Alliance for Water Stewardship Assessment Report as per AWS Standard Version 2.0 For Hongqisheng Precision Electronics (Qinhuangdao) Co., Ltd No.18 Tengfei Road ， Economic and Technological Development zone，Qinhuangdao City，Hebei Province
Prepared by: TÜV Rheinland Cert. Number: AWS-000251 AWS Version: 2.0 Date: Oct 23 2020
System CSS-Corporate Sustainability Service
Contents
1. Client and Certification Details
2. Executive Summary
3. Scope of Assessment
4. Description of the Catchment
5. Summary of the Stakeholder Meeting
6. Summary of Shared Water Challenges
7. Indicator Checklist
Major Non-conformities
Minor Non-conformities
Observations
8. Summary and Conclusion
9. Opportunity and Recommendation
10. Appendix
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1. Client and Certification Details
Client Name: Hongqisheng Precision Electronic (Qinghuangdao) Co., Ltd No.18 Tengfei Road, Economic and Audit location: Technological Development zone, Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province Country: China Activities/Processes: Printed Circuit Board manufacturing Contact person: Mr. Liu Lai Contact email: [email protected] Company website: http://www.avaryholding.com/ AWS Reference Number: AWS-000251 Type of audit: Conformity Assessment Audit date(s): 20th~23th October 2020 Audit Standard: V2.0 Proposed date of next audit: 20th October 2021 Audit report completed by: Ian Jiang, Layla Chen Contact email: [email protected]
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Executive Summary
The scope of service covers the conformity assessment of water management and usage for Hongqisheng Precision Electronic (Qinghuangdao) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as ’Hongqisheng’). The assessment was completed in compliance with the AWS Standard Version 2.0 dated on Mar 2019.
Found in 2007, Hongqisheng located at No.18, Tengfei Road, Economic and Technological Development Zone, Qinghuangdao City, Hebei Province, now the premises has about 12000 employees and occupied about 400,000 square meter. Hongqisheng is mainly engaged in the design, research and development, manufacture, and sales of various kinds of printed circuit boards. Hongqisheng is a subordinate of Avary Holding Group.
A pre-assessment for Hongqisheng’s facilities and activities as per AWS Standard (Version 2.0) was performed by TÜV Rheinland on 15th~16th September 2020. During the pre-assessment, TÜV- Rheinland conducted the site tour covered the production workshop, wastewater treatment plant, chemical warehouse, hazardous waste storage area, and water purified facilities, document review and interview. Total seven minor non-conformities and one observation were raised during the pre- assessment.
On October 20th – 23th, TÜV Rheinland conducted the on-site conformity assessment for Hongqisheng’s facilities and activities as per requirement of the AWS Standard (Version 2.0). During the audit, a half-day stakeholder meeting was held on 21th October. About twenty stakeholders participated in the meeting covering government, suppliers, neighbor factory, resident etc. Totally four observations were raised during the onsite audit.
TÜV Rheinland also performed an evaluation for Hongqisheng’s performance against the AWS advance criteria. The score of the evaluation is 115 points, which fulfills AWS platinum-level
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Findings summary: Total: 4 Major non-conformities: 0 Minor non-conformities: 0 Observation: 4
Client’s response: The observations are not required for correction and corrective action.
Certification level: Platinum After thorough evaluation of the non-conformance and observations, in compliance with the AWS Certification Requirement V2.0 TÜV Rheinland auditor team would recommend to reward Hongqisheng AWS Platinum Certified status. Surveillance audit should be conducted on an annual
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2. Scope of Assessment
Client factories main products Printed circuit board Cutting-drilling-exposure-etching- multiband- Client factories production pressing-electronic plate-pattern transfer-etching-solder processes mask-surface treatment-molding-testing-packing Assessment preparations activities include: Document review, stakeholder comments collecting Assessment on-site activities Document review, management interview, employee includes: interview, onsite tour Assessment follow-up activities includes (in any): Non-conformity follow up
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Hazardous waste warehouse Hazardous waste warehouse
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Groundwater monitoring point Discharged water
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Rainwater drainage Receiving water body (Dai River)
3. Description of the Catchment
Hongqisheng Precision Electronic (Qinghuangdao) Co., Ltd used two types of water suppliers by municipal water plants, the municipal water and the filtered water. The municipal water is for domestic use, and the filtered water is for production after the pretreatment of the plants. The municipal water plant has two sources. The main one is Taolinkou water reservoir, and the backup
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All these rivers belongs to the Haihe River Catchment. The Haihe River Basin borders the Bohai Sea in the east, Taihang in the west, the Yellow River in the south and the Mongolian Plateau in the north. The total area of the basin is 320,600 square meters, accounting for 3.3% of the total area of China. It includes 3 major river systems, Haihe River, Luan River and Tuhai Majia River.
The water sources are located in Qinglong River sub-catchment. The Qinglong River is an important tributary of the Luan River catchment. Its main stream is 246 kilometers long. It originated in Taitoushan, Pingquan City, Hebei Province. It flows through Chengde, Chaoyang, Qinhuangdao three cities, covering two provinces (Hebei and Liaoning), and finally affluxes Luan River into the Bohai Sea. It is the river flowing through Qinhuangdao City which with the largest drainage area and the most abundant water. The total drainage area is 2692.67 square kilometers. The Qinglong River is the mother river of the people of Qinhuangdao, the source of the project of "inducing Qing to Qin".
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The figure of Haihe River Catchment
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Figure of the Qinglong River Sub-Catchment
For discharged water, the factory adopts the principle of ‘Separation of rainwater and wastewater’, and the different discharged water flow into different pipeline. The rainwater is discharged into the municipal rainwater pipeline and then finally flow to the tributary of Dai River.
The industrial effluent is treated by the onsite wastewater treatment plant with capacity of 15000m3/d, and domestic sewage is treated by septic tank. After the onsite treatment, all treated wastewater is discharged to Longhaidao Wastewater Treatment Plant via municipal pipeline for further treatment.
The treated wastewater from will Longhaidao Wastewater Treatment Plant flow to Xiaotang River.
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The Bohai Sea is located between 37°07' to 40°56' north latitude and 117°33' to 122°08' east longitude. The Bohai Sea is a closed inland sea with an area of about 80,000 square kilometers and an average depth of 18 meters. The Bohai Sea is surrounded by three provinces, Hebei, Shandong, Liaoning, and Tianjin. There are 13 cities around the Bohai Sea. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the Ministry of Natural Resources jointly announced the "Action Plan for the Integrated Management of the Bohai Sea" on December, 2018. The plan proposes that, by 2020, the proportion of the coastal water quality achieve Class I and II will reach about 73%. The natural shoreline retention rate will be maintained at about 35%.
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Figure of the physical scope of the catchment
4. Summary of the Stakeholder meeting
During audit, a stakeholder meeting was conducted to collect their feedback. The meeting was held on the morning in 21th October 2020, total 12 stakeholders of six types of stakeholder group participated in the meeting. Following is the list.
Stakehol Stakeholder type Summary der name
Ms. Yu Environmental and Expressed compliment for Hongqisheng’s approaches on wastewater treatment, and their Ecological Bureau actively engagement in water efficiency project and water conservation initiatives.
approval. Mr. Wu Water Supplies Appreciated for Hongqisheng’s actions on soil and groundwater investigation, and nearby Bureau water quality testing and data sharing. Mr. Zhang Development He worked with Hongqisheng on comprehensive topics covered the economic, Management environmental and social aspect. He also praised Hongqisheng’s effort on drainage Committee project. Mr. Zhang Water Sources He confirmed that the next phrase of the ‘Inducing Qing to Qin’ project would introduce Management more water to Qinghuangdao Ciy, so the water supply volume will not be a hurdle of the city development. Ms. Li & Wastewater Routine and close communication with Hongqisheng, for any technical questions and Ms. Liu treatment plant difficulties. Mr. Cai Employee Learnt about water stewardship in many aspects, and awareness of water increased. Mr. Chen Employee Learnt about water stewardship in many aspects, and awareness of water increased. Mr. Chen Local resident Participated Hongqisheng’s water survey, and observe the water-related activities held by
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Mr. Liang Local resident Participated Hongqisheng’s water survey, and observe the water-related activities held by Hongqisheng. Mr. Sun Supplier Worked closely with Hongqisheng on wastewater treatment plant, shared the data and monitored by Hongqisheng. Ms. Xu AWS representative Attended as observers, NA
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5. Summary of Shared Water Challenges
Hongqisheng has identified and prioritized the shared water challenges as below (1 is the highest): Water-related Initiatives by related Relevance to Relevance Priority Reason for challenges public institutions stakeholders to site prioritization Soil and 1. "Notice on Issuing the Implementation Affect the Limit or 1 The Groundwater Plan for Groundwater Pollution water safety of interrupt groundwater Contamination Prevention and Control" neighbor production and soil 2. The Provincial Ecological residents quality of the Environment Monitoring Center actively site directly promotes the investigation and quality affect the long- control of the soil pollution status of the term planning land used by enterprises in key of the factory industries 3. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment organized to participate in the "National Video Conference on Promoting Winning the Pure Land Defense War and Tackling Agricultural and Rural Pollution Control" Stricter 1. Notice of the People's Government of Higher Increase in 1 If the failure of standards for Qinhuangdao City on Issuing the requirements costs of control, there water use "Measures of Qinhuangdao City's for water use wastewater is a significant efficiency/poll Reclaimed Water Utilization Pipeline" and treatment risk of ution 2. Notice of the Qinhuangdao Municipal wastewater and reuse disrupting or discharge People’s Government on Issuing the discharge of slowing down "Qinhuangdao City Urban Drainage supply chain the plant Management Measures" operations.
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the water tariff adjustment period 4. Release date for the creation of a water-saving city in the harbor area Insufficient 1. Announcement on the improvement of Affecting Restricting 3 Currently, the water the water quality of three substandard residents' or water source resources per rivers in Qinhuangdao City normal life and interrupting is relatively capita 2. Hebei Province launched a special disrupting production sufficient in action for water environment law production government enforcement inspection planning. 3. Our bureau organizes a scheduling meeting for total emission reduction and water pollution prevention and control work 4. Hebei province takes multiple measures to promote strict control of groundwater Extreme 1. "Emergency Plan for Natural Disaster Affecting Restricting 3 At present, climate Relief in Hebei Province" residents' or both the change such 2. "Hebei Province Emergency Plan for normal life and interrupting government as flooding Sudden Geological Disasters" disrupting production authorities 3. "Earthquake Emergency Plan of production and the Hebei Province" company have 4. "Emergency Plan for Major completed Meteorological Disasters in Hebei emergency Province" mechanisms. Insufficient 1. "Regulations on the Scope of Infrastructure Drainage 4 Infrastructure infrastructure Infrastructure and Public Utilities management restrictions has been
Projects That Must Be Bidding" department influence improved and 2. Deputy Mayor Li Chun investigates needs to production. seamless
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key urban infrastructure continuously connection 3. The Municipal Construction Bureau improve with municipal accelerates infrastructure construction infrastructure facilities have construction. been performed by the company. Fragile 1. Ministry of Ecology and Environment: High The 4 Cooperation ecosystem During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, requirements preliminary with marine protection should focus on the for the overall treatment government construction of "beautiful bays" regional of authorities in 2. "National Master Plan for Major environment. wastewater ecological Ecosystem Protection and Restoration is quite restoration Projects (2021-2035)" important and protection
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Keeping the bottom line of ecological factory.
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and environmental protection, resolutely fight the battle of blue sky, clear water and pure land
6. Indicators Checklists
Per requirements set from the AWS certification requirements V2.0, below is a checklist of all the CORE AWS indicators. The documents reviewed/ processes reviewed are also indicated.
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Criteria Documents Reviewed STEP 1: Gather and Understand 1.1 Define the physical scope: Documentation or map of the site’s boundaries 1.1.1 Map site boundaries; Names and location of water sources 1.1.2 Water-related infrastructure, including piping network, Names and location of effluent discharge points owned or managed by the site or its parent organization Other : 1.1.3 Any water sources providing water to the site that are owned or managed by the site or its parent organization Hongqisheng has collected the information and 1.1.4 Water service provider (if applicable) and its ultimate summaried as the catchment report that included water source the Haihe River Catchment, the sub-catchment, the 1.1.5 Discharge points and waste water service provider (if site, the water providers and its ultimate water applicable) and ultimate receiving water body or bodies source, wastewater treatment plant and ultimate 1.1.6 Catchment(s) that the site affect(s) and is reliant upon receiving water body. for water Evidences: Catchment Report-Hongqisheng 1.2 Understand relevant stakeholders: List of stakeholders 1.2.1 Stakeholders and their water-related challenges shall Water-related challenges be identified. The process used for stakeholder identification Current and potential degree of influence shall be identified Other : 1.2.2 Current and potential degree of influence between site and stakeholder shall be identified Hongqisheng has established a stakeholder engagement procedure, including establishing internal and external communication channels with stakeholders. Hongqisheng also established a stakeholder list and influence analysis, covering the information including the communication channel and responsible person. Stakeholder’s water-related
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Evidences: Process for Communication Management (ST-3B0- 041), Stakeholder list and influence analysis.
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1.3 Gather water-related data for the site: Water-related incident response plans 1.3.1 Existing water-related incident response plans Site water balance (in Mm3 or m3) 1.3.2 Site water balance, including inflows, losses, storage, Water quality of the site’s water source(s), and outflows provided waters, effluent and receiving water 1.3.3 Site water balance, inflows, losses, storage, and bodies, such as water test reports outflows, including indication of annual variance in water Other : usage rates. An indication of annual high and low variances shall be quantified for risky water-related challenge Hongqisheng has developed several water-related 1.3.4 Water quality of the site’s water source(s), provided incident response plans, including: Environmental waters, effluent and receiving water bodies. An indication of Emergency Response Plan covering leakage annual, and where appropriate, seasonal, high and low accident; Special Emergency Response Plan for EI variances shall be quantified for risky water-related Nino; a series of operation procedure for different challenge water-related scenarios including water 1.3.5 Potential sources of pollution, including chemicals suspension, wastewater emergency and natural used or stored on site disasters etc.. 1.3.6 Mapping on-site Important Water-Related Areas, Hongqisheng has established a comprehensive including a description of their status including Indigenous metering system to record the water input and cultural values output daily. 1.3.7 Annual water-related costs, revenues, and a Hongqisheng installed the online monitoring system to description or quantification of the social, cultural, monitor the discharged water, and conduct routine environmental, or economic water-related value internal and external testing to control the quality of 1.3.8 Levels of access and adequacy of WASH at the site discharged water. Hongqisheng has mapped the potential sources of pollution on the layout map, and no IWRA identified in the site. Hongqisheng conduct the cost analysis monthly, which covered the water-related costs such as direct
water cost, water purification and treatment cost. Water purifiers are installed at office buildings and all
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workshops, and regularly drinking water reports are attached next to the purifiers. Sufficient toilets are provided onsite with the hand wash and regularly cleaning. Hongqisheng also conducted WBCSD self-assessment to evaluate the level of onsite WASH.
Evidences: Hongqisheng’s Environmental Emergency Response Plan, Special Emergency Response Plan for EI Nino, Wastewater Treatment Emergency Preparedness of Environmental Engineering Operation Section (EB9-NY07-001F)
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Criteria Documents Reviewed
Wastewater Online Monitoring report, wastewater testing report covered rainwater, discharged water, Industrial Zone Wastewater Treatment Plant etc.. Map of Potential Pollution source of Hongqisheng. Cost analysis report WBSCD self-assessment sheet 1.4 Gather data on the site's indirect water use: List of primary inputs 1.4.1 The embedded water use of primary inputs, including List of outsourced services quantity, quality and level of water risk within the site’s Other : catchment 1.4.2 The embedded water use of outsourced services shall Hongqisheng screened and identified the suppliers be identified, and where those services originate within the accounted for 5 percent of the cost, and then sent the site’s catchment, quantified questionnaires to investigate their indirect water consumption. Moreover, by using WWF’s map of water risk filter, Hongqisheng also evaluated the water related risk level in the catchment where its suppliers are located.
Evidences: Supplier questionnaires Indirect water investigation summary report. WWF Water Risk Filter
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Criteria Documents Reviewed 1.5 Gather water-related data for the catchment: Water governance initiatives 1.5.1 Water governance initiatives shall be identified, Applicable water-related legal and regulatory including catchment plan(s), water-related public policies, requirements major publicly-led initiatives under way, and relevant goals Catchment water balance (in Mm3 or m3) to help inform site of possible opportunities for water Documentation identifying Important Water- stewardship collective action Related Areas (IWRA) 1.5.2 Applicable water-related legal and regulatory Other : requirements shall be identified, including legally-defined and/or stakeholder-verified customary water rights Hongqisheng has established a legislation and 1.5.3 The catchment water-balance, and where applicable, regulatory requirement collection system named scarcity, shall be quantified, including indication of annual, “Legal Knowledge Network”. Through this system, and where appropriate, seasonal, variance Hongqisheng can identify the catchment plan(s), 1.5.4 Water quality, including physical, chemical, and water-related public policies, major publicly-led biological status, of the catchment shall be identified, and initiatives, and legal requirements. where possible, quantified Hongqisheng collected the water resource and water 1.5.5 Important Water-Related Areas shall be identified, and quality public report of Qinghuangdao via the related where appropriate, mapped, and their status assessed authority website, which contained the water-balance including any threats to people or the natural environment, and water quality information of the catchment. using scientific information and through stakeholder engagement Hongqisheng collected the Haihe River and the Bohai 1.5.6 Existing and planned water-related infrastructure shall Sea Ecological, Environmental Protection Plan and be identified, including condition and potential exposure to related documents, and those contained the IWRA in extreme events the catchment. 1.5.7 The adequacy of available WASH services within the Based on the Qinghuangdao Statistical Yearbook, in catchment Qinghuangdao, the public water coverage rate is 98.24%, the wastewater Treatment Rate is 96.81%. It
indicates that the WASH services in the Qinghuangdao are adequate.
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Background Report for Water Risks, Opportunities and Challenges of Haihe River Catchment in Qinghuangdao City 2019 (Contained extraction of information from previous mentioned catchment report and plan)
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Criteria Documents Reviewed 1.6 Understand current and future shared water challenges in the List of shared water challenges catchment: Other : 1.6.1 Shared water challenges shall be identified and prioritized from the information gathered Background Report for Water Risks, Opportunities and 1.6.2 Initiatives to address shared water challenges Challenges of Haihe River Catchment in Qinghuangdao City identified seven shared challenges in the catchment, and addressed initiatives are also established.
Evidences: Background Report for Water Risks, Opportunities and Challenges of Haihe River Catchment in Qinghuangdao City 2019. 1.7 Understand the site's water risks and opportunities: List of water risks 1.7.1 Water risks faced by the site shall be identified, and List of water-related opportunities prioritized, including likelihood and severity of impact within Other : a given timeframe, potential costs and business impact 1.7.2 Water-related opportunities shall be identified, Hongqisheng has identified its water risks in 12 aspects including how the site may participate, assessment and covering water governance, sustainable water balance prioritization of potential savings, and business opportunities and water quality. Based on risk analysis, Hongqisheng has prioritized its water risks according to potential impact, likelihood within a given time and difficulty of detection. Meanwhile, corresponding response strategies to mitigate water risks are developed. Seven water opportunities including government support, customer encouragement and self-improvement was
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approval. Evidences: List of Shared Water Challenges in the Catchment 1.8 Understand best practice towards achieving AWS outcomes: Relevant catchment best practices 1.8.1 Relevant catchment best practice for water Other : governance 1.8.2 Relevant sector and/or catchment best practice for Hongqisheng has identified relevant catchment best water balance (either through water efficiency or less total practice for water governance, water balance, water water use) quality, IWRA and WASH. 1.8.3 Relevant sector and/or catchment best practice for water quality, including rationale for data source Evidences: 1.8.4 Relevant catchment best practice for site maintenance Best practice for water governance, water balance, of Important Water-Related Areas water quality, IWRA and WASH, including the 1.8.5 Relevant sector and/or catchment best practice for site benchmarking standard.
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Criteria Documents Reviewed 2.1 Commit to water stewardship: Statement 2.1.1 A signed and publicly disclosed site statement OR Other : organizational document A water stewardship commitment to follow all the AWS core criteria has been signed by both Avary Holding’s CEO and Environmental Supervisor. The commitment has been displayed on Avary’s website. (Note: Hongqisheng is a subordinate of the Avary Holdng Group)
Evidences: Avary Holidng Commitment to Water Stewardship. 2.2 Develop and document a process to achieve and maintain Documented description of system legal and regulatory compliance: Other : 2.2.1 The system to maintain compliance obligations for water and wastewater management shall be identified Hongqisheng has established a procedure to ensure the operation of Hongqisheng to meet the provisions of relevant laws, regulations and other requirements.
Evidences: Procedure for Compliance Evaluation of Laws and Other Requirements
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Criteria Documents Reviewed 2.3 Create a water stewardship strategy and plan: Water stewardship strategy 2.3.1 A water stewardship strategy shall be identified that Water stewardship Plan defines the overarching mission, vision, and goals of the Other : organization towards good water stewardship in line with this AWS Standard Hongqisheng has developed a water stewardship 2.3.2 A water stewardship plan shall be identified strategy. The strategy follows the idea of “Avary Holding Seven Greens”, e.g. green innovation, green procurement, green production, green operation, green service, green recycling and green living, and 6 approaches are identified, including: • Make great efforts to cooperate with stakeholders in an open and transparent manner; • Comply with laws, regulations and other requirements; • Actively coordinate and support government authorities to develop water-related plans and policies; • Try our best to use water in a high-efficient way and reduce water loss; • Try our best to reduce pollution and promote the reduction, reuse, recycling and appropriate disposal of wastes; and • Strengthen internal communication and facilitate the understanding of water-related policies.
Hongqisheng also developed a Water Stewardship Plan (Year 2020), which specifies targets, required actions, measurement, cost and benefit, accountable and
responsible persons, deadline, performance evaluation, etc.
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Evidences: Avary Holding Water Stewardship strategy 2020 Water Stewardship improvement plan
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Criteria Documents Reviewed 2.4 Demonstrate the site's responsiveness and resilience to Water risk mitigation plan respond to water risks: Other : 2.4.1 A plan to mitigate or adapt to identified water risks developed in co-ordination with relevant public-sector and Hongqisheng has identified its water risks in 12 aspects infrastructure agencies covering water governance, sustainable water balance and water quality. Based on risk analysis, Hongqisheng has prioritized its water risks according to potential impact, likelihood within a given time and difficulty of detection. Meanwhile, corresponding response strategies to mitigate water risks are developed.
Evidences: List of Shared Water Challenges in the Catchment Evidences: STEP 3: Implement 3.1 Implement plan to participate positively in catchment Good catchment governance evidence governance: Identified measures 3.1.1 Evidence that the site has supported good catchment Other : governance 3.1.2 Measures identified to respect the water rights of Hongqisheng actively participated the water- others including Indigenous peoples, that are not part of 3.1 governance meeting held by the government. They also applied for a few water-related program issued by local authority, and awarded as ‘Water-saving Leading Enterprise’, and ‘Water-saving Enterprise’ in 2019.
Hongqisheng also established the ‘Process for AWS’
Management to strengthen the internal water stewardship management.
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Evidences: Process for AWS Management(SG-2B0-001EFH) The notification of public the list of ‘Qinghuangdao Water-saving Leader Enterprise’. The notification of public the list of ‘Qinghuangdao Water-saving enterprise’. Meeting Record for catchment governance meetings.
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Criteria Documents Reviewed 3.2 Implement system to comply with water-related legal and Legal and regulatory compliance verification regulatory requirements: process 3.2.1 A process to verify full legal and regulatory compliance Identified measures (if applicable) 3.2.2 Where water rights are part of legal and regulatory Other : requirements, measures identified to respect the water rights of others including Indigenous peoples Hongqisheng has established a procedure to ensure the operation of Hongqisheng to meet the provisions of relevant laws, regulations and other requirements. They also conducted the regularly review to assess the most updated regulations and its compliance status.
Evidences: Procedure for Compliance Evaluation of Laws and Other Requirements Evaluation Report for Compliance with Laws and Regulations Issued. 3.3 Implement plan to achieve site water balance targets: Status of progress 3.3.1 Status of progress towards meeting water balance Water use efficiency annual target (if applicable) targets set in the water stewardship plan Legally-binding documentation (if applicable) 3.3.2 Where water scarcity is a shared water challenge, Other : annual targets to improve the site’s water use efficiency, or if practical and applicable, reduce volumetric total use shall Hongqisheng has set the target for water quantity of be implemented unit product and water reuse rate. To achieve the 3.3.3 Legally-binding documentation, if applicable, for the targets, the main approach is: re-allocation of water to social, cultural or environmental Install a new set of water recycle equipment.
needs Evidences: Water stewardship improvement plan of
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Criteria Documents Reviewed 3.4 Maintain or improve site water quality: Status of progress 3.4.1 Status of progress towards meeting water quality Site’s effluent best practice (if applicable) targets set in the water stewardship plan Other : 3.4.2 Where water quality is a shared water challenge, continual improvement to achieve best practice for the site’s Hongqisheng has developed an environmental effluent shall be identified and where applicable, quantified monitoring program that included wastewater. The random check of monitoring records showed all testing results fully complied with relevant national or local standards. For internal control, Hongqisheng has defined the stricter discharge limits for its effluent, which are 80% of the permitted discharge levels. The testing report showed that all testing results are far lower than 80% of the internal standards.
Evidences: Environmental Monitoring Program (Year 2020) Wastewater testing report. Monthly water quality summary report. 3.5 Implement plan to maintain or improve the site's and/or Practices set in the water stewardship plan catchments IWRAs: Other : 3.5.1 Practices set in the water stewardship plan to maintain and/or enhance the site's IWRAs shall be implemented There are no Important Water-Related Areas in the site. In addition, the site has little influence on the Important Water-Related Areas in the catchment. So it is not
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Criteria Documents Reviewed 3.6 Implement plan to provide access to WASH: Evidence of site’s provisions of WASH 3.6.1 Evidence of the site’s provision of adequate access to Evidence of site operations not affecting water safe drinking water, effective sanitation, and protective rights of surrounding environment hygiene (WASH) for all workers onsite shall be identified Other : and where applicable, quantified 3.6.2 Evidence that the site is not impinging on the human Water purifiers are installed at office buildings and all right to safe water and sanitation of communities through workshops, and regularly drinking water reports are their operations, and that traditional access rights for attached next to the purifiers. Sufficient toilets are indigenous and local communities are being respected, and provided onsite with the hand wash and regularly that remedial actions are in place where this is not the case, cleaning. Hongqisheng also conducted WBCSD and that these are effective self-assessment to evaluate the level of onsite WASH.
Evidences: Potable water testing report. Statistics of WASH Installations. WBSCD self-assessment sheet. 3.7 Implement plan to maintain or improve indirect water use List of suppliers and service providers within the catchment: Evidence of engagement with suppliers and 3.7.1 List of suppliers and service providers, along with the service providers actions they have taken as a result of the site’s engagement Other : relating to indirect water use 3.7.2 Evidence of engagement with suppliers and service Hongqisheng screened the suppliers to identify the providers, as well as, when applicable, actions they have supplier account for 5 percent of the cost, and then sent taken in the catchment as a result of the site’s engagement the questionnaires to investigate their indirect water related to indirect water use, shall be identified consumption.
Hongqisheng provided training of the AWS to the suppliers in supplier’s conference, and encouraged
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Evidences: Supplier questionnaires Indirect water investigation summary report. AWS seminar record Supplier conference record
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Criteria Documents Reviewed 3.8 Notify the owners of shared water-related infrastructure of any Evidence of engagement concerns: Other : 4.8.1 Evidence of engagement, and the key messages relayed with confirmation of receipt Hongqisheng keeps close contact with local water- related infrastructure owners through many ways such as Wechat, e-mail, phone call or written letter. Based on the communication records, main issues included the consultation of the water price, the wastewater discharge standard, the municipal drainage facilities and floor control facilities, etc.
Evidences: Records of communicating with local water-related infrastructure owner 3.9 Implement actions to achieve best practice towards AWS Actions related to water governance outcomes: Actions related to water balance 3.9.1 Actions towards achieving best practice, related to Actions related to water quality water governance Actions related to IWRAs 3.9.2 Actions towards achieving best practice, related to Actions related to WASH targets in terms of water balance Other : 3.9.3 Actions towards achieving best practice, related to targets in terms of water quality Hongqisheng has collected the best practices for AWS 3.9.4 Actions towards achieving best practice, related to outcomes, and established a plan to achieve these targets in terms of the site's maintenance of IWRAs outcomes. In the plan, the actions, cost, benefit, 3.9.5 Actions towards achieving best practice, related to responsible person, timeline and status are listed,
targets in terms of WASH and the progress will be reviewed regularly.
approval. Evidences: Water Stewardship Plan - Improvement Action List (Year 2020) STEP 4: Evaluate
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Criteria Documents Reviewed 4.1 Evaluate the site's performance: Performance against targets
4.1.1 Performance against targets in the site's water Value creation
stewardship plan and the contribution to achieving water The shared value benefits (if applicable) stewardship outcomes shall be evaluated Other : 4.1.2 Value creation resulting from the water stewardship
plan shall be evaluated As per the Water Stewardship plan (2020), 4.1.3 The shared value benefits in the catchment shall be Hongqisheng has established 8 targets covered the identified and where applicable, quantified water governance, water balance, water quality and WASH. Until the audit day, the Hongqisheng has complete: Established the AWS management system. Complete the survey of indirect water consumption of the suppliers. Testing water quality of the neighbour river/creek. Achieve the target (Year 2019) of water consumption of the unit product.
Hongqisheng analysed its costs and value creation resulting from the implementation of water stewardship plan. In 2019, Hongqisheng saved about 5 million on water.
Evidences:
Water Stewardship Plan - Improvement Action List
(Year 2020)
Management review of the environmental
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Water-saving achievement report
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Criteria Documents Reviewed 4.2 Evaluate the impacts of water-related emergency incidents: A written annual review and root-cause analysis
4.2.1 A written annual review and (where appropriate) Other :
root-cause analysis of the year’s emergency incident(s) shall be prepared and the site’s response to the incident(s) No water-related emergencies and extreme events shall be evaluated and proposed preventative and occurred at the site in recent years. corrective actions and mitigations against future incidents Hongqisheng has developed several water-related shall be identified incident response plans, which contained the analysis and improvement procedure.
Evidences:
Hongqisheng’s Environmental Emergency Response Plan, Special Emergency Response Plan for EI Nino, Wastewater Treatment Emergency Preparedness of Environmental Engineering Operation Section(EB9-NY07-001F)
4.3 Evaluate the stakeholders' consultation feedback: Stakeholder feedback
4.3.1 Consultation efforts with stakeholders on the site’s Other :
water stewardship performance shall be identified Hongqisheng performed an online satisfaction survey regarding its water stewardship. A Stakeholder Evaluation and Analysis Report in 2019 was generated. The survey results showed that about 80% of the interviewees are very satisfied or satisfied with
Hongqisheng’s performance.
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During onsite audit, the meeting with stakeholders also showed their satisfaction of Avary Shenzhen’s water stewardship.
Evidences:’
Summary of satisfaction survey
4.4 Evaluate and updated the site's water stewardship plan: Modification of water stewardship plan
4.4.1 The site’s water stewardship plan shall be modified Other :
and adapted to incorporate any relevant information and lessons learned from the evaluations in this step and these This is the initial assessment. Not applicable. changes shall be identified Evidences:
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Criteria Documents Reviewed 5.1 Disclose water-related internal governance of the site's Summary of governance
management: Other :
5.1.1 The site's water-related internal governance, including positions of those accountable for compliance with water- Hongqisheng Organization Chart of Integrated related laws and regulations shall be disclosed Management System clearly shows the manager representative of environment and water stewardship, the responsible department and person. The Organization Chart is available on Avary Holding’s website: http://www.avaryholding.com/upload/file/2020-07- 08/2ed63ed1-1a7a-484b-a6aa-a811bb02ecd0.pdf
Evidences:
Avary Holding website
Hongqisheng Organization Chart
5.2 Communicate the water stewardship plan with relevant Documented evidence of communicating
stakeholders: Other :
5.2.1 The water stewardship plan, including how the water stewardship plan contributes to AWS Standard outcomes, The water stewardship plan is available on Avary shall be communicated to relevant stakeholders Holding’s website. http://www.avaryholding.com/upload/file/2020-07- 08/2ed63ed1-1a7a-484b-a6aa-a811bb02ecd0.pdf
Evidences:
Avary Holding website
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Criteria Documents Reviewed 5.3 Disclose annual site water stewardship summary: Water stewardship performance summary
5.3.1 A summary of the site's water stewardship Other :
performance, including quantified performance against targets, shall be disclosed annually at a minimum Water stewardship performance summary is available on Avary Holding’s website. Also the CSR and annual report will disclose the water stewardship performance.
http://www.avaryholding.com/upload/file/2020-07- 17/dfb149c7-e559-4d8d-b534-d15520a85b4f.pdf
Evidences:
Avary Holding website
Water stewardship performance summary
5.4 Disclose efforts to collectively address shared water Disclosure evidence
challenges: Other :
5.4.1 The site's shared water-related challenges and efforts made to address these challenges shall be disclosed Efforts to collectively address shared water challenges 5.4.2 Efforts made by the site to engage stakeholders and are available on Avary Holding’s website. coordinate and support public-sector agencies shall be http://www.avaryholding.com/upload/file/2020-07- identified 17/dfb149c7-e559-4d8d-b534-d15520a85b4f.pdf
Evidences:
Avary Holding website
Shared water challenges responding initiatives
5.5 Communicate transparency in water-related compliance: List of water-related compliance violations with
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5.5.1 Any site water-related compliance violations and corresponding corrective actions associated corrections shall be disclosed Other :
5.5.2 Necessary corrective actions taken by the site to prevent future occurrences shall be disclosed if applicable No water-related compliance violations occurred at the 5.5.3 Any site water-related violation that may pose site to date. significant risk and threat to human or ecosystem health
shall be immediately communicated to relevant public Evidences: agencies and disclosed Avary Holding website
Advance indicators
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Hongqisheng screened the suppliers to identify the supplier account for 5 percent of the cost, and then sent the questionnaires to investigate their 1.4.3 indirect water consumption. Moreover, by using WWF’s map of water risk
The embedded water use of filter, Hongqisheng also evaluated the water related risk level in the primary inputs in catchment(s) catchment where its suppliers are located. 7 of origin shall be quantified. (7 Evidences: points) Supplier questionnaires Indirect water investigation summary report. WWF Water Risk Filter
Hongqisheng’s rainwater and wastewater water discharge via the municipal pipeline, and flow to the Daihe River and Xiaotang River respectively. To know the water quality of these two rivers, Hongqisheng has conduct 1.5.8 the river’s water quality testing on a monthly basis. Two monitoring Efforts by the site to support points are selected which respectively located at downstream and and undertake catchment level upstream from the site. The testing parameters consist of pH, total 6 water-related data collection copper, TP, COD and NH3-N. Hongqisheng also conducted the bottom shall be identified. (4-7 points) mud testing on quarterly basis. All the testing result will be reported to the Local Environmental Bureau.
Evidences: Water testing report of Daihe and Xiaotang River By search on the Statistic Yearbook of different provinces, Hongqisheng 1.5.9 has identified adequacy of WASH provision within the catchments of The adequacy of WASH origin of primary inputs including the coverage of safety drinking water provision within the supply, the coverage of wastewater treatment, the rate of security 4 catchments of origin of primary disposal of municipal solid waste, and public facilities and environmental inputs shall be identified. (4 sanitation in urban districts. points)
Evidences: Identification of embedded water use of primary inputs Hongqisheng has collect the information of future water issues, anticipated
approval. impacts and trends in the of the Special Emergency Response Plan for 1.6.3 EI Nino.The main challenge is that the increasing population required Future water issues shall be more water, but the future water diversion project and technology 3 identified, including anticipated improvement may counteract the impact. impacts and trends. (3 points) Evidences: Special Emergency Response Plan for EI Nino 1.6.4 Potential water-related social Hongqisheng has conducted the social impact evaluation report. The report impacts from the site shall be identified its potential water-related social impacts to local water identified, resulting in a social resource and water quality of water body. The response actions are also 4 impact assessment with a analysed and included in the report. particular focus on water. (4
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2.1.2 A water stewardship commitment to follow all the AWS core criteria has A statement that explicitly been signed by both Avary Holding’s CEO and Environmental covers all requirements set out Supervisor. The commitment has been displayed on Avary’s website. in Indicator 2.1.1 and is signed (Note: Hongqisheng is a subordinate of the Avary Holdng Group) 1 by the organization’s senior-
most executive or governance Evidences: body and publicly disclosed Avary Holidng Commitment to Water Stewardship. shall be identified. (1 point) 2.3.3 The site’s partnership/water stewardship activities with Hongqisheng works with Ji Ding company located in the premise in the other sites within the same promotion of water management in accordance with the AWS standards. catchment (which may or may 4 not be under the same Evidences: organisational ownership) Communication record with Ji Ding. shall be identified and described. (4 points) 2.3.4 Hongqisheng works with Avary Holding (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd (HQ of the The site’s partnership/water Avary Holding Group) which located in Shenzhen, Guangdong stewardship activities with Province, and shares the experiences and knowledge during other sites in another implementation of the AWS system. 4 catchment(s) (either under
same corporate structure or Evidences: with another corporate site) Communication record with Avary Holding (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. shall be identified. (4 points) In 5th June 2020, Hongqisheng held the activity of ‘5th June Environmental 2.3.5 Day’ aiming at raising the environmental protection awareness of the
Stakeholder consensus shall public. During the activitiy, Hongqisheng introduced the water be sought on the site’s water stewardship plan to the representative of Environmental Bureau,
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stewardship plan. Consensus Development Zone Authority and neighbour factory, target included should be achieved on at least 7 conduct soil contamination and groundwater investigation, continuously one target. A list of targets that concerned on the water quality of neighbour water body etc,. The plan have consensus and in which obtained their recognition. stakeholders are involved shall
be identified. (7 points) Evidences: Photo, record of the ‘5th June Environmental Day’ Hongqisheng has developed a Special Emergency Response Plan for El 2.4.2 Niño, which focuses on mitigation or adaption to water risks associated with A plan to mitigate or adapt to climate change projections. The plan provides climate change projections water risks associated with regarding typhoon, rainstorm and extreme high-temperature based on the climate change projections analysis of past events, introduces the early warning signals and risk 6 developed in co-ordination with factors of different events related to climate change and develops a relevant public-sector and response action plan.
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Special Emergency Response Plan for EI Nino
3.1.3 Hongqisheng established the ‘Process for AWS’ Management to Evidence of improvements in strengthen the internal water stewardship management. water governance capacity 2 from a site-selected baseline Evidences: date shall be identified. (2 Process for AWS Management (SG-2B0-001EFH) points) 3.1.4 Evidence from a representative range of stakeholders showing One of Hongqisheng’s customer praised the Hongqisheng’s contribution on consensus that the site is seen water governance and use it as a model example in their CSR report. 2 as positively contributing to the good water governance of the Evidences: Apple SR 2019 Progress Report. catchment shall be identified. (2 points)
Hongqisheng has taken series of actions to support the provision to stakeholders in the catchment of access to safe drinking water, adequate 3.6.3 sanitation and hygiene awareness, including: A list of actions taken to • Provide free drinking water for sanitation workers and delivery men (A support the provision to notice of providing safe drinking water for sanitation workers and delivery stakeholders in the catchment men is posted at the guard room adjacent to the road); of access to safe drinking 5 • Provide free drinking water and adequate sanitation and hygiene facilities water, adequate sanitation and for all external staff such as external construction workers and operators. hygiene awareness shall be
identified. (5 points) Evidences: Notice of providing safe drinking water for sanitation workers
and delivery men Notification of External Construction Workers and Operators
approval. Hongqisheng screened the suppliers to identify the supplier account for 5 percent of the cost, and then sent the questionnaires to investigate their indirect water consumption. Moreover, by using WWF’s map of water risk 3.7.3 filter, Hongqisheng also evaluated the water related risk level in the Actions taken to address water catchment where its suppliers are located. related risks and challenges Hongqisheng organized a supplier seminar and invited its suppliers and related to indirect water use service providers (included inside and outside the catchment) to attend. 5 outside the catchment shall be Hongqisheng provided a training about the AWS standard, and shared its documented and evaluated. water stewardship plan and encouraged its suppliers and service providers (5-7 points) to improve their water stewardship. All these actions may improve the suppliers’ indirect use performance outside the catchment in future.
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Hongqisheng applied for a few water-related program issued by local authority, and awarded as ‘Provincial Water-saving Leader’, and ‘Water- saving Enterprise’ in 2019.
3.9.6 Hongqisheng also established the ‘Process for AWS’ Management to Achievement of identified best strengthen the internal water stewardship management. practice related to targets in
terms of good water 8 Evidences: governance shall be Process for AWS Management(SG-2B0-001EFH) quantified. (8 points) The notification of public the list of ‘Qinghuangdao Water-efficiency
Leader’. The notification of public the list of ‘Qinghuangdao Water-saving enterprise’. Meeting Record for catchment governance meetings. According to the national “Cleaner Production Standard for Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing (HJ-450-2008)” issued by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the quantity of water intake for unit product of 3.9.7 PCB manufacturing is defined as three levels. The first level represents the Achievement of identified best advanced international level, the second level represents advanced practice related to targets in domestic level, and the third level means the average domestic level. terms of sustainable water Based on preliminary Cleaner Production Audit Report issued in October 8 balance shall be quantified. (8 2020, Hongqisheng’s performance was graded as level one, indicating it’s points) high standard of sustainable water balance.
Evidences: Cleaner Production Audit Report of Hongqisheng
For internal control, Hongqisheng has defined the stricter discharge limits for its effluent, which are 80% of the permitted discharge levels. The testing
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report showed that all testing results are far lower than 80% of the internal standards. 3.9.8
Achievement of identified best Based on the statistic report, in 2019, the amount of pollutant that practices related to targets in discharged from the wastewater comply with the Pollutant Discharged 8 terms of water quality shall be Permit of Hongqisheng. quantified. (8 points)
Evidences: Environmental Monitoring Program (Year 2020) Wastewater testing report. Monthly water quality summary report. Water purifiers are installed at office buildings and all workshops, and 3.9.10 regularly drinking water reports are attached next to the purifiers. The Achievement of identified best 4 ‘process for drinking machine management’ and ‘process for the
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terms of WASH shall be specify the requirements of rountine maintenance and quantified. (8 points) cleaning.sufficient toilets are provided onsite with the hand wash and regularly cleaning. Hongqisheng also conducted WBCSD self- assessment to evaluate the level of onsite WASH, and the result revealed that WASH was met the requirement.. Hongqisheng also conduct a gap analysis with “Hygienic Standards for the Design of Industrial Enterprises” (GBZ 1-2010), and the result showed that the requirements were fulfilled.
Evidences: WBSCD self-assessment sheet Gap analysis report
3.9.11 Hongqisheng spreads its best practices through the experience exchange A list of efforts to spread best meeting held by the government. practices shall be identified. (3 3 points) Evidences: Meeting photo and record of the experience exchange meeting
3.9.12
A list of collective action Hongqisheng took part in different types of activities related to water and efforts, including the environment. Activities related to water governance: the environmental organizations involved, photo exhibition, public service movie making in Qinghuangdao. positions of responsible Water balance: participated in neighbour drainage construction project. persons of other entities Hongqisheng has established a list to record the purpose, participant, time 12 involved, and a description of and responsible person of the activities the role played by the site shall be identified. (8-14 Evidences:
points) Environmental activities list.
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3.9.13
Evidence of the quantified improvement that has resulted from the collective action relative to a site-selected baseline date shall be The Hongqisheng has worked with the government, local community and identified and evidence from other stakeholder, to facilitate the construction of a rain drainage located in 3 an appropriate range of the northern of the site. After the construction, the rain drainage capacity stakeholders linked to the increased to 11,000L/s. collective action (including both those implementing the action and those affected by the action) that the site is
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contributing to the achievement of the collective action shall be identified. (3-10 points) 4.1.4
A governance or executive- Hongqisheng has developed a “Procedure for Management Review”, One level review, including of the management review contents is to review the common water discussion of shared water challenges identified by the site AWS system, water risks and opportunities, challenges, water risks, and water-related cost savings or benefits achieved, and any related events. opportunities, and any water- 3 Hongqisheng conducts management review on 14 January 2020, including related cost savings or discussion of shared water challenges, water risks, and opportunities, and benefits realized, and any any water-related cost savings or benefits realized. relevant incidents shall be Evidences: Procedure for Management Review identified. (3 points)
Hongqisheng has completed stakeholders’ satisfaction survey regarding water 4.3.2 stewardship. Based on the Stakeholder Evaluation and Analysis Report, some The site’s efforts to address suggestions for continual improvement is gave by stakeholders. The following actions shared water challenges shall will be taken: be evaluated by stakeholders. • Source reduction and recycling; This shall include stakeholder • Further promotion of wastewater treatment and management level; 6 reviewing of the site’s efforts • Promotion suppliers and industry’s environmental awareness-raising; across all five outcome areas, • Participation in ecological restoration and catchment governance; and and their suggestions for • Strengthening of external environmental promotion. continual improvement. (6 points) Evidences: Stakeholder satisfaction survey summary report. Total 115 AWS Level Platinum
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Assessment Non-conformities:
During audit, no non-conformity was raised, and totally four observations were identified.
Observations:
Client’s response and Auditors’ assessment NO. Description of observation Documentation provided The metal support of an eyewash in the A8 NA NA 1 electroplating area is corroded and should be modified to prevent leakage. When identifying shared water challenges, NA NA expect for the common parts with the other 2 subordinates, it is suggested to add evaluation items based on the scenario of different basins. The answer options for a few questions of the NA NA 3 stakeholder survey questionnaire are set incorrectly and could be improved. The next year's CSR social responsibility NA NA report can increase the disclosure of the 4 efforts and performance of the Qinhuangdao Plant in implementing AWS.
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7. Summary and Conclusion of the Assessment
In assessment of the water stewardship performance of the Hongqisheng Precision Electronic (Qinghuangdao) Co.,Ltd, it is apparent that the sites put considerable effort to adopt the AWS standard into the management system.
Four observations were issued during this audit, auditors have pointed out the areas that to be considered for improvement in the following implementation, however, no action is demanded during the audit cycle.
All evidences provided to TÜV Rheinland to address the non-conformity was reviewed and evaluated to ensure the compliance to the AWS standard. All actions were accepted as sufficient to close the non-conformity. Therefore, all AWS core criteria are satisfied.
The advance-level criteria evaluation is performed and the score is 115 points, which reached the requirement of Platinum Level (over 80 point).
In conclusion, Hongqisheng Precision Electronic (Qinghuangdao) Co.,Ltd met the AWS Standard (Version 2.0). Platinum Level.
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8. Opportunity and Improvement
Hongqisheng has finished the indirect water consumption of the suppliers, and has an overview on its supplier chain’s water consumption. In next step, Hongqisheng may select some core suppliers in the same catchment to improve the indirect water use. Such as to raise their awareness about water environmental protection, encourage them to implement water-saving activities and shared the good water-governance practise and experience.
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