59 Taiwan Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association Brand Company Sustainable Supply Chain Requirements Contents Adidas AG Parent Corporate Climate Goals Achieve carbon neutrality within the firm’s operational scope by 2025. Supply Chain Goals Based on 2017 levels, carbon emissions in the supply chain will be reduced by 30 percent by 2030, and climate neutrality will be achieved by 2050. Incentive Policy for Expanding Supply Chain Renewable Energy Encourage tier one and tier two suppliers to use renewable energy and install solar energy facilities at their plants. Phase-out Coal Requirements for the Supply Chain Suppliers should discontinue the use of coal-fired energy systems, including boilers, heaters, generators, etc, after 2025 Sustainability Goals Audit for the Supply Chain Manufacturers that do not meet sustainable goal rules are required for further reviews or risk losing their orders. Source: Summarized from the Taiwan Green Trade Website. In sum, it has become increasingly urgent for Taiwan’s sporting goods manufacturing industry to address the emission disclosure demands at the national, corporate, and supply chain levels for organizational and product-related carbon emissions. This consideration is imperative and one of the key competitive factors for aligning with the global net-zero trends. Fulfilling transparency requirements by managing carbon footprints in the sports goods manufacturing industry Furthermore, the key to managing greenhouse gas emissions depends on communicating more transparent information that will encourage consumers to change their behavior and foster new consumption preferences, ultimately achieving the challenging goals of decarbonization at the societal level. For climate policymakers, the challenge is to utilize policy instruments to provide consumers with the necessary information to help them distinguish between various products in the context of green living. When the expected marginal returns from
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