2020 Esg Report Tongwei Co., Ltd
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TONGWEI·FOR BETTER LIFE 2020 ESG REPORT TONGWEI CO., LTD. JUN, 2021 CONTENTS 04 30 Introduction Responses to Climate Change Scope Promoting the Transformation of the Energy Structure and Achieving Guidelines for Preparation the Goal of Carbon Neutrality Data Source Strengthening Environmental Protection Management and Pollution Availability of the Report Prevention and Control Response to Shareholders’ Suggestions in ESG Building an Environmentally-Friendly Enterprise Water and Soil Conservation for the Realization of Green Ecology Innovating the Green Development Model Green Office Green Investment and Financing 05 44 Preventing Danger, Emphasizing and Consolidating Safety Enhancing Occupational Health Management 06 Protecting Labor Rights and Interests and Building a Foundation for Talents Focusing on Customers and Pursuing Quality About Tongwei Co., Ltd. Creating Responsible Suppliers with Win-win Cooperation Business Overview Actively Participating in PV Poverty Alleviation and Making Contributions Development History to Fighting against Poverty Honors Never Forget Where We Started, Contributing to the Society Organizational Structure Integration of Three Industries, Facilitating Rural Revitalization Corporate Culture Jointly Conquering the Epidemic with Group Prevention and Control 12 66 13 68 14 70 Controlling Shareholder and Actual Controller UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Governance Structure Index of Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) GRI Proper and Lawful Operation Sustainability Reporting Standards Constantly Advancing Technological Innovation Reference Table of HKEX ESG Reporting Guide Strengthening the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact Promoting Upright Practice Guidelines for Environmental Information Disclosure of Listed Companies Integrating Digital Operations and Management on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Strengthening Information Disclosure and Protecting Legitimate Rights and Interests of Investors TONGWEI CO., LTD. 04 About the Report TONGWEI CO., LTD. 05 About the Report TONGWEI · FOR BETTER LIFE 01 This is the first environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) report published by Tongwei Co., Ltd. (“Tongwei Co., Ltd.”, “Company” or “We”). Based on the principles of objectivity, compliance, transparency and comprehensiveness, this report discloses in detail the practices and performance of Tongwei Co., Ltd. in the areas of economic, environmental, social and corporate governance responsibilities for the period from January 1 to December 31, 2020. To maintain the continuity of information, some of the content may exceed this period. 02 Dear readers, This report applies to Tongwei Co., Ltd. and its wholly- owned and controlled subsidiaries. Any difference between the data scope and that of the report will be indicated in the text herein. 2020 was a difficult but extraordinary year. In the face of the unexpected outbreak of COVID-19 and amidst increasing global complexities, we worked together to overcome difficulties, continuously reinforced the advantages of our two main businesses in the areas of green agriculture 03 and green energy, and strove to make achievements in the fighting against the epidemic and maintain production. 2020 was also a year in which we kept pace with the times and built on past achievements. President Xi Jinping solemnly promised at the UN General Assembly that China With reference to the Guidance on social responsibility (GB/T 36000), the Guidelines for Environmental Information Disclosure of Listed Compa- would aim to achieve carbon dioxide emissions peak before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060, which has greatly boosted our confidence nies on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the Guidelines for Social Responsibility of Listed Companies on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, the and determination to make contributions to the global energy transformation and green sustainable development. Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting Guide of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability In 2020, Tongwei made great achievements in agriculture and animal husbandry and green energy with constant persistence in innovation and Reporting Guidelines (Fourth Edition) (“GRI G4”), ISO 26000:2010 Guidance on Social Responsibility of the International Organization for efficient execution. Both the market capitalization and brand value of Tongwei Co., Ltd. exceeded RMB 100 billion. Our reputation as a Standardization (“ISO 26000”), and other international and domestic ESG/ sustainable development/social responsibility-related frameworks, world-class food supplier and clean energy operator has also received a high degree of acknowledgment. this report focuses on the background of the industry and highlights the particularities of the Company. During the pursuit of green and sustainable development, we incorporate the ESG goals into our development strategy and continuously 04 optimize the ESG management structure to ensure the mutual prosperity of corporate management and the social economy. The Company has The data and cases in this report were sourced from the Tongwei Co., Ltd. 2020 Annual Report, internal statistics, third-party surveys or kept a steady development trend in the agriculture and animal husbandry, maintaining its global leadership in supplying silicon and battery interviews, and publicly available information issued by the government and news media. modules in the new energy industry, and constantly providing society with first-class products and services. Looking back on the past 39 years of Tongwei’s development, we never forgot our aspiration and have always been motivated to keep moving 05 forward. We will continue to keep the corporate purpose of “Striving for Excellence and Contributing to Society” as always, while adhering to the management philosophy of “Honesty, Trust, Fairness and Excellence” unswervingly, continuously focusing on green and sustainable develop- This report is published in both Chinese and English. For access to the electronic version, please visit Tongwei Co., Ltd. Official Website (http://w- ment and actively contributing to a better future for humankind! ww.tongwei.com.cn/) and WeChat Official Accounts (Tongwei Group, Tongwei Agriculture and Animal Husbandry). 06 Chairman To continuously improve the disclosure level of ESG information and advance the ESG management and practices of the Company, we seek Xie Yi further comments from readers, who may contact us by sending an email to our corporate email address ([email protected]). For more May, 2021 details, please refer to the section on reader’s opinions at the end of this report. TONGWEI CO., LTD. 07 About Tongwei CO., LTD. Established in 1995, Tongwei Co., Ltd. is a large listed tech company controlled by Tongwei Group Co., Ltd. (“Tongwei Group”), with its focus on the two core business areas of agriculture and animal husbandry, PV and new energy. With a dual-industry strategy, the Company cultivates its competi- tive advantage of “Fishery & PV Integration” and is committed to becoming a world-class supplier of safe food products and an operator of clean energy. As a national key leading enterprise in agricultural industrialization and a worldwide major aquatic feed production enterprise , Tongwei Co., Ltd. is committed to making improvements in breeding species, feed research and development, green aquaculture, and food processing and sales, achieving quality control and traceability, effectively enhancing the value and competitiveness of the modern aquatic industrial chain, while providing qualified products to the public and improving the quality of human life. With more than 70 worldwide feed branch companies and subsidiaries, the Company achieved the annual capacity of over 10 million tons by the end of 2020. Tongwei Co., Ltd. completed the acquisition and reorganization of the PV industry of Tongwei Group in 2016. After five years of rapid develop- ment, it transformed to become an enterprise with a complete PV new energy industrial chain and independent intellectual property rights, encompassing the production of high-purity polysilicon in the upstream, high-efficiency solar cells in the midstream and the construction and operation of PV powerplants in the downstream. The Company has now become an important participant and a primary driving force for the development of the new energy industry in China and even the world. As of the end of 2020, the Company had achieved an annual capacity of high-purity polysilicon of 80,000 tons ranking first globally, ABOUT and an annual capacity of solar cells of 27.5GW, becoming an enterprise with the largest shipments in solar cells globally for four consecutive years; Moreover, at the downstream of the PV industrial chain, the PV grid-connected scale adopting “Fishery & PV Integra- TONGWEI CO., LTD. tion”, exceeded 2GW in total. Finished feed warehouse Distillation tower for high-purity polysilicon Intelligent manufacturing line of Tongwei of Yongxiang Co., Ltd. Solar Co., Ltd. TONGWEI CO., LTD. 08 About Tongwei CO., LTD. TONGWEI CO., LTD. 09 About Tongwei CO., LTD. 1991 “Keli” was renamed as “Tongwei”. Subsequently, the feed of 2007 the “Tongwei brand” newly launched in the market was Tongwei’s aquatic feed was honored by Sichuan Province as an “excellent product in the 2013 awarded with “China Top Brand”; feed industry of Sichuan”.