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Alliance for Water Stewardship Comformity Assessment Report Prepared for Career Electronic (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. (AWS-010-INT-CAB-00-08-00015-0076) Prepared by: SGS SGS Ref.: CN/SZH Version: 1 Date: Dec. 14, 2018 This is a controlled document, which is subject to SGS document control procedures. It may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the express permission of SGS China REPORT DETAILS REFERENCE CLIENT REFERENCE Wang Changzhen REPORT TITLE ALLIANCE FOR WATER STEWARDSHIP CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT REPORT DATE SUBMITTED: Dec. 14, 2018 CLIENT: Changzhen Wang Facility Manager, Career Electronic (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. T +86 0512 5771 8998 Ext. 589 No. 18, Chin Sha Chiang South Road, Kunshan Development Zone, Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province P.R.China http://www.Career.com.cn/ [email protected] PREPARED BY: Andy ZHOU Jiansong Chang SGS-CSTC Standards Technical Services Co., Ltd. Suzhou Branch 4st floor, D Building, Ascendas Industry Park, No.5 Xinghan Street, SIP Suzhou, P. R. China. 215021 Tel: +86 (0) 512 6299 0222 E-mail: [email protected] SIGNED: Andy ZHOU Signed: TECHNICAL Francesca Cerchia Signed: SIGNATORY STATUS FINAL DRAFT NOTICE This document is issued by SGS under its General Conditions of Service accessible at http://www.sgs.com/terms_and_conditions.htm. Attention is drawn to the limitation of liability, indemnification and jurisdiction issues defined therein. Any holder of this document is advised that information contained hereon reflects SGS’s findings at the time of its intervention only and within the limits of Client’s instructions, if any. SGS’s sole responsibility is to its Client and this document does not exonerate parties to a transaction from exercising all their rights and obligations under the transaction documents. Any unauthorised alteration, forgery or falsification of the content or appearance of this document is unlawful and offenders may be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Page 2 of 38 [ALLIANCE FOR WATER STEWARDSHIP CONFORMITY December 14, 2018 ASSESSMENT REPORT] TABLE OF CONTENT REPORT DETAILS ................................................................................................................ 2 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................. 4 2 SCOPE OF ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................ 5 3 STAKEHOLDER ANNOUNCEMENT AND CONSULTATION ........................................ 8 4 DESCRIPTION OF CATCHMENT ................................................................................. 11 5 SUMMARY OF SHARED WATER CHALLENGES ....................................................... 18 6 INDICATORS CHECKLIST ........................................................................................... 19 7 AUDIT FINDINGS ......................................................................................................... 28 8 SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 31 9 OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT...................................................................... 32 10 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMANDATIONS ............................................................. 33 11 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................. 34 APPENDIX 1 SGS AUDIT CHECKLIST............................................................................... 37 APPENDIX 2 CAREER ACTION PLANS RESPONSE TO FINDINGS ................................ 38 Page 3 of 38 [ALLIANCE FOR WATER STEWARDSHIP CONFORMITY December 14, 2018 ASSESSMENT REPORT] 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The scope of services covers the conformity assessment of water use in compliance with the AWS International Water Stewardship Standard (Version 1.0) for Career Electronic (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Career” or “the site”) located at No. 18, Chin Sha Chiang South Road, Kunshan Development Zone, Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province P.R.China. The assessment has been completed in compliance with the AWS Certification requirements, Version 1.0 dated July 2015. Career started operating in 1998, and it manufactures and assembles flexible printed circuit boards. On Nov. 14-15, 2018, SGS-CSTC Standards Technical Services Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “SGS”) conducted the conformity assessment for Career’s facilities and activities with regard to certification to the AWS Standard. A total of five findings were raised during the course of the audit process, and they were all categorized as minor non- conformities. Career responded the findings raised with root cause analysis and action plans, and submitted corrected documentation as evidence to successfully closeall findings raised in the audit. Given the review of evidence provided and the site visit, SGS recommends that Career be awarded AWS Core Certified status with a surveillance audit interval of annual frequency. Page 4 of 38 [ALLIANCE FOR WATER STEWARDSHIP CONFORMITY December 14, 2018 ASSESSMENT REPORT] 2 SCOPE OF ASSESSMENT The scope of services covers the conformity assessment of water use in compliance with the AWS International Water Stewardship Standard (Version 1.0) for Career Electronic (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Career”) located at No. 18, Chin Sha Chiang South Road, Kunshan Development Zone, Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province P.R.China. The assessment has been completed in compliance with the AWS Certification requirements, Version 1.0 dated July 2015. A pre-assessment for Career’s facilities and activities with regard to certification to the AWS Standard was performed by SGS-CSTC Standards Technical Services Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “SGS”) on Sep. 25-26, 2018. During the pre-assessment, SGS carried out an on-site audit covering water supply facilities, electroplating workshop, chemical warehouse, hazardous waste storage, wastewater treatment facilities, online monitoring devices installed for treated effluent, employees’ canteen and dormitories, personnel interviews and document reviews. A total of twelve findings were raised during the course of the pre-assessment process. Career responded that corrective actions will be taken to successfully close all findings raised in the pre-assessment before the commencement of conformity assessment. On Nov. 14-15, 2018, SGS conducted the conformity assessment of Career’s facilities and activities with regard to certification to the AWS Standard. Table 2.1 presents SGS audit team. The audit plan is attached as a separate document. Table 2.1 SGS Audit Team Audit Team Qualifications/Experience AWS certified auditor, with more than 12 years experience Andy ZHOU Team Leader in pollution control, environmental impact assessment, ISO14001 audit and training. AWS certified auditor, with more than 23 years experience in environmental impact assessment (EIA), treatment of wastewater, solid waste and hazardous waste, more than 5 Jiansong Chang Team Member years experience in performing environmental and social risk assessment in line with the IFC E&S, FSC FM and RTRS soy bean production standards. Dr. Donglin Zhu, senior engineer, WWF’s special advisor of water stewardship, and external tutor of graduate student Donglin Zhu Technical Expert of Environmental College, Fudan University. A key expert to develop the state master plan for controlling Tai Lake contamination, and to be responsible for the study of 13th Page 5 of 38 [ALLIANCE FOR WATER STEWARDSHIP CONFORMITY December 14, 2018 ASSESSMENT REPORT] Five-Year Plan for water environmental governance of Tai Lake catchment. During the conformity assessment, the audit team spent 0.5 day on the stakeholder consultation meeting, and 1.5 day on the inspection of Career’s installations and activities in its workshops, together with personnel interviews and document reviews. Career provided most of the requested supporting documentation as evidence whilst on site. SGS provided initial feedback on the gaps between Career’s current management and the level required by the standard during the closing meeting of the conformity assessment on Nov. 15, 2018. Table 2.2 shows some representative pictures regarding the site assessment. Table 2.2 Photos from Career Site Assessment Online monitoring devices installed for treated effluent Rain water discharge Treated effluent discharge Domestic sewage discharge Page 6 of 38 [ALLIANCE FOR WATER STEWARDSHIP CONFORMITY December 14, 2018 ASSESSMENT REPORT] Waste water treatment pool Chemical warehouse Kuilei Lake (one of Kunshan’s drinking water Internal Training for Employees Regarding Water sources) Stewardship Page 7 of 38 [ALLIANCE FOR WATER STEWARDSHIP CONFORMITY December 14, 2018 ASSESSMENT REPORT] 3 STAKEHOLDER ANNOUNCEMENT AND CONSULTATION Following the AWS Certification Requirements, before the on-site conformity assessment, SGS prepared a stakeholder announcement on Oct. 15, 2018, which stated Career’s intention to pursue AWS certification. Besides submitting to AWS for publication on the AWS website, the stakeholder announcement was also posted on the information disclosure bulletin board respectively installed at Career’s canteen, outside of Career’s main gate and surrounding community and displayed on Career’s website: http://www.careergroups.com/ZH/csr/Default.aspx?Id=46 SGS received no feedback information since the release of the stakeholder announcement. Photo 3.1 Information Disclosure Bulletin Board Installed at