Climate Change Data

Sinolink Worldwide Holdings Limited

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2019, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2019

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:3004.4 tCO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:426.0 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:2,079.4 tCO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:499.0 tCO2e
Total Energy Consumption:2,485,208.0 kWh
Water Consumption:12,403.0 m3
Waste Generated:302.3 tons
Carbon Intensity:0.09 tonnes CO2e/m2

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced GHG emissions to 3,004.4 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, with a GHG emissions intensity of 0.09 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per square meter.
  • Implemented energy-saving measures such as utilizing daylight, switching off lights when not in use, and optimizing air-conditioning systems.
  • Reduced non-hazardous waste to 302.3 tonnes and hazardous waste to 10.0 kg.

Social Achievements

  • Maintained 100% settlement rate for customer complaints and 95% customer service satisfaction rate.
  • Provided 23 average training hours per employee.
  • No work-related fatalities or injuries reported.

Governance Achievements

  • Established a comprehensive internal control management system and Accountability Management System to prevent corruption.
  • Complied with all relevant laws and regulations, including anti-money laundering and anti-corruption laws.
  • Implemented a whistleblowing policy.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Climate change and its impact on business operations.
  • Managing GHG emissions across different scopes.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implemented energy-saving and emission-reduction strategies.
  • Enhanced identification and calculation of GHG emissions sources.
  • Strengthened environmental protection measures to reduce emissions and make good use of resources.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Integrity Agreement with suppliers

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)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:1428.6 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:183.9 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:1,244.7 tCO2e/year
Total Energy Consumption:2,182,499 kWh/year
Water Consumption:11,385 tonnes/year
Waste Generated:4.5 tonnes/year (non-hazardous), 0.01 tonnes/year (hazardous)
Carbon Intensity:0.04 tCO2e/m2

ESG Focus Areas

  • Employees' health and safety
  • Greenhouse gas emission
  • Employees' training and development
  • Waste management
  • Diversification and cohesion
  • Climate change
  • Employment management and labour standards
  • Energy efficiency
  • Employees' interests and benefits
  • Water resource management
  • Responsible procurement
  • Protection of intellectual property rights
  • Customer service and satisfaction attitude
  • Emission management
  • Information and customer privacy security
  • Green buildings
  • Environmental-friendly materials
  • Wastewater discharge and treatment
  • Product quality and safety
  • Business ethics
  • Employees' environmental awareness
  • Customers' health and safety
  • Responsible marketing
  • Product design and life cycle management
  • Risk management and control
  • Economic performance
  • Anti-corruption and whistle-blowing mechanism
  • Community investment and participation

Environmental Achievements

  • Maintained or reduced electricity consumption at a similar level of business operation compared to 2018.
  • Maintained or reduced water consumption at a similar level of business operation compared to 2018.
  • Maintained or reduced waste generation at a similar level of business operation compared to 2018.
  • Maintained or reduced greenhouse gas emissions at a similar level of business operation compared to 2018.

Social Achievements

  • Organized a Mid-Autumn Festival activity for the staff of The Vi City.
  • No working days lost due to work-related injuries.
  • No work-related fatalities over a three-year period.
  • 100% of employees received training.

Governance Achievements

  • Established a “Reporting Policy and Procedure” to encourage employees and business partners to report any possible misconduct.
  • Conducted anti-corruption training during the year.
  • No employees were involved in any lawsuits or accusations regarding corruption, bribery, extortion, fraud, or money laundering.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Increase in electricity consumption due to a significant increase in hotel occupancy compared to the previous year.
  • Increase in greenhouse gas emissions due to business recovery from the epidemic.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Regularly review energy efficiency targets and actively improve the implementation of its energy policy.
  • Continue to monitor the achievement of carbon emission targets and continuously optimize environmental measures.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 133 suppliers

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Management Measures
  • Supplier Cooperation Evaluation Form
  • Suppliers’ Basic Information Investigation Form
  • Projects Subcontract Service Evaluation Form
  • Integrity Agreement

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Flooding, typhoons, unusual rainfall patterns, extreme heat
Transition Risks
  • Development of international policies and regulations in climate change, the central government’s introduction of emission reduction regulatory measures, stakeholders attaching importance to climate change issues

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting Guide (Appendix C2 to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited)