Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Teaching quality
• Compliance operation
• Employee management
• Environmental protection
• Community investment

Environmental Achievements

• Qingyuan Campus awarded “Qingyuan Water-efficient Public Institution”, Guangzhou Campus awarded “Guangzhou Drainage Compliance Unit”, implemented waste recycling bonus point redemption scheme, planted 3,225 trees
• Reduced paper consumption through paperless initiatives

Social Achievements

• Organized job fairs and provided employment assistance to 5,725 graduates, 46.72% of whom went to work in private companies
• Established grievance committee system to handle student and teacher complaints, 4 complaints handled during the year
• Provided various employee benefits including four insurances and one housing fund, performance awards, and various allowances
• Organized employee activities such as Spring Festival couplets sending activity, birthday parties, and track and field events
• 25,191 employees, teachers, and students participated in volunteer activities totaling 300 hours (employees) and 2,949.70 hours (students)

Governance Achievements

• Established ESG governance structure with three levels: decision-making, organizational, and executive
• Formulated “Anti-Fraud Management System”, no fraud or corruption cases during the year
• Formulated “Interim Measures for Patent Management”, 5 new patents granted and 105 patents kept registered
• Formulated “Refined Management Manual of the Information Management Department” and “Security Management Regulations” to ensure information security
• Formulated “Procurement Management System” and “Refined Management Manual – Supplier Management System” for supply chain management, 217 suppliers managed during the year

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Extreme weather events (typhoons, heavy rainfall) impacting operations
• Potential reputational risk from climate change

Mitigation Strategies

• Developed response policies for extreme weather events, including emergency plans and drills
• Promoting digitalization in office to reduce data loss risk, regular security checks on buildings and equipment
• Continued study and implementation of environmental protection measures, cooperation with environmental organizations to improve awareness

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Site visits to suppliers of important goods and services, regular supplier evaluations

Responsible Procurement

• Require suppliers to sign “Integrity Commitment”, prioritize suppliers with better environmental performance, choose energy-efficient, low-consumption, and environmentally friendly products and services

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Extreme weather events (typhoons, heavy rainfall)

Transition Risks

• Reputational risk

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited’s Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting Guide

Awards & Recognition

• 5A grade of the provincial social organization rating evaluation (Guangdong Lingnan Education Charity Foundation)
• A+ rating in the China Foundation Transparency Index (Guangdong Lingnan Education Charity Foundation)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Teaching Quality
• Compliance Operation
• Employee Management
• Environmental Protection
• Community Investment

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced carbon emissions compared to the previous year.
• Reduced electricity and water consumption compared to the previous year.
• Similar non-hazardous waste generation compared to the previous year.
• Planted 5,029 trees.

Social Achievements

• Guangdong Lingnan Institute of Technology selected as a water-saving college in Guangdong Province.
• Guangdong Lingnan Institute of Technology awarded the “Guangzhou Drainage Compliance Unit”.
• Graduate employment rates of 96.88% and 99.66% for Guangdong Lingnan Institute of Technology and Guangdong Lingnan Modern Technician College respectively.
• Organized various employee activities (Women’s Day, Badminton Competition, New Year’s Eve).

Governance Achievements

• Established a three-level ESG governance structure.
• Implemented an anti-fraud management system.
• Established a whistleblowing system.
• No legal cases regarding corrupt practices.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Climate change risks (extreme weather impacting student and teacher safety, reputational damage from stakeholder concerns about climate change).

Mitigation Strategies

• Established emergency plans for campus emergencies, typhoons, and floods.
• Implemented measures to reduce the impact of extreme weather (prevention, early warning, disaster response, electronic office promotion, regular safety inspections).
• Promoted environmental initiatives and collaborated with environmental organizations to raise awareness.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: On-site inspections for all suppliers.

Responsible Procurement

• “Procurement Integrity Undertaking” and “Integrity Contract” signed with suppliers.
• Prioritization of environmentally friendly, energy-saving, and low-consumption materials.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Extreme weather

Transition Risks

• Stakeholder concerns about climate change

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited’s ESG Reporting Guide

Awards & Recognition

• Guangdong Lingnan Institute of Technology selected as a water-saving college in Guangdong Province.
• Guangdong Lingnan Institute of Technology awarded the “Guangzhou Drainage Compliance Unit”.

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Protection
• Social Responsibility
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Group’s carbon emissions, electricity and water consumption were all lower than last year, while the amount of non-hazardous waste generated was similar to last year.
• Several buildings in Guangdong Lingnan Institute of Technology have reached the one-star green building design standard.
• Guangdong Lingnan Institute of Technology was selected as the third batch of water-saving colleges in Guangdong Province and awarded the “Guangzhou Drainage Compliance Unit”.

Social Achievements

• Successfully applied for job-seeking and entrepreneurship subsidy for 625 students.
• Organized the 2023 graduates with disabilities to participate in the “Supply and Demand Meeting Activity for the 2023 General College Graduates in Guangdong Province – Special Session for the Disabled”.
• Guangdong Lingnan Institute of Technology’s mental health education won the title of “Advanced Group of Mental Health Education and Consultation of Colleges in Guangdong Province in 2022-2023”
• The Vocational Education Class for Mentally Disabled Youth enrolled 39 adolescents aged 16 to 26 with mental disabilities, and in the summer of 2023, 7 of the students have signed labor contracts with employers.
• Donated RMB1.45 million and the Lingnan Educational Charity Foundation invested RMB14,761,500, with a total of 1,400 employees and 6,166 students participating in community welfare activities.

Governance Achievements

• Established a three-tier ESG governance structure, covering the decision-making level, the organizational level and the executive level.
• Conducted integrity and anti-fraud training for Board members, leading cadres and all faculty.
• Established a strictly confidential whistleblowing system.
• The Group did not violate any relevant laws and regulations relating to bribery, extortion, fraud and money laundering. In addition, there was no legal case regarding corrupt practices brought against the Group or its employees during the Year.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Potential impact of climate change on the Group
• Transition risks related to stakeholder concerns about climate change

Mitigation Strategies

• Formulated response measures including emergency plans for campus emergencies, typhoons, and floods.
• Implemented various strategies to address the challenges posed by climate change.
• Promotion of environmental initiatives and collaboration with environmental organizations to raise awareness.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 190 suppliers; on-site evaluation of all suppliers

Responsible Procurement

• Strict review of supplier qualifications; annual supplier performance evaluation mechanism.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Extreme weather

Transition Risks

• Attaching importance by stakeholders to climate change issues

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited’s ESG Reporting Guide

Awards & Recognition

• “Most Socially Responsible Listed Company”,
• “China Sustainable Responsibility Award”,
• “SDGs Sustainable Excellent Project”,
• “Vice Chairman Entity”,
• “Outstanding Contribution to Charity”,
• Guangdong Demonstration School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for College Students
• “Advanced Group of Mental Health Education and Consultation of Colleges in Guangdong Province in 2022-2023”,
• “Dream Builders Public Welfare Conference – Rural Revitalization High-quality Project of the Year”,
• “Annual Responsibility Practice of Rural Revitalization”,
• “South Guangdong Charity Walk ” Caring Unit