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At the 2025 ESG Summit hosted by the Accounting Research and Development Foundation last month, "Digital Sustainability" became a focal point of discussion. XBRL was mentioned multiple times, becoming one of the key focuses across various sessions. Many experts believe that XBRL adoption helps improve report transparency and data comparability. As global requirements for sustainability information quality become increasingly stringent, XBRL has been regarded as a key trend in future sustainability reporting development. This article will further explain the basic concepts of XBRL and explore how it drives the digital transformation of sustainability information, accelerating ESG tool applications and improving disclosure efficiency.

Common challenges most companies face when preparing sustainability reports include: insufficient internal manpower, scattered cross-departmental data that's difficult to integrate, and low efficiency in report editing. Syber Sustainability Management System combines ESG × AI and is now available for "free use," helping significantly reduce the labor costs of ESG operations and quickly responding to report preparation challenges.

Sustainability reporting disclosure is moving from compliance to substantial governance management disclosure. With the release of the latest GRI Standards provisions in June 2025, including GRI 102 'Climate Change 2025' and GRI 103 'Energy 2025', companies must face more detailed disclosure requirements, from just transition, climate adaptation, to enhanced Scope 3 emission information transparency. This update is not just about changes in provisions, but a restructuring of organizational internal governance logic. This article will help you understand the background of GRI standards updates, key changes in GRI 102 and GRI 103, and where companies should start preparing to respond to the latest standards.

Taiwan listed companies must complete ESG reporting annually. However, if errors are found after ESG information has been submitted and not corrected in time, companies may face fines of up to NT$1 million and reputational crisis. This article provides a complete analysis from penalties to the ESG information correction application process, helping ESG officers understand everything at once and reduce potential legal and reputational risks.

Taiwan Stock Exchange updated the 'Operating Procedures for Listed Companies to Prepare and File Sustainability Reports' and its corresponding 'Q&A Collection' in May 2025, providing further clarification on filing content, format requirements, and disclosure regulations. This article summarizes the key changes to help enterprises quickly grasp filing essentials and reduce compliance risks.

In early 2025, Trump claimed he would withdraw from the Paris Agreement again, seemingly weakening global climate governance consensus. In reality, ESG has long become the operational culture of top international enterprises. Taiwan has also anchored its future at this time - President Lai Ching-te explicitly stated at the National Climate Change Response Committee meeting that Taiwan's 2050 net-zero target will not waver with international political developments. More noteworthy is that the Ministry of Environment plans to officially announce carbon sequestration regulations in mid-2025, which will be a turning point for corporate supply chain decarbonization and Scope 3 management. This article analyzes how enterprises should seize this transformation opportunity!

TWSE and TPEx regularly review corporate sustainability reports. All listed companies are subject to review at least once every five years. Failure to disclose according to regulations may result in required corrections, improvement requests, or even impact on corporate governance ratings.