ESG

Top 5% of Taiwan Corporate Governance Evaluation for Two Consecutive Years 

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.

ESG Highlights

• 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 Pingtung County Green Procurement for Private Businesses and Organizations for 3 consecutive years (2020 to 2022).
• Oneness introduced the TCFD (Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures) Framework in 2021 to identify the influence of climate change on operations and mitigation and adaptation strategies.
• Oneness annually conducts ISO 14064-1 GHG inventory and the 3rd-party verification for the companies included in the consolidated financial report since 2021, ahead of schedule in the “Sustainable Development Guidemap for TWSE- and TPEx-Listed Companies”.
• Oneness completed the Life Cycle Assessment (ISO 14040, ISO 14044) and carbon footprint verification of FESPIXON^® cream (ISO 14067) in 2022.

• Oneness has been included in the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for two consecutive years (2022-2023), 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.
• To improve supply chain sustainability, 37 suppliers signed the “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.

• 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 for two consecutive years (2021-2022).
• Oneness was selected as a member of S&P Global “Sustainability Yearbook 2023” and recognized as “Industry Mover”, and was the only Taiwan biotech company to receive this honor.
• Oneness is certified in accordance with ISO 9001:2015 - Quality Management System, to improve product quality and safety comprehensively.
• Oneness was 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