Green Consumption

FEDS is committed to practicing the “3 R, 3 E” principles of green consumption:

In 2022, we continued to carry out 8 major service actions to encourage customers to use their consumption power to change the world and reduce the impact of consumption behavior on the environment.

綠色消費年度重點績效

137

銷售雨林認證咖啡 / 公斤

4423

銷售優質農產 / 項

綠色採購占比 / %

連續包裝減量達標 / 年

345

發行線上DM / 本

8475

累計製發環保制服 / 件

Green consumption results

Implementing responsible retailing

Starting in 2016, FEDS World Gourmet has introduced Italian fair trade coffee that has obtained the EU organic agricultural product certification mark, in order to achieve the triple-win target of “friendly to small farmers, friendly to the environment, and friendly to the customers”. Due to a change in government regulations in 2020, EU countries have not signed bilateral organic equivalence mutual recognition treaties with Taiwan, so FEDS started to import Rainforest Alliance certified coffee in 2020, with a sales volume of 137 kilograms in 2022.

Organizing agricultural markets

To implement “local production and local consumption”, FEDS makes good use of its distribution channels all over Taiwan to market local high-quality agricultural and fishery products. In 2022, 100 small-farmer markets and agricultural product exhibitions were held, with a total of 939 stalls to sell up to 4,423 merchandise items, making it convenient for the public to purchase nearby and shortening the distance from the production site to the dining table.

Use of eco-friendly paper bags

Paper bags are the most consumed paper products in department stores. In response to the trend of sustainability, the raw pulp used in FEDS shopping bags has been certified by the FSC, in compliance with EU environmental protection directives, and the bags are printed with high-cost environmentally friendly inks.

Supporting green procurement

FEDS prioritizes the selection of environmentally friendly products that are energy-efficient with low pollution. In 2022, the number of green procurement items reached 32, showing a growth of 60% compared to the previous year. The procurement amount also increased by 53%. Green procurement accounted for 99.8% of total procurement, and for six consecutive years, FEDS has been recognized by the New Taipei City Government as an “Excellent Green Procurement Enterprise” for its outstanding achievements in this area.

Promoting reduction of packaging

FEDS advocates green packaging and reduces the use of packaging consumables. In 2022, with the addition of a new Zhubei Store, the total cost of commodity packaging consumables still reduced by 0.3%, reaching the reduction target for six consecutive years. In addition, for online shopping services, FEDS also plans and evaluates the use of recyclable and environmentally friendly packaging materials in the future, responding to the Environmental Protection Administration’s online shopping packaging reduction policy.

Implementing reduction in printing

Starting from the concept of green marketing, FEDS continues to strengthen digital marketing. In 2022, a total of 345 online DMs were issued, an increase of 27% compared with the previous year, and the printing volume of paper advertisement was reduced.

Production of eco-friendly uniforms

In order to protect the health of employees and reduce the pollution that may accompany the manufacture of clothes, the uniforms of FEDS’s self-operated personnel have been gradually changed to fabrics that meet the environmental protection label certification since 2016. In 2022, a total of 5,557 environmentally friendly uniforms have been produced and issued, and a total of 8,475 uniforms have been produced and issued so far.

Encouraging recycling and reusing

Since 2014, Paoching Store, Mega City Banqiao Store, and Tainan Store have set up recycling bins in the department store, so that people can easily do environmental protection when shopping and bring paper bags, recycling bags, and old books to FEDS and put them in the recycling bins to improve resource recycling.

Environmentally friendly paper bags convey the concept of sustainability

In 2022, FEDS introduced a commemorative paper bag for its anniversary event with the design theme of "Environmental Sustainability and Nature Care". The paper bag is made of environmentally friendly kraft paper certified by SCS Global Services in the United States. It features illustrations of seven native Taiwanese plants, including bitterwood, yellow hibiscus, Taiwan date palm, tulip tree, royal poinciana, water caltrop, and white crane orchid. Through this environmentally educational design, we aim to express our commitment to environmental sustainability and invite customers to join us in creating a sustainable and beautiful life.

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