Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Protection
• Labor and Human Rights
• Fair Business Practices
• Sustainable Procurement
• Health & Safety
• Community Engagement

Environmental Achievements

• Achieved 80.15% reuse/recycling rate and 85.05% recovery rate for electronic waste.
• Reduced packaging through initiatives like the "No charger on the phone" project and the SAVE TREE project.
• Used eco-friendly paper certified by FSC and soy ink for printing.

Social Achievements

• Increased employee satisfaction rate by providing psychological health services, enriching leisure time activities, and providing more effective communication channels.
• Decreased employee turnover rate through actions focused on career development and salary increases.
• Improved customer satisfaction score to 7.4 (out of 10).

Governance Achievements

• Established a CSR committee responsible for setting sustainability strategy, risk management, and reporting.
• Implemented anti-corruption policy and training, resulting in zero cases in 2015.
• Maintained compliance with applicable laws and regulations, with no non-compliance incidents reported in 2015.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Challenges from international operations increasing the difficulty of CSR management system improvement and integration.

Mitigation Strategies

• Establishing a global integrated management system, setting specific annual goals, enhancing communication with interested parties, and integrating product development lifecycle processes.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Requires suppliers to sign CSR agreement, RoHS environmental statement, ODS declaration of conformity, and no conflict minerals declaration.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines

Awards & Recognition

• Caring Company logo by The Hong Kong Council of Social Services

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental protection
• Employment promotion
• Protection of employees' rights and interests
• Health and safety
• Fair operation
• Consumer relations
• Community participation and development

Environmental Achievements

• 10 LCD TV products included in the List of Green Design Products of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology; energy efficiency index reached level 2 of China's Energy Efficiency Standard; renewable utilization rate of products not lower than 65%
• Reduced EPS packaging material consumption from 2015 to 2020 across various TV models
• Expanded the application scope of spray-free material to main TV parts and developed a spray-free plastic base for inserts, reducing environmental pollution

Social Achievements

• Successfully held campus recruitment activities, establishing positive interaction with campus and social talents
• Launched "electronic technology class" and "overseas special force" training programs
• Established a "Love and Mutual Aid Fund" to help employees in difficulty

Governance Achievements

• No concluded legal cases regarding corrupt practices in 2020
• Established a channel for stakeholders to actively declare their interests and a whistle-blowing channel
• Implemented anti-corruption training for all employees

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Potential climate change risks (e.g., flooding, power failures)
• Managing the environmental impact of product disposal
• Maintaining supply chain responsibility

Mitigation Strategies

• Developed special systems such as Emergency Plan for Natural Disaster Event and Special Emergency Plan for Typhoon and Rainstorm
• Strictly controlled the content of hazardous substances in products and recovered TCL's related products to recycle electronic products
• Implemented supplier audits and required compliance with environmental and social responsibility standards

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 7 corporate social responsibility audits (TCL Communication); multiple audits for TCL Electronics (details not specified)

Responsible Procurement

• Management Process of Supplier Introduction and Elimination
• Standards for the Review of the Social Responsibility of Suppliers
• Quality Agreement
• Integrity Agreement
• Anti-terrorism Security Cooperation Agreement
• Social Responsibility Undertaking Letter of Subcontractors and Suppliers
• Regulations on the Management of Supplier Review
• RBA Code of Conduct
• SA8000
• SMETA
• Statement on Restricted Substances
• Undertaking Letter of Guarantee for the Non-Use of Conflict Minerals

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Flooding
• Typhoons
• Power failures

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Stock Exchange's Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting Guide

Certifications: ISO9001, IECQ-QC080000:2017, TL 9000, ISO450001, ISO14001:2015, ISO50001:2018, GB/T29490, SGS SB327, Riscure, TUV EN 303645, ISO 27001

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• TCL X915 8K QLED TV
• Rotatable smart screens
• NXTPAPER tablet
• 5G mmWave tablet
• Educational tablets
• Intelligent accessories

Awards & Recognition

• "8K QLED TV Gold Award 2019-2020"
• "PCMAG 2020 TV Readers' Choice"
• "Best of IFA"
• AVS FORUM "TOP CHOICE"
• CNET "Editor's Choice"
• PC Magazine "Reader's Choice Winner"
• EISA - "Best Product"
• Reviewed.com "Editor's Choice"
• Wired.com "Recommends"