To welcome the Dragon Boat Festival, the colleagues of Far Eastern Department Stores Taoyuan went to the after-school care stronghold "Dorothy Satellite" set up by the consortium legal person Jing Chuan Child Safety Foundation on May 20 to donate gift boxes for the Loong Boat Festival to convey blessings and care.
The Far Eastern Department Stores in Kaohsiung also joined hands with the Charity Home of the Social Bureau of Kaohsiung Municipal Government to hold a public welfare donation of "Passing Care and Happiness Dragon Boat Festival", sharing Zongzi and Dim sum gift boxes to families in need, building a warm bridge between the public and the social vulnerable groups, so that love can spread far and wide.
On May 26, Tainan Far Eastern Department Stores presented 92 raised Dragon Boat Festival gift boxes to the Social Bureau of Tainan Municipal Government, and social workers gave them to caring families who were tutored to enjoy delicious Zongzi.
For the sixth consecutive year, Far Eastern Department Stores in Hsinchu City has partnered with the Social Affairs Department of the Hsinchu City government to launch the "New Year Love Donation" program, raising a total of 650 love meat dumplings to be donated to families in need in Hsinchu City, conveying festive care.
FEDS received the 1.5°C Temperature Control Target Label from CommonWealth Magazine and was rated as "Outstanding Performance," symbolizing that the company's carbon reduction planning and net-zero commitment align with the ambitious temperature control targets required by the Paris Agreement. This honor stems from the "Corporate Carbon Reduction Thermometer" platform jointly developed by CommonWealth Magazine and Tunghai University. This year's survey covered 1,200 companies across 72 industry categories, estimating that FEDS will control global temperature rise to 1.492°C by 2100, lower than the department store industry average of 1.536°C and the overall corporate average of 1.998°C, making it the most outstanding performer in the department store and retail industry, demonstrating the company's firm commitment to combating climate crisis.
▲FEDS received the 1.5°C Temperature Control Target Label from CommonWealth Magazine, recognizing its carbon reduction efforts.
Facing increasingly severe global climate change challenges, FEDS actively integrates energy conservation and carbon reduction into its core business operations, establishing five major action directions: "energy conservation, carbon reduction, green energy, waste reduction, and green procurement." The company responds to environmental impacts caused by operational processes through concrete actions and regards "energy conservation and carbon reduction" as its top priority. Through energy-saving projects, replacing energy-consuming equipment, increasing green electricity usage, electrifying company vehicles, and other diverse measures, FEDS effectively reduces carbon emissions. To promote low-carbon operational transformation, FEDS has incorporated green building concepts into department store design for all fourth-generation stores opened since 2011, currently owning five eco-friendly green buildings. These newly opened store formats effectively reduce resource consumption, becoming green landmarks that combine sustainability and fashion in cities. In the future, FEDS will continue to respond to climate challenges through concrete actions, actively working toward the 2050 net-zero vision and contributing to global climate action.
Far Eastern Department Stores actively participates in public welfare. On April 11th, Taichung City Far Eastern Department Stores, together with the brand J&NINA team, visited Taichung City Boyuma Elementary School to understand the difficulties faced by rural areas schools in terms of educational resources, student life, and teaching environment. They hope to achieve a synergistic effect through corporate cooperation.
Far Eastern Department Stores in Kaohsiung also collaborated with the Sunshine Social Welfare Foundation to hold the "Protect with Love, Embrace Sunshine and See Hope" event, calling on colleagues to work as log workers at the foundation, assist in filling plush toys, and help injured friends achieve economic independence.
The Chiayi store is collecting second-hand children's books and toys. On April 16th, 824 love children's books and toys were sent to the Yunlin Elementary School's mobile toy book touring car, supporting the touring car to pass through rural areas schools, hoping to help narrow the urban-rural teaching gap. Principal Guan Shengzhou awarded a thank-you letter.
Far Eastern Department Stores actively implements ESG concepts and invited the Tainan City Government and Siraya National Scenic Area Management to jointly launch the "ESG Tree Planting for Two Years, Planting New Hope for Carbon Reduction" activity on March 21. Representatives such as Nancy Hsu President and Vice President Lin Chang feng planted 6 purple flowered wind Suzuki trees and 40 Chinese toon trees at the Nanhua Tourist Center in Siraya Scenic Area, Tainan City. In the future, tree planting activities will also be promoted in other county and city bases, striving to achieve the goal of net zero carbon reduction.
In response to Arbor Day and International Forest Day, the Chiayi branch of the Forestry and Conservation Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture will hold a seedling giving event from March 12th to 21st. Anyone holding three invoices can exchange for one pot of saplings. The event will send out a total of 300 saplings, hoping to cultivate the public's love for forests and afforestation. On March 15th, a special "Parent Child Pottery Decoration Gift" parent-child activity is planned, looking forward to every little sapling accompanying children's growth.
On March 15th, the Hualien store and the Hualien Forestry Department jointly held the "Good Forest Appreciation" Love Invoice Replacement Activity. People can exchange one peach blossom, mountain cherry blossom and other saplings with the invoice, and about 800 saplings will be distributed to the public on site. In addition to giving away tree seedlings for free, the Hualien store has also launched an "exclusive eco-friendly paper box planting" to contribute to the earth.
Banqiao Far Eastern Department Stores and Zhubei Store participated in the "Weaving an Ecological Green Net" event organized by the local government and the Forestry and Nature Conservation Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture on March 15th and 22nd, respectively. Banqiao Far Eastern Department Stores invites the public to exchange Taiwan native seedlings with invoices and their own eco-friendly bags. The event has raised over 800 love invoices, all of which will be donated to the Genesis Foundation; Colleagues from Zhubei store went to Xinfeng Township Field Park to plant saplings and contribute to environmental sustainability.
In addition, on March 15-16, Taichung City Far Eastern Department Stores teamed up with Shancheng Succulent Planting Company and Succulent Secret Land Fuxing Store in Puli Town, Nantou County to create a "Spring Festival Tour of Good Forest Life". They invited the public to donate invoices to help the Eden Social Welfare Foundation. On March 20, the logging team went to the foundation to reorganize love invoices and donated a batch of succulent potted plants for charity sale.
On March 18th, colleagues from Taoyuan store held the "Guarding the Mountains and Clearing the Mountain Hiking Day" at Hutou Mountain to assist in restoring the cleanliness of the trail and protecting the natural environment.
▲FEDS actively promotes ESG sustainability and won 32 awards in 2024.
Upholding the vision of "Sustainability Creates a Better Life," FEDS is committed to implementing ESG sustainability initiatives, actively establishing sustainability-oriented management models within the company to achieve excellent sustainability management results. Yesterday (6th), at the 2025 "Vision ESG Corporate Sustainability Awards" ceremony hosted by Vision Magazine, FEDS received the "ESG Comprehensive Performance Excellence Award," recognizing the company's long-term efforts in promoting ESG sustainability.
The "Vision ESG Corporate Sustainability Awards" has been organized by Vision Magazine since 2005. Using ESG as its framework, it comprehensively evaluates corporate overall social responsibility performance across various dimensions including corporate sustainability strategic planning, organizational actions and performance, stakeholder engagement, and information disclosure transparency. FEDS has long promoted ESG sustainability initiatives through proactive policies, pursuing excellence in corporate governance, environmental operations, green procurement, employee care, and social welfare. With outstanding performance earning 32 awards in 2024, FEDS now adds the "Vision ESG Corporate Sustainability Award" to its achievements, demonstrating that FEDS is a company that spares no effort in sustainability promotion with exceptional performance.
▲FEDS launched its tree planting program in 2024, cultivating sustainability seeds across Taiwan.
Facing the 2050 net-zero emissions target, FEDS actively implements energy conservation and carbon reduction. In addition to continuously promoting energy-saving projects, the company leverages technology to enhance energy management efficiency. FEDS has not only introduced mechanical and electrical inspection apps to improve equipment operation reliability but also established the iAuto intelligent graphic control platform to monitor and analyze energy usage in real-time. In 2024, FEDS successfully reduced electricity consumption per NT dollar of revenue by 18% compared to 2017.
Running parallel with "energy conservation" is the "green electricity" program. In 2024, FEDS Hualien completed the installation of additional solar photovoltaic equipment. Currently, solar power generation systems are installed at FEDS Xinyi A13, Taichung FEDS, and FEDS Hualien, generating nearly one million kWh of green electricity annually, effectively reducing carbon emissions from operational activities.
In employee care, FEDS has established competitive compensation and benefits systems, designed comprehensive talent development blueprints, and prioritizes employee health. For six consecutive years, the company has promoted the "Employee Health UP Program," implementing ten employee health promotion initiatives. FEDS also encourages employees to participate in sports clubs and has specifically designed the "Maternal Health Protection Program" for pregnant employees, providing "Caring Mom Packages" and organizing health consultation seminars among other diverse caring services. The company is fully committed to creating a healthy, friendly, and happy workplace. In 2024, headquarters and all business locations received healthy workplace certification badges, and FEDS was honored with multiple awards including Healthy Corporate Citizen, National Outstanding Healthy Workplace, and Family-Friendly Workplace.
▲The "Vision ESG Corporate Sustainability Awards" ceremony was held yesterday at Shangri-La Far Eastern Taipei, with Vice President Lin Chang-feng receiving the award.
Additionally, over the past five years, FEDS has averaged more than 700 charitable activities annually, becoming a department store with daily charitable activities. The company has long cared for children in remote areas, organizing Christmas lighting charity events for 16 consecutive years, giving each participating child a pair of new sports shoes and arranging day trips to help children broaden their horizons and explore new things. To date, shoes have been given to over 3,800 children in remote areas, allowing them to enjoy warm Christmas celebrations that are both educational and entertaining.
Practicing environmental charity, FEDS launched the Tree Planting Initiative Year program starting in 2024, successively conducting tree planting activities at Banqiao Wensheng Elementary School in New Taipei City and Siraya National Scenic Area in Tainan, planting seeds of natural carbon reduction. Tree planting activities will continue, with tree planting events planned wherever FEDS operates across Taiwan, working together for a beautiful net-zero carbon future.
FEDS has lived alongside consumers in local communities for 58 years, successively opening modern and fashionable new-generation stores, providing consumers with comfortable shopping environments and excellent shopping experiences. In the future, FEDS will continue to refine its ESG sustainability management initiatives, becoming consumers' good partner in practicing sustainable and beautiful living.
Kaohsiung Far Eastern Department Stores has long promoted the "Far Eastern Department Stores Love Connection" public welfare series activities. This year, they partnered with the Ministry of Health and Welfare South District Elderly Home to hold the "Love Gathering Far Eastern Department Stores - Full of Happiness" Spring Festival gift box public welfare donation activity, allowing elders to experience the festive atmosphere and social warmth.
Far Eastern Department Stores also selected more than 50 New Year's dishes and gift boxes from five-star hotels such as Dingtaifeng, Liufu Inn and Hanbi Tower, and presented them to the Elderly and Family Care Association of Hualien County on the eve of the Spring Festival on January 17, receiving a certificate of thanks.
Since 2020, Far Eastern Department Stores in Hsinchu has launched the "Collecting Love White Rice" campaign, continuously giving love by purchasing high-quality rice produced by small farmers from the Hsinchu City National Farmers' Association R.O.C and donating it to the Hsinchu City Government Social Affairs Department. In addition to donating 1800 pounds raised in 2024 this year, a total of 8213 pounds of love rice have been raised.
Low temperature ischemia before the Lunar New Year, blood bank alarm triggered, Far Eastern Department Stores plans multiple blood donation events to encourage customers, colleagues, and manufacturers to roll up their sleeves and donate blood together. On February 9th, 15th, and 22nd, Far Eastern Department Stores in Kaohsiung teamed up with the Blood Donation Association, Tongji Association Gaoping B District, and Baiyou Construction to hold a love and blood donation event. On February 14th, they also launched a special Valentine's Love Blood Donation event, inviting couples to join in and travel together on the road of public welfare.
Far Eastern Department Stores has received high praise for organizing blood donation events. Taking Kaohsiung Far Eastern Department Stores, Hualien Store, Hsinchu Far Eastern Department Stores, and Banqiao Zhongshan Store as examples, each store not only provides sufficient space, but also frequently changes the theme of blood donation, actively gathers resources, and is full of topics whether taking photos or sending souvenirs, leaving a deep impression on people. Even friends and companions join the ranks of blood donation.
In 2025, Far Eastern Department Stores across Taiwan will continue to hold blood donation events, and consumers can visit nearby locations such as Xinyi A13, Banqiao Far Eastern Department Stores, Banqiao Zhongshan, etc Taoyuan Store, Zhubei Store, Hsinchu Far Eastern Department Stores Taichung City Far Eastern Department Stores 、 Jiayi store, Tainan Far Eastern Department Store, Kaohsiung Far Eastern Department Store, and Hualien store participate in public welfare blood donation, benefiting both others and oneself.
Far Eastern Department Stores in Hsinchu Far Eastern Department Stores Taoyuan will jointly hold the "Tainan 400 Thick Gift Tree Tour Exhibition" with the Tainan City Government Agriculture Bureau on December 1 and December 14, 2024, at the National Farmers' Association R.O.C 、 A number of small farmers and businesses promoted Tainan autumn and winter fruits and hand gifts. Among them, the Far Eastern Department Stores in Hsinchu, with Tainan citrus fruits as the main character, added the famous Tainan hand gift brand "rhife candies" of "2024 Tainan Lantern Festival", to make "Tainan orange Tomatoes on sticks" and promote diversified eating methods; The top foreign cantaloupe gift box sparked a buying frenzy at Taoyuan store, with all items sold out within three hours. The Tainan City Government and Taoyuan store jointly donated ten boxes of guava to Taoyuan Parent Child Education Association's Qingqing and Dayong small satellites to support vulnerable families.
In addition, The Taoyuan store also held an "Apple Donation Ceremony" during the Hongqian City Carnival on December 17th, donating Hongqian apples, which symbolize "apple" safety and blessings, to the Taoyuan City Social Bureau Family Service Center, bringing warmth in winter.
To welcome a Christmas filled with love and laughter, Far Eastern Department Stores in Tainan will hold the "Far Eastern Department Stores Love Sharing Public Welfare Christmas Lighting" event on December 3, 2024. Guests such as Far Eastern Group Douglas Hsu and Far Eastern Department Stores Nancy Hsu President will light up the 15 meter high "Colorful Christmas Tree" and give rural area students love sports shoes, side backpacks, and other gifts. In addition, the proceeds from the June 2024 "Women's Youth Farmer Commendation Activity" charity sale will be converted into a public welfare fund to purchase the most popular drones for ten primary schools.
Far Eastern Department Stores in Hsinchu has also teamed up with the Hsinchu City Social Affairs Office for the tenth time this year to hold a "Wish Card Adoption Activity", inviting all children in the city to write their wishes and calling on the public to become Santa Claus and subscribe from December 4th to 22nd.
Coincidentally, Yuan Ze University also held the "Yuanmeng Christmas: Feast of Light and Shadow" Christmas lighting ceremony on November 28th. Over 500 teachers, students, community residents, and disadvantaged children from the "Starfish Project" participated in the event. In the midst of the celebration, the Christmas tree shone brightly, symbolizing the transmission of love and hope. The school also gave each child a stationery gift package, symbolizing the lighting up of their future growth journey.
