1. Promotion of Environmental Permit Integration:
Our team has acquired contact information for various business units in the 112th year and compiled a list of 60 businesses involved in permit integration from 110 to 111 as the enhanced counseling targets. Additionally, a total of 25 entities, including priority trial targets from previous years and those willing to participate in permit integration, have been identified as expanded counseling targets for the 112th year.
Regarding pollution flow diagrams, out of the 60 enhanced counseling targets, 54 entities currently comply with environmental permit conditions in their pollution flow diagrams. Three entities still do not comply, and they have been notified for necessary adjustments. It is anticipated that these adjustments will be completed and uploaded to the EMS (Environmental Management System) by November. Furthermore, three entities have ceased their processes and undergone delisting. Concerning the 25 expanded trial targets, all flow diagrams were completed and uploaded to EMS in July. However, confirmation of the accuracy of the pollution flow diagrams requires on-site inspections, leading to an estimated completion for review by December, after which the entities will be asked for corrections and EMS upload.
Among the expanded counseling targets for this year, 25 in total, Dunan Technology Co., Ltd.'s Hsinchu branch has undergone deregistration, with the original site being changed to Darr International's Hsinchu branch in Luxembourg. Therefore, adjustments were made to the original list, replacing Dunan Technology Co., Ltd.'s Hsinchu branch with Darr International's Hsinchu branch from Luxembourg.
Statistics on environmental permit integration cases from January 1st to September 30th of the 112th year indicate a total of 124 cases received, with 110 classified as fast-track verifications. Fourteen cases entered the internal joint review and consultation process. The average time for the joint review process was 12.3 days, all completed within the stipulated 18 days as per operational procedures. The average duration for the industry consultation and review process was 4 days, all completed within the prescribed 7 days as per operational procedures.
To enhance familiarity with the consultation and review procedures among personnel, an internal educational training meeting was conducted on March 24th, 112th year, at the 7th-floor conference room of the Hsinchu City Environmental Protection Bureau. Originally planning to conduct a simulation of the consultation and review process, the team reconsidered based on the participants' feedback from the 111th year, acknowledging that the simulation session was lengthy, and most review personnel had significant execution experience, thus deeming repetitive practice unnecessary. As a result, the training session focused on topics such as background and current status promotion, an outline of environmental permit integration regulations, and common issues encountered in other counties and cities.
Additionally, to familiarize public and private entities within the jurisdiction with the operational procedures of environmental permit integration, two seminars were held on March 20th (first session) for Science Park businesses and March 29th (second session) for businesses outside the park. After these sessions, questionnaires were distributed to participants. Survey results indicate that 98% of respondents have a basic understanding of the concept and process of permit integration. Regarding flow diagram creation methods, 91% of respondents were familiar, while 87% understood the operation of the integrated system. This demonstrates that conducting seminars has assisted in enhancing businesses' understanding of environmental permit integration. Furthermore, there is a strong demand among businesses for information related to environmental permit integration, with 55% preferring seminars, 28% favoring receiving relevant materials by mail, and 15% preferring online promotion. Future planning aims to incorporate various promotional methods to enhance businesses' understanding of environmental permit integration. The project has also identified 19 entities expressing interest in environmental permit integration, prioritizing their consideration for implementation in the 113th year.
2. Promotion of Green Procurement:
The project has actively promoted and encouraged local civilian green consumption through 24 physical events. Over 3.25 million environmental green points, along with clean sea dishwashing detergent, clean sea toilet cleaners, and dandelion toilet paper, totaling 1,800 sets, have been purchased. Additionally, 1,800 copies of promotional materials for green consumption in Hsinchu City and advertisements for a nationwide green lifestyle were produced and distributed via press releases, social media (25 posts), and traditional radio broadcasts (6 broadcasts). Currently, guidance has been provided to 8 green stores to complete their declarations, amounting to a reported value of 73.07 million NT dollars. The majority of these purchases (91.55%) involve sales of 3C products and home appliances. Collaboration with private sector enterprises for green procurement aligns with their year-end accounting, expected to be completed by December.
To expand the market for environmental products and services, two seminars on environmental label certification for service industries were conducted, attracting a total of 45 participants. Survey results indicate clear post-seminar understanding among attendees regarding environmental labels and carbon footprints. Additionally, guidance has been provided to 82 catering businesses to become certified as environmental-friendly restaurants, with 4 hotels receiving certification as eco-friendly lodgings. Assistance was offered to one hotel (Fuhua Grand Hotel) to obtain bronze-level environmental label certification. 35 eco-friendly restaurants and 20 carbon footprint label product checks have been completed, all in compliance with relevant regulations.
To promote green travel itineraries, 6 trips have been organized with 233 participants. Furthermore, 5 self-guided green travel itineraries have been made available for local activities and culinary specialties in Hsinchu City.
Efforts to encourage government agencies and private enterprises to adopt green practices involved organizing one government agency green procurement seminar to enhance awareness. Currently, designated green procurement items in government agencies account for 92.44%. Subsequently, the project plans to intensify telephone contact to ensure government agencies complete green procurement declarations. Moreover, 83 government schools have adhered to green office practices, with an additional 10 private enterprises newly committed to eco-friendly office practices.
The project has conducted widespread public awareness campaigns promoting "environmental green points." This year, Hsinchu City has added 715 new members to its environmental point collection program. Twenty events distributing green points have been conducted, and six institutions, including Lao Ye Hotels and their affiliated restaurants, have become environmental point collection partners. Future plans include guiding Fuhua Grand Hotel and its related restaurants to join the program.
Efforts to raise public awareness and engagement in green living led to activities such as "My Green Hub" and "Goodies for Green Living." These initiatives combined an environmental point collection app to encourage both point collection and completion of green lifestyle surveys, using green points as an incentive to promote environmental point collection and stimulate green consumption. "Goodies for Green Living" has already collected 159 surveys, distributing 159,000 environmental green points. The "My Green Hub" event has concluded, with 24 participants. Following the consolidation and confirmation of relevant data, the team will amend the final report to reflect the list of winners.
Regarding "zero-net" green living initiatives, the team has compiled eight cross-departmental activities aligned with the Hsinchu Arts Festival "Wind City Art Festival" series. Additionally, two dialogues have been conducted to gather public opinions. This year's dialogues involved discussions between elderly citizens and park-area business owners. Most displayed a willingness to support zero-net green living; however, some faced personal challenges due to age or health limitations. Park-area employees suggested that before promoting low-carbon transportation, a solid foundation for implementation should be established, focusing on improving technological safety and maturity to make the entire low-carbon transportation network more convenient and widespread. The project has begun implementing zero-net green living in villages, conducting two information sessions and establishing two village outposts. Moreover, efforts toward Hsinchu City's Zero-Net Green Living Action Plan have involved two inter-departmental meetings, confirming 31 prioritized specific actions and 22 key performance indicators. These plans and indicators have been submitted to the Ministry of the Environment, with ongoing tracking of key performance indicators. Thirteen actions have already been completed, with results and supporting documentation scheduled for submission to the Ministry in December. Additionally, in alignment with the Zero Emission Technology Plan, proposals for the transformation of green living in Chin-chu Village have been submitted.
