Stakeholder Identification
Process of Stakeholder Identification:
STEP1 Identify
STEP2 Analyze
STEP3 Determine
To identify its key stakeholders, Yang Ming continued to inventory the 8 types of major stakeholders pursuant to the five principles, i.e. Responsibility, Influence, Tension, Diverse Perspectives and Dependency, of AA1000 Stakeholder Engagement Standard (SES), from which it identified 6 key stakeholders. Diversified and comprehensive means of communication have been established at Yang Ming to capture the topics of concern and specific inputs from stakeholders for active response, review and improvement. The stakeholder engagement is reported to the Board of Directors annually. The most important stakeholders, topics of concern and communication channels identified as well as the means and frequency of response of the Company are as follows:
Customers
Competent Authorities
Employees
Suppliers
Investors and Banks
Classification Societies
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Significance to Yang Ming
Customers’ recognition and support will be the key to sustainable growth
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Issues of Concern
Navigation and transportation safety、Customer service quality and satisfaction、Legal compliance、Information security and customer privacy protection、Implementation and performance of sustainability strategies
Customer Service Mailbox:Jia-Ru Wu, Senior Manager of the E-commerce and DocumentationDepartment cs@yangming.com
Stakeholder Communication Results in 2022
- The Company answered the questionnaires of the CCWG, EcoVadis, BICEPS, and CDP
- We conduct a global customer satisfaction survey every two years. The overall average score of the global customer satisfaction survey in 2022 was 88.63, showing a 3.27% increase in comparison to that in 2020, which was 85.82
- The 2022 Sustainability Report was published in Chinese and English
- 36 press releases were published on the official website
Means of Communication/Response Channels | Frequency |
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Participation in or response to relevant organizational initiatives and various platforms | Irregularly |
Customer service contact | Anytime |
Customer satisfaction survey | Biennially |
Sustainability report | Yearly |
Official website | Anytime |
Corporate ESG website | Anytime |
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Significance to Yang Ming
Yang Ming takes a highly self-disciplined and cautious attitude towards compliance with laws and regulations as well as the implementation of relevant procedures, and actively participates in and supports the programs promoted by the government.
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Issues of Concern
Information security and customer privacy protection、Navigation and transportation safety、Legal compliance、Risk management、Labor rights
Spokesperson: : President Shu-Chin Tu pr@yangming.com
獨立董事信箱 independentdirector@yangming.com
獨立檢舉信箱 conduct@yangming.com
Stakeholder Communication Results in 2022
- Stakeholder Communication Results in 2022
- The Company was ranked among the top 6%-20% in the corporate governance evaluation
- Yang Ming was selected as one of the “Top 100 Model Enterprises for Sustainability in Taiwan” and won the “Corporate Sustainability Report Awards – Transportation Industry Golden Award” in the 15th TCSA
- Yang Ming was included in FTSE4Good TIP Taiwan ESG Index, FTSE TWSE Taiwan 50 Index, TWSE RAFI® Taiwan High Compensation 100 Index, MSCI AC Asia Pacific Index, TWSE Corporate Governance 100 Index
Means of Communication/Response Channels | Frequency |
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Market Observation Post System | Anytime |
Annual report | Yearly |
Sustainability report | Yearly |
Official website | Anytime |
Corporate ESG website | Anytime |
Corporate governance evaluation | Yearly |
Participation in industry associations | Irregularly |
Official documents | Irregularly |
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Significance to Yang Ming
Employees are not only the key to an enterprise’s core competitiveness, but also the biggest driver for a company’s continuous and stable business growth
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Issues of Concern
Corporate governance and integrity management、Employee compensation and benefits、Legal compliance、Management strategies and operational performance、Occupational safety and health
Human Resource Affairs: Vice President Mei-Ling Chung
Employee Mailbox: employeebox@yangming.com
Recruitment Affairs: Official website/Jobs & Career
Chairman Mailbox: Chairman@yangming.com
OHS Affairs: Deputy Vice President Su-Chun Tsao
OHS Mailbox: HOSOservice@yangming.com
Stakeholder Communication Results in 2022
- 4 labor-management meetings, 5 Employee Welfare Committee meetings, and 4 Occupational Safety and Health Committee meetings were held
- Yang Ming signed the “Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change” to support crew change
- The Company promoted the EAPs continuously and included expatriated personnel and onboard personnel in the EAPs to take care of their physical health
- We have worked with Keelung Hospital, the Ministry of Health and Welfare for years in offering onboard personnel remote medical consultation services, which played a timely and extremely effective role during the pandemic this year. The medical consultation services were accessed a total of 134 times this year.
Means of Communication/ Response Channels | Frequency |
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Labor-management meeting, Employee Welfare Committee meeting, Occupational Safety and Health Committee meeting | Quarterly |
Yang Ming Monthly, YM You & Me | Monthly |
Chairman Mailbox, Employee Mailbox | Permanently |
Internal website, official website | Anytime |
Corporate ESG website | Anytime |
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Significance to Yang Ming
Yang Ming treats suppliers as important partners and has dedicated to seeking longterm partnerships with them to jointly ensure stable and sustainable operations
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Issues of Concern
Corporate governance and integrity management、Information security and customer privacy protection、Legal compliance、Navigation and transportation safety、Implementation and performance
of sustainability strategies
Corporate Governance Team, Public Affairs Department:
Senior Manager Huan-Yu Lin apqs@yangming.com
Mailbox for Independent Directors independentdirector@yangming.com
Whistleblowing Mailbox conduct@yangming.com
Stakeholder Communication Results in 2022
- Suppliers were required to sign a Supplier Evaluation Form prior to procurement, which included a “Supplier Sustainability Statement” that covered requirements on labor rights, environmental protection and occupational safety and a “Statement of Ethical Management” for self-evaluation
- Contracts required suppliers to guarantee their compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to business execution, including but not limited to international or domestic laws, regulations or conventions on labor, environmental protection, health and safety
- The suppliers with which the Company made purchases within the year were evaluated for their contract performance, and those with found deficiencies were recorded and requested to make corrections.
- Through the analysis of annual procurement activity data, 1,503 suppliers were graded and classified, and the procurement activities were sorted into 8 categories by procured items and service nature: general affairs and services , professional services, marine fuel, vessels, safe operation of vessels, container/chassis/genset, container yard machinery, and shipping-related services.The data were further analyzed based on the purchase amount for each category and the transaction frequency with individual suppliers. In 2022, 144 tier 1 key suppliers were identified
- The Company first invited the tier 1 key suppliers to complete ESG due diligence questionnaires covering sustainable government, society and environmental management to understand the sustainability governance status of the key suppliers in the value chain through the questionnaires, and then carried out written sustainability reviews for 30 key suppliers and onsite reviews for 2 key suppliers
- Phase 1 of the Yang Ming Procurement Portal officially went live
Means of Communication/Response Channels | Frequency |
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Market Observation Post System | Anytime |
Annual report | Yearly |
Sustainability report | Yearly |
Yang Ming Procurement Portal | Anytime |
Official website | Anytime |
Corporate ESG website | Anytime |
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Significance to Yang Ming
Yang Ming values the rights and interests of shareholders and investors, and thus strives to achieve the goal of sustainable operations to make good on the Company’s responsibility to the shareholders and investors
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Issues of Concern
Navigation and transportation safety、Energy resources use and consumption、Implementation and performance of sustainability strategies、Legal compliance、Information security and customer
privacy protection
Transfer Agent: KGI Securities Co., Ltd. +886-2-2389-2999
Stock Information: Mr. Ching-Po Chang, Finance Department FFIC@yangming.com
Stakeholder Communication Results in 2022
- 75 pieces of material information and 36 announcements were issued in Chinese and English in accordance with regulations
- 4 investor conferences were held (online)
- 1 annual general meeting was organized
Means of Communication/Response Channels | Frequency |
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Participation in or response to relevant organizational initiatives | Irregularly |
Market Observation Post System | Anytime |
Financial report | Quarterly |
Annual report | Yearly |
Annual general meeting | Yearly |
nvestor conference | Quarterly |
Sustainability report | Yearly |
Official website | Anytime |
Corporate ESG website | Anytime |
Corporate governance evaluation | Yearly |
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Significance to Yang Ming
Classification societies provide relevant regulatory information and conduct ship surveys to keep ships seaworthy
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Issues of Concern
Navigation and transportation safety、Energy resources use and consumption、R&D and investment in low-carbon technologies、Greenhouse gas emissions、Biodiversity、Implementation and performance of sustainability strategies
Quality Management and Corporate Sustainability Team, Public Affairs Department
Assistant Vice President Ching-Yu Lin apqs@yangming.com
Stakeholder Communication Results in 2022
- The 2022 Sustainability Report was published in Chinese and English
- The 2021 Annual Report was published
- Yang Ming joined 18 shipping-related associations and initiatives at home and abroad.
- The Company’s executives attended 54 association meetings.
Means of Communication/Response Channels | Frequency |
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Market Observation Post System | Anytime |
Annual report | Yearly |
Sustainability repor | Yearly |
Participation in industry associations | Irregularly |
Company website | Anytime |
Corporate sustainability section | Anytime |
Corporate governance evaluation | Yearly |