Climate Change Data

Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social Responsibility
  • Poverty Alleviation and Rural Revitalization

Environmental Achievements

  • Implemented "coal to gas" project, eliminating coal-fired boilers and building 33 gas boilers.
  • Greening projects covering 1.43 million square meters.
  • Reduced exhaust emissions by 120 million m³ per year.

Social Achievements

  • Invested CNY 100 million in "China Maotai - the backbone of the country" public welfare project.
  • Launched "Dream Libraries" and a reading program for rural children.
  • Supported Daozhen's edible mushroom industry development.

Governance Achievements

  • Established and improved corporate governance structure.
  • Revised and improved articles of association, rules of procedure.
  • Implemented internal control construction, evaluation, and audit.

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • Increase total operating proceeds by about 15% compared with the previous year.

Environmental Challenges

  • Macroeconomic uncertainty
  • Epidemic impact on Baijiu consumption
  • Ecological environment protection risk
  • Intellectual property protection risk
Mitigation Strategies
  • Formulated "14th Five Year Plan" development program.
  • Focused on high-quality development.
  • Implemented "five special projects" for environmental protection.
  • Strengthened safety and environmental protection management.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Corporate Governance
  • Environmental Responsibility
  • Social Responsibility

Environmental Achievements

  • Achieved full green power coverage in Kweichow Moutai headquarters by 2023
  • Reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 32,930.60 tons through green power procurement
  • Saved 2,015,700 tons of water through system upgrading
  • 100% hazardous waste harmless disposal rate
  • 100% solid waste utilization rate

Social Achievements

  • Implemented the “Happy Moutai” special improvement plan, securing the senses of happiness and achievement of our employees
  • Implemented the “one village, one program” rural revitalization work plan
  • Carried out the project “China Moutai & Backbone of the Nation” for 11 consecutive years
  • 100% customer complaint resolution rate
  • 0.3% employee turnover rate

Governance Achievements

  • Improved investor relations management to create sustainable value returns for our shareholders
  • Strengthened internal control and built up a compliance-driven awareness
  • Revised and optimized the Articles of Association and Rules of Procedure of the Company’s Board of Directors
  • Implemented the Performance Appraisal Management Measures of Managerial Level and the Compensation Appraisal Management Measures of Managerial Level
  • 100% supplier annual audit ratio

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Reaching carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060
Short-term Goals:
  • Discharge wastewater from the park reach the quasi-surface water Class IV or higher standards by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Climate change risks including regulatory changes, market shifts, extreme weather events, and changes in the production environment
  • Supply chain disruptions
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implemented five special projects and five special actions to address climate change and boost green power coverage
  • Upgraded new energy equipment and sewage treatment plants
  • Built ecological wetlands, plant protection forests, ecological green walls, and “production-living-ecological” spaces
  • Strengthened supplier management and implemented responsible procurement practices
  • Developed risk response plans and implemented all-round risk monitoring

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 100%

Responsible Procurement
  • Strict management, responsible procurement, and sincere and open communication with suppliers
  • Incorporating green and clean requirements into the supplier management system
  • Selecting and cultivating suppliers with outstanding environmental and social performance

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Reduced or disrupted capacity due to extreme weather events affecting daily production operations and supply chain disruptions
  • Increased operational risk due to changes in the production environment
Transition Risks
  • Increase in compliance costs to meet national and industry “Dual Carbon” related regulatory requirements
  • Additional research inputs for new technologies to meet low-carbon emission requirements
  • Higher production costs due to changes in raw material prices
Opportunities
  • Enhanced execution efficiency and profitability of core products and reduced product costs
  • Increased efficiency in the use of energy, water, packaging materials
  • Lowered risk of future energy price hikes by promoting the use of low-emission energy or clean energy

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards (GRI Standards), Guidelines on Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting for Chinese Enterprises 5.0 (CASS-ESG 5.0)

Certifications: ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, HACCP System, ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System, ISO 50001:2018 Energy Management System, ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management System

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Moutai Ice Cream

Awards & Recognition

  • No.1 in the list of 2022 Top 100 Guizhou Enterprises
  • No.1 in the list of Most Valuable State-owned Listed Companies in China
  • No.1 in the list of Top 50 Global Most Valuable Spirits Brands
  • No.1 in the list of China’s 500 Most Valuable Food and Beverage Brands
  • Guizhou Province “Lucid Waters and Lush Mountains Are Invaluable Assets” Practice Innovation Base