OUR GREEN GOALS
GREEN MANUFACTURING
Efficiency in manufacturing methods such as monitoring power consumption and emissions, efficiencies, reduction of heat and energy loss, and automating complex manufacturing stages.
GREEN PROCUREMENT
Raw materials are planned for and acquired within the same business day to reduce carbon emissions in deliveries to the main facility all to support the local economy structure.
GREEN RECYCLING
99% of the scrap is recycled and reused. AGIT Global scrap reduction saves 53.22 tons of CO2e per year. AGIT Global plastic reduction saves 23.59 tons of CO2e per year.
FIVE SAFETY GOALS
HEALTH SAFETY
After the past few years of flu and virus spread, AGIT has been committed to the health safety of our employees by establishing new protocols for keeping a sanitary environment. Our in-house nurse and staf monitor the physical and mental health stability of our employees.
CONSUMER SAFETY
Our team of safety experts helps avoid unforeseen issues that may lead to injury. They also monitor for phthalates, dangerous or toxic chemicals, or hazardous materials in the environment.
FOOD SAFETY
Our organic gardens not only allow our presence to be in harmony with the lush natural surroundings they also help to feed our employees with clean greens and vegetation. Our food program sources vendors that are certified food handling expertise and offer in-house kitchens for balanced diets.
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
Keeping the factory floor and it’s surroundings safe and compliant for our workers.
AIR QUALITY
Maintaining emission-free levels in the work areas and limit our exposure to outside environments.
FACTORY ARCHITECTURE
LOCATION
Nantou houses Taiwan’s first pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant and our choice for location due to the central location. Being amongst a diverse county that cornerstoned sustainable energy this was a perfect place to start. Nantou’s location creates an easy shipping pathway for Taiwan’s major ports.
LIKE CLOCKWORK
Our core principle: work smarter, not harder. Every movement from material handling, order processing, manufacturing, and shipping run in a smooth flow of work operation.
COLLECTION OF RAINWATER
Our Rainwater Recovery Reservoirs can store up to 1,350 metric tons of rainwater. They provide the factory a clean and pure source of water needed for sustainable foam expansion. The supply can also supply irrigation and water for the testing pool and ecological pool.
ORGANIC GARDEN & POOL
The organic gardens not only allow our presence to be in harmony with the lush natural surroundings they also help to feed our employees with clean greens and vegetation and space the grounds. An ecological pool is located between facility buildings to maintain the systems for nature held in the area.
FACTORY PROGRAMS
ISO COMPLIANCE
AGIT Global obtained its ISO 50001 power management compliance certification in 2022.
TARGET TRAJECTORIES
AGIT Global is targeting at 42% reduction in Carbon Emissions for 2024 equaling 2,919 tons.
INDEPENDENT SELF STUDY
AGIT Global is the only factory in the surf-craft building industry to instate a self study from B.V.. Bureau Veritas on its impact of building product resulting in a Functional unit emissions: 24.12 KgCO2e (based on an 8ft surfboard).
LOCALLY SOURCED RAW MATERIALS
Gathering locally sourced raw materials and suppliers reduces carbon footprint totals and supports the local economy.
RECYCLING/REUSE OF MATERIALS
With building a production line geared towards a circular economy production more than 99% of the scrap is now recycled for reuse and reducing carbon impact. Boards that are returned to our factory are stripped and re-purposed into new useable products.
SOLAR PANELING
The Solar panels will have a capacity of 202kW of power accounting for 5.3% of total power consumption.
AUTOMATION
Our new system invests in smart-power using robotics to precisely manufacture critical components and maintain details important to design while reducing man-power labor.
PRODUCT AWARENESS
REDUCTION IN PACKAGING PLASTICS
GREEN PACKAGE SOLUTIONS
With our proprietary brands, we have made effort to reduce single-use plastics such as plastic film covering, TPU molded plastics, and unnecessary plastic components. We use recycled papers and non-plastic laminated paper when possible in addition to reducing overuse and increase recyclability.
PRODUCT TESTING BUREAU VERITAS (B.V.)
AGIT Global obtained its first audit on a sample 8ft foam laminated surfboard from birth at raw material procurement to death cycle. B.V. Certified the process at a profound 24.12 Kg CO2e. (vs. 420Kg CO2e from a standard fiberglas-epoxy surfboard construction) *
* taken from “The Surfboard Cradle-to-Grave
Life Cycle Assessment of a Common Surfboard: Epoxy vs. UPR Tobias C. Schultz”
RECYCLED MATERIALS IN CONSTRUCTION
The scraps are used in components and provide a program of processed scrap and plastic reduction of over 76.81 tons in CO2e per year.
GREEN RECYCLING
GREEN PROCUREMENT
GREEN MANUFACTURING
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
AIR QUALITY
FOOD SAFETY
HEALTH SAFETY
CONSUMER SAFETY
LOCATION
COLLECTION OF RAINWATER
ORGANIC GARDEN & POOL
LIKE CLOCKWORK
ISO COMPLIANCE
TARGET TRAJECTORIES
INDEPENDENT SELF STUDY
LOCALLY SOURCED RAW MATERIALS
RECYCLING/REUSE OF MATERIALS
SOLAR PANELING
AUTOMATION
REDUCTION IN PACKAGING PLASTICS
PRODUCT TESTING BUREAU VERITAS (B.V.)
RECYCLED MATERIALS IN CONSTRUCTION
