12.2.1) Ethical sourcing policy
Have a policy on ethical sourcing of food and supplies.

1. The university signs a contract with a catering manufacturer and the content of the contract requires the manufacturer to supply various foods and ingredients in compliance with the "Food Safety and Hygiene Management Law," "Institutional Hygiene Law," "Agricultural Product Production and Verification Management Law," and other relevant regulations by selecting qualified food and ingredients for meals. Miscellaneous foods with incomplete packaging and unqualified inspections are strictly prohibited, and preferentially the use of local high-quality agricultural products that are promoted by the central agricultural authority in the traceability system and prohibit the use of genetically modified fresh food materials and their primary processed products.

2. In July 2001, the Executive Yuan promulgated the "Organization Green Procurement Program," which stipulated the "Key Points for the Performance Evaluation of Institutional Green Procurement." Although the university does not belong to the public universities regulated by this key point, it is still implemented by reference to support green procurement. In 2020, the Tamsui campus purchased green products with environmental protection labels as the main amount is NT$3,971,940. From 2015 to 2019, TKU was awarded the "Green Procurement Outstanding Unit Award" by the Environmental Protection Bureau of the New Taipei City Government for five consecutive years.