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

The university requires contracted suppliers to comply with relevant regulations to enhance responsible consumption and production. The policies on ethical sourcing of food and supplies include:

◆Purchasing on food and ingredients: The suppliers are required to sign contracts with the school to promise to meet related regulations that include the “Act Governing Food Sanitation,” the “School Sanitation Act,” and the “Agriculture Products Production and Certifying Management.” Suppliers are required to provide food and ingredients that meet the standards; priority is given to the use of local high-quality agricultural products with the traceability system promoted by the central agricultural authority; the use of genetically modified raw ingredients and their primary processed products is extremely prohibited.
◆Purchasing on equipment and construction materials: When purchasing software and hardware equipment, consumables and construction materials, the manufacturers that can provide products with the five major green label such as environmental protection label, energy saving label, water saving label, green building material label and carbon label are given priority to undertake the procurement. In 2023, our Tamsui campus purchased environmentally friendly products primarily with green mark, amounting to over NT$ 9.03 million. Over the eight-year period from 2015 to 2023, we have received the "Green Procurement Excellence Award" from the Environmental Protection Department of New Taipei City Government for eight times.