Supervision and Governance | Governance and Integrity | Taiwan Blood Services Foundation ESG

Governance and Integrity

Governance and Integrity
  • Supervision and Governance
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Blood Product Safety
  • Quality Assurance

    • 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 three female directors, accounting for 23% 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

    The image shows the members and organizational structure of the Board of Directors,including 13 directors and one supervisor

    Governance meetings

    In accordance with the resolutions of the Board of Directors and the mission, vision, and objectives of our organization, we adopt a collective consensus leadership model for coordinated communication, aiming to achieve alignment in the direction of overall goals. We execute actions based on this consensus to accomplish our objectives.

    Name of meeting Frequency of meetings Convener Participants
    Board of Directors 3 times/year (ad hoc meetings when necessary) President of the Board Directors, Supervisors, Senior Executive Officer
    Consensus Camp Meeting Once/year ) President of the Board Senior Executive Officer
    Expanded management meeting 3 times/year (ad hoc meetings when necessary President of the Board Senior Executive Officer

    Sustainable Development Promotion Committee

    In order to promote sustainable development, our organization has established the Sustainable Development Promotion Committee. Through the strategic performance in environmental, social, and operational management, we are committed to realizing goals such as environmental carbon reduction, caring for the underprivileged, ensuring a stable blood supply, pursuing quality, and fostering the commitment to a happy and sustainable enterprise.

    The diagram illustrates the structure of the Sustainable Development Promotion Committee. The Chairman, Hou Sheng-Mao, serves as the Chief Committee Chair, while CEO Wei Sheng-Tang acts as the Vice Chief Committee Chair. Below them, there are committee members (appointed from department heads and directors), an executive secretary (filled by the Director of Audit, Sun Shu-Rong), and assigned task-oriented working group members. The committee is responsible for handling administrative affairs, discussing sustainable strategies and information, monitoring progress, and compiling and writing sustainability reports.