Climate Change Data

Hangzhou First Applied Material Co., Ltd.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Economic
  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Implemented cleaner production projects to reduce resource consumption and waste generation.
  • Recycled production cooling water and treated domestic wastewater to meet management requirements.
  • Collected and fully combusted waste gas using RTO devices.
  • Classified and utilized general solid waste; hazardous waste disposed of in compliance with regulations.

Social Achievements

  • Established the "FIRST Love Student Fund" to support poor students.
  • Donated photovoltaic equipment to Shibing County People's Government for energy savings and emission reductions.
  • Donated to the Lin'an Red Cross Society and the "White Angel Fund" during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Implemented employee stock ownership plans.

Governance Achievements

  • Complied with the "Company Law", "Securities Law", "Governance Guidelines for Listed Companies", "Shanghai Stock Exchange Listing Rules", and other relevant regulations.
  • Established special committees (Strategy and Investment, Compensation and Appraisal, Nomination, and Audit).

Climate Goals & Targets

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Established "Procurement Control Procedures" and "Supplier Management Control Procedures"

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, ISO 26000:2010, GB/T 36001-2015

Certifications: ISO9001, ISO45001:2018

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Good Health and Well-being
  • Quality Education
  • Gender Equality
  • Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • No Poverty
  • Responsible Consumption and Production
  • Climate Action
  • Partnerships for the Goals

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:346 million kilowatt hours/year
Water Consumption:714,800 tons/year
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Low-Carbon Development
  • Green Operations
  • Waste Management
  • Chemical Safety
  • Water Conservation
  • Climate Change Response
  • Employee Training and Development
  • Equality and Diversity
  • Occupational Health and Safety Management
  • Compensation and Benefits
  • Trade Union Management
  • Social Responsibility
  • Corporate Governance
  • Standard Operation Procedures
  • Risk Management and Internal Control
  • Business Ethics
  • Anti-Corruption
  • Product Development
  • Product Quality Control
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • R&D Innovation

Environmental Achievements

  • Recycled 670K pieces wooden pallets, 150K pieces plastic pallets, 960K pieces paper pipes, and 1.09 million pieces plastic pipes in 2022.
  • 37.19MW photovoltaic power stations built, equivalent to a reduction of 44,500 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
  • Sales volume of photovoltaic film reached 1.321 billion square meters, able to produce 140GW PV modules, reducing approximately 140 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
  • No administrative penalty for environmental issues in 2022.
  • 5 of 5 production bases (excluding electronic material cutting base and production base under construction) passed ISO14001 environmental management system certification.
  • Won the Zhejiang Green Enterprise Award and the Zhejiang Green Factory Award.

Social Achievements

  • Organized 290 training sessions with 8,709 trainees participating (average 9.35 hours per trainee).
  • Launched "Qingteng", "Qingmiao", and "Xinya" programs for employee development.
  • Implemented Team Leader Program with 341 instances of transfer training.
  • No child labor or forced labor employed.
  • Donated RMB 2.063 million toward social welfare.
  • Supported rural revitalization strategy.

Governance Achievements

  • Held 4 shareholders' meetings, 14 board meetings, 14 supervisory board meetings, and 12 meetings of various professional committees.
  • Revised and formulated 18 major rules and regulations.
  • Engaged Pan-China Certified Public Accountants LLP for an internal control audit with an unqualified opinion.
  • Established FIRST Supervision Reporting Platform.
  • No corruption lawsuits in 2022.
  • Renewed Tax Compliance Cooperation Agreement with Hangzhou Tax Bureau.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Extreme weather causing power, water, and transportation problems, resulting in production disturbances.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Building a distributed power generation system on the roof of the building for internal use.
  • Installing energy storage facilities inside the plant for emergency use.
  • Analyzing water resources in the operating area and reserving alternate water sources.
  • Constructing multiple production bases domestically and internationally to disperse capacity concentration risk.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Annual audits

Responsible Procurement
  • Established Procurement Control Procedure and Supplier Management Control Procedure.
  • Implemented a supplier integrity system, including issuing "Integrity and Self-discipline Notification Letters".

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather causing power, water, and transportation problems.
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Seizing development opportunities of global energy transformation and upgrading.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Shanghai Stock Exchange's "Guidelines for Environmental Information Disclosure of Listed Companies", GRI Standards (latest GRI General Guidelines 2021), ESG Reporting Guide of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO9001, IATF16949, UL, TUV, and CBC product certifications, AEO advanced certification of customs

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Photovoltaic film
  • Photovoltaic backsheet
  • Photosensitive dry film
  • FCCL
  • Photosensitive covering film
  • Aluminum-plastic composite film
  • Water treatment membrane support material

Awards & Recognition

  • Champion Product in Single Manufacturing Industry from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the P.R. China
  • First place of the Scientific Technology Improvement in Zhejiang Province
  • National May Day Labor Certificate
  • Zhejiang Green Enterprise Award
  • Zhejiang Green Factory Award