Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Pharmaceuticals management
• Customer service
• Product and service quality
• Emergency response ability

Environmental Achievements

• Developed a guidance memorandum regarding environmental protection practices, revised during the reporting period with additional initiatives encouraging employees to use energy more efficiently and to reduce paper and stationary waste.
• Strict adherence to Hong Kong's environmental protection and pollution control laws (Waste Disposal Ordinance, Waste Disposal (Chemical Waste) (General) Regulation, Waste Disposal (Clinical Waste) (General) Regulation).
• Implemented paper saving initiatives such as encouraging employees to print paper on both sides and utilize recycled papers for draft works.
• Used or contaminated sharps and dressings disposed of into specific containers, clinical wastes collected by licensed collectors.

Social Achievements

• Full compliance with all applicable employment laws and regulations in Hong Kong (Employment Ordinance, Minimum Wage Ordinance, Employees’ Compensation Ordinance, Mandatory Provident Fund Scheme Ordinance).
• Offered equitable and market-competitive remuneration packages, including mandatory provident fund, medical insurance, and body check program.
• Provided various types of paid leave (annual leave, sick leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, compensation leave, compassionate leave, and injury leave).
• Complied with all relevant laws and regulations regarding equal opportunity, diversity, and anti-discrimination (Sex Discrimination Ordinance, Disability Discrimination Ordinance, Family Status Discrimination Ordinance, Race Discrimination Ordinance).
• Implemented strict preventive and control measures to protect employees from contamination, infections, and accidents, complying with the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance.
• Provided training and development opportunities for employees, including induction training for new employees and reinforcement training for existing employees.
• Ensured compliance with laws and regulations related to preventing child and forced labor.
• Adopted an internal quality evaluation system for supplier selections and maintained a list of approved suppliers.
• Complied with specific standards and all applicable laws and regulations related to health and safety, advertising, labeling, and privacy matters.
• Implemented strict policies and procedures to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of residents, complying with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance.
• Full compliance with the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and other applicable laws and regulations relating to anti-corruption.
• Established a whistleblowing mechanism to protect complainants against unfair dismissal, victimization, and unwarranted disciplinary action.

Governance Achievements

• Formulated a code of conduct to spell out the Group’s commitments to ethics and business integrity.
• Established written policies, procedures, and guidelines for principal business operations.
• Established a remuneration committee to formulate remuneration policy and recommend salary adjustment and performance bonus.
• Implemented a Conflict of Interest Register, reviewed annually by the Board.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Minimizing the adverse environmental impacts of considerable electricity and gas consumption.
• Managing the generation of clinical waste.

Mitigation Strategies

• Implementing several initiatives targeted at energy conservation.
• Using disposable clinical instruments and personal protective equipment for hygienic reasons, while instructing employees to strictly abide by laws and regulations relating to chemical and clinical waste management.
• Tracking LPG consumption, electricity consumption, gas consumption, water consumption, and waste disposal at landfills to estimate GHG emissions and strive to reduce related emissions.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Periodic evaluation of approved suppliers

Responsible Procurement

• Internal quality evaluation system for supplier selections
• Assessment based on quality, delivery timing, product source, price, and reputation

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: ESG Reporting Guide (Appendix 27 to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental
• Social
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced LPG consumption by 19% compared to the previous reporting period, resulting in lowered NOx and SOx emissions.
• Reduced electricity consumption by 5% compared to the previous reporting period.
• Reduced water consumption by 26% compared to the previous reporting period.
• Purchased Renewable Energy Certificates, achieving a reduction of 2 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2eq.) in annual carbon emission.

Social Achievements

• Full compliance with all applicable employment laws and regulations in Hong Kong.
• Implemented strict preventive and control measures to protect employees from contamination, infections and accidents. No material non-compliance in relation to occupational health and safety laws and regulations was recorded.
• Provided training and development opportunities for employees, covering topics such as first aid, occupational safety, stress management, infection control, drug management and nursing care.
• Maintained a safe and hygienic environment in elderly homes, adhering to the RCHE Code of Practice.
• Established a whistleblowing mechanism to protect complainants against unfair dismissal, victimisation and unwarranted disciplinary action.
• Made charitable donations totaling HK$1,490,000 to various organizations.

Governance Achievements

• Full compliance with the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Chapter 201 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and other applicable laws and regulations relating to anti-corruption.
• Established a code of conduct to spell out commitments to ethics and business integrity.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Increase in paper waste (25% increase compared to the previous reporting period) due to diversified factors, including regulatory procedures requiring additional paper documentation and maintaining hard copy backups.
• Managing the generation of clinical waste from disposable instruments and personal protective equipment.

Mitigation Strategies

• Exploring recycling opportunities for paper waste.
• Promoting electronic administrative procedures and identifying telecommunication possibilities to advance towards a paperless working environment.
• Strict adherence to internal guidelines on chemical and clinical waste management and proper waste handling procedures.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Periodic evaluation of approved suppliers.

Responsible Procurement

• Internal quality evaluation system for supplier selections; assessments based on quality, delivery timing, product source, price, and reputation.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Listing Rules of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed