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Chemical Substances and Waste Management

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Chemical Substances and Waste Management

Oneness Biotech is committed to creating a sustainable environment for the next generation, and we support the concept of a circular economy as we maximize the efficiency of resource usage through chemical substance management, waste reduction and recycling. In addition to monitoring various environmental indicators at the factory to ensure compliance with all environmental regulations, the dedicated Environmental Health and Safety team continuously promotes improvement plans. This effort aims to minimize environmental impact and move towards the goal of “Zero Pollution”.

 

Chemical Substance Management

As a leading drug R&D company in Taiwan, we strictly control the chemical substances used in our products and processes. The use of safe chemicals is not only the key to maintaining product quality and protecting human health, but also reduces environmental pollution in subsequent waste management and enhances the safety of waste disposal personnel. Oneness introduced the ISO 9001 quality management system and obtained the Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare certification PIC/S GMP for APIs, PIC/S GMP and GDP, as well as ISO 13485 for Medical Device Quality Management System. Through strict procedures such as the third-party laboratory testing, audits by specialized personnel, management system audits and review, we are able to implement the control of the sources to achieve comprehensive management of the drug life cycle.

Product Composition

The main ingredient in the product is natural herbs; no harmful substances are added. Or substances listed as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) or restricted substances under the EU Product Composition REACH regulation, ingredient details can be referenced in the product specification sheet.

 

Process Management

None of the substance of very high concern (SVHC) or REACH restricted substances are used in the production process.

Waste Management

Oneness Biotech’s waste is divided into three categories: domestic waste of business employees, general industrial waste, and hazardous industrial waste. The domestic waste of business employees generated by business activities and production processes includes general waste such as fallen leaves collected around the plant that is cleaned and transported by the municipal unit of Pingtung County. General industrial waste includes waste paper, kitchen waste, and general waste from business activities, which can only be removed by approved transportation and disposal companies. Hazardous industrial waste is mainly composed of infectious waste mixtures and flammable industrial waste and are all handed over to qualified contractors for treatment.

Waste Management Targets

  1. Waste storage, transportation and disposal comply with laws and regulations, and there has been no major violations.
  2. Track the waste disposal flow, improve resource use efficiency through the implementation methods of recycling, reuse, energy conversion, and composting, prohibit direct landfilling of wastes, and achieve the ultimate goal of zero landfill waste.
  3. Promote reduction, recycling, and reuse within the plants to enhance resource efficiency. Ethanol waste liquid is one of the main wastes generated by the manufacturing process of Nanzhou Plant generates. In the past, such waste liquid was handled by qualified waste disposal contractors through incineration.
  4. To move towards a circular economy, the Company switched the waste disposal contractor in September 2020, and the incineration process has been changed to physical recycling. In 2023, we further assessed the feasibility of in-house recycling and reuse, and the ethanol waste liquid generated from the manufacturing process is now purified through distillation, in order to be used for cleaning equipment, thereby enhancing the resource use efficiency. The goal is to reduce the ethanol waste liquid from the manufacturing process by 30% annually with the process input volume in 2025 as the base volume. In 2024, relevant processes have been established and the small-scale trial production of recycled ethanol has been introduced. Once its quality is stabilized, more complete ethanol recycling operations can be implemented.

Type and Weight of Waste

The statistical data on waste over the years is as follows. The survey scope covers the parent company and its subsidiaries. For detailed information on each location, please refer to the explanatory notes. All relevant statistical data have been verified by a third party; please refer to the verification statement in the ESG report.

Note:

  • The incineration facilities at Nangang and the Nanchou Plant are equipped with energy recovery equipment.
  • Hazardous industrial wastes at Nangang include: C-0599 infectious waste mixtures, C-0301 waste liquids with a flash point below 60˚C (excluding alcoholic wastes with ethanol volume concentration below 24%).
  • Hazardous industrial wastes at the Nanchou Plant consist of: C-0301 waste liquids with a flash point below 60˚C (excluding alcoholic wastes with ethanol volume concentration below 24%).
  • General waste from Nangang Office and Xinyi Office is managed by building janitorial staff; no relevant data is included in the statistics.
  • Waste from Cotton Field Organic Farm is collected by local municipal services; no relevant data is included in the statistics.
  • All waste is transported by qualified companies for incineration and recycling, with no unidentified disposal, direct landfilling, or other unrecorded waste.

※The above content is taken from the ESG Report