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