Water Resource Management
Water Resource Management to Improve Water-Use Efficiency
The main water source of FEDS headquarters and branches comes from local reservoirs. In response to the water shortage crisis that may be caused by climate change, FEDS has been implementing water-saving management. In 2019, the water resource management indicators were set up, and the water efficiency of each branch has been tracked and managed every month starting since 2020, and Taoyuan Store was used as a demonstration store to introduce ISO 14046 water footprint certification, and its first water footprint inventory was completed in 2021. In 2022, FEDS further incorporated counter water usage into its control project and regularly tracked and analyzed it, hoping to effectively implement water conservation and improve water conservation through more comprehensive management.
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2020
2021
2022
Water-Use Efficiency Surpasses Industry Performance by 13%
In 2023, the total water consumption of all FEDS branches in Taiwan reached 2,254 thousand cubic meters, an increase of 8.6% compared to the previous year. The main reason is the growth in both revenue and customer visits, as well as the introduction of 11 more catering counters (themed restaurants) through the renovation of various branches, resulting in an increase in water consumption. In view of the water performance of the catering counters, the Engineering Department has analyzed the water consumption of the counters into KPI control every month, and tracked and analyzed the water consumption of the counters for management.
Water Consumption in the Past 5 Years
- Unit: thousand Kl
- Note: FEDS XinYi A13 and the Zhubei Store were included in the statistics starting 2020 and 2022, respectively.
Water Efficiency Surpasses Industry Performance
Water consumption value of FEDS
Average water consumption value of department store industry
Excellent
- Note 1：The water consumption value = water consumption per square meter (liters ÷ square meters × day).
- Note 2：The water consumption value of department store is based on the recommended value of the water consumption indicator of the excellent water-saving unit from the Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs in 2023.
Comprehensive Water-Saving Measures
More than 90% of FEDS’s water consumption comes from “air-conditioning cooling water, kitchen water, and toilet water”. Considering the food safety requirements of kitchen water, FEDS has listed “air-conditioning cooling water and toilet water” as key water-saving items. In addition to the installation of water-saving equipment and pipeline leakage detection, each branch also reduces the water consumption of the air-conditioning tower by adjusting the conductance of the air-conditioning cooling water tower. FEDS has also installed a rainwater reclamation system at the corporate headquarters and 4 branches across Taiwan, with a total equipment capacity of 3,220 kiloliters to improve water-saving benefits.
Rainwater Recycling Tank Capacity
- Unit: kiloliter