Qian Hu Corporation Limited
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2023)
Reporting Period: 2021
Environmental Metrics
Total Energy Consumption:184,109 MWh (2021)
Water Consumption:106,448 m3 (2021)
Waste Generated:123 tons (2021) recycled plastic
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Labour Practices & Conducive Workplaces
- Community Involvement
- Corporate Governance
- Economic Performance
Environmental Achievements
- Exceeded water and energy utilisation targets set in 2016
- Reduced wastewater discharged by 7%
- Recycled over 95% of water consumption from rainwater catchment
- Reduced energy intensity in Singapore, Malaysia, and China by 40%, 11%, and 4% respectively
- Recycled 123 tonnes of plastic waste (reduction from 140 tonnes in 2020)
Social Achievements
- Employee satisfaction index score of 4.71 (above 4.63 in 2020)
- No incident of corruption and fraud
- No workplace accidents reported
- 16 hours of training per employee
- Monetary donation to Lions Home for the Elder and Viriya Community Services (Singapore)
- Pet food donation drive to Woo & Meow Animal Shelter Organisation (Malaysia)
Governance Achievements
- No incident of legal non-compliance
- Consistent top-tier placings in the SGTI over the years
- Winner of the SIAS Investors’ Choice Awards 2021 Shareholder Communications Excellence Award (Small Cap category)
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Reduce water and energy use intensity by 10% by 2025 (using 2020 as baseline)
Environmental Challenges
- Disruptions to supply chains due to COVID-19 (longer delivery times, movement restrictions, border closures, reduced flight capacities)
Mitigation Strategies
- Expanded domestic networks within export hubs to mitigate global supply chain disruptions
- Deployed land transport options due to reduced flight frequencies
- Increased virtual meetings with suppliers to ensure safety
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Suppliers’ Code of Conduct
- Approved Vendor List
- Regular meetings as part of supplier partnership programme
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI Standards: Core Option, SGX-ST Listing Rules 711A and 711B, SGX Sustainability Reporting Guide
Certifications: ISO 9001:2015 (Guangzhou factory and Qian Hu), ISO 14001:2015 (Qian Hu)
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Environmentally friendly cat litter
Awards & Recognition
- SG Clean quality mark (2020)
- SIAS Investors’ Choice Awards 2021 Shareholder Communications Excellence Award (Small Cap category)
- People Developer recognition from SPRING Singapore
- People Excellence Award from SPRING Singapore
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:76,779 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:665 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:2,834 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:73,280 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:5,725 MWh/year
Water Consumption:219,976 m3/year
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
- Animal Welfare
- Biodiversity
- Training and Development
- Health and Safety
- Customer Satisfaction
- Innovation
- Supply Chain Management
- Business Ethics
- Economic Performance
- Diversity and Equality
- Community Engagement
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions by 1.8% compared to FY 2022 (3,499 tonnes of CO2e)
- Reduced energy consumption by 2.6% compared to FY 2022 (5,725 MWh)
- Recycled 96 tonnes of plastic waste
- Recycled 51 tonnes of aluminium, steel, carton, plastic, styrofoam and glass waste
Social Achievements
- Average monthly in-house fish loss rate improved to 5% from 7% in 2022
- Average of 13.2 training hours per employee (increased from 10.4 hours in 2022)
- Zero fatalities and no reportable workplace accidents
- Customer satisfaction score of 4.16 out of 5
- Launched 13 new products
Governance Achievements
- No known cases of non-compliance with relevant laws and regulations
- No incident of whistle blowing
- Received “Best Risk Management – Bronze” award at the Singapore Corporate Awards 2023
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Reduce water and energy use intensity by 15% by 2035
- Recycle all water used in operations
Medium-term Goals:
- Reduce water and energy use intensity by 12% by 2028
- Develop a decarbonisation roadmap including GHG emission reduction targets in FY 2024
Short-term Goals:
- Reduce water and energy use intensity by 10% by 2025
Environmental Challenges
- Increased severity of extreme weather events
- Rising temperature
- Rising sea levels
- Change in precipitation patterns
- Increased pricing of GHG emissions
- Enhanced emission-reporting obligations
- Exposure to litigation
- Substitution of existing technology
- Changing customers’ demand for eco-friendly products
- Increase in stakeholders’ concerns
Mitigation Strategies
- Installing Multi-Tier Automated Recirculation Holding Tank System to reduce water consumption
- Investing in smart aquaculture practices
- Deploying renewable energy (solar panels)
- Developing new low emission sustainable products
- Piloting an Aqua-Ring Technology (ART) system
- Implementing a comprehensive water quality testing regime
- Communicating anti-corruption and anti-bribery policies to suppliers
- Establishing a whistle blowing mechanism
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Supplier Code of Conduct
- Vendor selection process
- Capacity-building programme in Malaysia
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Increased severity of extreme weather events
- Rising temperature
- Rising sea levels
- Change in precipitation patterns
Transition Risks
- Increased pricing of GHG emissions
- Enhanced emission-reporting obligations
- Exposure to litigation
- Substitution of existing technology
- Changing customers’ demand
- Reputation risks
Opportunities
- Resource efficiency improvements
- Renewable energy deployment
- Development of sustainable products
- Supply chain resilience
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI Standards 2021, TCFD
Certifications: ISO 14001 (Singapore farm)
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Aqua Zonic Smash-Proof Aquarium Heater
- Aqua Zonic Solar Pro Double Tube Heater
- Aqua Zonic 5-in-1 Fish Tank Cleaning Kit
- Aqua Zonic Vertical Filtration UV-C Lamp
- FishLove Elegant Series Fish Tank
- FishLove Lotus Series Fish Tank
- Aristo-Cats YIHU Premium Plus Tuna with Pumpkin 80g
- Aristo-Cats YIHU Premium Plus Tuna with Beef 80g
- Aristo-Cats YIHU Premium Plus Tuna with Cranberry 80g
- Nature’s Gift Dry Food Adult All Breeds with Kangaroo 2.5kg
- Nature’s Gift Dry Food Adult All Breeds with Beef 2.5kg
- Nature’s Gift Dry Food Adult All Breeds with Chicken & Fish 2.5kg
- Nature’s Gift Dry Food Adult All Breeds/Healthy Weight with Chicken 2.5kg
Awards & Recognition
- Best Risk Management – Bronze at the Singapore Corporate Awards 2023
- Shareholder Communication Excellence – Winner at the Securities Investors Association (Singapore) Investors’ Choice Awards 2023