HOYA BIT becomes the world's first BSI ISO 14068-1 certified carbon-neutral cryptocurrency exchange

Taiwanese cryptocurrency exchange HOYA BIT announced on April 24 that it has passed the ISO 14068-1 "Carbon Neutrality" international certification verified by BSI, becoming the world's first cryptocurrency exchange to receive this certification. The certification ceremony was attended by BSI Global Commercial Operations Vice President for Product Certification and Regulatory Services, Bryn Sutton, and Global Sustainability Director, Aiman Ali, who traveled to Taiwan to present the award, demonstrating their high regard for HOYA BIT's sustainability practices. For HOYA BIT, this is not only a sustainability milestone but also signifies that it has integrated carbon governance, information disclosure, and external verification into its brand governance framework, establishing a more verifiable foundation of trust for the digital asset industry. The verification standard adopted by Microsoft and Google! How did HOYA BIT pass the world's most stringent carbon neutrality certification? BSI is the world's first national standards body, founded in 1901. Since receiving its Royal Charter in 1929, it has long led global standard setting. Its certifications have been widely implemented in core industries such as healthcare, technology, and manufacturing. Microsoft and Google both regard BSI certification as the concrete embodiment of the highest standards in digital governance compliance. Among the many standards verified by BSI, ISO 14068-1 is currently one of the most rigorous international regulations for carbon neutrality. It requires companies to fully disclose their full life-cycle carbon emissions, establish scientifically-based reduction pathways, and undergo continuous third-party audits. Since its inception, HOYA BIT has established a cross-departmental carbon management mechanism, led personally by founder Peng Yun-hsien, incorporating carbon governance into its core decision-making system. In terms of reduction strategies, it adopts the SBTi science-based reduction methodology consistent with Apple and Microsoft. For carbon offsetting, it selects Gold Standard certified projects to ensure additionality and verifiability, while prioritizing support for renewable energy projects with SDGs benefits. The complete framework, from inventory and reduction to offsetting, enabled HOYA BIT to pass the audit of this world's most stringent standard. HOYA BIT founder Peng Yun-hsien stated: "Becoming the world's first cryptocurrency exchange to pass the BSI verified ISO 14068-1 is not just a certification for HOYA BIT, but a clear signal: the digital asset industry can also respond to market expectations for governance, responsibility, and transparency in an internationally understandable and verifiable way. As the industry gradually matures, what truly builds long-term value is not just functional innovation, but the ability to consistently prove oneself as a trustworthy platform." As BSI approaches its 125th anniversary in 2026, HOYA BIT has also been invited to participate in related international exchanges. For HOYA BIT, this is not just a single event invitation, but symbolizes that a cryptocurrency exchange from Taiwan has begun to be seen within the context of global dialogues on standards, sustainability, and governance. From passing international certifications to entering higher-level international exchanges, HOYA BIT is gradually transforming Taiwan's practical capabilities in the digital asset field into a brand presence with greater international recognition. HOYA BIT stated that sustainability should not stop at corporate governance and certification, but should also be gradually transformed into daily actions that general users can understand and participate in. In the future, HOYA BIT will continue to cooperate with the Ministry of Environment's Green Point program and more sustainable enterprises to plan and launch activities that combine digital assets with sustainable living, allowing users who support sustainable concepts to participate as well. In addition, HOYA BIT will gradually optimize its platform information disclosure methods, allowing users to more clearly understand relevant carbon information during the trading process, and evaluate providing diverse ways to participate in carbon reduction mechanisms, so that sustainability is not just a commitment of the platform, but can also become a concrete practice that users participate in together. (The above content is provided by HOYA BIT)