CPC Corporation, Taiwan

Care for the underprivileged

Support for "World Blood Donor Day"

CPC views "blood donation as a life-saving act" and actively supports blood donations. Since 2013, CPC has been organizing annual blood donation events to address the shortage in blood supply.

2022 marked the 10th year of CPC's blood donation support, and for this special occasion, the Company mobilized 16 internal units into hosting a large-scale blood donation event in the month of "614 World Blood Donor Day" as a response to UN SDG #3 -"Good health and well-being." In the month of June alone, the event attracted 6,547 donations and gathered 2.5645 million c.c. of blood in 10,258 bags. For the entire year of 2022, CPC received 26,715 blood donations for a total of 10.3575 million c.c. from 18 internal units, setting a record for yet another year

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Purchase of agricultural and aquaculture products

The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impact on the sale of agricultural and aquaculture products and limited the amount of resources available to underprivileged groups. Out of support for Taiwanese farmers, CPC purchased inseason produce and livestock such as atemoya, pomelo, onion, and grouper and donated them to organizations of the underprivileged, thereby catering for the needs of two parties in a single gesture.

CPC helped sell 58.56 metric tons of agricultural produce in 2022, and purchased a total of 8,974 groupers in the last two years

Support for the underprivileged and interracial harmony

CPC remains mindful of its social responsibilities while pursuing profit performance. The Company views harmonious relationship with community residents as the key to building corporate image and business success, which is why it has devised a neighborhood engagement plan and directed attention to care for the underprivileged and support local education, culture, sports, entertainment, and arts for many years. In 2022, CPC subsidized (donated) a sum of NT$401 million to 5,708 projects, including NT$3.5967 million for activities of indigenous peoples. By recruiting indigenous people above the minimum requirements, CPC hopes to provide employment opportunities and contribute to interracial harmony.

Tuition support for underprivileged children

CPC has been working with World Vision Taiwan since 2010 to rally employees into donating NT$1,000 per month to underprivileged children, and has helped 203 children learn at school and develop healthy, happy childhood.

A sum of NT$2.436 million was donated in 2022

Expanding the digital reach

CPC has long been supporting the Ministry of Education's "Digital Application Enhancement Project in Remote Areas" by making yearly donations of regeneration computers to remotely located schools and organizations of the underprivileged, where they can still be useful to those in need. In doing so, CPC fulfills its social responsibilities and contributes to the recycling and reuse of resources. Due to the spread of COVID-19 in 2022, CPC reached out to Fu Jen Catholic University, which served as the operational center for the Ministry of Education's "Digital Application Enhancement Project in Remote Areas," to help find remotely located schools that may be in need of regeneration computers for remote teaching, so that children may continue their learning while schools are closed.

A total of 345 regeneration computers were donated in 2022

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Charity Concert

Using music as the medium for voicing care to the underprivileged, CPC and Taiwan Power Company (TPC) jointly organized the "2022 CPC-TPC Charity Concert" featuring the performance of Northern Taiwan Girls Choir from Taiwan Foundation For Rare Disorders, CPC Choir, and TPC Choir in 2022. This concert marked the first collaboration between the two energy giants, and by singing songs of love, we hoped to spread care to every corner of the society. An invoice donation box was also made available on site to collect donations of uniform invoice from the audience, and any proceeds from the lottery draw were used to support people with rare disorders.

Participant count: about 800

Physical invoices gathered on site: about 100

Donations to Taiwan Foundation For Rare Disorders: NT$50,000

Music without boundaries

CPC has been a long-time supporter of arts and cultural events, and an activist in helping the underprivileged. In December 2022, CPC organized two weeks of mini concert at the 1F event hall of CPC Building, during which it invited 6 music students from Taipei School for the Visually Impaired and 7 musicians from Taipei Music Foundation for the Visually Impaired to perform. Meanwhile, CPC encourages employees with music talent to perform on stage and bring healing notes to the audience.

Daily participant count: about 70; total participant count: about 700

Highlight: CPC supports self-dependence of Slow-Flying Angels

CPC has long been helping persons with disabilities connect with the society. With the introduction of "compassion gas station" in 2001, CPC took the initiative to counsel and train persons with disabilities (specifically people with developmental retardation, commonly known as slow-flying angels) to provide service at petrol stations, which presents employment opportunities and skill development potentials. In terms of social return of investment (SROI), every NT$ invested into this project produces 3.45 times the social yield, and the value has been validated by the Social Value International (SVI) in January 2023.

Service at petrol station may seem simple at first glance, but actually requires several skills including the ability to work with different interfaces, operate heavy fuel nozzles, and address customers with the right tone. For people with development retardation, it takes persistent learning in order to overcome difficulties and be able to serve customers at the front line. Having recruited slow-flying angels for petrol station service for more than 20 years, CPC persists in its one-to-one counseling approach that helps slow-flying angels slowly yet thoroughly develop the required skills, characters, and attention to detail to deliver services comparable to ordinary interns.

"I told them that I am earning a living through labor and through sales. Here, I can work with pride and dignity." ——Deputy Station Manager Hsiao, Sanmin Road Station, Taoyuan City

Slow-Flying Angels Support Campaign

To help slow-flying angels expand work skills, CPC organized a limited time charity promotion in 2022 involving CUP & GO outlets located in Yilan, Hualien, and Taitung, Through this campaign, CPC donated 5,000 cups of coffee to support volunteers of Mennonite Social Welfare Foundation in brining medical service to remote locations, and sponsored recruitment of "Slow-flying angels" at petrol stations.

CPC's Eastern Businesses Department and Mennonite Social Welfare Foundation jointly launched a "PDR Support Campaign" involving CUP & GO outlets at direct stations in Yilan, Hualien, and Taitung that offers a 20% discount for every two cups of coffee ordered. This campaign not only intends to restore care and connection between people, but also encourages the public to involve in charity activities. Simply by giving visitors the option to donate coffee to Mennonite Social Welfare Foundation through on-site purchase or by redeeming e-voucher through CPC Pay, the campaign attracted a large number of customers who visited petrol stations solely to purchase coffee instead of fuel, thereby allowing the coffee shop setting to overturn consumers' perception about petrol stations.

Outcomes of compassion gas station

Ecosystem protection and environmental education

Green Up - protection of the ocean

CPC continues to support the Executive Yuan's "Tribute to the Ocean" policy and has adopted practices to clean up coastal areas near CPC's operations "regularly, instantly, and at times of emergency" for the improvement of the marine environment. Currently, CPC conducts regular cleanups of coastlines in Guantang (Taoyuan), Yongan (Kaohsiung), and Qixingtan (Hualien) as a commitment to protecting the ocean.

More than 758 employees and their family members were mobilized in 2022.

Free seedling Promotion of green coexistence

CPC has been supporting Earth Day for many years. On April 22 each year, the Company would organize a campaign across 100 direct stations nationwide that encourages the public to present invoice or bring in waste battery at designated petrol stations in exchange for tree seedlings. The campaign has always been favorably received by the public.

Although the free seedling campaign was suspended in 2022 due to COVID-19, CPC's passion for environmental education persists and will continue organizing free seedling events as a way to encourage sustainable practices.

Knowledge transfer through six facilities nationwide

CPC has six exhibition facilities located throughout Taiwan, including: "CPC Petroleum Discovery Museum" in Taipei City, "Taiwan Oil Field Exhibition Hall" in Gongguan Township of Miaoli County, "Exploration & Development Technology Exhibition Hall" in Miaoli City of Miaoli County, "Refining Institute Exhibition Hall" in Chiayi City, "Gas for Life" in Yongan District of Kaohsiung City, and "Oil Refining Exhibition Hall" in Nanzi District of Kaohsiung City. Each of these facilities carries a different theme from oil exploration, refining, natural gas, research and development to energy diversity. Together, they tell a detailed story of how Taiwan's oil industry has evolved over time. Both "Taiwan Oil Field Exhibition Hall" and "Kaohsiung Refinery Environmental Education Park" have even been certified as environmental education facilities for having designed and delivered energy and environmental courses in a way that increases the public's awareness toward environmental protection.

Highlight: Energy education for children

Between December 2 and 4, 2022, the Education, Parenting, Family Lifestyle magazine held a "2022 MAKER PARTY" at National Taiwan Science Education Center that attracted children from all over the country. In this event, CPC designed its booth to resemble the appearance of a "smart green energy fuel station," and introduced games and challenges to teach children how AI and green energy may change our lives in the future.

Using a variety of interesting displays, CPC designed its booth to give visitors a completely new experience of smart and sustainable fuel station. Through challenges and games, children were taught the less known purposes of CPC's fuel stations, including power generation, power storage, and the role they play in circular economy. Overall, the interactive experience allowed visitors to better appreciate CPC's sustainability vision as well as commitment in energy education and green energy transformation. The exhibition attracted nearly 30,000 visits in total.

Cultural heritage and sports

Creating opportunities from cultural heritage

Kaohsiung Refinery was formerly the 6th Fuel Plant of the Japanese Navy. In 1942, General Ryozo Beppu, head of the 2nd Fuel Plant of the Japanese Navy, constructed three separate branches under the 6th Plant in Hsinchu, Taichung, and Kaohsiung to produce oil products using different feedstocks. The current office building of Kaohsiung Refinery and some of the common areas, storage/ transportation facilities, repair stations, and storage systems were constructed in the days of Japanese rule.

After the surrender of Japan at the end of the Second World War, the fuel plant was taken over by the navy of the Republic of China, handed over to The National Resources Commission, and renamed Kaohsiung Refinery. With the inception of CPC Corporation in 1946, the company assigned Dr. Bin Guo to serve as the first plant manager. By the time CPC had taken over Kaohsiung Refinery, the plant premise had already been bombed beyond recognition by the U.S. military, but despite a lack of resources, Director Bin Guo gathered former employees to rebuild, renew, and expand the plant, which later became the pillar for Taiwan's petrochemical industry.

Sponsoring of athletes and sports

CPC assembled an "Elite Athletes Sponsorship Review Committee" in as early as 2002 to support sports development and help train outstanding athletes. A set of "CPC Directives for Sponsoring and Cultivating Elite Athletes" was also implemented, and later amended and renamed "CPC Directives for Sponsoring Top-Tier Sports Development" in 2017 to expand the scope of sponsorship to include sports teams of public and private schools.

CPC acknowledges the importance of talent development in a sustainable society, which is why the Company supports whole-heartedly to the government's sports policies and sponsors local communities, schools, and organizations in sport events and competitions. CPC also contributes to the development of soccer in Taiwan by assembling its own soccer team in July 2020, and managed to secure a place in "Taiwan Football Premier League" later in 2021.

CPC's practices at promoting sports

Highlight: CPC wins Sports Activist Award - Gold for 5 consecutive years

CPC has long been promoting sports development by supporting local communities, schools, and organizations in various sport events and competitions, and sponsoring elite athletes as well as school teams in remote areas.

In addition to winning Sports Activist Award - Gold for 5 consecutive years, CPC has also won Sports Facilitator Award - Gold 8 times and Long-Term Sponsorship Award once since the Sports Activist Award was first introduced. By sponsoring athletes, we hope to kick start a "cycle of positivity" where the athletes not only train to compete but also pass on skills and life's experience to the next generation. Following the enactment of "Statute for Development of Sports Industry" in 2022, CPC founded its own Football Association to support the development of sports as a national industry. Through this association, CPC hopes to rally the support of state-owned as well as private enterprises toward growing the sports industry and contribute to the overall health of the general public.

In 2022, CPC subsidized 540 sport events or competitions, and sponsored 16 athletes and sports teams from 7 schools