Climate Change Data

SOUTH MANGANESE INVESTMENT LIMITED

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:174,664 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:161,702 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:12,962 tCO2e/year
Total Energy Consumption:1,686,202 MWh/year
Water Consumption:5,546,555 m3/year
Waste Generated:2,163,208 tons/year (waste slag)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Safety Production and Labour Protection
  • Energy Savings and Environmental Protection
  • Quality Operation System Establishment, Employment Training and Growth
  • Social Contribution, Living Environment and Culture Development

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced electricity intensity of EMM, EMD, and silicomanganese alloy (kWh per tonne)
  • Reduced water intensity of EMM and silicomanganese alloy (m3 per tonne)
  • Reduced total exhaust gas emission (Tonnes)
  • Reduced total greenhouse gas emission (Tonnes)

Social Achievements

  • Maintained relatively low fatalities and number of injuries
  • Continued to carry out various charitable activities and offer series of poverty alleviation works
  • Hosted or organised various cultural or sports activities to our employees or the surrounding villagers

Governance Achievements

  • Continued to enhance our quality operation system
  • Established a clean and efficient business environment, including anti-bribery regulation
  • No complaints or legal cases regarding corruption

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Decreased average selling price of EMM Products, EMD, and lithium manganese oxide
  • Decreased gross profit margin of EMM Products, EMD, and lithium manganese oxide
  • Impairment losses on mining rights
Mitigation Strategies
  • Ramped up mining operations of Bembélé Manganese Mine
  • Improved production technology, reduced energy consumption
  • Strengthened management method, improved production facilities and streamlined production process
  • Implemented various energy savings and reduction measures

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • encourage them to use as many environmentally friendly products and services as possible

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

  • “Quality products of Guangxi”