As an example of the supplier engagement programme development, we initiated a collaboration with wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa to use recycled glass fibres for certain new wind turbine blades at our Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. The intended outcome of our supplier engagement and procurement strategy is to have a firm set of circularity-related supplier requirements in place within the next four to five years. For selected components, recycled materials have already been introduced as a sourcing evaluation criterion, ensuring our gradual transition away from the use of virgin resources.

Steel produced via electric arc furnaces (EAFs), which use scrap steel as feedstock, significantly lowers the need for virgin iron ore compared to traditional blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) methods that rely heavily on it. Even though recycled content is widely used in steel production, low-emissions steel still has a limited market availability. Closing this gap is key to cutting emissions, reducing reliance on virgin materials, and advancing a more circular steel industry. Thus, our focus is on sourcing lower-emissions steel, as it represents the most impactful opportunity to drive meaningful progress in reducing the environmental footprint of steel production.