Climate Change Data

Sennics Co., Ltd.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020)

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:389,940.44 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:2,097 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:1,640.27 tCO2e/year
Total Energy Consumption:8,964 GWh/year
Water Consumption:619 kt/year
Waste Generated:1,042 tons/year (solid waste)
Carbon Intensity:1.4 tonne/RMB 10,000

ESG Focus Areas

  • Intelligent Manufacturing
  • Green Manufacturing
  • Innovation-driven Development
  • HSE Management
  • Responsible Procurement
  • Employee Well-being
  • Community Engagement
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Compliance and Business Ethics

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced CO2 emissions by more than 3,700 tons (including 2,097 tons of Scope 1 emissions and 1,640.27 tons of Scope 2 emissions)
  • Recycled and reused 38,560 tons of water (14.6% of total water consumption)
  • Saved more than 1,000 tons of standard coal equivalent
  • Three subsidiaries (Sennics Shandong, Sennics Tai’an, Sennics Anhui) achieved “Green Factory” status

Social Achievements

  • Invested RMB 760,000 in employee training for 26,146 participants (38.68 hours per person)
  • Established employee complaint mechanism
  • Organized regular physical examinations for all employees
  • Supported poverty alleviation initiatives, lifting 6 registered impoverished people out of poverty and investing RMB 337,000 in poverty alleviation
  • Engaged in community public service activities, including educational support and support for the elderly

Governance Achievements

  • Provided anti-corruption training for employees
  • Established and improved supervision systems and anti-corruption mechanisms
  • Implemented compliance systems including Sinochem Integrity and Compliance Manual, Sinochem Group Anti-trust Compliance Manual, and others
  • No violations reported during 2020

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Becoming a global leader in high-quality, fine and specialized chemical manufacturing

Environmental Challenges

  • Adverse effects of COVID-19 on business development and strategy implementation
  • Supply chain disruptions due to COVID-19
  • Low automation rate in fine chemical industry
Mitigation Strategies
  • Prompt strategic responses from top management, budget adjustments from middle management, and continued customer service from front-line employees
  • Adjusted logistics strategies and assigned local personnel for delivery support during COVID-19
  • Cooperated with local suppliers during COVID-19 to overcome institutional restrictions
  • Upgraded and transformed production processes, optimized processes and information systems to boost production efficiency

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 7 on-site audits

Responsible Procurement
  • Fair and transparent procurement process
  • Advocating responsible procurement
  • Improving suppliers’ CSR capability
  • Sustainable development included in procurement management system
  • CSR system review for key raw material suppliers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards (Core option), Guidelines to the State-owned Enterprises Directly under the Central Government on Fulfilling Corporate Social Responsibilities, Guidelines on Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting for Chinese Enterprises (CASS-CSR 4.0), GB/T 36001-2015

Certifications: ISO 14001:2004, ISO 9001:2015, IATF 16949-2016, GB/T 29490-2013 (Intellectual Property Management System), SA8000 (Sennics Tai’an)

Third-party Assurance: TÜV Rheinland (Moderate Assurance)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Low-odor 6PPD
  • 6PPD-L
  • 7PPD
  • S-TMQ
  • 77PD

Awards & Recognition

  • Technological Innovation Award (Sixth Pudong Headquarters Economy Ten Model Enterprises Awarding Ceremony)
  • Top 100 Fine Chemical Enterprises of China
  • 2020 Demonstration Enterprise for Technological Innovation in China’s Petroleum and Chemical Industry
  • 2020 Demonstration Enterprise for Intellectual Property in China’s Petroleum and Chemical Industry
  • Second Prize for Technological Progress (China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation)
  • 2020 National Demonstration Enterprise for Technological Innovation (Sennics Anhui)
  • Intellectual Property Management System Certificate
  • Integration of Informatization and Industrialization Management Systems (Sennics Shandong)
  • Accreditation of CNAS (Sennics Anhui)
  • 2020 Anhui Demonstration Enterprise for Standardization in the Industry and Information Field (Sennics Anhui)
  • Corporate Citizen Model ·Most Socially Responsible Company
  • SA8000 International Standard (Sennics Tai’an)
  • Outstanding Enterprise in CSR Performance (Southern Weekly)
  • GoldenBee Excellent CSR Report 2020 · Growing Enterprise
  • Silver recognition medal from EcoVadis