Sustainability Report 2023

Year: 2023
Published: 2024-04-26
Status: Processed

Extracted ESG KPIs

KPIs are organized by ESG aspects.

The types of emissions and respective emissions data.

Indicator Unit 2023 Report Pages
Average nitrogen oxides emission concentration mg/m³ 198 60
Average particulate matter emission concentration mg/m³ 5.45 60
Average sulfur dioxide emission concentration mg/m³ 13 60
Nitrogen oxides emissions ton 22660 60
Particulate matter emission intensity kg per ton of clinker produced 0.02 60
Particulate matter emissions ton 908 60
Sulfur dioxide emission intensity kg per ton of clinker produced 0.03 60

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 2023 2025 Report Pages
Direct greenhouse gas emission ‘000 tons 41195.7 60
Direct greenhouse gas emission intensity tons of CO₂ equivalent per ton of clinker produced 0.8032 60
Greenhouse gas emission intensity tons of CO₂ equivalent per ton of clinker produced 0.8141 60
Greenhouse gas emissions ‘000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent 41755.1 60
Indirect greenhouse gas emission ‘000 tons 559.4 60
Indirect greenhouse gas emission intensity tons of CO₂ equivalent per ton of clinker produced 0.0109 60
Nitrogen oxides emission intensity kg per ton of clinker produced 0.45 60
Sulfur dioxide emissions ton 1409 60
Targeted carbon emission per unit product of clinker for CR Bldg Materials Tech tCO2/t 0.751 44
Total carbon dioxide emissions (Scope 1, 2, 3) for CR Bldg Materials Tech tons 41125790 44
Total carbon dioxide emissions (Scope 2) for CR Bldg Materials Tech tons 2559400 44

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

Indicator Unit 2023 Report Pages
Co-processed volume of industrial hazardous waste ton 32531 60
Co-processed volume of municipal sludge (80% moisture content) ton 640672 60
Comprehensive utilization volume of industrial residue ‘000 tons 19412 60
Hazardous waste emission ton 440 60
Hazardous waste emission intensity kg per ton of clinker produced 0.0088 60

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

Indicator Unit 2023 Report Pages
Co-processed volume of urban and rural domestic waste ton 198073 60
Non-hazardous waste emission ton 10163.19 60
Non-hazardous waste emission intensity kg per ton of clinker produced 1.40 60

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

Indicator Unit 2023 2025 Report Pages
Carbon emission intensity reduction target for CR Bldg Materials Tech (compared to 2020) percent 25 44
Carbon emission reduction ‘000 tons 8.31 60
Consumption of packaging materials ‘000 tons 39086 60

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 2023 Report Pages
Waste recycling rate % 83.12 60

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 2023 2025 Report Pages
Clean energy usage kWh 39871469 59
Coal consumption ‘000 tons 7658 60
Consolidated energy consumption ‘000 tons of standard coal 5371 59
Consolidated energy consumption per RMB10000 output tons of standard coal per RMB10000 2.40 59
Consolidated energy consumption per RMB10000 value addition tons of standard coal per RMB10000 2.3 59
Electricity consumption million kWh 4802 59
Electricity consumption of cement and clinker million kWh 4779 59
Electricity consumption of concrete million kWh 23 59
Electricity consumption per m³ of concrete kWh 2.8 60
Electricity consumption per ton of cement kWh 70.9 59
Standard coal consumption per ton of clinker kg 89.2 60
Targeted energy consumption per unit product of clinker for CR Bldg Materials Tech kgce/t 97.1 44
Unit coal consumption per ton of clinker kg 132.1 60

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

Indicator Unit 2023 Report Pages
Proportion of recycled water consumption % 72.2 60
Recycled water consumption ‘000 tons 56563 60
Wastewater discharge ‘000 tons 96.3 60
Water consumption per unit of clinker tons of water consumption per ton of clinker produced 0.4127 60
Water consumption per unit product of cement tons of water consumption per ton of clinker produced 0.3297 60
Water resources consumption ‘000 tons 21760 60

Description of energy use efficiency target(s) set and steps taken to achieve them.

Indicator Unit 2023 Report Pages
Annual energy consumption reduction tons of standard coal 604725.00 59
Investment in technological upgrade for energy-saving and emission reduction RMB million 99 59

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

Indicator Unit 2023 Report Pages
Consumption intensity of packaging materials kg per ton of cement packed in bags 2.11 60

Description of the significant impacts of activities on the environment and natural resources and the actions taken to manage them.

Indicator Unit 2023 Report Pages
Total investment in environmental protection RMB million 413 59

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

Indicator Unit 2021 2022 2023 Report Pages
Average number of days of paid annual leave per employee day 14.1 59
Commercial insurance public liability coverage RMB 300000 49
Execution rate of employment contracts % 100 59
Gender ratio of employees (masculine) % 83 82 83 49
Gender ratio of employees (woman) % 17 18 17 49
General and administrative expenses RMB million 2322 58
Number of R&D employees person 81 58
Number of employees aged 29 and below person 3660 58
Number of employees aged 30 to 39 person 7678 58
Number of employees aged 40 to 49 person 6465 58
Number of employees aged 50 and above person 2049 58
Number of employees in Hong Kong, China Person, person 154 344 343 49, 58
Number of employees in Mainland China Person, person 19337 18710 17596 49, 58
Number of employees with disabilities person 43 58
Number of ethnic minority employees person 3531 58
Number of female employees Person, person 3338 3369 2100 49, 58
Number of grassroots entities covered by staff representative congress 104 49
Number of licensed safety management personnel person 1380 59
Number of male employees Person, person 16153 15077 14839 49, 58
Number of new recruitments person 1157 59
Proportion of female managerial staff % 14 58
Return on equity % 1.4 58
Return on total assets % 2.0 58
Social insurance coverage rate % 100 59
Total assets RMB million 72792 58
Total number of employees person 17939 58

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

Indicator Unit 2023 Report Pages
Employee attrition rate % 3.2 59
Employee turnover rate % 8.8 59
Turnover RMB million 25550 58
Turnover rate of employees aged 29 and below % 14.9 59
Turnover rate of employees aged 30 to 39 % 3.2 59
Turnover rate of employees aged 40 to 49 % 1.4 59
Turnover rate of employees aged 50 and over % 0.9 59
Turnover rate of employees in Hong Kong, China % 14.3 59
Turnover rate of employees in Mainland China % 3.1 59
Turnover rate of female employees % 4.2 59
Turnover rate of male employees % 3.2 59

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

Indicator Unit 2023 Report Pages
Fatalities person 2 59
Fatality rate % 0.11 59
Number of incidents of general and above level no. 2 59
Number of staff injured at work no. 9 59

Lost days due to work injury.

Indicator Unit 2023 Report Pages
Number of days lost due to work injury day 16505 59

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

Indicator Unit 2023 Report Pages
Body check coverage rate % 100 59
Duration of safety training 10000 hours 41.5 59
Investment in production safety RMB million 299 59
Number of employees attending health body check person 17939 59
Number of middle and grassroots employees reimbursed for medical expenses due to illness Person 13 49
Number of participants in emergency drills person-time 25495 59
Number of participants in safety training person-time 276380 59
Number of registered safety engineers person 125 59
Number of safety emergency drills time 1778 59
Number of specialized safety management personnel person 242 59

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

Indicator Unit 2023 Report Pages
Employee training coverage % 100 59
Expenditure on industry-academia-research cooperation RMB '0000 554 58
Management training coverage % 100 59
Number of innovative projects under research item 28 58
Safety training coverage rate % 100 59
Total R&D investment RMB million 209 58
Training coverage of female employees % 100 59
Training coverage of finance, administration and other employees % 100 59
Training coverage of male employees % 100 59
Training coverage of marketing and sales employees % 100 59
Training coverage of production employees % 100 59
Training coverage of technical employees % 100 59

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

Indicator Unit 2023 Report Pages
Average investment in training per employee RMB 497 59
Average training duration for female employees hour 21.9 59
Average training duration for finance, administration and other employees hour 22.5 59
Average training duration for male employees hour 19.6 59
Average training duration for production employees hour 16.4 59
Average training duration for sale and marketing employees hour 13.2 59
Average training duration for technical employees hour 27.0 59
Average training duration for the management hour 24.8 59
Average training duration per employee hour 18.9 59
Total investment in staff training RMB '0000 891 59

Number of suppliers by geographical region.

Indicator Unit 2023 Report Pages
Equity attributable to owners of the company RMB million 44108 58
Number of national or provincial research projects applied for projects 2 33
Number of potential suppliers rejected for non-compliance no. 7 58
Proportion of local procurement % 59 59
Total number of suppliers no., suppliers 18629 33, 58

Description of practices relating to engaging suppliers, number of suppliers where the practices are being implemented, and how they are implemented and monitored.

Indicator Unit 2023 Report Pages
Number of strategic cooperation agreements executed no. 9 58
Number of suppliers attending training no. 1123 58
Number of suppliers reviewed no. 18629 58
Number of suppliers whose cooperation has been suspended due to non-compliance no. 54 58

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

Indicator Unit 2023 Report Pages
Number of participations in the formation of new international, national or industry standards no. 7 58

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

Indicator Unit 2023 2024 Report Pages
Comprehensive customer satisfaction rate % 98.2 33
Cost of sales RMB million 21788 58
Customer complaints handling rate % 100 58
Customer satisfaction % 98.2 58
Earnings before interest and tax RMB million 1450 58
Increase in comprehensive customer satisfaction rate year-over-year percentage points 0.57 33
Net assets RMB million 45747 58
Number of product and packaging complaints no. 1 58
Number of products and service complaints no. 25 58
Ratio of R&D investment to operating income 0.76 58
Sales and distribution costs RMB million 506 58
Targeted comprehensive customer satisfaction rate for 2024 % 98 33

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

Indicator Unit 2023 Report Pages
Increase in total number of patents compared to the previous year % 11.00 33
Number of authorized patents obtained patents 32 33
Number of invention patents held item 59 58
Number of new invention patents item 17 58
Number of new patent licenses item 32 58
Number of patents held and patent applications item 539 58
Number of publications of papers, software copyrights, etc. no. 69 58

Description of quality assurance process and recall procedures.

Indicator Unit 2023 Report Pages
Cement production bases with ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System certification All 33
Passing rate of product quality % 100 58
Proportion of cement sold in bag % 28.7 60

Description of preventive measures and whistle-blowing procedures, and how they are implemented and monitored.

Indicator Unit 2023 Report Pages
Number of policies and regulations approved by staff representative congress 198 49

Description of anti-corruption training provided to directors and staff.

Indicator Unit 2023 Report Pages
Number of anti-corruption training person-time, time 18627 58
Number of legal compliance training time 23 58
Number of participants in legal compliance training person-time 2200 58
Number of supplier personnel trained in anti-corruption personnel 1123 33

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

Indicator Unit 2023 Report Pages
Comprehensive strength ranking of listed cement companies in China rank 5 58
Number of scientific and technological achievement awards completed award 1 33
Ratio of value conservation and value appreciation of state-owned capital % 101.0 58

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

Indicator Unit 2023 Report Pages
Charitable donations RMB million 3.37 59
Contract performance rate % 91 58
Finance expenses RMB million 536 58
Taxation RMB million 295 59

The types of emissions and respective emissions data.

Standard Indicator Unit 2023
Airborne Particulate Matter (PM) Emissions ton 908
NOₓ Emissions ton 22660
SOₓ Emissions ton 1409

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 2023
Direct GHG Emissions (Scope 1) ‘000 tons 41195.7
Indirect Energy Emissions (Scope 2) ‘000 tons 559.4
Scope 1 GHG Emissions Intensity (By Unit Product) tons of CO₂ equivalent per ton of clinker produced 0.8032
Scope 2 GHG Emissions Intensity (By Unit Product) tons of CO₂ equivalent per ton of clinker produced 0.0109
Total GHG Emissions ‘000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent 41755.1
Total GHG Emissions Intensity (By Unit Product) tons of CO₂ equivalent per ton of clinker produced 0.8141

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2023
Total Hazardous Waste ton 440
Total Hazardous Waste Intensity (By Unit Product) kg per ton of clinker produced 0.0088

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2023
Non-Hazardous Waste Disposed ton 10163.19
Recycling Rate of Non-Hazardous Waste % 83.12
Total Non-Hazardous Waste Intensity (By Unit Product) kg per ton of clinker produced 1.4

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2023 2025
CO2 Emissions Reduction Compared to Last Year tons 8310
Target Reduction in GHG Intensity Percentage by 2030 Compared to 2020 percent 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 2023 2025
Comprehensive Energy Consumption Intensity (By Revenue) tons of standard coal per RMB10000 2.4
Comprehensive Energy Consumption Intensity (By Unit Product) kgce/t 132.1 97.1
Energy Consumption Intensity (By Revenue) tons of standard coal per RMB10000 2.4
Fossil Fuel Consumption ‘000 tons 7658
Grid Electricity Consumption kWh 4802000000
Purchased Electricity kWh 4802000000
Renewable Energy Consumption kWh 39871469
Total Electricity Consumption Intensity (By Unit Product) kWh per m³ of concrete 70.9
Total Energy Consumption ‘000 tons of standard coal 5371
Total Indirect Energy Consumption kWh 4802000000
Total Purchased Energy kWh 4802000000

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2023
Recycled Water Percentage % 72.2
Recycled Water Usage ‘000 tons 56563
Total Wastewater Discharge ‘000 tons 96.3
Water Consumption ‘000 tons 21760

Description of energy use efficiency target(s) set and steps taken to achieve them.

Standard Indicator Unit 2023
Energy Consumption Reduction Compared to Last Year tons of standard coal 604725
Investment in Energy-saving and Emission-reduction Technology Transformation RMB million 99

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2023
Packaging Material Intensity (By Product Weight) kg per ton of cement packed in bags 2.11
Packaging Materials Consumed kg 39086000

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2021 2022 2023
Number of Employees Aged 30-50 person 14143
Number of Employees Aged Above 50 person 2049
Number of Employees Aged Below 30 person 3660
Number of Employees in Hong Kong person 154 344 343
Number of Employees in Hong Kong and Mainland China person 19491 19054 18299
Number of Employees in Mainland China person 19337 18710 17956
Number of Female Employees person 3338 3369 3100
Number of Male Employees person 16153 15077 14839
Number of New Employees person 1157
Number of Total Employees person 19491 19054 17939
Percentage of Female Employees % 17 18 17
Percentage of Male Employees % 83 82 83

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2023
Turnover Rate of Employees Aged 30-50 % 4.6
Turnover Rate of Employees Aged Above 50 % 0.9
Turnover Rate of Employees Aged Below 30 % 14.9
Turnover Rate of Employees in Hong Kong % 14.3
Turnover Rate of Employees in Mainland China % 3.1
Turnover Rate of Female Employees % 4.2
Turnover Rate of Male Employees % 3.2
Turnover Rate of Total Employees % 8.8

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2023
Number of Fatalities as a Result of Work-related Injuries person 2
Number of Work-related Fatalities person 2
Work-related Fatalities Rate % 0.11

Lost days due to work injury.

Standard Indicator Unit 2023
Lost Days Due to Work-related Injuries day 16505

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2023
Health Check Coverage for Employees % 100
Investment in Work Safety RMB million 299
Number of People Receiving Training on Work Safety person-time 276380
Number of Production Safety Emergency Drills time 1778
Participation Rate of Safety Training % 100
Total Hours of Safety Training for Employees hours 415000

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2023
Percentage of Employees Trained % 100
Percentage of Trained Administrative Employees % 100
Percentage of Trained Female Employees % 100
Percentage of Trained Male Employees % 100
Percentage of Trained Production Employees % 100
Percentage of Trained Technical Employees % 100

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2023
Average Training Hours (Administrative Employees) hour 22.5
Average Training Hours (Female) hour 21.9
Average Training Hours (Male) hour 19.6
Average Training Hours (Marketing & Customer Service) hour 13.2
Average Training Hours (Production Employees) hour 16.4
Average Training Hours (Senior Management) hour 24.8
Average Training Hours (Technical Employees) hour 27
Average Training Hours per Employee hour 18.9

Number of suppliers by geographical region.

Standard Indicator Unit 2023
Number of Suppliers in East China suppliers 2820
Number of Suppliers in North China suppliers 2111
Number of Suppliers in Other regions suppliers 3325
Number of Suppliers in South China suppliers 10373
Number of Total Suppliers suppliers 18629
Proportion of Spending on Local Suppliers % 59

Description of practices relating to engaging suppliers, number of suppliers where the practices are being implemented, and how they are implemented and monitored.

Standard Indicator Unit 2023
Number of Suppliers Participating in ESG Training no. 1123

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2023
Complaints Handling Rate % 100
Number of Product Quality Complaints no. 1
Number of Products and Service Related Complaints no. 25
Total Number of Customer Complaints no. 26

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2023
Accumulative Number of Patent Applications item 539
Number of Invention Patents item 59
Number of New Patent Applications item 17
Number of Patents Granted patents 32
Number of Patents Held item 59

Description of quality assurance process and recall procedures.

Standard Indicator Unit 2023
Passing Rate of Third-party Accreditation Performed under the Quality Management System % 100

Description of anti-corruption training provided to directors and staff.

Standard Indicator Unit 2023
Number of Anti-corruption Training Session time 373
Number of Attendance for Anti-corruption Training person-time 18627