ESG

Oneness Ranked among Top 5% in the 8th Corporate Governance Evaluation

The results for the 8th Corporate Governance Evaluation has been announced on April 28, 2022. Oneness ranks among top 5% in the TPEx-listed category and the top 10% of listed companies with a market capital of 10 billion TWD or more in the non-finance and non-electronics industry, recognizing Oneness’s excellent performance and efforts in corporate governance and sustainability. The Corporate Governance Evaluation, annually organized by Taiwan Stock Exchange and Taipei Exchange , are mainly carried out in 4 major dimensions, including “protecting shareholders' rights,” “enhancing board structure and operation”, “increasing information transparency”, and “putting corporate social responsibility into practice”, to evaluate the performance on corporate governance. According to the organizer's statistics, a total of 726 TPEx-listed companies were evaluated in the 8th Corporate Governance Evaluation. Based on the scores, the Evaluation was divided into seven grades, containing the top 5%, 6% -20%, 21% -35%, etc. It was a privilege for Oneness to be ranked among the top 5%. Read more about our achievement.

2021 ESG Performance

• The Nanchou Plant obtained ISO 14001:2015 Environment Management System certification. The disposal process and management of waste gas, waste water, wastes and toxic substances, and pollution prevention all in compliance with regulatory requirements.
• The Nanchou Plant has received the outstanding performance award of 2020 and 2021 Pingtung County Green Procurement for Private Businesses and Organizations for 2 years in a row.
• The product carbon footprint inventory project has been initiated at the Nanchou Plant since 2021 Q3 and third-party certified in April 2022.
• TCFD (Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures) has been introduced in 2021 to identify the influence of climate change on operations and mitigation and adaptation strategies.

• Oneness has been included in the 2021-2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index and was the only Taiwan biotech company to receive this honor.
• The Nanchou Plant has been certified according to ISO 45001:2018 - Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, to build a healthy and safe workplace.
• “The Supplier Management Procedure” has been amended to require suppliers to sign a Supplier CSR Commitment Letter. The employees’ welfare and rights, environmental protection, occupational safety and health, ethical principle and anti-corruption of the supply chain are included in the assessment and inspection of suppliers. 32 suppliers signed the Letter in 2021. We worked with them to build a “sustainable supply chain” to create positive social impact.

• In the 8th TWSE Corporate Governance Evaluation , Oneness has been ranked among the top 5% in the TPEx-listed category and the top 10% among listed companies with a market capital of 10 billion TWD or more in the non-finance and non-electronics industry, acknowledging Oneness’s excellent performance and efforts in corporate governance and sustainability
• Oneness was the only Taiwan biotech company invited to participant in 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) assessment in DRG Pharmaceuticals industry.
• Oneness ranks BBB (Average) in MSCI ESG rating with superior performance in “product safety” and “corporate governance.”
• Oneness is certified in accordance with ISO 9001:2015 - Quality Management System, to improve product quality and safety comprehensively.
• Oneness was also awarded Taiwan Intellectual Property Management System (TIPS) certification from the Institute of Taiwan Industry to safeguard the intellectual property management system.

Awards

Note: Oneness Biotech merged with Fountain BioPharma in 2019 and inherited its rights and obligations.

※The above content is taken from the ESG Report