Climate Change Data

Yidu Tech Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2023-04-01 to 2024-03-31)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:553.50 tCO2e/year (Scope 2)
Scope 2 Emissions:553.50 tCO2e/year
Total Energy Consumption:902.01 MWh/year
Water Consumption:1,680.55 m3/year
Waste Generated:8,995.00 kg/year

ESG Focus Areas

  • Public health
  • Research
  • Diagnosis and treatment
  • Data security and privacy protection
  • Green healthcare
  • Sustainable development
  • Corporate social responsibility
  • Employee well-being
  • Supply chain sustainability
  • Intellectual property protection
  • Risk management
  • Compliance
  • Board diversity

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced energy consumption density to 0.65 MWh per employee and 0.03 MWh per m2 in FY2022.
  • Reduced water consumption density to 1.22 m3 per employee and 0.06 m3 per m2 in FY2022.
  • Reduced non-hazardous waste intensity to 6.50 kg per employee in FY2022.

Social Achievements

  • Launched the “Dandelion Project” to improve employee well-being.
  • Provided compliance training for all employees.
  • Maintained a high percentage of female employees (51%).
  • No work-related casualties in the past three years.
  • Donated approximately RMB19.9 million to charitable causes.
  • Improved patient recruitment efficiency by 100% and reduced screening failure rates by 60% in a Phase III clinical trial.

Governance Achievements

  • Established an ESG working group to oversee ESG matters.
  • Implemented strict quality control measures and obtained Quality Management System Certification (GB/T 19001-2016/ISO9001:2015).
  • Developed and implemented various risk management policies and internal control processes.
  • Adopted the Model Code for Securities Transactions.
  • Obtained various information security management system certificates, including Information Security Management System Certification (GB/T 22080-2016/ISO/IEC 27001: 2013).

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Carbon neutrality

Environmental Challenges

  • Rapid changes in AI, big data analytics, and other technologies.
  • Maintaining compliance with data protection and privacy-related laws and regulations.
  • Competition in the healthcare big data solutions market.
  • Managing growth and expansion of business and operations.
  • Potential risks associated with contractual arrangements due to PRC regulations on foreign investment.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Continuous investment in R&D and establishment of a multi-domain team.
  • Strict adherence to data protection and privacy laws and regulations.
  • Focus on independent innovation and core technology capabilities.
  • Implementation of robust risk management and internal control systems.
  • Close monitoring of the regulatory environment and developments in PRC laws and regulations.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Consideration of environmental and social responsibility in supplier selection.
  • Requirement for ISO management system certifications from suppliers.
  • Compliance with national environmental protection standards.
  • Ensurance of no illegal employment and reasonable remunerations for supplier employees.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather (typhoons, heavy rain)
  • Hot weather impacting employee health and energy demand
Transition Risks
  • Stricter environmental regulations

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: ESG Reporting Guide (Appendix 27 to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange)

Certifications: GB/T 19001-2016/ISO9001:2015 (Quality Management System), GB/T 22080-2016/ISO/IEC 27001: 2013 (Information Security Management System), ISO/IEC 27017: 2015 (Cloud Service Information-Security Management System), ISO/IEC 27018: 2014 (Personally Identifiable Information Security Management System), ISO/IEC 20000-1: 2018 (Information Technology Service Management System)

Third-party Assurance: PricewaterhouseCoopers

Awards & Recognition

  • 7th among the 2020 Artificial Intelligence Enterprises Top 100
  • 2020–2021 Future Healthcare VB100 Pengcheng Awards Best-Performing Public Companies Top 15
  • 2020 National Healthcare Artificial Intelligence Innovation Award
  • Insurance Innovation Case Award
  • 2021 Chinese R&D CRO Enterprises Top 20
  • 2021 Extraordinary Investment Value Companies
  • China Brand Innovation Cases
  • No. 1 in the 2021 Healthcare Big Data Enterprise Ranking
  • 2021 Healthcare AI Leading Enterprises
  • 2021 Listed Companies of Excellence
  • Most-Notable IPO for the Year
  • ESG Green Company Star
  • 2021 Precision Healthcare Technology Innovation Award
  • Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Awards
  • Health Data Circulation and Protection Application Cases
  • 2021 Digital Solutions Awards
  • Excellent Cases of Multi-Level Medical Security — Beijing Pu Hui Jian Kang Bao Program
  • Most Popular New IPO Companies
  • Best Artificial Intelligence Companies Top 30
  • 2022 “Specialized and New” Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Beijing
  • China Patent Excellence Award

Reporting Period: 2023-04-01 to 2024-03-31

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:1013.32 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:2.44 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:1010.88 tCO2e/year
Total Energy Consumption:1690.01 MWh/year
Water Consumption:3008.6 m3/year
Waste Generated:3162.00 kg/year (non-hazardous)
Carbon Intensity:0.10 tonne of CO2e/m2

ESG Focus Areas

  • Green healthcare
  • Tech for Social Good
  • Sustainable corporate governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced carbon emissions by 74.41 tonnes of CO2e
  • Reduced energy consumption by 102.67 MWh
  • Reduced paper consumption by approximately 32%
  • Reduced total amount of non-hazardous waste by 1,013 kilograms (approximately 24.3%)

Social Achievements

  • Launched diabetes digital therapeutics solutions in Hainan Province, improving blood glucose compliance rate
  • Reduced employee turnover rate from 39.54% to 25.94%
  • Provided 24/7 health management services to over 5 million users
  • Conducted 224 sessions of “Training on Professionalism” and 27 sessions of other trainings, with 9,480 participants

Governance Achievements

  • Established an effective internal control and risk management system
  • Established the Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee
  • Adopted the board independence policy
  • Implemented a comprehensive anti-money laundering system
  • Developed the Management System for Complaint, Whistle-blowing and Suggestion

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve carbon neutrality
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Supply chain disruptions due to macroeconomic environment and COVID-19
  • Rapid changes in AI, big data analytics and other technologies
  • Compliance with data protection and privacy-related laws and regulations
  • Competition in the healthcare big data solutions market
Mitigation Strategies
  • Focusing on core business, improving internal operating efficiency and earnings quality
  • Continued investment in AI technology, especially in the development and commercialization of proprietary large language model
  • Strict compliance with relevant laws and regulations
  • Continuous upgrading and iteration of intelligent “AI medical brain” YiduCore
  • Strengthening “two-pronged” strategy in BDPS segment (horizontal expansion and vertical deepening)

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Prioritizing suppliers with ISO environmental quality management system certification
  • Requiring energy-saving product certification certificates
  • Incorporating environmental and social performance into supplier performance evaluation

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather
  • Hot weather
Transition Risks
  • Stricter environmental regulations
  • Reputational risks
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products and 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: GB/T 19001 –2016/ ISO9001:2015 (quality management system certification)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
  • Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
  • Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure)
  • Goal 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities)
  • Goal 13 (Climate Action)
  • Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being)

Yidu Tech's initiatives contribute to these goals through green healthcare, employee development, sustainable supply chain, responsible marketing, and climate action.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • YiduCore
  • Diabetes digital therapeutics solutions

Awards & Recognition

  • 6th New Fortune Best IR Hong Kong Listed Company
  • Top 3 of the “Intelligent Healthcare Enterprises Ranking”, and many others