Climate Change Data

SG Group Holdings Limited

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023, 2024)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:145.36 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:N/A
Scope 2 Emissions:144.66 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:0.97 tCO2e/year
Total Energy Consumption:257.77 kWh/year
Water Consumption:852.44 m3/year
Waste Generated:32.4 kg/year

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Human Rights
  • Community Culture
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Employee Well-being
  • Local Community Development
  • Customer Commitment

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced non-hazardous waste by 92.5% compared to the previous year.

Social Achievements

  • Maintained a harmonious working atmosphere through regular staff gatherings and additional staff activities.
  • Provided medical insurance and additional benefits to employees.

Governance Achievements

  • Established an enterprise risk management framework.
  • Appointed APEC RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITED to perform an independent internal control review.

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce GHG emissions intensity.
  • Reduce waste production intensity.
  • Reduce energy consumption intensity.
  • Reduce water consumption intensity.

Environmental Challenges

  • Decrease in purchase orders from major customers headquartered in the UK due to weak global demand, geopolitical tensions, and economic downturn.
  • Increase in unit production costs due to smaller order quantities and shorter production lead times.
  • Increase in electricity and water consumption due to business needs.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developed supply chain management in Cambodia to lower production costs.
  • Implemented cost control measures to increase operating efficiency.
  • Developed a new major customer targeting the US market.
  • Promotes electricity preservation and other measurements among employees to reduce indirect GHG emissions, especially electricity consumption.
  • Encourages employees to use as much paper as possible on demand and to encourage double-sided printing as a way to reduce carbon emissions from waste paper.
  • Encourages the employees to have the concept of water conservation to save water including but not limited to turn off taps when leaving the toilets.
  • Committed to decreasing the number of business trips.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Number of suppliers where SMETA audits are implemented upon customer request.

Responsible Procurement
  • Stringent selection criteria for suppliers.
  • Regular assessment of environmental and social impact of suppliers.
  • Preference for suppliers with less negative environmental impact.
  • Consideration of suppliers’ experience, reputation, technology, financial strength, human resources, efficiency, quality control efficiency and code of ethics.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Typhoons
  • Heavy rain and flooding
  • Thunder and lightning
  • Sustained high temperature
Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes affecting products and services.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Appendix 27 of the Listing Rules of the Stock Exchange

Reporting Period: 2024

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:144.122 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:0.221 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:143.901 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:0.0 tCO2e/year
Total Energy Consumption:275.146 MWh/year
Waste Generated:36.4 tons/year
Carbon Intensity:1.187 tCO2e per HK$ million revenue

ESG Focus Areas

  • Emissions
  • Waste Management
  • Use of Resources
  • Environment and Natural Resources
  • Climate Change
  • Employment
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Development and Training
  • Employment Standards
  • Management of Supply Chain
  • Product Liability and Quality of Services
  • Anti-corruption
  • Community Investment

Environmental Achievements

  • Slight decrease in total emissions to 144.122 tCO2e in 2024 from 145.36 tCO2e in 2023. Reduction in Scope 2 emissions from electricity purchases.
  • Nearly all non-hazardous waste (36.4 tonnes) was reused onsite.

Social Achievements

  • Zero work-related fatalities and zero lost days due to work injuries in 2024, 2023, and 2022.
  • Increased average employee training hours to 3.09 in 2024 from 3.04 in 2023.
  • No reported incidents of child labor or forced labor.

Governance Achievements

  • No legal cases regarding corrupt practices.
  • Implemented robust quality control measures resulting in no product recalls due to safety or health reasons.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve carbon neutrality.
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce GHG emissions intensity.
  • Reduce waste generation intensity.
  • Improve energy use efficiency.
  • Conserve water consumption.

Environmental Challenges

  • Weakened global economy and reduced buying demand from brands and retailers.
  • Decrease in sales orders from major UK customers.
  • Increased marketing expenses to enhance influencer collaboration.
  • Increase in trade receivables from a UK customer, resulting in impairment loss.
  • Reliance on several major customers with no long-term contracts.
  • Intense competition in the market.
  • Exposure to credit risk from customers.
  • Fluctuations in raw material prices and availability.
  • Customer sensitivity to social responsibility and compliance standards.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Leveraging integrated supply chain management and diversified cooperation with influencers.
  • Optimizing influencer collaboration collections and providing relevant products.
  • Entering into a new institutional catering business.
  • Optimizing customer and supplier portfolio to increase gross profit margin.
  • Prevailing cost control measures to increase operating efficiency.
  • Strengthening customized apparel designing and sourcing services.
  • Exploring new business opportunities through business network.
  • Optimizing supplier base to strengthen supply chain management services.
  • Exploring suitable investment opportunities.
  • Ongoing credit evaluation of customers’ financial conditions.
  • Close monitoring of liquidity position.
  • Implementing measures to prevent and reduce the adverse impact of extreme weather (Typhoons, heavy rainfall, etc.)
  • Implementing measures to mitigate the adverse effects of persistent high temperatures.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: SMETA audits upon customer request

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Selection Criteria
  • Bans on child and forced labor
  • Non-discrimination policies
  • Safe working conditions
  • Environmentally friendly products and services
  • Adherence to internal environmental requirements
  • Strict compliance with laws

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events (Typhoons, heavy rainfall, flooding)
  • Persistent high temperatures
Transition Risks
  • Government regulations on products and services

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Appendix 27 of the Stock Exchange’s Listing Rules