TAIPEI, Taiwan – The German Trade Office
Taipei (GTO) has compiled a new corporate social responsibility (CSR) report
about corporate social activities initiated in 2019 and 2020 by 21 German
companies operating in Taiwan.
“Achieving a better and more sustainable
world will be possible only with the support of the business sector,” stated
Axel Limberg, Chief Representative and Executive Director of the GTO while
presenting the report at a press conference today at the German Institute
Taipei. He further emphasized, “In Taiwan, over 250 German companies are
playing a vital role in the economic and social environment. Besides being
major employers, they see themselves as socially responsible enterprises
committed to Taiwan’s society. We are very delighted to see that German
companies continue the century-long tradition of CSR across the world and are
taking responsibility for local communities.”
Guests of honor at the press conference
were Ms. Jessie Lieh-Jiun Chao, First Economic Secretary at the Ministry of
Economic Affairs; Mr. Yeh-Shin Chu, Senior Executive Officer of European
Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; as well as Sven Meier, Media and
Public Affairs Officer of the German Institute Taipei, all of whom delivered
welcoming remarks. Mr. James Chiu, General Manager of Fresenius Kabi Taiwan
Ltd.; Mr. Jan Hollmann, Managing Director of Robert Bosch Taiwan Co., Ltd.; Ms.
Renee Chen, Head of Communications of Covestro (Taiwan) Ltd.; and Mr. Phylex
Ong, Managing Director of BECKHOFF Automation Co., Ltd., provided first hand
insights into their CSR activities. Their accounts demonstrate that CSR is a
core value of their companies.
The newly published report introduces
several CSR activities in which German companies engage, such as supporting
charity organizations with donations, organizing fundraising events,
cooperating with under-resourced schools, volunteering in environmental and
community engagements (e.g., cleaning up waste and blood donations), as well as
initiating zero carbon programs. The report shows that German companies embrace
their responsibility for Taiwan and actively contribute to a better and more
sustainable society.
The report covers CSR activities of the
following companies: BASF Taiwan Ltd., Bayer Taiwan Company Ltd., Beckhoff
Automation Co., Ltd., B. Braun Taiwan Co. Ltd., Boehringer Ingelheim Taiwan
Ltd., Covestro (Taiwan) Ltd., Crown Worldwide (Taiwan) Ltd., DAS Asia Limited
Taiwan Branch, Deutsche Bank AG, Taiwan, Fresenius Kabi Taiwan Ltd., HEIDENHAIN
Co., Ltd., iF DESIGN ASIA Ltd., Kuehne + Nagel Ltd., Melchers Trading GmbH
(Taiwan Branch), Mercedes-Benz Taiwan Ltd., Merck Ltd., REMONDIS Taiwan Co.,
Ltd., Robert Bosch Taiwan Co., Ltd., Siemens Limited Taiwan, TÜV SÜD Asia Ltd.
Taiwan Branch, and wpd Taiwan Energy Co. Ltd.
The report is now also available online
under the following link:
https://indd.adobe.com/view/2f77be19-105a-452d-b957-80aa58f8a35d