Climate Change Data

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