United Nations Sustainable Development Goals SDGs practice

Release date:2025-03-17

In 2000, the United Nations (UN) issued the Millennium Declaration, which set out eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for the period from 2000 to 2015. As the problems faced by human society become more diverse and extensive, the United Nations has put forward 17 United Nations Development Goals (SDGs), which are the 17 goals that the United Nations believes need the most from 2015 to 2030 after the MDGs. Since then, the concept of SDGs has been extended to promote sustainable development, and has also driven global awareness and action on sustainable development.

As an important institution of national technological innovation and industrial promotion, ITRI has an unshirkable responsibility to promote Taiwan's sustainable affairs, so it also actively participates in the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In 2023, we will promote the sustainable progress of enterprises and society through industrial promotion and technological innovation. We not only develop forward-looking technologies, but also work with companies to apply these innovations to solve social and environmental problems. In the way of science and technology popularization and innovation, we will effectively respond to the sustainable development challenges faced by the world, and strive to improve the sustainable well-being of mankind.

  Goals Sustainability-oriented Description of sustainable performance
End poverty SDG 1
: End poverty: End poverty
in all its forms everywhere
Social impact
  • Counsel the tribal residents of the rural and outlying islands in Huadong area, assist in training the introduction of local characteristic products into the technology of the hospital, develop products, verify and sell, and create tribal economic income
End hunger SDG 2
End hunger
and end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition and promote permaculture
R&D of science and technology
  • The development of IPM integrated management service platform technology will reduce the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides by at least 30% and reduce labor costs by more than 30%, which will help improve China's food self-sufficiency rate and ensure food security
Health and well-being SDG 3
Health and well-being
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
A happy workplace
  • Enhance the safety and health awareness and knowledge of employees to achieve the goal of "safety and health for all", create a good safety and health atmosphere, establish a culture of excellence in safety and health, and help colleagues in the hospital maintain their health in the workplace
  • Audit: Handle the internal audit of safety and health of the whole hospital, external verification audit, etc., and the coverage rate of the units affected by the audit is 100%
  • Training/Advocacy: Promote various safety and health training, publicity, selection and selection activities, etc., with a coverage rate of 100% for affected colleagues
  • Provide integrated physical and mental health services (including: professional physicians in health centers, health examinations, psychological counseling services, employee transportation and rest facilities, etc.), and organize diversified health promotion activities and education and training to promote the health and well-being of employees
R&D of science and technology
  • The research and development of AMR intelligent logistics technology, which uses battery power instead of fuel power, can reduce carbon emissions in the transportation process, solve the problem of logistics manpower shortage in the future, save 70% of the delivery cost of the delivery platform, and indirectly help reduce exhaust emissions and maintain the respiratory safety of passers-by
  • Research and development of immune cell production system platform, which can reduce the transportation process of distributed production, independent production of key raw materials, reduce import dependence, reduce the use of consumables by automated modules, and reduce the cost of cell therapy, so as to benefit more patients, improve the efficiency of cell products, and increase the success rate. The automatic production process shortens the time by 1/3 compared with the manual process, and can reduce the difference of manual movements
  • The development of the iMAS remote medical mobile health examination information platform has greatly shortened the health examination time, from the original community health examination usually takes more than one hour, to now only 30 minutes to complete the reduction of natural and social resource consumption, and solve the problems of declining birthrate, shortage of medical manpower, and lack of accessibility to rural medical care; Assist the health and welfare department of the Taiwan authorities, drive the transformation of the medical industry, and improve the accessibility of medical care
  • The research and development of perovskite X-ray flat panel sensors can shorten the scintillation process time by 99%, save energy by at least 50%, expand the application environment and scenario of X-ray sensors, and improve the well-being of medical resources for the public
Social impact
  • Cooperate with local medical institutions to assist in smart medical examinations for the elderly or disadvantaged groups in rural areas, or assist in improving the cleanliness of the institutional environment
  • Cognitive function testing and empowering health services, raising the public's attention to cognitive health, realizing the concept of preventive medicine (early detection and intervention of cognitive abnormalities to reduce the burden of medical resources), the service has been used by more than 500,000 people, arousing the public's awareness of cognitive health, and establishing the largest cognitive health database in Taiwan to assist in the digital transformation of the insurance industry
Quality education

SDG 4
Quality education
ensures inclusive and equitable quality education and promotes lifelong learning opportunities for all

A happy workplace
  • English training is included in the organization's internal training to enhance the energy of international cooperation, communication and coordination, and special English classes for international conferences are held every year to cultivate important English skills such as presiding over meetings and receiving foreign guests by outstanding international business personnel
  • Provide diversified learning and development solutions to ensure that officers are equipped with the skills required for the job, and anticipate long-term development in the future, so as to cultivate and reserve soft skills in the workplace at an early stage
Social impact
  • For young people aged 16-29, we will train young people to enter the workplace after leaving school, with an average employment rate of 70% within six months
  • Every year, the "Children's Science and Technology Learning Camp" is organized for disadvantaged and rural students, transforming the abundant scientific and technological resources in the hospital into educational materials, and leading students to learn popular science knowledge with the help of digital learning energy
性別平權 SDG 5
性別平權
實現性別平等,增強所有婦女和女童的權能
誠信治理
  • 設置多元申訴管道,以加強維護性別歧視等可能人權侵害。各界利害關係人均可進行通報,本院依據已建立的受理與處置規範進行處置,申訴身分及內容依本院規範皆予以保密:年度統計內外部申訴管道受理案件,共有 2 件性騷擾與 2 件環安衛申訴案件成立,均已依據本院規範完成處理
幸福職場
  • 推動女性員工各項友善措施,如安胎育兒假60 天、母愛室、設立托嬰中心、幼兒園及安親班等,並提供男性同仁育兒假20天,鼓勵共同分擔家庭照顧責任,使兩性皆能安心生養,達到工作與生活之平衡
淨水及衛生 SDG 6
Clean Water and Sanitation
: Sanitation and sustainable management for all
綠色院區
  • 本院實驗廢棄物100%妥善清除處理。並制定「廢污水排放管理程序」,用以規範廢污水之處理、管理、排放等事宜,達成處理放流水完全符合法規標準,以維護我國乾淨水源
  • 持續推動院區回收水再利用,回收水再利用共計102.74 百萬公升
  • 持續推動院區節水,已節水151,642 公噸。未來亦將透過推動水資源數位化管理、節約循環及調度應用及廢水收集再生循環利用等措施,持續提升供水效率與用水效益
Social impact
  • We have joined hands with international companies and NGOs to develop a water purification system in the hospital to quickly assist developing countries, rural areas and remote islands to obtain clean drinking water
Affordable, clean energy SDG 7
Affordable, clean energy
ensures affordable, reliable and sustainable modern energy for all
R&D of science and technology
  • R&D of sustainable energy system, reduce energy conversion loss by 50%, increase material recycling by 120%, solve the elimination of batteries generated by electric vehicle manufacturers and achieve sustainable environmental protection benefits, drive industrial energy transformation and supply chain integration one-stop service, and won the 2023 Global Top 100 Technology R&D Award
Green Campus
  • We will continue to promote the construction of renewable energy, and apply data to improve the efficiency of energy generation, and build 400kWp of new PV per year
  • Actively invest in the transformation of power supply, promote the construction of renewable energy facilities and the integration of green power industries, build solar photovoltaic panels and treatment systems on rooftops, and transfer solar power generation to enable the purchase of electricity outside peak hours and the contracted capacity (basic electricity tariff).
  • Significant reduction, also to reduce the roof slab heat load, semi-spike transfer load and other benefits, the annual renewable energy construction capacity accounted for 14.21% of the contracted capacity
Social impact
  • Assist industrial customers and small and medium-sized enterprises in China to carry out net-zero carbon emission layout, promote green innovation and promote industrial transformation to create carbon reduction business opportunities, and improve energy efficiency to enhance industrial competitiveness, so as to strengthen the deployment of clean energy in China
Suitable jobs and economic growth SDG 8
: Decent work and
economic growth
promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and access to adequate work for all
A happy workplace
  • Strengthen safety and health risk assessment and control, plan safety and health objectives and action plans according to risk management needs, and promote environmental monitoring, emergency response, regulatory review, accident investigation and other measures, and strive to reduce emissions
  • The goal of the disabling damage rate is 0.37 for the annual disabling damage rate
  • We attach great importance to the protection of human rights, treat each employee with fairness and respect, and strive to provide a safe and healthy working environment
  • Enhance the safety and health awareness and knowledge of employees, achieve the goal of "safety and health for all employees", create a good safety and health atmosphere, establish an excellent safety and health culture, and help colleagues in the hospital work with peace of mind in a safe environment
    • Audit: 100% of units are audited for internal audits and external verification audits of safety and health of the whole hospital.
    • Training/Advocacy: Promote various safety and health training, publicity, selection and selection activities
Social impact
  • Train the vocational skills of young mothers or tribal women in Huadong Township, strengthen their creative and sales capabilities, and improve the function and economic environment of tribal families
  • Integrate industrial needs, assist the industry to promote net-zero sustainability, influence and expand upstream and downstream suppliers, cultivate industrial net-zero talents, and help the development of China's net-zero industry
Industrialization, innovation and infrastructure SDG 9
Industrialization, Innovation and
Infrastructure
Build resilient infrastructure for inclusive sustainable industrialization and innovation
Integrity governance
  • The hospital continues to improve a safe, smooth and reliable information service environment, provide R&D knowledge resource services, and promote the automation and digital transformation of various business processes
  • Continuously certified to ISO 27001 Information Security and ISO 20000-1 Information Service Management System.
  • With the help of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), we will reduce the investment of manpower and continuously improve the operational efficiency of the business.
R&D of science and technology
  • The research and development of AMR intelligent logistics technology can reduce carbon emissions in the transportation process, solve the problem of logistics manpower shortage in the future, and save 70% of the delivery cost of the delivery platform, so as to accelerate the transformation of the carbon reduction industry
  • The research and development of global intelligent stacking technology can reduce the consumption of natural and social resources, solve the shortage of manpower, long working hours in the middle of the night and labor injuries in the logistics and warehousing industries, and assist in the integration of supply chains, drive new markets/transformations in the industry, and create a near-unmanned and intelligent warehousing
  • R&D and construction of a sustainable energy system, reducing energy conversion losses by 50% and increasing material recycling by 120%, solving the problem of obsolete batteries generated by electric vehicle manufacturers and achieving sustainable environmental protection benefits, driving industrial energy transformation and supply chain integration one-stop service, and won the 2023 Global Top 100 Technology R&D Award
  • Research and development of track intelligent monitoring platform technology, reduce the amount of test operation and 50% of the energy consumption of the detection process, use intelligent monitoring system and online testing equipment to shorten the night maintenance time of the track, ensure the quality of maintenance and transportation safety, and integrate the domestic supply chain, drive the domestic independence of rail industry technology, so that Taiwan has become the fourth country in the world with Bogie Running Tester (BRT) design, and is the first class of global transportation technology
  • We have developed a low-orbit satellite broadband communication system to improve and integrate the coverage and speed of all communications, so as to improve the efficiency of national defense, disaster relief, industrial and livelihood communications, and have cooperated with the Space Center across domains, and then cooperated with Taiwan manufacturers to enter the international market, and have assisted at least 8 information and communications technology (ICT) manufacturers to master their own equipment technology
  • The research and development of perovskite X-ray flat plate sensor, the scintillation process time is shortened by 99%, the rapid response helps to achieve industrial non-destructive in-line detection, improve product yield, and jointly develop the world's first set of commercial-grade finished products with well-known domestic panel manufacturers, crossing the threshold of commercialization verification of advanced technology, and exhibiting at the landmark exhibition SEMICON Taiwan 2023
Green Campus
  • The basic maintenance and optimization of hospital facilities (electricity, water, gas, buildings, etc.) promotes digital management and improves supply stability
Social impact
  • Assist industrial customers and small and medium-sized enterprises in China to carry out net-zero carbon emission layout, promote green innovation and industrial transformation to create carbon reduction business opportunities, and improve energy efficiency to enhance industrial competitiveness, so as to promote the development of Taiwan's net-zero industry
Reducing inequality SDG 10
: Reduced inequalities: Reduced inequalities
within and between countries
Integrity governance
  • Set up multiple complaint channels to avoid human rights violations in the hospital, stakeholders from all walks of life can make a report, and the court will handle it in accordance with the established acceptance and disposal standards, and the identity and content of the complaint will be kept confidential in accordance with the hospital's specifications: according to the statistics of internal and external complaint channels, a total of 2 sexual harassment and 2 environmental safety and health complaint cases have been established, and they have been handled in accordance with the hospital's specifications
A happy workplace
  • We provide employment programs for women, interns, foreigners, middle-aged and elderly, indigenous people, and people with disabilities to promote diversity and embrace different perspectives in the workplace
Sustainable urban and rural areas SDG 11
Sustainable urban-rural development
of inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities and human settlements
Integrity governance
  • The track intelligent monitoring platform technology reduces the test operation volume and energy consumption of the detection process by 50%, uses the intelligent monitoring system and online testing equipment to shorten the track night maintenance time, ensures the maintenance quality and transportation safety, and integrates the domestic supply chain to drive the domestic independence of rail industry technology, making Taiwan the fourth country in the world with the design of bogie running tester (BRT), which will also help improve the development of urban and rural transportation in China
  • The low-orbit satellite broadband communication system has improved and integrated the coverage and speed of all communications, so that national defense, disaster relief, industry and people's livelihood communications can be more efficient, and has cooperated with the space center across domains, and then cooperated with Taiwan manufacturers to enter the international giants, and has assisted at least 8 information and communications technology (ICT) manufacturers to master their own equipment technology and strengthen the energy of China's urban and rural infrastructure
Green Campus
  • The second hall of the Guangfu Hospital, which will be completed and opened in 2023, will be a gold-level green building label, with the establishment of wind field and solar trajectory simulation, the introduction of natural wind and lighting, the reduction of air conditioning and lighting consumption, the addition of surface water and rainwater recycling equipment for outdoor landscape to water the lawn, the establishment of a wastewater recycling and reuse mechanism, and the multiple recycling of various energy resources, so that the overall energy consumption has decreased year by year
  • Signed annual contracts with 24 qualified waste cleanup/recycling institutions, and carried out annual inspections to ensure the legal and effective treatment of all kinds of experimental wastes in our hospital
Social impact
  • Combined with the technical units and community volunteers in the central and southern parts of the hospital and Huadong area, we take public welfare visits, technology to the countryside, and tribal community creation as the main axis, care for disadvantaged groups and promote local characteristics
Responsible consumption and production SDG 12
Responsible consumption and production
ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Integrity governance
  • By strengthening green procurement (green procurement amounting to 156 million yuan) and selecting local suppliers (local procurement ratio of 93%), we will jointly pursue sustainable operation and growth, and achieve a win-win partnership and overall sustainable development of the organization. Specific actions include: stating the "Supplier Code of Conduct" of ITRI on the first page of the procurement tender announcement of the Institute (the compliance rate of suppliers is 100%); Manufacturers are required to fill in the ESG declaration form of bidders (a total of 184 cases in the year, and a total of 232 manufacturers will be filled
  • Research and development of deep decolorization technology for polyester fabrics, reducing carbon emissions by 45% compared with petrochemical-derived polyester, solving the problem of textile waste, turning waste into treasure, realizing the sustainable recycling application of resources, building a textile recycling system, and assisting the textile industry to achieve responsible production, this technology has been selected for the 2023 Global Top 100 Technology R&D Award
  • Develop IPM integrated management service platform technology to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides by at least 30% and increase consumer confidence in the safety of agricultural products
R&D of science and technology
  • Assist industrial customers to carry out net-zero emission planning in advance, enhance industrial competitiveness and create carbon reduction business opportunities
  • Partnered with 7-Eleven to build the country's first 24-hour independent unmanned store, reduce the carbon emissions of personnel transportation and store maintenance, provide more convenient life functions for workers in remote areas or at night, and accelerate the pace of industrial digital transformation from management to sales and service
A happy workplace
  • Each hospital received a total of 28 external audits of occupational safety and health management, environmental protection management, fire protection, energy and other aspects from the competent authorities, and all the improvement items proposed were completed within the time limit
Green Campus
  • We continue to promote the reuse of recycled water in the hospital, with a total of 102,740 metric tons of recycled water reused throughout the hospital, and we are also responsible for the maintenance of the environment in our research and development activities
  • In addition to meeting with internal and external stakeholders (e.g. green energy experts and recycling manufacturers) to form a professional team, we will develop waste reduction strategies, strengthen the resource recovery process, increase the types of recyclables, and improve the efficiency of waste conversion and recycling by reducing waste and increasing the recycling rate of resources
  • The hospital recycled 336.70 tons, an increase of 42% compared with last year
  • The institute actively promotes waste reuse, such as 22.28 metric tons of waste cast sand, 17.97 metric tons of activated carbon recycling, 2.85 metric tons of waste dry batteries, 2.59 metric tons of ferric chloride etching waste liquid, and 0.02 tons of other recycling, so as to realize the recycling of waste as a resource and achieve waste reduction
  • Maintain the road environment and adopt environmentally friendly recycled asphalt and technology to reduce carbon emissions by 62 tonnes
Social impact
  • In addition to promoting local high-quality agricultural products, we will also help promote the abundant fruits and sell agricultural derivative products developed with the help of the hospital's technology, and donate the net profits to social welfare organizations
Climate action SDG 13
: Climate action
: Take urgent action to address climate change and its impacts
R&D of science and technology
  • It has built a sustainable energy system, reduced energy conversion losses by 50%, increased material recycling by 120%, solved the elimination of batteries generated by electric vehicle manufacturers and achieved sustainable environmental protection benefits, and drove industrial energy transformation and supply chain integration one-stop services, and won the 2023 Global Top 100 Technology R&D Award
  • Develop IPM integrated management service platform technology to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides by at least 30% to maintain land ecology
  • The research and development of deep decolorization technology for polyester fabrics reduces carbon emissions by 45% compared with petrochemical-derived polyester, solves the problem of textile waste, turns waste into treasure, realizes the sustainable recycling application of resources, and builds a textile recycling system, which has been selected for the 2023 Global Top 100 Science and Technology R&D Award
Green Campus
  • In 2022, we planned to build an ISO 14001 environmental management system, and in 2023, we passed the external certification of ISO 14001 environmental management system
  • In June 2023, the hospital completed the greenhouse gas inventory of the six major campuses (Zhongxing, Guangfu, Liujia, Shalun, Zhongchuang, and Nanchuang) and passed the ISO14064-1 external greenhouse gas verification
  • Continued to promote power saving in the hospital, saving 10.1 million kWh of electricity and reducing carbon emissions by about 4,989.25 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent
Social impact
  • Assist China's small and medium-sized enterprises to carry out net-zero carbon emission layout, promote green innovation and industrial transformation to create carbon reduction business opportunities, and improve energy efficiency to enhance industrial competitiveness, so as to help Taiwan face the crisis of climate change
  • Integrate industry needs, assist the industry to promote net-zero sustainability, influence and expand upstream and downstream suppliers, cultivate industry net-zero talents, and promote the implementation of climate action with net-zero industries
  • Through science camps and immersive experience activities, we will lead rural and disadvantaged students to cultivate the concepts of net-zero sustainability, wildlife and environmental conservation, and achieve the goal of science and technology education taking root downward
Conservation of terrestrial ecology SDG 15
Conserve terrestrial ecosystems
, conserve and sustainably use terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, prevent land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Green Campus
  • Committed to maintaining the environmental balance and ecological sustainability of each campus, through various environmental greening actions, planting and maintaining diverse plants, and providing biological habitats, so as to reduce the possibility of damage to the community and the ecological environment caused by business activities, and create a friendly biodiversity-friendly environment, the following results have been achieved: The average green coverage rate of the six campuses of the hospital (including Guangming New Village) is 206.04%, with a total of 11,003 trees
Peace, justice and sound institutions

SDG 16
Peace, Justice and Sound Institutions
for peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development – Create peaceful and
inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to fair justice, and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Integrity governance
  • Formulate integrity management norms, promote and advocate integrity management policies, handle education and training, plan and establish a reporting system, and establish a punishment and appeal system for violations of integrity management norms, so as to avoid the occurrence of violations of integrity
  • Establish a sound system for compliance with laws and regulations, set up communication and complaint channels, strengthen advocacy, education and training and other mechanisms, and take appropriate preventive and corrective measures to fully implement compliance with laws and regulations, and eliminate any form of malpractice
  • In order to strengthen the organizational culture and management of integrity management, an integrity management committee has been set up under the board of directors to formulate and promote integrity management standards, and publish the standards on the hospital's website for all colleagues to read. and publish the reporting channels on the external website of the hospital to establish an open and transparent system
  • Set up multiple complaint channels, stakeholders from all walks of life can report, the court in accordance with the established acceptance and disposal norms for disposal, the identity and content of the complaint in accordance with the norms of the court to protect the privacy of the complainant: the annual statistics of internal and external appeal channels accepted cases, a total of 2 sexual harassment and 2 environmental safety and health complaints cases have been established, all of which have been completed in accordance with the norms of the court
  • The Board of Directors is the highest governance unit of ITRI, and is responsible for the resolution and supervision of important matters within ITRI in accordance with the relevant laws, regulations and functions and powers conferred by the competent authorities, including business strategy and R&D strategy, organizational structure, work policy and important decisions. 3 representatives of experts and scholars, 5 representatives of public and private enterprises, and a sound, diverse, professional and efficient board of directors are the foundation of the organization's integrity governance
Diverse partnerships SDG 17
Multifaceted partnerships
strengthen means of implementation and reinvigorate the global partnership for sustainable development
Integrity governance
  • Actively participate in the association and serve as a board member, and promote the issue of net zero will help promote industrial transformation, energy conservation and carbon reduction, promote green innovation, and enhance the sustainable development of enterprises
  • Strengthen international multi-faceted partnerships through international cooperation strategies such as technical cooperation with international scientific research institutions, linking international partners to generate cooperation projects, expanding the international territory of Taiwan's industries, and participating in international forums and seminars
R&D of science and technology
  • Strengthen the partnership, work with 7-Eleven to build the country's first 24-hour independent unmanned store, reduce the carbon emissions of personnel transportation and store maintenance, provide more convenient life functions for workers in remote areas or at night, and accelerate the pace of digital transformation of the industry from the management level to the digitalization of sales and services
  • Research and development of track intelligent monitoring platform technology, reduce the amount of test operation and energy consumption in the detection process by 50%, use intelligent monitoring system and online testing equipment to shorten the night maintenance time of the track, ensure the maintenance quality and transportation safety, and integrate the domestic supply chain, drive the domestic independence of rail industry technology, so that Taiwan has become the fourth country in the world with the design of Bogie Running Tester (BRT), demonstrating the achievements of our institute in integrating China's industrial partners
  • We have developed a low-orbit satellite broadband communication system to improve and integrate the coverage and speed of all communications, so as to improve the efficiency of national defense, disaster relief, industrial and livelihood communications, and have cooperated with the Space Center across domains, and then cooperated with Taiwan manufacturers to enter the international market, and have assisted at least 8 information and communications technology (ICT) manufacturers to master their own equipment technology
Social impact
  • The "Science and Technology Philanthropy Experience Sharing and Exchange Seminar" was held to share the annual achievements of science and technology philanthropy promotion, and the cooperative NGO groups were invited to exchange ideas with the hospital's philanthropic technology research team to expand the energy of philanthropy promotion

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