Just Transition

Achieving Social Equity and Inter-generational Well-being

The Paris Agreement emphasizes a just transition for the workforce. In its net-zero transformation, TCC follows its "Stakeholder Engagement Policy," maintaining dialogue with employees, local communities, suppliers, and consumers. TCC aims to tailor engagement strategies, understand stakeholder expectations, assess potential impacts, and build consensus. The 2025 TCC Just Transition Report is available in the ESG — Report Download section.

The Paris Agreement: "The imperatives of a just transition of the workforce and the creation of decent work and quality jobs in accordance with nationally defined development priorities"

Stakeholder Identification Process

Through internal workshops and a prioritization assessment based on influence, impact, and dependency, TCC identified key stakeholders affected by the net-zero transition—primarily employees, local communities, suppliers, and consumers. We will continue to advance relevant initiatives to assist various stakeholder groups in addressing the challenges brought by the transition.

TCC just transition internal workshop, with colleagues from multiple departments discussing stakeholder identification

An Equal Collective Evolution with Employees, Communities, and Supply Chain Partners

TCC autonomous electric mining truck operating at a quarry site

For TCC, the Dual Net-Zero and Digital Transition is a shared journey rather than a cold technological replacement. Instead of a sunny-day hike following a map, it is a march through reality's storms, adjusting and solving problems along the way. Trust is the cornerstone of sustainability, and true transition is an equal, collective evolution empowering every employee and neighbor to walk alongside us.

Through internal workshops, TCC mapped stakeholders, identifying employees, local communities, suppliers, and consumers as the primary groups, and launched targeted strategies to help them navigate these challenges.

Reskilling and Career Transition

TCC drives dynamic reskilling and career transition rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. Supervisors evaluate employees individually to arrange tailored training and transfers. TCC prioritizes workplace improvements and support over financial compensation, fully funding any required certifications.

AI Electric Trucks: Redefining Mining Talent

In 2022, TCC introduced the cement industry's first autonomous electric mining truck system at Jurong Plant in Mainland China, automating logistics. Later expanded to Yingde Plant as a replicable "companion training" model, this technology launched at Hualien Hoping Quarry in November 2025 as Taiwan's first autonomous mining site.

Following training, senior drivers transitioned to intelligent operators or road roller specialists. A colleague from the Truku tribe gestured with a smile: "Now we use a keyboard and mouse to set routes. The trucks have AI eyes and see the road themselves."

TCC Hoping Quarry employees after completing career transition training

Empowering Employees and Local Communities

Since 2024, TCC Carbon Academy has offered flexible online and offline courses for shift workers, achieving an 89% "just transition" course pass rate in 2025. In 2026, it becomes the Institute of NextGen Sustainability, adding AI courses and on-site training across Taiwan and Mainland China so frontline employees keep pace with the transition.

AI Empowerment Initiative Promoting Local Digital Inclusion

TCC's AI Future Empowerment Initiative brought generative AI, drone operations, and quarry visits to He-Ping and Dong'ao elementary schools. Over the summer, the program expanded to Heping and Aohua villages, helping mothers and elders master mobile AI to bridge the digital divide, while enabling middle-aged residents to boost workplace skills.

Key Facts

100%
course satisfaction

Enhanced
AI literacy

73%
aspire to work in their hometowns

Local Inclusion and Community Engagement

For TCC, trust is the starting point of all actions. Through household visits and open factory practices, TCC gradually rebuilds relationships with surrounding tribes from "unfamiliar neighbors" into true partners.

DAKA Inclusive Space Creating Diverse Employment Opportunities

The DAKA open ecological circular factory is open 24 hours a day and operates on a non-profit basis. The market supports tribal residents' entrepreneurship with low-cost stalls, driving a 2.5% increase in the local non-manufacturing employment rate.

Women account for approximately 80% of the DAKA operations team. Among the 18 members of the environmental resources team responsible for resource recycling, there are 9 women, 14 indigenous people, and 17 local residents. Some tribal women obtained their first formal jobs through DAKA, while other female colleagues, for their families, entered new shift units on-site and further obtained occupational health and safety certifications.

Tribal women running a market stall at TCC DAKA

Aquavoltaics: Green Energy, Low-Carbon Seafood, and Local Co-Prosperity

TCC Green Energy Corp. integrated aquaculture with solar power at its Chiayi site, forming a dedicated team to collaborate with local farmers. In Q4 2025, TCC's self-managed ponds yielded a bumper harvest of sea bass and milkfish exceeding 9.6 tons. The project also secured Chiayi County's first traceability certification for aquavoltaic aquaculture.

"Solar panels do more than generate power. They enable our corporate culture to transform electricity into humanistic care, driving community green care and empowering local young farmers."
— Walk in Taiwan

Aquaculture ponds at TCC Green Energy aquavoltaic site

Solar panels installed above aquaculture ponds at the aquavoltaic site

Sea bass and milkfish harvested at the aquavoltaic site

Moving Forward with Supply Chain Partners

As an industry enabler, TCC drives transition alongside its partners. Since 2023, TCC has hosted regular GHG inventory workshops for suppliers. In 2024, it formed the Green Value Chain Alliance, uniting suppliers representing 37% of procurement value to jointly commit to a 10% carbon reduction by 2030. Downstream, the Low-Carbon Construction Pioneers Alliance has expanded to 242 builders and contractors, deploying low-carbon materials across nearly 3,000 project sites.

Just transition is a continuous learning journey with no universal formula. Instead of transplanting a single system, TCC prioritizes local cultures. Through transnational Town Hall and annual meetings, TCC fosters cultural dialogue, allowing the transition to take root in every community while respecting differences.