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Science & Technology and Environmental Protection Department, China Three Gorges Corporation Address: No.1 A Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing P.R.C. Postal Code: 100038 Telephone: 86-010-57081685 Fax: 86-010-57081694 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ctg.com.cn Technical Support: National Research Center for Hydropower Sustainable Development Address: Building A, No.1, Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing P.R.C. Postal Code: 100038 Telephone: 86-010-68781664 Fax: 86-010-68781701 Email: [email protected] Recycle use China Three Gorges Corporation Logo of China Three Gorges Corporation ◆ The logo of China Three Gorges Corporation is an optimized design based on the hand-painted artwork from Mr. LU Youmei, former President of the China Three Gorges Corporation. ◆ The logo is overall in a round shape with the inner circle being composed of sky, the Three Gorges, the dam and water waves from top to bottom. The mountain body is an abstraction of the famous Three Gorges including Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge. The dam consists of the spillway, the power plant, the permanent ship locks and the ship lift, etc. This image looks like a door open to the outside world and also an English letter V which symbolizes victory and success, metaphorizing that the China Three Gorges Corporation (hereafter referred to as CTG) has a prosperous future and will develop from one success to another. Commitment from the China Three Gorges Corporation The information disclosed in this annual report of environmental protection is true, objective, and comprehensive. In the report, the stakeholders' concerns were responded with great efforts. And all the information is the objective reflection of CTG's environmental performance, and is in line with CTG's sustainable development strategy. June 2014 Compilation Process downloaded by browsing onto the website of About This Report CTG (http://www.ctg.com.cn/) or the website In this report, CTG, the Group, the China of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Three Gorges Group, and China Three Gorges Administration Commission of the State Project Development Corporation all refer to Council of PRC (http://www.sasac.gov. the China Three Gorges Corporation. cn/). For printed hardcopies, please send an In this report, the Three Gorges Water email to [email protected] or call Control Project, Xiangjiaba Hydropower 86-010-57081685. Project, Xiluodu Hydropower Project, Wudongde Hydropower Project, and Baihetan What’s New in This Report: Hydropower Project are hereafter referred as This is the ninth Environmental Protection Three Gorges Project (or TGP), Xiangjiaba Annual Report of CTG. The major changes Project, Xiluodu Project, Wudongde Project, are: and Baihetan Project in abbreviation ◆ Indicator system of Sustainability Reporting respectively. Guidelines has been adopted to reflect the environmental performance of CTG. Duration of Reference ◆ Main issues of core environmental subjects in Jan 1st, to Dec 31st, 2013. Some contents may ISO 26000 (Guidance for Social Responsibility) be beyond this period. have been reflected as far as possible. ◆ Relevant indicators from IHA Hydropower Scope of Content Sustainability Assessment Protocol have been Environmental protection related work within gradually introduced to reflect environmental the main business of CTG, but temporarily performance of CTG. excluding the environmental protection of its share-participating projects. ◆ Indicators from Guidelines for Drafting on Corporate Environmental Report, National Explanation of Environmental Environmental Protection Standards of People’s Protection Republic of China (HJ 617-2011) have been Environmental protection in our report gradually introduced. includes not only the environmental management and relevant protection measures Further Reading taken by CTG, but also the soil and water For more information, please browse the conservation, and ecological restoration website of CTG (http://www.ctg.com. works. cn). Other relevant information concerning environmental protection could be found in CONTENTS Publication of Report the following documents: As an annual report, this environmental ◆ Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Bulletin of the Three Gorges Project protection report has been published for nine ◎ consecutive years since 2006. ◆ Annual Report of China Three Gorges Managers’ Statement Corporation ◎ Corporate Profile Data in Report ◆ Social Responsibility Report of China Three All the data referred in this report are the final Gorges Corporation statistical data of 2013. ◎ Institutional Management 1 ◆ Social Responsibility Report of China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd. The Standards Followed: ◎ Energy Development 9 ◆ ISO 26000 (Guidance for Social Responsibility) Future Work to be Improved: ◆ Further introducing Hydropower ◎ Ecological Conservation 14 ◆ Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, the Sustainability Assessment Protocol compiled Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) (2006) by International Hydropower Association ◎ Pollution Prevention and Control 19 ◆ Guidelines for Drafting on Corporate (IHA) to standardize the report compilation. Environmental Report, National ◆ Further improving to disclose ◎ Energy-saving and Emission-reduction 23 Environmental Protection Standards of environmental indicators and related People’s Republic of China (HJ 617-2011) information according to the requirement ◎ Monitoring and Research 26 o f I S O 2 6 0 0 0 (G u i d a n c e f o r S o c i a l Language Versions: Responsibility). ◎ Public Concerns 26 The annual reports of environmental ◆ Gradually standardizing the report protection of CTG are provided in both compilation in accordance with Guidelines for ◎ Future Prospects 32 Chinese and English language, published in Drafting on Corporate Environmental Report, printed paper version and internet electronic National Environmental Protection Standards version. The internet version can be of People’s Republic of China (HJ 617-2011). CONTENTS ◎ Managers’ Statement ◎ Corporate Profile ◎ Institutional Management 1 ◎ Energy Development 9 ◎ Ecological Conservation 14 ◎ Pollution Prevention and Control 19 ◎ Energy-saving and Emission-reduction 23 ◎ Monitoring and Research 26 ◎ Public Concerns 26 ◎ Future Prospects 32 Managers’ Statement China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) is an international clean energy conglomerate mainly engaged in large-scale hydropower development in Yangtze River Basin as well as active and orderly development in wind power, solar energy and other new energies. It has always insisted on the development philosophy of “building a first-class hydropower station to stimulate the local economy, improve the local environment, and benefit the resettled residents” to coordinate the relationship of hydropower development and residents resettlement, environment, and local economic development for the overall sustainable development of hydropower industry. CTG has shouldered the historical mission of “Construct Three Gorges Project, Develop Yangtze River” for twenty years of ups and downs. It has always insisted its goal on green, cyclic, and low-carbon development, and steadily promotes the ecological conservation, pollution prevention and control, energy-saving and emission-reduction in the project-affected areas. Long-term ecological monitoring, protection and scientific research have been conducted on the impacts of hydropower projects. By taking a variety of measures, the conservation results of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems are remarkable, the conservation and research on rare and endemic plants and fishes has made breakthrough, the multiplication of rare and endemic plants such as Davidia involucrata (Chinese Dove tree), Taxus chinensis (Chinese yew), Myricaria laxiflora, and Adiantum reniforme var. sinense has made breakthrough, the complete artificial propagation of second filial generation Chinese sturgeon has succeeded for consecutive years since 2009. The water and soil conservation, and pollution prevention and control, has been orderly and steadily carried out in construction zones, and the effect is obvious, while no environmental violations incidents has been occured for many consecutive years. In 2013, CTG Mr. LU Chun, Board Chairman Mr. WANG Lin, President successfully passed the “Three Standards in One” management system certification, which is in line with the international standards, further perfected the environment management system, greatly improved its environment management capacity, thus the environmental protection work has entered a new stage. Looking into the future, CTG will always keep in mind the great trust of the CPC and the people, conscientiously study and implement the guidelines of the Third Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the CPC, closely focus on the strategic objectives to build a world-class clean energy conglomerate, vigorously develop clean energy, and make greater contribution on building a beautiful China. Managers’ Statement China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) is an international clean energy conglomerate mainly engaged in large-scale hydropower development in Yangtze River Basin as well as active and orderly development in wind power, solar energy and other new energies. It has always insisted on the development philosophy of “building a first-class hydropower station to stimulate the local economy, improve the local environment, and benefit the resettled residents” to coordinate the relationship of hydropower development and residents resettlement, environment, and local economic development