Climate Change Data

Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023, 2024-01 to 2024-06)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:204,947.41 tCO2e/year (Scope 3); 75,875.97 tCO2e/year (Scope 1 & 2)
Scope 1 Emissions:26,821.20 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:49,054.77 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:204,947.41 tCO2e/year
Total Energy Consumption:280,489.24 GJ/year
Water Consumption:266,099.00 m3/year
Waste Generated:2,519.07 tons/year (non-hazardous); 176.81 tons/year (hazardous)
Carbon Intensity:6.65 tCO2e/million RMB (Scope 1 & 2)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Promoting Accessible Healthcare
  • Cultivating a Working Environment of Equality, Diversity, Harmony and Prosperity
  • Enhancing Innovation Practices
  • Practicing Green and Low-Carbon Operations
  • Actively Undertaking Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Prioritizing Product Quality Management

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions intensity by an unspecified amount by 2035 (using 2023 as a baseline).
  • Achieved 100% environmental compliance rate.
  • Reduced liquid helium consumption by more than 15%.

Social Achievements

  • Launched the "Qingyun Plan" Radiotherapy Talent Cultivation Program with Wenzhou Medical University.
  • Provided employment for 7,440 people worldwide.
  • 100% coverage of anti-corruption training for all employees and dealers.
  • 100% coverage of supplier audit/assessment at all levels.
  • Donated medical equipment valued at over RMB 3 million to earthquake-stricken areas.
  • Donated RMB 8.49 million in public welfare donations.

Governance Achievements

  • Established a complete and efficient compliance management system.
  • 100% coverage of anti-corruption training for all employees and dealers.
  • Obtained "Five-star" commodity after-sales service certification.
  • No serious injury events and group adverse events reported.

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce the carbon emission intensity of Scope 1 and Scope 2 by 50% by 2035 (using 2023 as a baseline).

Environmental Challenges

  • Uneven distribution of medical resources globally.
  • Challenges in accessing healthcare in remote and underserved areas.
  • Supply chain disruptions (implied, not explicitly stated).
  • Climate change impacts on operations.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developing integrated solutions for specialized disease management and regional smart healthcare connectivity.
  • Utilizing digital healthcare solutions to enhance healthcare standards in underdeveloped regions.
  • Implementing responsible purchasing practices and supplier audits.
  • Formulating a carbon neutrality plan and implementing various carbon reduction measures.
  • Developing response measures and post-disaster recovery programs for extreme weather events.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 97/year

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Ethics and Compliance Commitment
  • Quality assurance agreement
  • Environmental protection-related certifications

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events (typhoons, floods, frost)

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 27017, MDSAP, CE MDR, NIST CSF 2.0

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
  • Goal 4: Quality Education
  • Goal 5: Gender Equality
  • Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
  • Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
  • Goal 13: Climate Action
  • Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

The report details how various initiatives contribute to these SDGs.

Awards & Recognition

  • Excellence Award of the 24th China Patent Awards
  • 2023 Beijing Science and Technology Progress Award
  • Ranked first among the 2023 Top 100 Hardcore Technology Enterprises in Shanghai
  • 2023 Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award
  • 2023 Hubei Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award
  • 2023 Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award
  • 2023 Forbes China’s Top 50 Innovative Companies
  • '2023 STAR Market Leading Enterprises in Hard Technology'
  • 2023 Most Innovative STAR Market Listed Company Award
  • STAR Market’s Top 20 Listed Global Innovative and Competitive Companies
  • Top 10 Listed Global Innovative and Competitive Companies (High-end Equipment Manufacturing) on STAR Market
  • EDGE AWARDS Global Innovation Award
  • Annual Medical Innovation Company
  • Outstanding Contributor to Medical Security for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics
  • Top 50 Medical Device Enterprises
  • 2023 Digital Health Annual Outstanding Innovation Case
  • 2023 Medical Device and Supply Chain Annual Excellent Innovation Case
  • 2023 'Zero Carbon Future-ESG Innovation Experiment List'
  • 'Environmental Protection Innovation Case'
  • China’s Top 100 Listed Companies in ESG
  • ESG Pioneer Award
  • 2023 Best ESG Listed Company on the Science and Technology Innovation Board
  • 2023 Huaxia Great Health ESG Outstanding Enterprises
  • 2023 'Most Socially Responsible Listed Company' in the 13th China Listed Company IWOM Ranking
  • GlocalIN Top 50 Globalized Enterprises in China
  • 2023 Future of Healthcare 100
  • Pengcheng Award 'Company of the Year'
  • 2023 Sina Finance Golden Unicorn Most Valuable Brand Medical Company
  • 2023 Capital Markets Value List Influential Company of the Year
  • '2023 Jiading District Student Practice Base'
  • '2023 Jiading District Encouragement for Enterprises to Recruit Fresh Graduates'

Reporting Period: 2024-01 to 2024-06

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:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Target to reduce by 50% by 2035

ESG Focus Areas

  • Carbon Emission Management
  • Human Capital Development
  • Product Safety and Quality Management
  • ESG Governance
  • Business Ethics

Environmental Achievements

  • Planned 5,287.515 kW PV project in Shanghai (expected to commence power generation by early 2026, producing over 5 million kWh of renewable electricity annually, equivalent to a reduction of 2,850 tons of CO2 emissions per year)
  • Implemented solar water heating system at Wuhan site (saving 70,000 kWh of electricity and reducing CO2 emissions by 39.9 tons since September 2020)
  • Planned purchase of 3.68 million kWh of renewable electricity in 2024 (expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 2,098 tons) and 3.8 million kWh in 2025 (reducing CO2 emissions by 2,167 tons)
  • Replaced standard lighting with high-efficiency LED lamps in Shanghai (saving 155,000 kWh of electricity annually and reducing CO2 emissions by 90 tons per year)
  • Upgraded centralized air conditioning control system in Shanghai (reducing energy consumption by an estimated 200,000 kWh of electricity annually and reducing CO2 emissions by 115 tons per year)
  • Replaced three old air compressors with new high-efficiency models in Shanghai (estimated annual savings of 105,000 kWh of electricity, reducing CO2 emissions by 60 tons per year)
  • Plans to complete the transformation of process cooling water pumps, air conditioning circulating water pumps, and geothermal water pumps to frequency conversion pumps in Shanghai by the end of 2024 (estimated annual savings of 1,118,000 kWh of electricity, reducing CO2 emissions by 650 tons per year)
  • Energy-saving renovation of the central air conditioning room in Wuhan (expected to save 430,000 kWh of electricity annually and reduce CO2 emissions by 215 tons per year)
  • New energy-saving insulation building plan in Changzhou (reducing HVAC load index)
  • Improved MRI process cooling water system in Changzhou (saving an estimated 1,050,000 kWh of electricity annually and reducing CO2 emissions by 610 tons per year)
  • Integrated new generation of SIC power devices into MRI systems (reducing power consumption of GPA by 67%, expected to save 39,000 kWh of electricity annually and reduce CO2 emissions by 22.1 tons)

Social Achievements

  • Established a comprehensive “Newcomer Program” for fresh graduates, interns, and newly recruited employees (100% coverage of all new hires in the first half of 2024)
  • Graduate training program (44 in-person training sessions were conducted, with 525 participants, covering 100% of the graduate cohort in the first half of 2024)
  • Marketing management trainee program (12 years in operation, trained a total of 186 marketing management trainees)
  • Internship program (retention rate of graduating interns exceeded 50% in the first half of 2024)
  • Various job-specific development training programs (e.g., Marketing Professional Training, Specific R&D Training, Specific Operations Training, Specific Functional Training, Specific Overseas Training)
  • Leadership development and succession planning programs (e.g., U-Change Leadership Model, Explorer Program, Practitioner Program, Climbers Program)
  • Professional qualifications and degree support (e.g., part-time doctoral programs, skill certificate subsidy pilot program)
  • External collaboration for employee development (e.g., partnerships with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, ShanghaiTech University, Yale University, University of Utah, Boston Consulting Group, Huixiang Tiandi, TÜV SÜD)
  • Established various open communication channels and a transparent and secure grievance and whistleblowing mechanism (93% resolution rate of employee complaints in the first half of 2024)
  • Annual employee satisfaction surveys (90.4% of employees expressed satisfaction with their work in the 2024 survey)
  • Annual “Organizational Strength Survey” project (5.3% improvement in the overall score of the 2023 survey compared to 2022)
  • Annual IT service satisfaction survey (4.6% increase in IT service satisfaction between 2022 and 2023)
  • Quarterly administrative services satisfaction surveys (88.76% satisfaction rate in Q1 2024)
  • Employee equity incentive programs (ESOP, Second Type of Restricted Stock Plan, Employee Strategic Allotment Stock Plan; total of 78.526 million shares allocated)
  • Comprehensive non-pay benefits system (meal subsidies, shuttle bus services, allowances, gym access, supplementary medical insurance, etc.)
  • Protection of female employees' rights (26.14% of the company's total workforce)

Governance Achievements

  • Established a specialized carbon management team
  • Established a dedicated carbon management position
  • Actively participates in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
  • Set greenhouse gas reduction targets (reduce carbon emission intensity per unit of revenue in Scope 1 and Scope 2 by 50% by 2035)
  • Revised and enhanced Responsible Marketing Policy
  • Established a comprehensive business ethics compliance system
  • Revised four corporate governance systems (Board Audit Committee Work Rules, Board Strategy and Social Responsibility Committee Work Rules, Independent Director Work System, and Independent Director Special Meeting System)
  • Established the Independent Lead Director role
  • Incorporated sustainable development goals into the personal assessment system for members of the Management Committee (5% of the assessment weight for Executive Management Committee members is directly linked to “ESG performance improvement”)

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce carbon emission intensity per unit of revenue in Scope 1 and Scope 2 by 50% by 2035
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Meeting ambitious carbon reduction targets
  • Maintaining high standards of product quality and safety in a global market
  • Ensuring compliance with diverse and evolving regulations across different regions
  • Managing risks associated with global supply chains
  • Maintaining high employee satisfaction and engagement
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implementing various carbon reduction actions in operations and value chain
  • Continuous improvement of product safety and quality certifications, testing capabilities, and training
  • Rigorous supplier management procedures, including audits and training
  • Comprehensive employee training programs and development initiatives
  • Open communication channels and grievance mechanisms
  • Annual employee satisfaction surveys and action plans based on feedback
  • Establishment of a three-line defense control procedure for business ethics compliance

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 50 suppliers audited in the first half of 2024 (100% audit completion rate)

Responsible Procurement
  • Medical Device Manufacturing Enterprise Supplier Audit Guidelines
  • Supplier Management Procedure
  • Supplier Audit Procedure Requirements

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: ISO 50001, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016, MDSAP, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • New generation of SIC power devices integrated into MRI systems

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed