Country Garden Services Holdings Company Limited
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Reporting Period: 2018
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Service quality and customer satisfaction
- Customer information and privacy protection
- Anti-corruption
- Energy conservation, emission reduction and green operation
- Employee health and safety
- Employee communication and care
- Employee training and development
- Employee compensation and benefits
- Community development and social impact
- Supply chain management
Environmental Achievements
- Passed ISO 14001:2015/GB/T 24001-2016 environmental management system certification
- Implemented Resource Management Procedures to reduce resource consumption and improve efficiency
- Established Solid Waste disposal Regulations to reduce environmental pollution
- Implemented Wastewater, Waste Gas and Noise Treatment Regulations to improve the surrounding environment
- Achieved a garbage classification rate of more than 75% and a recycling rate of more than 90% in Chashan Country Garden Community
- Implemented energy-saving measures such as using LED lighting and optimizing water pumps, resulting in reduced energy and water consumption.
Social Achievements
- Launched the “Support the Green Home” activity to advocate green and environmental protection
- Implemented the “Phoenix Butler” service, providing comprehensive support to property owners
- Provided first aid training to property managers, benefiting more than 1 million property owners
- Launched the “Dare to Love Family Festival” to promote community harmony
- Carried out poverty alleviation activities in various regions across the country, including education aid, employment-based poverty alleviation, and consumption-based poverty alleviation.
- Developed a “property management capability development program” for employee training and development, including the “Rocket Force Talent Program” with a nearly 100% success rate.
Governance Achievements
- Established a Sustainability Working Group to oversee sustainability initiatives
- Implemented a comprehensive risk management and internal control system
- Established a zero-tolerance policy for corruption and implemented anti-corruption measures
- Developed the Information Security Management Specification to protect customer information and privacy
- Implemented a hierarchical management and control system for appeals to improve service quality and customer satisfaction.
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Maintaining high service quality standards with rapid business expansion
- Managing environmental risks associated with operations
- Ensuring employee health and safety
- Addressing stakeholder expectations and needs
- Maintaining a fair and transparent supply chain
Mitigation Strategies
- Investing in IT projects to improve efficiency and service quality
- Implementing a green management system and energy-saving measures
- Providing comprehensive employee health and safety training
- Conducting stakeholder engagement activities to understand their concerns
- Developing a supplier integrity cooperation system to ensure fair and open bidding processes
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: 1,685 suppliers (environmental, engineering, safety, and material categories)
Responsible Procurement
- Supplier Integrity Cooperation Notes
- Measures for the Development and Management of Material Purchasing Suppliers
- Measures for Warehousing Management of Community Value-added Partners
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: HKEx ESG Reporting Guide
Certifications: ISO 14001:2015/GB/T 24001-2016
Third-party Assurance: PricewaterhouseCoopers (financial information only)
Awards & Recognition
- Ranked No.1 among Chinese Community Service Providers in 2018 (YIHAN)
- First among TOP 100 Property Management Companies in China (China Index Academy)
Reporting Period: 2019
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental Protection
- Social Responsibility
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Implemented energy conservation measures (e.g., utilizing natural wind, powering off when leaving the office, upgrading water pumps) resulting in a total energy consumption of 438,170.30 ‘000 kWh and water consumption of 28,144,265.96 cubic meters in 2019.
- Upgraded sewage treatment system in ZhiLanWan Residential Area, Guangzhou.
- Launched “FUN Fluorescent Running” event during Earth Hour.
Social Achievements
- Provided Platinum Phoenix Butler services to nearly 3,900 homeowners.
- Launched Community Safety Convention Program, collecting over 140,000 signatures.
- Implemented effective measures to combat COVID-19 epidemic, receiving 562 commendations from government departments and 1,653 silk banners from homeowners.
- Implemented “Shared Landscape Governance” event, with over 10,000 homeowner participants.
- Carried out various community cultural activities (e.g., “Kids Having the Say” Car Trunk Creative Bazaar, “Gourmet Festival”), with millions of participants.
- Implemented poverty alleviation programs, including Party-based, Education-based, Employment-based, and Consumption-based approaches.
- Provided approximately 66,000 hours of health and safety training to employees.
- Implemented employee care activities (e.g., “Absolute Happiness” cultural activities, family visit day).
Governance Achievements
- Established a Sustainable Development Working Group to support ESG reporting.
- Established a Risk Management Committee and implemented risk management and internal control systems.
- Implemented anti-corruption training for all employees and established reporting channels.
- Obtained ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018 certifications.
- Conducted a materiality assessment to identify key ESG issues.
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Expanding the breadth and depth of ESG disclosures due to limitations in internal information collection procedures.
- Managing environmental and social risks in operations.
- Maintaining high standards of corporate governance.
Mitigation Strategies
- Gradually expanding the scope of environmental KPIs in future reports.
- Continuously monitoring environmental and social risks through risk assessment and communication.
- Improving communication mechanisms with stakeholders and establishing a more standardized operational system.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: 1,377 suppliers as of 2019. Strict supplier assessment conducted.
Responsible Procurement
- Notes on Supplier Integrity and Cooperation
- Measures for the Development and Management of Supplier Procurement for Property Companies
- Measures for the Management of Community Value-Added Partners
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: HKEx ESG Reporting Guide
Certifications: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018
Third-party Assurance: PWC
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Smart community products (smart access control, intelligent security monitoring, smart elevator)
Awards & Recognition
- MSCI ESG A rating
- Numerous awards from government agencies, industry institutions, and media
Reporting Period: 2021
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Sustainable Development Governance
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Humanistic Community, Outstanding Reputation
- Opening up for a Win-win Cooperative Platform
- People Oriented, Being the Standard of Excellent Employer
- Fulfilling Environmental Protection, Safeguarding Ecological Environment
- Sincerely Contributing Back, Being a Good Social Enterprise
Environmental Achievements
- Built an energy consumption control platform and retrofitted energy-efficient lighting fixtures to reduce energy consumption
- Exercised strict control over water consumption in the communities, and upgraded and renovated domestic water pumps to conserve water resources
- Implemented community waste separation to protect environmental resources
- Formulated Procedures for Identification Assessment of Environmental Factors and Prevention and Control to address climate change and extreme weather challenges
Social Achievements
- Launched the “Life Trust” project, providing temporary custody of package/green plant/vacant house, as well as childcare, house and home maintenance and other services for property owners
- Launched the “City Service Partner Programme”, signing contracts with more than 40 city partner representatives to integrate city development resources, resulting in 30 city service products
- Conducted employee health and safety trainings and formulated the “Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow and Red” Five-color Risk Management Mechanism to safeguard employee health and safety
- Organized online and offline training on various subjects, with approximately 1.4 million participants and 500,000 training hours in total
Governance Achievements
- 100% of directors received anti-corruption training
- 12 subsidiary companies conducted internal control training and completed self-assessment
- Required all employees to sign the Letter of Commitment Relating to Integrity and Self-discipline
- Established a Risk Management Committee to undertake the responsibilities of risk identification, risk analysis and response
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Climate change and extreme weather challenges
- Supply chain disruptions (implied)
- Maintaining high service quality and customer satisfaction across a large scale operation
Mitigation Strategies
- Developed alternative sourcing strategies (implied through supplier management)
- Implemented a three-level quality inspection mechanism
- Formulated Procedures for Identification Assessment of Environmental Factors and Prevention and Control
- Improved internal controls and risk management systems
- Strengthened supplier management mechanisms and communication platforms
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Rules for Operation and Management of Bicai Mall (for Suppliers)
- Administrative Measures for Access, Withdrawal and Evaluation of Material Suppliers in Bicai Mall
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Extreme weather (flooding, heavy rainfall)
- Community safety
- Public facilities and equipment damage
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Appendix 27 Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting Guide to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
Certifications: ISO 14001:2015, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 45001:2018
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Property robots (building services, outdoor cleaning, commercial cleaning, hand-held sweeping)
Awards & Recognition
- Best ESG Company
- Top 500 Property Services Enterprises in China on Overall Strength: 1st Rank in 2021
- 2021 Impact Award in China’s AI Industry
- 2021 China AI Breakthrough Award
- Outstanding Urban Renewal Operator
- 2021 TOP 10 China Property Service Employers with Brand Influence
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental Protection
- Social Responsibility
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced energy consumption by 8.49 million kWh annually after retrofitting 360,000 lights.
- Saved 1,180 kWh of electricity after upgrading 95 water pumps.
- Implemented garbage sorting in 446 projects.
Social Achievements
- Launched a survey on employees’ sense of happiness, recording a year-on-year increase of 4.8 percentage points.
- Provided various online and offline training courses for employees.
- Supported rural industry development and facilitated rural revitalization with RMB 13.33 million in sales in 2022 and over RMB 39.83 million over the past five years.
- Donated approximately RMB 3.91 million in 2022.
Governance Achievements
- Established an emergency mechanism in response to extreme weather.
- Implemented anti-corruption training for 100% of directors and 8 equity subsidiaries.
- Required all employees to sign the Letter of Commitment Relating to Integrity and Self-discipline.
Climate Goals & Targets
- Contribute to limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5℃ by the end of the century.
- Gradually reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions.
- Lower water consumption intensity in 2023 compared to 2022.
- Lower energy consumption intensity in 2023 compared to 2022.
Environmental Challenges
- Supply chain disruptions due to extreme weather events (e.g., the strongest "dragon boat water" in Guangdong Province).
- COVID-19 pandemic impacting operations.
Mitigation Strategies
- Established an emergency mechanism to respond to extreme weather events.
- Actively cooperated with the government to implement pandemic prevention and control measures.
- Provided property management services to more than 350 projects during the Shanghai COVID-19 outbreak.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: 9,081 suppliers managed under the Bicai Mall.
Responsible Procurement
- Bicai Mall 2.0 online procurement platform
- Supplier audits and assessments
- Integrity Partnership Agreement
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Typhoons
- Rainstorms
- High temperatures
- Floods
- Snowstorms
- Sandstorms
Transition Risks
- Tightening environmental policies
- Higher technical requirements for green property management
Opportunities
- Development of energy-efficient products and services
- Exploring more market opportunities in green property and environmentally-friendly services.
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Appendix 27 Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting Guide to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
Certifications: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Property management service robots (R40Pro, T180, H50)
- Smart community platform ("Tianshi Cloud")
Awards & Recognition
- A in MSCI ESG Assessment
- Constituent to FTSE4Good Index
- Pioneer Enterprise in Pandemic Prevention and Control
- China (Greater Bay Area) Property Management Brand (Service) Model Award
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Service quality and customer satisfaction
- Promoting the development of intelligent property services
- Employee health and safety
- Integrity culture and business ethics development
- Green operation and environmental impact
- Community development
Environmental Achievements
- Water consumption intensity decreased by 35% compared to 2022
- Energy consumption intensity decreased by 17% compared to 2022
- Total greenhouse gas emissions intensity decreased by 45% compared to 2022
- Waste emission intensity decreased by 74% compared to 2022
- Installed more than 16 thousand charging piles for electric vehicles
Social Achievements
- Customer Satisfaction reached 93.97%
- Year-on-year increase of 3.99 percentage points in employees’ sense of happiness
- Held over 26 thousand seasonal activities themed on happiness and health
- 100% training coverage for new joiners
- Cumulative turnover exceeding RMB46.68 million from consumption activity supporting farmers
Governance Achievements
- Anti-corruption training covered 100% of directors
- Conducted a total of 10 internal audit projects
- No corruption incident reports were filed or concluded
Climate Goals & Targets
- Contribute to limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5℃ by the end of the century
- Set medium- and long-term targets for water efficiency, energy efficiency, emission reduction, and waste reduction
- Decrease water consumption intensity in 2024 compared to 2023
- Decrease energy consumption intensity in 2024 compared to 2023
- Decrease total greenhouse gas emissions intensity in 2024 compared to 2023
- Decrease waste emission intensity in 2024 compared to 2023
Environmental Challenges
- Potential risks from extreme weather events (typhoons, floods, etc.)
- Tightening environmental policies
- Higher technical requirements for green property management
Mitigation Strategies
- Established a three-level response mechanism for extreme weather
- Implemented emergency response plans
- Included climate risks in the risk management system
- Formulated green development goals (water efficiency, waste reduction, energy efficiency, emission reduction)
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Administrative Measures for Access of Material Suppliers in Bicai Mall
- Administrative Measures for Evaluation of Material Suppliers in Bicai Mall
- Administrative Measures for Exit of Material Suppliers from Bicai Mall
- Administrative Measures for Service Procurement Suppliers of Bicai Mall
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Typhoons, rainstorms, high temperatures, floods, heavy snow, sandstorms, sea level rise, rising mean temperatures, water stress
Transition Risks
- Tightening environmental policies, higher technical requirements for green property management
Opportunities
- Development of energy-efficient products and environment-friendly services
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Appendix C2 Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting Guide to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
Certifications: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 27001
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Resident Zero building cleaning robot
Awards & Recognition
- 2023 ESG Sustainable Development Summit for Listed Property Enterprises (EH ESG Rating AA)
- 21st Youth Model Unit Award (Two-Star level)
- Integrity Benchmarking Enterprise
- 2023 National Exemplary Case for User Experience Innovation
- 2023 China Property Management Customer Satisfaction Model Enterprise
- 2023 China Property Enterprise Digital Power Top 30
- 2023 Enterprise Service Leading Project
- AI Technology Brand Award of the Golden Goose Award