Climate Change Data

TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022-01 to 2022-12, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2022-01 to 2022-12

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:1919715.29 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:729.13 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:13693.11 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:1905293.05 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:3.83% (816.71 MWh / 21281.93 MWh)
Total Energy Consumption:21281.93 MWh/year
Water Consumption:138084 m3/year
Waste Generated:1401.47 tons/year (non-hazardous)
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced GHG emissions from 2,941,899 tCO2e in 2021 to 1,919,715.29 tCO2e in 2022
  • Increased renewable energy consumption to 816.71 MWh in 2022 from 0 MWh in 2021
  • Reduced transportation emissions by 44,000 tCO2e in 2022 through optimization of delivery tools
  • 70% recycled paper used in product packaging

Social Achievements

  • No complaints on child labor use, forced labor, harassment, and inhumane treatment
  • 100% timely signing ratio of new employee labor contracts
  • 100% social insurance coverage
  • Developed a customized insurance program for employees and their family members
  • Organized various employee activities to alleviate work pressure and raise the sense of happiness and belonging

Governance Achievements

  • Established ISO27001 Information Security Management System and ISO27701 Privacy management System
  • Signed integrity agreements with stakeholders
  • No confirmed incidents of corruption or bribery
  • Formulated the Anti-commercial Bribery Compliance Policy
  • Enhanced compliance awareness through training and communication

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 (TCL Industries Group goal)
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce absolute Scope 1 GHG emissions 42% by 2030 from a 2021 base year
  • Reduce absolute Scope 2 GHG emissions 42% by 2030 from a 2021 base year
  • Reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions 25% by 2030 from a 2021 base year
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Climate change
  • Supply chain disruptions (implied due to COVID-19)
  • Maintaining compliance with evolving regulations
Mitigation Strategies
  • Energy-saving transformation projects
  • Renewable energy use
  • Effective resource management
  • Green product development
  • Supplier CSR management system
  • Regular training courses and risk assessment

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 9 on-site audits in 2022

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier CSR management system
  • Ethical Code
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Notice
  • Conflict mineral requirements included in supplier contracts

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN Global Compact, ISO 26000

Certifications: ISO 9001, TL9000, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, SA8000, GSV, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 14064, ISO 50001, IATF 16949, UL ECOLOGO

Third-party Assurance: SGS

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Products with low blue light certification
  • Products with easy-to-dismantle design
  • Halogen-free products

Awards & Recognition

  • Green Factory certification

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:1355097.91 tCO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:445.08 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:8674.48 tCO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:1345978.35 tCO2e
Renewable Energy Share:20.95%
Total Energy Consumption:17100.84 MWh
Water Consumption:207655 m3
Waste Generated:925.05 tons

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced carbon emission intensity of Scope 1 and 2 by 5.17% compared with 2021.
  • Percentage of recycled materials used in product packaging reaches 75%.
  • 100% suppliers sign Environmental Materials Declaration.
  • Purchased Green Electricity Certificates (GEC) equaling 66,000 KWh.

Social Achievements

  • No Complaints on child labor use, forced labor, harassment and inhumane treatment.
  • 100% timely signing ratio of new employee labor contracts.
  • Social insurance coverage 100%.
  • 100% Percentage of workers with 1‐day off in 7 consecutive days.
  • 100% on‐time salary release.
  • No safety accidents resulting in disability or death.
  • No occupational disease, poisoning incidents.
  • Launched a series of quality culture activities themed “Customer First, Do It Right Once for All”.

Governance Achievements

  • 100% of suppliers signing Integrity Agreement.
  • No bribery, corruption, extortion and embezzlement incidents.
  • No whistling on money laundering incidents, unfair competition, false advertising incidents and information security.
  • 100% of workers are trained on business ethics.
  • 100% coverage of conflict of interest declaration.
  • 100% information confidentiality commitment coverage.
  • Established ISO27001 Information Security Management System.
  • Maintained ISO 27701 Privacy management System certification.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Reach carbon neutrality in operational scope by 2050.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 50.80% by 2030 from 2021 base year.
  • Reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions 42.00% by 2030 from 2021 base year.

Environmental Challenges

  • Complex changes in the era of corporate social responsibility.
  • Increasingly complicated network security threats.
  • Managing environmental impact by improving resources utilization efficiency, reducing resources consumption, and eliminating waste emission.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Strengthened cooperation with stakeholders and continuously improved the management and practice level in ESG aspects.
  • Established ISO27001 Information Security Management System and deployed advanced security tools.
  • Improved resources utilization efficiency, reduced resources consumption, and eliminated waste emission.
  • Implemented energy‐saving reformation and renewable energy use for optimizing energy structure.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 100% CSR audit coverage for new supplier introduction; Annual reviews, special reviews and third‐party reviews for AVL suppliers.

Responsible Procurement
  • Code of Conduct for Suppliers
  • Notification of Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Statement of Environmental Compliance
  • Quality Agreement
  • Integrity Agreement
  • Green Supply Chain Initiative

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN Global Compact, ISO 26000

Certifications: ISO 9001, TL9000, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, SA8000, GSV, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 14064, ISO 50001, IATF 16949

Third-party Assurance: SGS

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • NXTPAPER display
  • Low-blue light products
  • Halogen-free products
  • Recycled materials in products

Awards & Recognition

  • EcoVadis Gold medal
  • Admirable Supporter for People with Disabilities