Note: The “Corporate Governance & Nomination Committee” of the Board of Directors was renamed as the “Sustainable Development & Nomination Committee” on May 23, 2024. The “Corporate Governance Promotion Committee” under the original “Corporate Governance & Nomination Committee” was renamed as “Sustainable Development Promotion Committee” and its functional structure was adjusted.
Sustainable Development Promotion Committee
Implementations in 2025
Reviewed the newly added and revised indicators of the 2025 Corporate Governance Evaluation.
Reviewed the report on the Company's sustainability operations and implementation in 2024.
Reviewed the annual plans and implementation reports of the six teams under the Committee.
Reviewed the reports covering risk management, adoption of IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, T‑Shopping reduction targets and achievements, cybersecurity governance and management performance, implementation of human rights policies and management programs, initiatives to enhance investor relations and corporate value, as well as compliance systems.
The Committee provides annual reports to the Board of Directors on the implementation of sustainability promotion. For 2025, the report was submitted to the 27th meeting of the 10th Board of Directors on June 11, 2025, and duly acknowledged.
Teams
Environmental Sustainability Team
Main Duties
Maintain the operation of the environmental management system.
Conduct the environmental inventory and verifications (including greenhouse gas, carbon footprint, water footprint, etc.).
Develop and implement the noise mitigation plans along the high-speed rail route.
Promote the renewal and improve energy-consuming equipment.
Assess the impacts of climate change and take relevant measures in accordance with the requirements of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
Advocate for environmental sustainability initiatives.
Implementations in 2025
Continued to pass ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System certificate renewal verifications (current certificate valid until September 2026).
Completed inventories of Corporation-wide greenhouse gas emissions and water footprints for 12 Stations, and obtained an ISO 14064-1:2018 greenhouse gas verification statement and an ISO 14046:2014 water footprint verification statement in June and December, 2025, respectively.
Continued the noise improvement project in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City. A noise improvement plan has been formulated and approved by the competent authority, with subsequent related actions being carried out. In addition, there were 11 public complaints regarding noise and vibration management during the year, all of which complied with the relevant provisions of the Noise Control Act.
Gradually replaced energy-consuming traditional lights and air-conditioning equipment with energy-efficient LED lights and high-performance air-conditioning equipment, reducing electricity usage by 4,193 MWh in 2025.
Completed the assessment of potential quantified financial impacts of various risks under different climate scenarios.
Implemented the “Environmental Sustainability Enhancement Actions” program and hosted three farmer-for-a-day and two beach clean-up activities.
Teams
Sustainable Service Planning Team
Main Duties
Propose sustainable service goals according to the direction of the Corporation's sustainable development.
Formulate long-term strategies and action plans for the development of service sustainability.
Plan and submit annual strategies and plans of sustainable service development.
Promote sustainable service development events and projects.
Implementations in 2025
Completed automation of four entrance/exit doors at Chiayi Station and Tainan Station.
Completed the upgrade of 12 sets of passenger information display systems inside and outside trains.
Continued to promote and plan projects related to “Plastic Reduction in Onboard Services,” “Improvement of Passenger Service Facilities at Stations,” and “Improvement of Passenger Service Facilities on Trains.”
Teams
Employee Care Team
Main Duties
Plan and propose the strategies related to Employee Care Team.
Develop the sustainable development activities and projects related to labor security and friendly workplace.
Plan and implement the activities to improve the health of employees.
Work with relating to departments to accommodate sustainable development strategies in Company and Employee Care Team.
Implementations in 2025
Enhanced measures for parental and family care leave to improve employees' work-life balance and foster a friendly workplace.
Organized activities and seminars related to employees' physical and mental health balance, such as weight management and identification of employee well-being issues, supplemented with practical life reminders (e.g., driving safety, typhoon precautions) to reduce occupational accidents.
In accordance with regulations, established declarations and procedures for the prevention of sexual harassment, unlawful infringement, and human rights violations, and regularly planned and conducted training sessions for all employees to promote gender equality.
Teams
Social Integration Team
Main Duties
Formulate internal and external plans covering the three aspects of “Social Integration,” “Environmental Integration,” and “Cultural Integration”:
Social Integration: Start by organizing employees and charity activities for ethnic groups, diverse genders, and disadvantaged people while internally enhancing employees' competitiveness to promote harmonious labor-management relations and externally encouraging others to join us in making social contributions.
Environmental Integration: Build sustainable life cycles by using recycled materials to make souvenirs, and promote ecological restoration along the HSR line to achieve environmental sustainability.
Cultural Integration: With the spirit of strengthening the local cultural, host internal employee art appreciation activities, and support local art groups' performances and activities to enhance the depth and breadth of local culture.
Implementations in 2025
Hosted 43 activities including the “High-Speed Educational Endowment Program,” “Winter Outreach Blood Drive,” “HSR Camps,” “HSR Family Day,” and “T-SPORT HSR Personnel Sports Activities.” etc.
Developed a system to recycle plastic bottles and microwavable meal boxes at stations, generating “recycled plastic pellets” which were made into “eco-friendly yarn” used for producing operational personnel uniforms, eco-friendly shopping bags, eco-friendly hats, eco-friendly umbrellas, and eco-friendly ballpoint pens. Additionally, we collaborated with raingo to produce eco-friendly HSR long umbrellas and promote a shared economy, thereby expanding our sustainability and recycling benefits.
Hosted 39 “THSR Arts Festival” activities and completed 20 local arts activities; these performances strengthened and expanded the public reach of local cultural activities.
Teams
Corporate Governance Team
Main Duties
Promote and implement corporate governance policies and measures.
Promote implementations of Corporate Governance Evaluation indicators and track progress.
Ensure accuracy and transparency of externally disclosed information.
Promote and track various assessment and verification matters associated with corporate governance indicators.
Implement subsequent response tasks after Corporate Governance Evaluation.
Implementations in 2025
Promoted related policies and measures based on Corporate Governance Evaluations indicators and requirements.
Tracked and promoted achievements of 12th Corporate Governance Evaluations indicators.
Hosted investor conferences every quarter to enhance investor relations.
Disclosed corporate information in accordance with regulations to ensure the accuracy and transparency of public information.
Formulated and implemented plans to incorporate IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards.
Teams
Ethical Management Team
Main Duties
Formulate codes of conduct for ethical corporate management in line with the legal system.
Verify the organization's legal compliance status.
Assist in reviewing the anti-fraud measures of applicable by-laws on individual case basis.
Implement relevant education and training to deepen the integrity management philosophy of all employees.
Implementations in 2025
All units conducted regular monthly inventories and established mechanisms for managing regulation changes; the Legal Office convenes regular legal compliance representative meetings each quarter to discuss related implementations and disseminate information on important regulations.
Promoted and ensured Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles implementations based on the duties of each unit, and regularly reported ethical management implementations to the Board each year. The Corporation's ethical management performance and implementations for 2024 was reported to and acknowledged at the 27th meeting of the 10th Board on June 11, 2025.
To strengthen understanding of ethical management in all employees, we conducted the following ethical management education and training courses in 2025:
Hosted “Digital Ethical Management Education and Training Courses” for all employees.
Hosted “Digital Insider Trading Prevention Education and Training Courses” for all employees. Additionally, written promotional materials on Corporation insiders and quasi-insiders are provided every quarter.
Incorporated “Code of Ethical Conduct” and “Code of Employee Conduct” education and training sessions in training for new employees.
