for a science-based management.

Item	Description
Energy Efficiency Improvement	Reduction of the PUE of IDCs from 1.67 in the base year of 2020 annually (1.657 achieved in 2021 and aiming for 1.5 by 2030) Green building materials adopted for newly constructed IDCs or hostels Recovery systems for rainwater, groundwater, and HVAC condensate installed for water resource recycling Lighting of public areas in office buildings replaced with LED lights
Green Energy Introduction	4,506 kWp of installed PV capacity in 2021 111 Taiwan Renewable Energy Certificates (T-RECs) obtained
Telecom Facility Energy-Saving Plan	Stipulation of energy efficiency specs for equipment: stipulation of energy efficiency specs for the equipment necessary for telecom services in the procurement specifications Energy-saving measures for telecom facilities: adjustment to equipment capacity as appropriate and equipment integration to reduce the overall power consumption of telecom facilities Base station energy-saving: procurement of base stations with higher energy efficiency to replace the energy-demanding counterparts Equipment replacement: Active introduction of NGN equipment to replace the old PSTN equipment and cut energy consumption
Autonomous Environmental Protection	First-and-only: Banqiao IDC certified to ISO 14046 Phase-out of old vehicles with newly procured energy efficient green vehicles; introduction of electric vehicles Assistance in establishment of YouBike Station at the Xinyi-Hangzhou intersection Clean Homeland, Energy Efficient Offices, Car-free Day, Office Document Automation System (ODAS) Energy Efficiency Service: to assist the SMEs and the vulnerable groups in energy efficiency improvement Industrial waste recycling target setting
Value-added Products & Services	First-and-only in the industry: Carbon neutral Syntrend Store with EPA Carbon Label for Services as well as certifications to ISO 14067 and PAS 2060 E-bill: promoted along with business marketing for environmental protection and carbon reduction E-invoice: invoices stored in the cloud permanently that saves materials and labor, along with tax-saving and penalty-free from the government Intelligent Energy Network Service and promotion of energy-efficient products Mobile device recycling: recycle bins installed to the service centers in line with the promotion for waste recycling Green Stores: 455 service centers nationwide transformed into “Green Stores” Collaboration with SALcE to promote sustainability partner (products, services, and organizations) certification