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In 2023, Gamania produced educational training videos on the topic of “Promoting Environmental Friendliness ” for the Group’s sustainability blueprint, with the content covering energy conservation and carbon reduction, water resources, waste management, and environmental regulations. The videos have been made available on Gamania’s E-learning website for online viewing at any time. Awareness-raising emails were also sent to all employees to deepen their understanding of and agreement to the environmental protection actions recognized by Gamania.
In terms of the industry type, Gamania is not a company with high energy consumption and high pollution emissions; its negative impact on the environment is relatively small. In order to fulfill sustainable corporate development and protect the market environment, we have formulated the “environmental and energy management policy” according to which we comply with environmental regulations, and commit ourselves to reducing the Group’s impact on the natural environment through management mechanisms and increasing employees’ awareness of environmental protection and safety. Meanwhile, in response to the issues of global energy shortage and climate change, Gamania has incorporated the mindset of sustainability into its business management to carry on the promotion of environmental friendliness.To sum up, we have been committed to continuously promoting the following:
Gamania does not generate hazardous waste or air pollution in its business activities. However, the IT data centers still use a great amount of power to operate, which is why an energy monitoring and management system has been implemented in Gamania’s headquarters building. The design, operation, and analytical aspects of this system have been closely integrated to improve energy efficiency. Through complete and digitalized monitoring, the system performs a detailed diagnosis of the building’s energy consumption, analyzes the data gathered and compares it to the database to identify problems. These findings allow energy conservation measures to be devised and root causes to be traced for adjustments and improvements. This energy management and monitoring system monitors and senses the indoor air quality, temperature and humidity at the same time, helping maintain good air quality or remind employees to take timely responses.
To achieve digital transformation based on an ideal monitoring environment where management blind spots are avoided, Digicentre, as an agent for the 3D digital twin visualization platform of WeMB, has integrated corporate ITO with different systems, including access control, CCTV, cloud system, information security system, and environmental control system, directly staying on top of the monitoring status with digital twin technology to detect events in real-time. Currently, this technology is used in both the headquarters building in Neihu and the data center in Zhonghe to control the Group’s application of energy and resources by means of smart buildings and smart data centers, and to effectively manage energy hot spots, such as adjusting air conditioning use and troubleshooting.
Gamania continuously strengthens energy management and closely monitors energy use. In 2023, due to the increased business volume, the number of employees within the Group grew, which resulted in a slight increase in each energy data. However, the energy consumption per person actually had a slight decline. In terms of electricity consumption, with energy efficiency improvement as the goal and environmental protection and energy conservation as the priority, the Company increases the awareness of energy conservation through building re-planning and renovation as well as continuous outreach activities for employees. In addition, this year, old lamps were replaced with high-performance LED lights. Compared to 2022, the electricity consumption per person in 2023 fell by 1,686 kWh/year (around 17%). In 2023, the Company’s GHG (Scope 2) emissions were reduced by 11% compared to 2022, which was better than the preset target of reducing GHG (Scope 2) emissions by 6%.
100% of the water used in Gamania’s operating locations comes from the Taipei Water Department.[1] In 2023, Gamania not only made efforts to maintain a stable situation under the pandemic and encouraged employees to develop good hygiene habits, but also reminded employees to wash their hands frequently and disinfect the building environment every day in a stricter manner. Additionally, Gamania regularly conducts water use assessments. Gamania’s employee cafeteria, Gama Island, is one of the main water consumers. To enhance water conservation, the Company have outsourced dishwashing services to professional cleaning personnel. This initiative not only reduces water consumption but also minimizes the use of dishwashing detergent, effectively cutting down on waste and promoting sustainable water use. This year, Gamania also introduced two atmospheric water generators that could capture and filter moisture in the air and turn it into potable water to reduce water consumption. Meanwhile, the Company also continued to increase employees’ awareness of water conservation and frame water resource management policies more comprehensively to cut the consumption of water resources. In 2023, the water consumption per person decreased by 5.34 m³ compared to 2022.
[1] Taipei Water Department withdraws water from freshwater sources (total dissolved solids ≤ 1,000 mg/L) that are, according to the assessment based on WRI tools, not in regions with high water stress
| Energy | Unit | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Target for 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas | m³ | 1,434 | 1,008 | 1,880 | - | - |
| Natural gas | kWh | - | - | - | 1,831 | - |
| GJ | - | - | - | 61.29 | - | |
| Liquefied petroleum gas | L | - | - | - | 1,581.66 | - |
| GJ | - | - | - | 43.91 | - | |
| Diesel | L | - | - | - | 731.29 | - |
| GJ | - | - | - | 25.70 | - | |
| Purchased electricity - non-renewable | kWh | 2,959,100 | 11,508,827 | 10,349,029 | 9,211,644 | Target achieved Reduction in electricity consumption per person by about 17% Reaching the annual target of reducing electricity consumption per person by 1% (base year: 2022) |
| GJ | 10,647.55 | 41,411.52 | 37,238.29 | 33,145.71 | ||
| Purchased electricity - renewable | kWh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,331,232 | |
| GJ | - | - | - | 4,790.09 | ||
| Tap water consumption | megaliters | 13.83 | 16.01 | 27.98 | 23.00 | - |
Note 1: The gas disclosure method was adjusted in 2023, with the data broken down into the consumption of natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, and diesel.
Note 2: The conversion coefficients are based on the source of the Environmental Protection Administration’s “Greenhouse Gas Emission Coefficient Management Table 6.0.4.”」
Note 3: The data coverage rate is 74% in 2020, and 100% from 2021 to 2023, calculated based on the operating income.
The total electricity consumption of data centers made up 55.5% of the overall operational electricity consumption and 54.1% of the overall carbon emissions (including Scopes 1, 2, and 3). Thus, data centers were the largest energy consumer among all of Gamania’s operating locations and facilities. The energy consumption of self-owned and leased data centers has gradually increased mainly due to the AI carrying capacity, digital transformation, and operational improvement. To achieve the 2030 carbon reduction target, in addition to increasing the amount of purchased green power year by year, the self-owned data centers stabilize energy consumption by introducing cloud technology, discarding old servers, and adopting smart data center real-time monitoring equipment, and have hot and cold aisles for racks so that the malfunctioning of air conditioners due to mixed air can be avoided. In 2023, we saved around 330,000 kWh of electricity from the self-owned data centers compared to the previous year, and scrapped nearly 50 pieces of old equipment. The average PUE of the self-owned data centers was 1.82. For the leased data centers, we also evaluate the data center space configuration provided by the ISPs, including comprehensive electricity, air conditioning, fire protection, security, environmental control system, and the use of renewable energy. With these data centers all in line with Gamania’s philosophy of environmental friendliness, we work towards the goal of net zero emissions together with the operators. Additionally, we have set a goal for our data centers to use 10% renewable energy by 2024. This aims to increase the use of renewable energy in our data centers and achieve a 4% reduction in Scope 3 carbon emissions compared to the previous year.
In terms of waste management plan, Gamania’s “Environmental and Energy Management Policy” stipulates that the inventory of total weight of waste should be performed every year, and relevant reduction measures and recycling plans should be developed to properly recycle and dispose of general and industrial waste and thereby lower the emissions of waste and pollutants. The waste of Gamania is mostly domestic garbage, kitchen waste, as well as a small portion of waste batteries and electronic products. In 2023, approximately 29.48 tons of resource recycling waste and 51.05 tons of domestic garbage were generated; the total generated waste was approximately 80.53 tons, which is 5.3% less than the total weight of waste in the previous year. Various types of waste are entrusted to legally registered companies for waste-cleaning operations. In addition, Gamania has set up an intelligent recycling machine “Bottle Man” and a battery machine “Ms Battery” as a “couple,” and gives the collected PET bottles and batteries to recyclers who in turn distribute them to circular manufacturers for resource recycling and reuse, to create new value of waste. At the same time, employees may also earn environmental protection points by recycling waste; the accumulated points can be exchanged for relevant eco-friendly goods of the Company’s cooperation projects (e.g. in response to Arbor Day, employees may exchange a bag of toilet paper certified by environmental protection labels with the points).
Unit: kg/year
| Waste category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic garbage (Waste incinerated with energy recovery) | 40,190 | 53,520 | 56,580 | 51,050 | |
| Resource recycling waste | Kitchen waste | 8,840 | 5,713 | 12,285 | 14,255 |
| Paper | 10,832 | 9,704 | 12,488 | 11,106 | |
| Aluminum | 164.6 | 92.2 | 128.5 | 152.2 | |
| Iron | 988.9 | 862.7 | 1,379.6 | 1,393 | |
| PET bottle | 2,065 | 1,624 | 2,143 | 2,534 | |
| Waste electronic products (batteries) | 17.3 | 30.3 | 68.5 | 43.6 | |
| Subtotal | 22,908 | 18,026 | 28,493 | 29,484 | |
| Total | 63,098 | 71,546 | 85,073 | 80,534 | |
Note 1: The source of clearing data is the clearing records of outsourced waste-clearing manufacturers.
Note 2: The data coverage rate is 85%, calculated based on the operating income.
| Waste reduction measures | Waste reduction results in 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic garbage decreased by 5.5 tons compared to the last year. | |
| Resource recycling waste increased by 1 tons compared to last year. | ||
| The garbage generation per person decreased by 11.7 kg. | Target Adoption of renewable energy and environmentally friendly recycled or low-carbon materials; promotion and fulfillment of the Group's philosophy of environmental symbiosis. |
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Gamania does not generate exhaust or other harmful pollutants given the nature of its business activities, so no water treatment or pollution control facilities are needed. However, we perform regular maintenance of pollution control equipment every year. The pollution prevention projects include the cleaning of water treatment pool, grease trap and drainage pipe, fume exhaust system, and air quality management for Gama Island (the employee cafeteria). The Company spent nearly NTD 370,000 in 2023 to maintain pollution prevention equipment.
| Pollution prevention equipment/project | 2023 Execution frequency | 2023 maintenance expense |
|---|---|---|
| Water treatment pool cleaning | Once a quarter (four times a year) | About NTD 150 thousand |
| Grease trap cleaning | Once a quarter (four times a year) | About NTD 20 thousand |
| Drainage pipe cleaning | Twice a month (24 times a year) | About NTD 200 thousand |