Stakeholder Communication and Identification
FET values its communication and engagement with various stakeholders highly. For the purpose of fully comprehending the essence of internal and external stakeholder management, we have followed the principles of AA1000SES Stakeholder Engagement Standard to identify seven types of stakeholders crucial to our operations and ensure that we have dedicated communication channels to respond to our stakeholders’ requests and expectations in our daily operations.
FET Stakeholder Management Procedure
Management of Material Topics
Process for evaluating material topics
FET conducts regular identification of material topics on an annual basis. Due to the impact of our business activities, industry type, value chain, and operational activities on stakeholders, we pay attention to the telecommunications industry topics that are highlighted through stakeholder engagement, expert consultations, global risk reports, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, TCFD, CDP, and SASB guidelines. We adhere to the materiality, completeness, and stakeholder inclusiveness factors required by the GRI 3 standards in the GRI 2021 version. Through stakeholder surveys and comprehensive assessments, we adjust our approach based on the analysis results. We report the identified significant topics that have a major impact on stakeholders to the Board of Directors, which then reviews and approves the results.
According to the GRI 3 standards published in 2021, FET has finalized the identification steps for material topics. This first requires an understanding of the Company's context, identifying actual and potential impacts, and evaluating the significant degree and possibility of positive and negative impacts on stakeholders. After determining the significance of the impact of the topic on the Company, the priority order of reporting with the most significant impact will be arranged.
The inventory process of assessing the significance and likelihood of positive and negative impacts in the aforementioned process is consistent with the concept of evaluating the extent of loss impact and probability in the risk management procedure. Therefore, FET identifies 13 material topics based on the GRI 3 guidelines and the double-materiality principle to determine the impact on the Company and our stakeholders, as well as the extent of impact on the economy, the environment, and society. The assessment process is detailed as follows: