Climate Change Data

Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:314,563.82 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:8959.16 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:305604.67 tCO2e/year
Water Consumption:2.35 million tons/year
Waste Generated:27,245 tons/year

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental Protection
  • Operations and Compliance
  • Caring for Employees
  • Virtuous Innovation
  • Ecosystem Engagement

Environmental Achievements

  • Launched a PV solar power project expected to provide up to 5 gigawatt-hours (GWh) per year and cut emissions by 2,905 tCO2e per year.
  • Upgraded cooling units to save up to 1.03 gigawatt-hours of electricity and cut emissions by 598 tCO2e per year.
  • Upgraded factory lighting to save 2.02 GWh of electricity and cut emissions by 1,171 tCO2e per year.
  • Recycled 195 tons of devices through the OPPO Trade-in program.
  • OPPO AndesBrain (Binhaiwan Bay) Data Center uses 100% renewable energy, saving 3,600 tCO2e per year.

Social Achievements

  • Launched the OPPO Inspiration Challenge, receiving 536 proposals from 39 countries.
  • Invested CNY 24.6 million in employee training, averaging 26.5 hours per employee.
  • Partnered with the Little Dolphins Hearing Impaired Children's Choir.
  • Donated approximately CNY 14 million to various educational funds and charities.
  • Worked with AiScope to use smartphones for infectious disease diagnosis in underserved areas.

Governance Achievements

  • 100% of employees have been communicated and trained for the Code of Business Conduct and Compliance Red Lines.
  • 100% of employees in key positions have signed a commitment to compliance.
  • Established a “Carbon Neutrality Working Tem” responsible for driving the implementation of the company’s low-carbon strategies.
  • Launched an official legal compliance website for reporting non-compliant conduct.
  • Implemented a comprehensive compliance management system covering various areas like anti-bribery, anti-trust, data privacy, etc.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve carbon neutrality in its operation by 2050
Medium-term Goals:
  • Significant emission reduction by 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • Achieve carbon peak in its operation by 2024

Environmental Challenges

  • Supply chain disruptions due to the pandemic.
  • Complexity of global trade and increasing uncertainty.
  • Managing risks in the global supply chain (over 200 potential risks identified).
  • Scope 3 emissions (70% or more of greenhouse gas emissions arise from the extraction of raw materials and the supply phase).
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developed diversified supply plans and secured supplies of core materials.
  • Improved supply chain risk control mechanisms.
  • Implemented business continuity systems covering R&D to post-sales.
  • Developed a global carbon audit mechanism and conducted a global inventory of greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Developed a carbon emission data platform for cloud resources and issued Carbon Emission Bills to customers.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 91% of suppliers onsite in 2022

Responsible Procurement
  • OPPO Supplier CSR Code of Conduct
  • Zero tolerance for child labor, forced labor, and corruption
  • Supplier risk assessment and auditing
  • CSR capability building for suppliers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, UN Sustainable Development Goals, UN Global Compact, ISO 26000

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, CSA STAR

Third-party Assurance: Bureau Veritas Certification (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • OPPO Find N2 (reduced weight using high refractive index coatings and high-strength PEEK materials)
  • OPPO 5G CPE T2 (using PCR plastics)

Awards & Recognition

  • ESG Innovator at Harvard Business Review China's 2022 New Growth summit
  • GLOMO Award for Disruptive Device Innovation (OPPO Find N)
  • iF Design Awards (OPPO Find N, OPPO Find X5, OPPO 5G CPE T2, OPPO Air Glass)
  • Red Dot Award (ColorOS 12 features)
  • Consumer Tech Innovation Award (OPPO SUPERVOOC)
  • Eight prizes at CVPR 2022
  • Impact Award at BEYOND Expo 2022 (OPPO Inspiration Challenge)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:294,192.86 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:9,335.61 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:284,857.25 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:487,928,200 kWh/year
Water Consumption:2.34 million tons/year
Waste Generated:213 tons of hazardous waste + 27,032 tons of recyclable solid waste /year
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Operations and Compliance
  • Environmental Protection
  • Caring for Employees
  • Virtuous Innovation
  • Ecosystem Engagement

Environmental Achievements

  • Total GHG emissions (Scope 1 and 2) of OPPO global operations in 2023 294,192.86 tons CO2e, reduced by 6.48% compared to 2022
  • Renewable energy use over 20.41 million kWh
  • E-waste disposed in compliance with laws and regulations through the OPPO Trade-in program 198 tons
  • Compliance rate of pollutant discharge 100%
  • Reduced 1,140 tons of CO2e through upgrade of lighting systems
  • Reduced 8,947.86 tons of CO2e via upgrade of key energy-consuming equipment
  • Reduced approximately 2,819 tons of CO2e per year from solar PV power project
  • OPPO Cloud helps achieve an annual reduction of 1,800 tons of CO2e

Social Achievements

  • Annual charitable donations RMB 23.31 million
  • Percentage of employees covered by training 100%
  • Average hours of training per employee 27.3 hours
  • Total investment in training in 2023 RMB 15.43 million
  • Percentage of employees with formal contract and social insurance contributions 100%
  • Number of work-related deaths 0
  • Number of occupational disease incidents 0
  • Number of employees taking childcare leave 3,644

Governance Achievements

  • 100% of employees at high-risk key positions have signed the Compliance Pledge
  • 100% of operation sites are covered by anti-corruption risk assessment
  • Data Security Management (DSM) certification granted in accordance with GB/T 41479-2022
  • 100% of employees are covered by anti-corruption training
  • Percentage of suppliers committing to our CSR standards 100%
  • Percentage of suppliers on which OPPO conducted CSR audits onsite 100%
  • Percentage of suppliers committing to zero use of conflict minerals 100%

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve carbon neutrality across its global operations by 2050
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve carbon neutrality across its global operations by 2050
Short-term Goals:
  • Complete assessments for all major categories of Scope 3 GHG emissions by 2024

Environmental Challenges

  • Increased compliance costs due to stricter carbon emission regulations
  • Increased costs from developing new decarbonization technologies
  • Products lagging behind industry standards due to failure to adopt low-carbon technologies
  • Market share impacted by consumer preference for eco-friendly products
  • Underperforming in addressing climate change could undermine the Company’s image
  • Production and operations disruptions from extreme weather events
  • Challenges to long-term business operations due to climate anomalies
Mitigation Strategies
  • Closely monitor climate-related policies and reinforce internal compliance mechanisms
  • Institute a robust greenhouse gas inventory mechanism and enhance data disclosure quality
  • Plan investments judiciously when introducing new low-carbon technologies
  • Boost R&D capabilities and explore low-carbon technology integration
  • Roll out green and sustainable offerings
  • Ramp up efforts to identify and manage climate risks and enhance market reputation
  • Formulate emergency plans for extreme weather events and fortify facility resilience
  • Strategically plan site selection and construction, factoring in chronic climate risks
  • Transform production sites into eco-friendly ones and integrate sustainable development concepts into product lifecycle management

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 272 suppliers in 2023

Responsible Procurement
  • OPPO Supplier CSR Code of Conduct
  • CSR risk assessment for potential suppliers
  • Regular audits and reviews of existing suppliers based on risk level
  • Zero tolerance policy for incidents breaching CSR red lines

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme natural disasters (heatwaves, floods, hurricanes)
  • Climate anomalies (global warming, rising sea levels)
Transition Risks
  • Increased compliance costs due to stricter carbon emission regulations
  • Increased costs from developing new decarbonization technologies
  • Market shifts towards eco-friendly products
Opportunities
  • Reduced operational costs from embracing renewable energy
  • Sustainable, efficient, and low-carbon growth from energy-efficient technologies
  • New market avenues from designing and developing green products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, UNGC Ten Principles, UN SDGs, ISO 26000:2010

Certifications: ISO 9001, TL 9000, QC 080000, ANSI/ESD, ISO 17025, ISO 22301, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 27018, CSA STAR, PCI DSS, GB/T 41479-2022 Data Security Management (DSM), ISO 37001 Anti-Bribery Management System

Third-party Assurance: Bureau Veritas Certification (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

The report mentions alignment with the UN SDGs but doesn't specify which goals.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Battery Health Engine
  • Green data center
  • Eco-friendly products and packaging

Awards & Recognition

  • TIME's List of Best Inventions of 2023 (Zero-Power Tag)
  • Best Smartphone Award at the 2023 Asia Mobile Awards (Find N2)
  • 2023 SEAL Sustainable Product Award (Battery Health Engine)
  • Silver at the 2023 Edison Best New Product Awards (Air Glass)
  • iF Design Awards
  • Red Dot Award
  • One of the 10 “Most Innovative Asia-Pacific Companies of 2023”
  • Responsible Enterprise of 2023
  • People's Corporate Social Responsibility: Green Development Award Silver Medal
  • EcoVadis 2023 ESG Excellent Cases of Chinese Enterprises
  • Pioneer Technology Companies 2023: Annual Innovation Enterprises
  • Outstanding Contribution Award by the Connectivity Standards Alliance Member Group China (CMGC)
  • 3GPP Excellence Award