Climate Change Data

Edvance International Holdings Limited

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2019-04-01 to 2020-03-31, 2022-04 to 2023-03, 2023-04 to 2024-03, 2023-2024)

Reporting Period: 2019-04-01 to 2020-03-31

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:112,349 kg (2020)
Total Energy Consumption:158,901 kWh (2020)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced GHG emissions per employee from 1462 kg/employee in 2019 to 1518 kg/employee in 2020. Implemented energy saving measures such as LED lighting and encouraging cloud computing.
  • Reduced paper usage by using double-sided copying; using the back of old documents for printing or as draft paper; utilizing electronic communication where applicable; sending spent battery to specialist for recycling; redeploying computer or notebook within the Group where usable and suitable.

Social Achievements

  • Organized various events to enhance work-life balance and teamwork such as Sports Day, Health Day, Christmas Party, Annual Dinner etc.
  • Provided continuous training to employees to facilitate their career and personal development, including on-job training, coaching, job rotation, and shadowing.
  • Co-operated with Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service for elderly services; made donations to Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service; advocated ethical consumption and supported it through acquiring services from social enterprises.

Governance Achievements

  • Successfully transferred listing from GEM to the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
  • Established an Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee, Nomination Committee, and Investment Committee.
  • Adopted a Board Diversity Policy and appointed a female independent non-executive director.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Reliance on vendors for IT security products; potential for defective products or failure to meet standards.
  • Project-based income from IT security solutions; decrease in project numbers or demand could affect results.
  • Potential cost overruns or delays in project completion.
  • Exposure to credit risk from customers; potential for delays or defaults in payments.
  • Uncertainties in obtaining necessary licenses and permits.
  • Potential liabilities for damages or injuries caused by negligence.
  • Currency fluctuation affecting revenues and costs.
  • Dilution effect from issuing new shares under the Share Option Scheme.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Internal credit rating system to assess customer credit quality and define credit limits.
  • Monitoring procedures to recover overdue debts.
  • Regularly evaluate suppliers’ performance and require suppliers to take remedial measures where this performance is sub-standard. Terminate business relationships if suppliers fail to meet quality standards.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Fair and transparent supplier selection process with independent review and approval for procurement exercises.
  • Regular evaluation of suppliers’ performance and requiring remedial measures for sub-standard performance.
  • Termination of business relationships if suppliers fail to meet quality standards.
  • Requiring suppliers to comply strictly with all applicable laws and regulations.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Appendix 27 of the Listing Rules

Awards & Recognition

  • Caring Company Logo 2016-2020

Reporting Period: 2022-04 to 2023-03

Environmental Metrics

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Challenging macroeconomic environment.
  • Turbulent cybersecurity market conditions on geopolitical, economic, and technological fronts.
  • Tumultuous time in the digital asset market, decline in investor confidence.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Focus on delivering projects and implementing cybersecurity solutions.
  • Providing relevant and best-in-class cybersecurity products and focusing on delivering cybersecurity protection via a service and recurring revenue model.
  • Strengthening service level and ensuring customers are able to adopt cybersecurity products efficiently and effectively.
  • Actively optimising product range to cope with changing market demands.
  • Geographical expansion of sales and distribution in other South East Asia markets.
  • Building robust partner ecosystems for products at different lines of business.
  • Leveraging technology in product development and optimising business processes.
  • Investing in employees.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Period: 2023-04 to 2024-03

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:143,806 kg CO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:39,035 kg CO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:104,318 kg CO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:3,844 kg CO2e
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:401,623 kWh
Water Consumption:88 m3
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Governance
  • Employee and Labor Practices
  • Operational Practices
  • Community

Environmental Achievements

  • Implemented energy-saving measures including LED lighting and encouraging the use of cloud technology to efficiently use electricity and hardware resources.
  • Reduced waste through double-sided printing, reusing documents, and promoting paperless work.

Social Achievements

  • Established a comprehensive employee training framework covering various needs, including regulatory changes, technical and management skills development, and customer service standards improvement.
  • Organized various recreational activities such as Christmas parties, BBQ days, mahjong competitions, and Lunar New Year celebrations to enhance employee well-being and work-life balance.

Governance Achievements

  • Established a dedicated ESG governance framework to effectively manage and monitor ESG matters.
  • Implemented a robust compliance framework and procedures regularly reviewed and monitored by the board.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Potential risks related to climate change, including extreme weather events that may disrupt operations and endanger employee safety.
  • Potential risks related to data privacy and information security.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implemented specific work procedures to address typhoon and rainstorm warnings.
  • Implemented effective data security systems and measures, including regular backups, offsite data storage, and regular assessments.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 25 suppliers used in 2024, including from US, Asia, and Ireland. A unified system for hiring, managing, and monitoring was used.

Responsible Procurement
  • Compliance with all relevant laws and regulations, and Anlyn's standards regarding product and service quality, environmental and social performance.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events (typhoons, floods, heat waves)
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: HKEX ESG Reporting Guide

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2023-2024

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Climate Goals & Targets

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities