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Gamania recognizes “environmental symbiosis” as one of its core values, and takes extensive actions to convey sustainability, environmental protection, and green operations among employees and form a strong sustainable culture. We look forward to seeing our employees become advocates for our sustainability values, and help spread these values to greater influence.
Gamania’s suppliers are mostly for the procurement of electronic equipment and sundry items. The “supplier management policy” is in place to work with suppliers toward adopting sustainable practices and reducing impact on the environment. All suppliers are required to sign a “Supplier CSR Commitment” when contracting to ensure partners’ compliance with environmental, labor, and human rights rules. In addition, suppliers are subject to assessment, management and evaluation.Gamania not only prioritizes supplier selection but also supports green and local procurement. In 2023, Gamania achieved 100% local procurement, with green purchases of products bearing eco-labels and environmentally friendly cleaning supplies amounting to NTD 10.8 million. Together with the expenditure for environmental projects, the total cost exceeded NTD 11.48 million.
Sundry purchases such as computer hardware, toilet paper, photocopying paper, water dispensers, and office supply have been prioritized toward environment-friendly, ISO-certified, and PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) certified products. In the future, decomposable eco-friendly products will be covered in the scope of assessment for sundry purchases, and the sustainability risk assessment will be included in the purchase of property. In 2023, the Company was awarded the “2023 Buying Power Service Procurement Award” by the Small and Medium Enterprise Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. This award continuously encourages central and local government agencies, state-owned enterprises, and private enterprises and organizations to take the lead in purchasing products or services from social innovation organizations, assist social innovation organizations in obtaining resources and exploring market opportunities, practice responsible consumption and production, and promote innovative cooperation between businesses and social innovation organizations.
PEFC certification ensures that wood and non-wood products are produced at the highest ecological, social and moral standards. Gamania adopts PEFC certification as a way to enforce sustainable practices.
According to Gamania’s Procurement Management Regulations, the General Affairs Procurement Department annually selects key suppliers to be evaluated in the year based on the number of transactions, transaction amount, and importance. The procurement unit must review the items listed in the supplier evaluation form, including quality, timeliness, and customer complaint handling, etc., and handle relevant matters according to the supplier evaluation bylaws. Suppliers that have already shown abnormalities during cooperation while still in cooperation with the Company must be particularly prioritized for evaluation. After the supplier evaluation results are confirmed and signed by the head of the responsible unit, they can be used by procurement personnel as the basis for future supplier selection. In 2023, a total of 12 suppliers underwent risk assessment, accounting for 10.3% of all our suppliers.
Scoring rules
Procurement personnel must investigate the cooperation records in the past or market reviews, and record the comments in the supplier evaluation form as the basis for supplier evaluation in the following years.
The supplier evaluation items include quality, timeliness, services, price, etc. In 2023, ESG implementation was additionally included as a standard for bonus points. The above items must be clearly recorded in the evaluation form, and the evaluation results shall be determined by the department head.
Evaluation results
If a supplier has been evaluated as “to be individually evaluated” (less than 3 points) for two consecutive years, the cooperation therewith will be terminated.
Supplier management rules
Exit rules
When a supplier’s quality has been abnormal for many times and made the Company suffer losses, while the supplier has no intention to improve or has been listed as a suspended/terminated supplier, business dealings therewith shall be suspended. If the business relationship therewith still needs to be maintained for special reasons, the consent of the relevant responsible head is required.
If the supplier is the only supplier or an irreplaceable supplier, the Company shall pay more attention to the improvement effect while actively seeking other suppliers.
If a supplier is evaluated as below standard or meets the criteria of regulations regarding the listing of suppliers for special control (e.g. the parent company’s supplier management policy or other relevant management regulations), the relevant units shall be notified of the response plan, and the corresponding control mechanism shall be implemented.
Eat while saving the planet! Carbon reduction revolution of “Green Dining” – Gama Island
Gama Island is Gamania’s employee cafeteria. As a comfortable and well-lit dining space that can be used for resting, meetings, exhibitions, forums, and press conferences, it is a very important “cultural asset” to Gamania. Gamania values employees’ health. The specially hired chefs are responsible for quality control in catering, and carefully select suppliers with government certification and qualification marks; for example, vegetables and fruits have the GAP logo, and meat products have the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency’s slaughter hygiene qualification seal.
The diner offers tasty and healthy menus that are catered to employees’ preference, and changes them on a weekly basis. The Company offers meal subsidies and engages nutrition experts to design healthy meals that ensure pleasant taste and employees’ health at the same time. A perfect workplace supply station has thereby been created; this is one of the employee welfare measures that Gamania is most proud of. In addition, Gama Island conducts an annual employee satisfaction survey in the aspects of environmental hygiene, speed and efficiency, frontend service, meal contents, etc. to listen to employees’ voices. In 2023, the overall satisfaction rate reached 82.4%.
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In favor of the ESG philosophy, we have joined the “Green Dining Guide” initiative and anchored our business to the spirit of “Green Food Declaration.” Gama Island insists on purchasing green food, such as ingredients from local organic smallholders and egg farmers, traceable vegetables, etc. In addition, Gama Island also grows its own vegetables at its IG Farm, using a variety of seasonal ingredients to create delicious delicacies.
In response to the ESG trend, Gama Island has eliminated the use of disposable tableware since five years ago, and has hired professional cleaners that wash the tableware with good efficiency to save dishwashing detergent and water resources. It is calculated that around 340,000 units of disposable tableware can be reduced per month. Meanwhile, Gama Island provides no takeaway services, fully adopts an electronic checkout system, and implements strict control over waste management.
In 2023, we were recognized in the 3rd Green Dining Annual Awards Ceremony, the most iconic green restaurant evaluation in Taiwan co-sponsored by the Taipei Cultural Exploration Association and Green Dining Guide. Gamania Group won the 3rd Green Dining Guide Award ” Corporate Pioneer in Green Dining ” in the corporate category.
We have also won the “Eco-friendly Restaurant” certification of the Ministry of Environment, Executive Yuan for our efforts in reducing waste from the source (not providing disposable tableware), using local ingredients (preferentially using domestically produced ingredients), and implementing food appreciation ordering (providing a meal portion adjustment service). In recent years, many companies that have set up employee cafeterias have visited us for opinion exchange and following. We are also determined to build a platform for sharing catering resources in Taiwan to exert our influence in depth.
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Gamania is an Eco-Internet Enterprise that does not release any physical products. However, for festivals, we make our own Q Brick dolls and send them to external partners as thank-you gifts that represent us and symbolize the friendship to maintain our sustainable partnership.
Q Brick is the brand ambassador of Gamania; over the years, the production and design thereof have been innovative, trendy, and relatable to current events. In response to the trend of environmental sustainability, we have integrated environmental protection elements in the development, design and distribution logistics of the products since 2020.
Gamania supports the mindset of green building and smart building. When leasing or purchasing real estate, we make sustainability issue assessment based on the details of design, decoration, site selection, and so on. The office of the Original Creation Center newly leased in August 2023 went through four major stages: “planning and design, building material application and management, decoration and environmental management, and final acceptance.” It also met 28 healthy design indicators, and was certified by the “Certificate of Green Design” of GGCB.
In the same year, to promote energy conservation and carbon reduction while taking care of the health of employees, the existing lighting equipment in the office areas, conference rooms, and business affair handling spaces of the headquarters building in Neihu was completely replaced with high-efficiency LED lamps, significantly reducing electricity consumption (saving approximately 170,000 kWh of electricity per year) and improving energy efficiency. Currently, we have applied to the Ministry of Environment for the title of voluntary carbon reduction project for the case; we are now in the stage of providing supplementary materials for review. In the future, we will continue to improve the lighting equipment of the rest of the space within the Group to include it in the control scope of the smart building.
Furthermore, due to the increasing tendency of aridity in Taiwan and the demand for healthy and high-quality drinking water, we have introduced Watergen’s high-tech atmospheric drinking water device, one of the seven great inventions in Israel. The device uses air as a raw material to produce healthy potable water that has the best quality while requiring low cost in an energy-efficient manner. With this innovative technology, we look forward to bringing a more healthy, environmentally friendly, and convenient green life to Gamania employees!
| Other environmental symbiosis actions | Description | Outcome |
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| Shuttle bus service | Sympathizing with the employees who are long-distance commuters and encouraging carpooling, we have been running the shuttle bus service for commuting between Zhonghe and Neihu since the relocation of the headquarters. Due to the positive results, the headquarters has continued to communicate with employees about this service. | In 2023, the shuttle bus service was enjoyed by 20,595 people in total. Achieved the benefit of carbon reduction. |
| Waste free market | Gamania calls on group employees to participate in second-hand resource recycling, and holds a free market every six months, while donating the remaining resources to vulnerable groups and institutions in remote areas. | A total of 3,151 items of resources were raised, 2,050 items were recycled with an item recycling rate of around 65%, and 1,101 items were donated to disadvantaged groups and institutions in remote areas. |
| The Group’s encouragement to recycling activities | Gamania calls on employees to collect and recycle PET bottles and batteries to the intelligent recycling machine "Bottle Man" and the battery machine "Ms Battery." The points accordingly collected and accumulated to a certain level can be exchanged for a bag of "ReTissue Tree Planting Tissue Paper," which collaborates with the international tree planting organization Trees for the Future to plant 1 tree for each box (10 bags) of tissue paper sold. | A total of 54 people participated in the two-day one bottle tree planting activity on Arbor Day, with a total of 6 trees planted. |
| 93 people participated in the daily recycling and gift exchange activities with a total of 10 trees planted. |
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| November 10 is the Gamania Festival, an exclusive festival of the Company. During the event, employees earning points by collecting batteries or PET bottles may exchange 11 points for a pack of eco-friendly toilet paper. | 13 people participated and exchanged points for 13 packs of eco-friendly toilet paper. |
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| Container rental service during internal events | Gamania Group's annual Sports Day is also known as the Gamania Family Day. It allows employees to take their families to relax outdoors and engage in pleasant group activities. The container rental service is provided for all the meals and drinks on the day, so that no disposable tableware is used. Moreover, employees are encouraged to bring water bottles; drinking water is provided for them to enjoy on the day of the event. | Gamania Family Day Attended by 898 people and 1,200 PP square boxes, 500 PP antibacterial forks, and 500 PP antibacterial reusable cups were rented; the rental fee amounted to about NTD 20 thousand. |
| Gamania Group hosts a Mid-Autumn Festival party every Mid-Autumn Festival. In addition to arranging buses for employees to go to the party location together so as to reduce carbon emissions from transportation, we also provide tableware rental service to avoid single-use waste. | Mid-Autumn Festival party Attended by 855 people with a total of 1,200 units of eco-friendly tableware (cups + chopsticks + bowls) and 240 large plates were rented, the rental fee totaled about NTD 40 thousand. |
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| Biodiversity | Biodiversity is a health indicator of the ecological environment. Although Gamania does not produce physical products, to fulfill our obligation of conservation, we have taken the following actions:
| In 2023, we made 100% local procurement, and selected products certified by environmental protection labels, ISO or PEFC for sundry purchases. The Company also donated money to Greenpeace and the Society of Wilderness to support their environmental actions. |