Climate Change Data

Sino-Ocean Group Holding Limited

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2007, 2019-04 to 2020-03, 2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2007

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Sustainability
  • Environment
  • Health & Safety
  • Corporate Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Met 2003 environmental targets (except VOC emissions)
  • Launched BioWare range of compostable and biodegradable disposables

Social Achievements

  • Reduced recordable incidents by a third at New Vienna site (USA) through safety training program
  • Improved Lost Time Incident Frequency by 52% since 2004
  • Implemented standardized accident reporting procedures and personal protective equipment at all Europe Rigid sites

Governance Achievements

  • Complied with Corporate Governance Recommendation for Listed Companies
  • Established a global Flexibles and Films organization
  • Improved transparency in people practices

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Halve lost time incident frequency and severity rate by end of 2011
  • Reach new environmental targets by 2011 (15% improvement in energy efficiency, 15% improvement in direct CO2 emissions, 20% reduction in total waste, 95% waste recovery rate)

Environmental Challenges

  • Record high raw material prices
  • Considerably weakened dollar
  • Unstable economic outlook (particularly in the US)
  • Increased competition from imports (Australia and New Zealand)
  • Availability of skilled workforce (China)
  • Increases in dairy costs affecting ice cream sales
  • VOC emissions increase due to solvent-based printing ink intensive production
Mitigation Strategies
  • Improved production and supply chain efficiencies
  • Successful price management
  • Investments in new manufacturing capacity (India, China, Thailand)
  • Relocation of rigid packaging production from Hong Kong to Guangzhou, China
  • Focus on improving profitability
  • Considering strategic options for UK Consumer Goods business unit and all operations in South Africa
  • Setting new environmental targets for 2011 (energy efficiency, CO2 emissions, waste reduction, waste recovery rate)

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Code of conduct for group suppliers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • BioWare range
  • Recycled fiber packaging
  • Lightweight flexible packaging

Awards & Recognition

  • Five Huhtamaki packages received global WorldStar 2007 awards
  • Cyclero® application received the Alufoil Trophy 2007

Reporting Period: 2019-04 to 2020-03

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:168.28 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:22.05 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:51.54 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:94.69 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:63,628.00 kWh
Water Consumption:317.40 m3
Waste Generated:1.68 tons/year (estimated)
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environment
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Received Green Office and Eco-Healthy Workplace awards for four consecutive years.
  • Reduced Scope 3 GHG emissions by 39.8% compared to the previous year.
  • Total GHG emissions decreased year-over-year, and GHG emissions intensity per building area decreased dramatically by 81.2% compared with 2018/19.

Social Achievements

  • Achieved zero work-related fatalities and injuries for three consecutive years.
  • Upgraded employee medical plan to offer better coverage.
  • Awarded “Family-Friendly Employers” and “Awards for Breastfeeding Support”.

Governance Achievements

  • Established an audit committee in accordance with Rule 3.21 of the Listing Rules.
  • Adopted a “Policy for Director and Employee Dealings in the Company’s Securities”.

Climate Goals & Targets

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

Environmental Challenges

  • Rapid deterioration of the external environment, US-China trade war, social unrest in Hong Kong, and the COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted investment plans.
  • Some enterprises in the investment portfolio experienced operational difficulties, reducing the value of equity investments and increasing the recovery risk of certain fixed income products.
  • Unfavorable market environment due to the US-China trade war compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Exercised extra prudence on new equity investments and strived for maximum capital value and financing capability.
  • Divested some debt instruments and listed securities to mitigate risks given the highly uncertain and volatile capital markets.
  • Increased provision for impairment loss on investments.
  • Increased the percentage of expected loss provisions on some debt instruments.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Annual evaluation of existing suppliers.

Responsible Procurement
  • Consideration of price, quality, delivery time, supplier reliability, and reputation.
  • Gradual adoption of green procurement practices.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

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

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Appendix 27 of the Listing Rules

Certifications: Green Office and Eco-Healthy Workplace awards from WGO

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Green Office and Eco-Healthy Workplace awards from WGO
  • Family-Friendly Employers Award
  • Awards for Breastfeeding Support

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:3,741,106 tCO2e (Legend Holdings and subsidiaries excluding Lenovo)
Scope 1 Emissions:6,069 tCO2e (Raycom)
Scope 2 Emissions:23,747 tCO2e (Raycom)
Renewable Energy Share:15.8% (BIL)
Total Energy Consumption:26,991,564 MWh (Legend Holdings and subsidiaries excluding Lenovo)
Water Consumption:12,188,297 m3 (Legend Holdings and subsidiaries excluding Lenovo)
Waste Generated:489,714 tons (non-hazardous waste, Legend Holdings and subsidiaries excluding Lenovo)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Corporate Governance
  • Employee Rights and Benefits
  • Environmental Protection
  • Product Responsibility
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Social Welfare

Environmental Achievements

  • By 2023, reduce total GHG emissions by more than 9.5% compared to 2018.
  • Achieved LEED Platinum Certification for Raycom Info Tech Park.
  • Achieved WELL Platinum Certification for Raycom Property Investment office area.
  • Achieved 3-Star Green Building Label for Raycom Info Tech Park Office Building B.
  • Lenovo Wuhan Industrial Base awarded zero carbon industrial certificate.
  • Lenovo increased use of recycled and renewable materials in packaging.
  • Levima Advanced Materials achieved annual steam saving of approximately 209,000 tonnes through technical development.

Social Achievements

  • Maintained 100% hazardous waste compliance disposal rate.
  • Increased investment in social welfare.
  • Supported employment and entrepreneurship of women in rural areas.
  • Launched employee engagement survey, "Lenovo Listens", with record high participation and engagement scores.
  • Provided various employee welfare benefits, including supplementary insurance and health programs.

Governance Achievements

  • Established the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee.
  • Revised Board Diversity Policy to gradually increase the number of female directors.
  • Implemented comprehensive risk management system.
  • Formulated and improved anti-fraud management policy and code of ethics for employees.
  • Established whistle-blowing channels.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Increase the number of female members in the Board to at least two by the end of 2030.
  • Lenovo's science-based emission reduction targets for FY 2029/30.
Medium-term Goals:
  • By 2025, not increase its water consumption per unit of revenue at the overall level by more than 5%, striving to achieve a 5% reduction from 2021.
  • By 2025, promote the proportion of office premises where waste separation is implemented at the overall level of Legend Holdings to 100%.
Short-term Goals:
  • By 2023, achieve a recycling ratio of over 90% of reusable resources.
  • By 2023, reduce total GHG emissions by more than 9.5% compared to 2018.
  • By 2025, increase the combined share of green, social and sustainable bonds in the sustainable portfolio to no less than 30%.

Environmental Challenges

  • Complex supply chains prone to hidden ESG risks.
  • Stringent environmental regulations in advanced material industry.
  • Potential cyber-attacks and data security breaches.
  • Risks related to intellectual property protection.
  • Compliance risks due to increasingly stringent regulations.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developed a system backed by contractual obligations to ensure supplier compliance with ESG standards.
  • Increased investment in energy conservation and environmental protection.
  • Formulated sound policies, robust incident response plans, and employee training on data protection.
  • Took appropriate legal measures to protect intellectual property.
  • Consistently monitored compliance policy adjustments and strengthened internal control and risk management.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 288 (Legend Holdings and subsidiaries excluding Lenovo)

Responsible Procurement
  • Code of Conduct for Suppliers
  • Supplier sustainability requirements
  • RBA VAP review and Factory of Champions (FOC) certification
  • EcoVadis IQ Plus tool for supplier screening

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events
  • Flooding
  • Hurricanes
  • Global warming and rising sea levels
Transition Risks
  • Stricter climate-related laws and regulations
  • Changing customer preferences
  • Fluctuation in raw material prices
Opportunities
  • Development of low-carbon products and services
  • Energy efficiency improvements
  • Opportunities in green economy markets
  • Green investment and financing projects

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: HKSE Guide

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 27001, LEED Platinum, WELL Platinum, 3-Star Green Building Label, Zero Carbon Plant

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i (carbon neutral)
  • Levima Advanced Materials EVA photovoltaic film materials and EOD special surfactant materials

Awards & Recognition

  • Lenovo's inclusion in the list of "World’s Top 50 Most Innovative Companies"
  • Lenovo's evergREen sustainable packaging awarded German Red Dot Winner Design Award

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Environmental Protection
  • Employee Well-being
  • Community Investment
  • Sustainable Development

Environmental Achievements

  • Achieved the highest overall score among property developers in Mainland China in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA).
  • Received the highest five-star rating once and four-star rating three times in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) assessment.
  • Achieved a CDP climate change rating of B, marking the highest rating among property developers in Mainland China.
  • Maintained a “Low” ESG risk rating from Morningstar Sustainalytics.
  • Implemented Sino-Ocean Healthy Building System in more than 145 projects in 51 cities across China, covering an area of over 27 million sq.m.
  • 30 projects completed WELL registration, 14 projects officially obtained WELL certification.

Social Achievements

  • Launched Ocean Marathon health advocacy campaign to promote healthy exercise habits among employees and strengthen team cohesion.
  • Implemented Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to provide support and care for employees.
  • Organized 13 psychological resilience training sessions.
  • Sino-Ocean Labor Union visited and sent care packages to nearly 12,000 employees.
  • Launched a “Home Co-creation Program” in Southern China to build a new healthy living system.
  • Donated approximately RMB546 million for social welfare, with over 600,000 beneficiaries.

Governance Achievements

  • Maintained high standards of corporate governance practices.
  • Established four Board Committees (Audit, Remuneration, Nomination, Strategic and Investment).
  • Implemented a Whistleblowing Policy and Anti-fraud and Anti-bribery Policy.
  • Complied with the requirements of the SFO and the Listing Rules with respect to the handling and dissemination of inside information.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Accelerate disposal of non-efficient resources, maintain stable operation of non-development businesses, steadily process domestic and offshore debts management.
Short-term Goals:
  • High-quality delivery, sustainable operation, promotion of an asset-light model.

Environmental Challenges

  • Continuous downturn in the overall real estate market in the PRC.
  • Reduced cash collection from sales.
  • Difficulty in asset disposal and refinancing.
  • Liquidity pressure due to limited access to external capital.
  • Various litigation cases for unpaid borrowings, outstanding payables, and delayed project delivery.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Focused on high-quality delivery and sustainable operation.
  • Proactive debt risk mitigation and business transformation.
  • Holistic debt management for offshore debts.
  • Extension for debts in domestic and offshore open markets.
  • Stronger efforts in sales, asset disposal, and cost control.
  • Working closely with financial advisors and legal counsels on debt assessment.
  • Promoting asset-light agent construction business.
  • Strict cost control measures.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Supplier ESG assessments for four consecutive years

Responsible Procurement
  • Sino-Ocean Group Code of Conduct for Suppliers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRESB, CDP, MSCI ESG, S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA), Morningstar Sustainalytics

Certifications: WELL

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Sino-Ocean Healthy Building System

Awards & Recognition

  • 2022 Real Estate Comprehensive Strength Enterprise (16th)
  • 2023 Top 100 Real Estate Development Enterprises (17th)
  • 2023 Top 500 Real Estate Development Enterprises in Comprehensive Strength (17th)
  • 2023 Top 10 H-Share Comprehensive Strength Real Estate Enterprises
  • Reputable Quality Pioneer Enterprise
  • ESG Model Enterprise
  • 2023 Fortune China 500 (321st)
  • China Corporate Social Responsibility List (8th in all industries and 1st in the real estate industry)
  • Enterprise of the Year with Value Product Power
  • GRESB 4-star
  • 2023 Carbon Neutral Pioneer Enterprise
  • S&P CSA Annual Enterprise ESG Score (1st in the real estate industry in Mainland China)
  • Responsible Enterprise for High-quality Delivery