Supervision and Governance | Governance and Integrity | Taiwan Blood Services Foundation ESG
Governance and Integrity
Supervision and governance
Taiwan Blood Services Foundation (TBSF) is a medical foundation institution that engages in the business of blood donation and supply. The purpose is to promote voluntary blood donation, improve the quality of medical blood, protect the rights and interests of patients, and improve the health of the people. With the business philosophy of "Happy Blood Donation and Safe Blood Use", we uphold the belief of honesty, harmony, efficiency, and innovation for sustainable development. The Board of Directors and its executive management team, the highest supervisory and governance team, work together to clearly define the command system and organizational structure. A meeting of the Board of Directors is regularly convened to formulate business strategies, pass various important resolutions, and supervise the effective operation of the TBSF. The President is responsible for the affairs of TBSF and represents TBSF externally. The management team, led by the CEO under the orders of the President and the Vice President to lead the medical affairs, operation, research, public relations, IT, finance, administration, and auditing departments as well as the four blood centers to carry out related business.
Board of Directors
In accordance with the Medical Care Act and TBSF's Donation Charter, the Board consists of 13 directors and one supervisor, with a tenure of four years. There are 4 members in the Board of Directors who are appropriate representatives from the fields of medicine, pharmacy administration, virus prevention, and blood technology recommended by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The other 9 members are socially-just persons and employee representatives selected by TBSF, with professional competence in the background of healthcare (6 persons), management (2 persons), and law (1 person). The current Board of Directors consists of two female directors, accounting for 15% of the total number of directors. TBSF is a medical foundation with juridical persons in medical care. Its supervision and governance team are all public interest directors and supervisors, and they perform voluntary service without remuneration.。
The members and organizational structure of the Board of Directors
Governance Meetings
In accordance with Board resolutions and the Foundation’s purpose, vision, and mission, the Foundation adopts a collective consensus-based leadership model for coordination and communication, in order to ensure alignment in overall goals and to implement and achieve them accordingly.
| Meeting Name | Meeting Frequency | Convener | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Directors Meeting | 3 times/year, with extraordinary meetings when necessary | Chairman | Directors, supervisors, and senior administrative executives |
| Consensus Camp Meeting | 1 time/year | Chairman | Senior administrative executives |
| Expanded Management Meeting | 3 times/year | Chairman | Senior administrative executives |
Management Meetings
| Meeting Name | Meeting Frequency | Convener | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWOT Meeting | 1 time/year | CEO | Department directors |
| Annual Budget Meeting | 1 time/year | CEO | Supervisors of all units and personnel from relevant units |
| Management Review Meeting | 2 times/year | CEO/Director | Supervisors of all units |
| Disaster Response Team Meeting | Irregularly | CEO/Director | Supervisors of all units |
| Physicians’ Meeting | 2 times/year | Consultant physician | Responsible physicians of each blood center |
| Management Meeting | 1 time/month | CEO | Department directors |
| Director | Division chiefs, section chiefs, and station heads | ||
| Procurement Review Committee Meeting | Irregularly | CEO | Joint/centralized procurement review committee members and supervisors of requesting units |
| Director | General procurement review committee members and supervisors of requesting units | ||
| Various Committees | According to the schedule set by each committee | Chairman/CEO/Committee chairperson | Committee members and personnel from relevant units |
Business Communication Meetings
| Meeting Name | Meeting Frequency | Convener | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research Promotion Task Force | 4 times/year | Consultant physician | Task force members and participating researchers |
| Station Heads’ Meeting | 1 time/year | CEO | Blood donation station heads and Business Department |
| Personnel Review Committee | Irregularly | CEO/Director | Committee members |
| Labor-Management/Labor Safety Meeting | 4 times/year | Rotating representative/Committee chairperson | Labor and management representatives/labor safety committee members |
| Joint Blood Bag Meeting | Weekly | Chief of the Technical Division | Sections of the Technical Division and Business Division |
| Head Nurses’ Meeting | 4 times/year | Chief of the Blood Collection Section | Head nurses, including blood donation station representatives |
| Drivers’ Discussion Meeting | 1 time/year | Chief of the Management Section | Full-time and part-time drivers |
| Station Affairs Meeting | 4 times/year | Blood donation station head | Blood donation station personnel |
| Volunteer Forum | 1 time/year | Volunteer team leader | Volunteers and volunteer team counselors/supervisors |
Committee for Promoting Resilience and Sustainable Development
To promote sustainable development, the Foundation has established the Sustainable Development Promotion Committee (hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”) to fulfill its commitments to environmental carbon reduction, care for disadvantaged groups, stable blood sources, quality pursuit, and a happy workplace through performance in environmental, social, and operational management strategies. The Committee consists of 13 to 15 members, with the Foundation’s Chairman serving as Chairperson, the CEO as Vice Chairperson, and the directors of the Foundation’s departments and the directors of each blood center serving as committee members. One executive secretary is appointed, concurrently served by a committee member designated by the Chairperson, and working groups are also established. In April 2025, the original “Sustainable Development Promotion Committee” was adjusted and renamed the “Resilience and Sustainable Development Promotion Committee of the Medical Foundation Taiwan Blood Services Foundation.” Meetings are held regularly every six months, and extraordinary meetings may be convened when necessary to discuss sustainability promotion strategies and items, review implementation status, and confirm the disclosure content and highlight performance of the sustainability report, thereby effectively establishing channels for communication with stakeholders.
