Sustainability Report 2022

Year: 2022
Published: 2023-03-30
Status: Processed

Extracted ESG KPIs

KPIs are organized by ESG aspects.

Direct (Scope 1) and energy indirect (Scope 2) greenhouse gas emissions (in tonnes) and, where appropriate, intensity (e.g. per unit of production volume, per facility).

Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022 Report Pages
GHG emissions per RMB 10k revenue ton CO₂e/RMB 10k 0.0329 0.0433 0.0043 41
Greenhouse gas emissions ton CO₂e 185030.67 220569.04 19997.28 41
Greenhouse gas emissions per RMB 10K revenue (ton of CO2 equivalent/RMB 10K) ton of CO2 equivalent/RMB 10K 0.0329 0.0433 0.0043 23
Overall greenhouse gas emissions (ton of CO2 equivalent) ton of CO2 equivalent 185030.67 220569.04 19997.28 23
Scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions ton CO₂e 32728.44 17481.36 1846.01 41
Scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions (ton of CO2 equivalent) ton of CO2 equivalent 32728.24 17481.36 18746.01 23
Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions ton CO₂e 152302.43 203087.68 1251.27 41
Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions (ton of CO2 equivalent) ton of CO2 equivalent 152302.43 203087.68 1251.27 23

Total hazardous waste produced (in tonnes) and, where appropriate, intensity (e.g. per unit of production volume, per facility).

Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022 2025 Report Pages
Decrease in hazardous waste intensity percent -5.6 11
Hazardous waste per MW generated by wind turbines (reduction target compared to 2020) 20% lower than in 2020 11
Hazardous wastes ton 103.74 73.24 73.95 41
Hazardous wastes generated per MW of WTG manufactured ton/MW 0.0082 0.0071 0.0067 41

Total non-hazardous waste produced (in tonnes) and, where appropriate, intensity (e.g. per unit of production volume, per facility).

Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022 Report Pages
Non-hazardous waste-Construction waste ton 826.68 1231.17 397.89 41
Recycling and reuse rate of wind turbine blades 100% 11

Description of emissions target(s) set and steps taken to achieve them.

Indicator Unit 2022 2025 Report Pages
Carbon neutrality at operational level (scope 1 and scope 2) Achieved 23
Carbon neutrality at the operational level (Scope 1 and Scope 2) achieved 11
Greenhouse gas emissions per RMB 10k revenue (reduction target compared to 2020) 25% lower than in 2020 11

Description of how hazardous and non-hazardous wastes are handled, and a description of reduction target(s) set and steps taken to achieve them.

Indicator Unit 2040 Report Pages
Wind turbines able to be recycled and reused percent 100 11

Direct and/or indirect energy consumption by type (e.g. electricity, gas or oil) in total (kWh in '000s) and intensity (e.g. per unit of production volume, per facility).

Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022 Report Pages
Diesel consumption kL 2565.19 1651.56 1648.69 41
Gasoline consumption kL 2154.38 2554.3 2958.1 41
LPG consumption ton 21.92 107.77 160.36 41
Natural gas consumption 10k m³ 48.61 84.67 77.86 41
Overall energy consumption per RMB 10K revenue ton of standard coal/RMB 10k 0.0118 0.0152 0.0198 41
Self-generated electricity consumption of wind and solar 100 million kWh 3.08 3.14 3.64 41
Total cumulative installed capacity GW 73 86 97 41
Total electricity consumption 100 million kWh 4.88 5.87 6.87 41

Water consumption in total and intensity (e.g. per unit of production volume, per facility).

Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022 Report Pages
Density of water consumption for production ton/thousand tons of water treatment capacity 0.66 0.72 0.7 41
Water consumption 10k ton 47.82 76.85 82.85 41
Water consumption per capita ton/capita 53.33 57.23 55.81 41

Description of whether there is any issue in sourcing water that is fit for purpose, water efficiency target(s) set and steps taken to achieve them.

Indicator Unit 2025 Report Pages
Water density in production and operation (reduction target compared to 2020) 15% lower than in 2020 11

Total packaging material used for finished products (in tonnes) and, if applicable, with reference to per unit produced.

Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022 Report Pages
Density of wood packaging usage ton/pc 0.67 0.45 0.28 41
Packaging material of wood ton 3199.57 1283.54 887.21 41

Total workforce by gender, employment type (for example, full- or part-time), age group and geographical region.

Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022 Report Pages
Administrative staff Person 2082 2262 2423 42
Annual paid vacation per capita Day 9.84 9.86 9.88 42
Employees aged 29 or under Person 2203 2773 2814 42
Employees aged 30-39 Person 5336 6179 6394 42
Employees aged 40-49 Person 1043 1403 1679 42
Employees aged 50 or above Person 374 426 313 42
Employees in Africa Person 31 27 26 42
Employees in China Person 8086 9801 10188 42
Employees in Europe Person 382 399 404 42
Employees in North America Person 72 111 99 42
Employees in Oceania Person 217 198 199 42
Employees in Other Asian countries Person 56 93 106 42
Employees in South America Person 112 152 178 42
Employees with college or below education Person 2182 2406 2396 42
Employees with disabilities Person(%) 62 (0.69) 71 (0.66) 73 (0.65) 42
Employees with postgraduate or above education Person 2078 2409 2502 42
Employees with undergraduate education Person 4696 5966 6302 42
Ethnic minorities Person(%) 456 (5.09) 512 (4.75) 577 (5.15) 42
Female employees Person 1950 2178 2273 42
Female management staff Person(%) 81 (20.15) 90 (21.13) 94 (18.76) 42
Foreign staff Person(%) 834 (9.31) 980 (9.09) 1012 (9) 42
Full-time employees Person 8956 10781 11200 42
Labor contracts signing rate % 100 100 100 42
Male employees Person 7006 8603 8927 42
Number of R&D personnel Person 2910 3239 3455 41
Part-time employees Person 146 146 173 42
Production staff Person 1362 1831 1634 42
Sales staff Person 888 1213 1324 42
Social insurance coverage percentage % 100 100 100 42
Technical staff Person 2910 3239 3455 42
Total asset value RMB 100 million 1091.54 1196.65 1368.22 41
Total number of employees Person 8956 10781 11200 42

Employee turnover rate by gender, age group and geographical region.

Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022 Report Pages
Staff turnover rate % 11.74 11.19 12.56 42
Staff turnover rate (aged 29 or under) % 15.67 13.11 14.23 42
Staff turnover rate (aged 30-39) % 12.24 11.1 11.94 42
Staff turnover rate (aged 40-49) % 11.3 8.2 8.45 42
Staff turnover rate (aged 50 or above) % 10.11 11.52 9.45 42
Staff turnover rate (female) % 12.58 11.64 11.81 42
Staff turnover rate (male) % 8.55 11.63 12.05 42
Staff turnover rate in Africa % 8.82 34.89 18.87 42
Staff turnover rate in China % 12.02 11.41 12.24 42
Staff turnover rate in Europe % 1.04 1.49 10.71 42
Staff turnover rate in North America % 2.7 3.16 18.1 42
Staff turnover rate in Oceania % 20.52 22.98 27.92 42
Staff turnover rate in Other Asian countries % 16.67 7.22 7.29 42
Staff turnover rate in South America % 8.26 10.63 9.09 42

Number and rate of work-related fatalities occurred in each of the past three years including the reporting year.

Indicator Unit 2021 2022 Report Pages
Casualties due to work accidents Person 2 1 43

Lost days due to work injury.

Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022 Report Pages
Working day loss due to occupational injuries Day 106 578 213 43

Description of occupational health and safety measures adopted, and how they are implemented and monitored.

Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022 2023 Report Pages
Health management programs covering all employees cover all employees 11
Safety training sessions Hour 354916 354931 388547 43
Safety training sessions by category - Frontline operators Hour 273995 241799 290945 43
Safety training sessions by category - New employees Hour 8373 71790 53106 43
Safety training sessions by category - Persons in charge Hour 15445 11389 10767 43
Safety training sessions by category - Safety management staff Hour 8864 17085 11127 43
Safety training sessions by category - Special operation staff Hour 48239 12869 24514 43

The percentage of employees trained by gender and employee category (e.g. senior management, middle management).

Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022 Report Pages
R&D investment RMB 100 million 22.71 22.37 22.22 41
R&D investment as a percentage of business revenue % 4.04 4.42 4.78 41
R&D personnel as proportion of total employees % 32.49 30.04 30.85 41
Ratio of staff having received training % 80.7 93 99.1 43
Ratio of staff having received training by gender - Female % 80.85 93.7 98.6 43
Ratio of staff having received training by gender - Male % 80.13 88 99.2 43
Ratio of staff having received training by staff level - Junior staff % 80.83 92.6 99 43
Ratio of staff having received training by staff level - Middle & lower management % 79.32 92.7 99.1 43
Ratio of staff having received training by staff level - Senior management % 72.03 92.1 100 43

The average training hours completed per employee by gender and employee category.

Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022 Report Pages
Training hours Hour 32.31 35.7 46 43
Training hours by gender - Female Hour 18.57 23 20.1 43
Training hours by gender - Male Hour 35.81 38.9 52.9 43
Training hours by staff level - Junior staff Hour 32.74 36.3 47.6 43
Training hours by staff level - Middle & lower management Hour 25.78 26 29.8 43
Training hours by staff level - Senior management Hour 16.91 21.9 23.3 43

Number of suppliers by geographical region.

Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022 Report Pages
Number of major suppliers Company 352 355 374 43
Number of major suppliers by region - China Company 283 295 318 43
Number of major suppliers by region - Europe Company 52 44 42 43
Number of major suppliers by region - North America Company 11 10 9 43
Number of major suppliers by region - Other Asian countries Company 6 6 5 43

Description of practices used to identify environmental and social risks along the supply chain, and how they are implemented and monitored.

Indicator Unit 2022 2023 Report Pages
Independent third-party social responsibility audits of supply chain audits 215 11
Social responsibility audit rate of major suppliers of wind turbine components (manufacturing category) percent 100 11

Description of practices used to promote environmentally preferable products and services when selecting suppliers, and how they are implemented and monitored.

Indicator Unit 2022 2025 Report Pages
Main suppliers of Goldwind using green power for producing Goldwind products percent 100 11
Power used by main suppliers of Goldwind for Goldwind products that was green power percent 46 11

Number of products and service related complaints received and how they are dealt with.

Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022 Report Pages
Customer service staff Person 1714 2236 2364 42

Description of practices relating to observing and protecting intellectual property rights.

Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022 Report Pages
International standard-settings participated Item 16 31 31 41
Total domestic patent applications Item 4486 4896 5469 41
Total domestic patent licenses Item 3100 3429 3918 41
Total domestically invented patent applications Item 2519 2819 3192 41
Total domestically invented patent licenses Item 1257 1446 1737 41
Total overseas patent applications Item 662 713 1066 41
Total overseas patent licenses Item 228 317 467 41

Focus areas of contribution (e.g. education, environmental concerns, labour needs, health, culture, sport).

Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022 2025 Report Pages
Tax Payments RMB 100 million 20.37 26.99 28.69 41
Youth science and technology practicing bases built bases 10 11

Resources contributed (e.g. money or time) to the focus area.

Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022 2023 Report Pages
Goldwind volunteer service hours hours 5840 11
Goldwind volunteer work hours hours 6000 11
Goldwind volunteers participating in voluntary public welfare activities persons 3397 11
Number of Goldwind volunteers persons 5000 11
Revenue RMB 100 million 562.8 509.01 464.37 41
The number of volunteers Person 1573 2082 3397 43
Total charity donations RMB 10k 607 978 988 43
Volunteers served hours Hour 8600 2284 5840 43

Direct (Scope 1) and energy indirect (Scope 2) greenhouse gas emissions (in tonnes) and, where appropriate, intensity (e.g. per unit of production volume, per facility).

Standard Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022
Direct GHG Emissions (Scope 1) ton CO₂e 32728.44 17481.36 1846.01
Indirect Energy Emissions (Scope 2) ton CO₂e 152302.43 203087.68 1251.27
Total GHG Emissions ton CO₂e 185030.67 220569.04 19997.28
Total GHG Emissions Intensity (By Revenue) ton CO₂e/RMB 10k 0.0329 0.0433 0.0043

Total hazardous waste produced (in tonnes) and, where appropriate, intensity (e.g. per unit of production volume, per facility).

Standard Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022
Total Hazardous Waste ton 103.74 73.24 73.95
Total Hazardous Waste Intensity (By Unit Product) ton/MW 0.0082 0.0071 0.0067

Total non-hazardous waste produced (in tonnes) and, where appropriate, intensity (e.g. per unit of production volume, per facility).

Standard Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022
Non-Hazardous Waste (Construction Waste) ton 826.68 1231.17 397.89

Description of emissions target(s) set and steps taken to achieve them.

Standard Indicator Unit 2025
Target Reduction in GHG Intensity Percentage by 2030 Compared to 2020 % 25

Direct and/or indirect energy consumption by type (e.g. electricity, gas or oil) in total (kWh in '000s) and intensity (e.g. per unit of production volume, per facility).

Standard Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022
Diesel Fuel Consumption kL 2565.19 1651.56 1648.69
Energy Consumption Intensity (By Revenue) ton of standard coal/RMB 10k 0.0118 0.0152 0.0198
Gasoline Consumption kL 2154.38 2554.3 2958.1
LPG Consumption ton 21.92 107.77 160.36
Natural Gas Consumption 10k m³ 48.61 84.67 77.86

Water consumption in total and intensity (e.g. per unit of production volume, per facility).

Standard Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022
Water Consumption ton 478200 768500 828500

Description of whether there is any issue in sourcing water that is fit for purpose, water efficiency target(s) set and steps taken to achieve them.

Standard Indicator Unit 2025
Target Water Consumption Reduction Percentage Compared to Last Year % 15

Total packaging material used for finished products (in tonnes) and, if applicable, with reference to per unit produced.

Standard Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022
Packaging Material Intensity (By Unit Product) ton/pc 0.67 0.45 0.28
Usage of Packaging Materials (Wood) ton 3199.57 1283.54 887.21

Total workforce by gender, employment type (for example, full- or part-time), age group and geographical region.

Standard Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022
Number of Employees Aged 30-50 Person 6379 7582 8073
Number of Employees Aged Above 50 Person 374 426 313
Number of Employees Aged Below 30 Person 2203 2773 2814
Number of Employees in Africa Person 31 27 26
Number of Employees in Americas Person 184 263 277
Number of Employees in Asia (Excluding China) Person 56 93 106
Number of Employees in Europe Person 382 399 404
Number of Employees in Mainland China Person 8086 9801 10188
Number of Employees in North America Person 72 111 99
Number of Employees in Oceania Person 217 198 199
Number of Female Employees Person 1950 2178 2273
Number of Full-time Employees Person 8956 10781 11200
Number of Male Employees Person 7006 8603 8927
Number of Part-time Employees Person 146 146 173
Number of Total Employees Person 8956 10781 11200
Percentage of Employees Aged 30-50 % 71.27 70.34 72.08
Percentage of Employees Aged Above 50 % 4.18 3.95 2.8
Percentage of Employees Aged Below 30 % 24.6 25.73 25.13
Percentage of Employees in Americas % 2.06 2.44 2.47
Percentage of Employees in Asia (Excluding China) % 0.63 0.86 0.95
Percentage of Employees in Europe % 4.27 3.7 3.61
Percentage of Employees in Mainland China % 90.33 90.89 90.96
Percentage of Employees in North America % 0.8 1.03 0.88
Percentage of Female Employees % 21.75 20.19 20.29
Percentage of Full-time Employees % 100 100 100
Percentage of Male Employees % 78.25 79.81 79.71
Percentage of Part-time Employees % 1.63 1.35 1.54

Employee turnover rate by gender, age group and geographical region.

Standard Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022
Turnover Rate of Employees Aged 30-50 % 11.3 8.2 8.45
Turnover Rate of Employees Aged Above 50 % 10.11 11.52 9.45
Turnover Rate of Employees Aged Below 30 % 15.67 13.11 14.23
Turnover Rate of Employees in Europe % 1.04 1.49 10.71
Turnover Rate of Employees in Mainland China % 12.02 11.41 12.24
Turnover Rate of Employees in North America % 2.7 3.16 18.1
Turnover Rate of Female Employees % 12.58 11.64 11.81
Turnover Rate of Male Employees % 8.55 11.63 12.05
Turnover Rate of Total Employees % 11.74 11.19 12.56

Number and rate of work-related fatalities occurred in each of the past three years including the reporting year.

Standard Indicator Unit 2021 2022
Number of Fatalities as a Result of Work-related Injuries Person 2 1
Number of Fatalities of the Last 3 Years Person 3
Number of Work-related Fatalities Person 2 1

Lost days due to work injury.

Standard Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022
Lost Days Due to Work-related Injuries Day 106 578 213

Description of occupational health and safety measures adopted, and how they are implemented and monitored.

Standard Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022
Total Hours of Safety Training for Employees Hour 354916 354931 388547

The percentage of employees trained by gender and employee category (e.g. senior management, middle management).

Standard Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022
Percentage of Employees Trained % 80.7 93 99.1
Percentage of Trained Female Employees % 80.85 93.7 98.6
Percentage of Trained General Employees % 80.83 92.6 99
Percentage of Trained Male Employees % 80.13 88 99.2
Percentage of Trained Middle Management % 79.32 92.7 99.1
Percentage of Trained Senior Management % 72.03 92.1 100

The average training hours completed per employee by gender and employee category.

Standard Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022
Average Training Hours (Female) Hour 18.57 23 20.1
Average Training Hours (General Staff) Hour 32.74 36.3 47.6
Average Training Hours (Male) Hour 35.81 38.9 52.9
Average Training Hours (Middle Management) Hour 25.78 26 29.8
Average Training Hours (Senior Management) Hour 16.91 21.9 23.3
Average Training Hours per Employee Hour 32.31 35.7 46

Number of suppliers by geographical region.

Standard Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022
Number of Suppliers in Asia (Excluding China) Company 6 6 5
Number of Suppliers in Europe Company 52 44 42
Number of Suppliers in Mainland China Company 283 295 318
Number of Suppliers in North America Company 11 10 9
Number of Total Suppliers Company 352 355 374

Description of practices relating to observing and protecting intellectual property rights.

Standard Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022
Accumulative Number of Patent Applications Item 4486 4896 5469
Number of Invention Patents Item 2519 2819 3192
Number of Patents Applied Item 4486 4896 5469

Resources contributed (e.g. money or time) to the focus area.

Standard Indicator Unit 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number of Registered Volunteers Person 1573 2082 3397 5000
Total Public Welfare Donations RMB 10k 607 978 988
Total Volunteer Service Hours Hour 8600 2284 5840 6000