2017 Sustainability Report

Year: 2017
Published: 2018-04-13
Status: Processed

Extracted ESG KPIs

KPIs are organized by ESG aspects.

The types of emissions and respective emissions data.

Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017 Report Pages
SO2 emissions (tonnes) tonnes 95.22 23.59 46
Waste emission intensity (kg/RMB10000) kg/RMB10000 0.32 0.47 48

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 2015 2016 2017 Report Pages
CO2 emissions (million tonnes) million tonnes 15.7 14.38 15.98 46
Carbon emission intensity (tCO2e/RMB10000) tCO2e/RMB10000 0.235 0.203 0.216 46
Carbon emissions from business travels (10000 tonnes) 10000 tonnes 15.87 9.25 29.44 46
Carbon emissions from commute (10000 tonnes) 10000 tonnes 59.87 37.79 46
Direct GHG emissions (Scope 1) (million tonnes) million tonnes 0.39 0.35 0.33 46
Equivalent GHG emission reduction by saving electricity in this year 10000 tonnes 22.7 26.4 148.5 47
Indirect GHG emissions (Scope 2) (million tonnes) million tonnes 15.31 14.03 15.65 46
Reduction in CO2 emissions tonnes 3500 31

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

Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017 Report Pages
Devices recycled by qualified third parties tonnes 44 184 137 48
Devices value recycled by qualified third parties RMB10000 142 140 122 48
Hazardous waste (tonnes) tonnes 22742 35035 48
Social cost savings from reduction in paper, coal, wood, CO2, and wastewater million RMB 18 31

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

Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017 Report Pages
Annual reduction of paper-based bid documents copies 616000 31
Electronic equipment recycled by qualified third parties tonnes 937 1234 1895 48
Electronic equipment value recycled by qualified third parties RMB10000 473 612 798 48
Network Waste recycled by qualified third parties tonnes 26637 21046 32531 48
Network Waste value recycled by qualified third parties RMB10000 13546 10574 21255 48
Other waste (second category) recycled by qualified third parties tonnes 386 278 472 48
Other waste (second category) value recycled by qualified third parties RMB10000 78 100 94 48
Other waste recycled by qualified third parties tonnes 1397 2595 3307 48
Other waste value recycled by qualified third parties RMB10000 662 733 995 48

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

Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017 Report Pages
Investment in 'Green Action Plan' RMB100 million, million RMB 1.8 1.9 840 26, 47

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 2015 2016 2017 Report Pages
Acid batteries recycled by qualified third parties tonnes 19195 13997 20219 48
Acid batteries value recycled by qualified third parties RMB10000 10392 7942 13220 48
Cables recycled by qualified third parties tonnes 907 1088 2136 48
Cables value recycled by qualified third parties RMB10000 578 386 3313 48
Office Waste recycled by qualified third parties tonnes 1323 1512 2367 48
Office Waste value recycled by qualified third parties RMB10000 551 712 892 48
Telecommunications equipment recycled by qualified third parties tonnes 4598 3366 6869 48
Telecommunications equipment value recycled by qualified third parties RMB10000 1914 1513 3727 48
Total value of waste recycled by qualified third parties RMB10000 14239 11426 22269 48
Total weight of waste recycled by qualified third parties tonnes 28004 22742 35035 48

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 2015 2016 2017 Report Pages
Coal consumption 10000 tonnes 1.2 0.5 0.1 47
Coal gas consumption million m³ 0.5 0.2 0.1 47
Decrease in information flow energy consumption 40% 26
Decrease in overall energy consumption per unit of information flow compared with last year % -40 28
Decrease in overall energy consumption per unit of total telecommunication business volume compared with last year % -29 28
International transmission bandwidth G 2983 12942 23750 43
Internet backbone bandwidth Tbps 217 12
LPG consumption 100 tonnes 3.3 3.7 3.1 47
Natural gas consumption million m³ 8.9 9.1 7.9 47
Overall energy consumption per unit of total telecommunications business (kg standard coal per RMB10000) kg standard coal/RMB10000 21 46
Purchased heating costs RMB million 147.7 150.4 160.9 47
Reduction in coal usage tonnes 774 31
Reduction in overall energy consumption per unit of information flow % 17.5 36 40 47
Total diesel fuel consumption million liters 20.6 17.6 19.4 47
Total electricity consumption 100 GWhs 200.9 197.1 223.3 47
Total gasoline consumption million liters 127.8 126.9 121.5 47

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

Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017 Report Pages
Average amount of water consumption per employee tonnes 86 90 91 47
Reduction in wastewater disposal thousand tonnes 464 31
Total amount of water consumption million tonnes 37.57 41.25 42.24 47

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

Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 Report Pages
Annual electricity use reduction from retiring old and worn-out equipment (million kWh) million kWh 100 46
Annual electricity use reduction from single-carrier frequency power consumption of newly added 4G networks (%) % 61% 46
Annual electricity use reduction from single-carrier frequency power consumption of newly added 4G networks (billion kWh) billion kWh 1.2 46
Equivalent costs saving by saving electricity in this year RMB 100 million 3.9 5.2 28.9 47
Investment in energy-saving and emission-reduction million RMB 950 26
Number of energy-saving and emission-reduction projects implemented projects 1819 26
Number of equipment documents audited for energy efficiency equipment documents 676 26
Overall energy consumption per unit of total telecommunications business, year-on-year change % -29% 46
Target decrease in overall energy consumption per unit of information flow by 2020 (compared to baseline) % -45 28
Target decrease in overall energy consumption per unit of information flow compared with 2017 % -15 28
Target decrease in overall energy consumption per unit of telecom business by 2020 (compared to baseline) % -40 28
Target decrease in overall energy consumption per unit of telecom business compared with 2017 % -10 28
Target for growth of overall energy consumption to be lower than % 13 28
Total electricity saving in this year 100 GWhs 3 3.8 21.4 47
Total energy saved billion kWh 2.14 26

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

Indicator Unit 2016 2017 2018 Report Pages
Green packaging usage ratio of new equipment % 67 28
Percentage of newly purchased equipment using green packaging %, percent 67% 31, 48
Reduction in paper usage tonnes 1541 31
Reduction in wood usage tonnes 1348 31
Target for green packaging usage ratio of new main equipment % not lower than 60 28
Total usage of material producing terminal devices (tonnes) tonnes 3171 8847 48
Volume of wood saved by green packaging for newly purchased equipment m3 140000 48

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

Indicator Unit 2017 Report Pages
Broadband services provided for villages villages 35000 12

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

Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017 Report Pages
Cross-province video conferences usage at headquarters times 855 800 882 47
Number of female employees newly hired (person) person 15452 9040 14194 49
Number of male employees newly hired (person) person 13060 7802 12817 49
Number of sales channels in township-level areas (10000) 10000 59.5 55 46.2 53
Other personnel (%) % 2.76 51
Percentage of administrative personnel (%) % 10.09 51
Percentage of employees between 30 and 50 years old (%) % 55.85 61.25 65.95 49
Percentage of employees over 50 years old (%) % 4.51 3.6 4.43 49
Percentage of employees under 30 years old (%) % 39.64 35.15 29.62 49
Percentage of ethnic minority employees (%) % 6.8 7.16 6.83 49
Percentage of female employees (%) % 54.79 55.54 55.11 49
Percentage of female employees at senior management level (%) % 14.15 18 13.18 49
Percentage of managerial personnel (%) % 7.25 51
Percentage of marketing personnel (%) % 56.56 51
Percentage of technology personnel (%) % 23.34 51
Total number of employees (person) person 438645 460647 464656 49
Union participation rate of contracted employees (%) % 98 98 98 53
Union participation rate of regular employees (%) % 100 100 100 53

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

Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017 Report Pages
Number of female employees dismissed (person) person 199 347 589 49
Number of male employees dismissed (person) person 311 289 336 49
Number of resigned female employees (person) person 5088 5950 8242 49
Number of resigned male employees (person) person 5623 4454 6589 49
Percentage of employees resigned or dismissed among employees between 30 to 50 years of age (%) % 0.95 1.59 49
Percentage of employees resigned or dismissed among employees over 50 years of age (%) % 0.02 0.21 49
Percentage of employees resigned or dismissed among employees under 30 years of age (%) % 1.94 2.24 49
Total number of employees dismissed in the year (person) person 510 636 925 49
Total number of employees newly hired in the year (person) person 28512 16842 27011 49
Total number of employees resigning in the year (person) person 10711 10404 14831 49

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

Indicator Unit 2016 2017 Report Pages
Accident fatalities per 1000 employees 0.0065 0.004 52

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

Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017 Report Pages
Emergency communication support personnel activated (person-times) person-times 207822 386214 201250 42
Number of emergency communication support tasks 3219 4128 4476 42
Number of emergency support equipment deployed (set time) 58624 56625 30642 42
Number of emergency support vehicles deployed 8212 15425 7362 42
Number of safety emergency drills 1156 1214 1250 52
Participation rate of employee health checkup % 94 97 97 52
Participation rate of safety emergency drills % 86 86 86 52
Social safety incident support 17 6 10 42

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

Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017 Report Pages
CSR trainings participation person-times 276519 353958 471669 36
Cumulative number of principals of rural primary and secondary schools trained 80981 92532 103828 54
Number of Online University users (10000 persons) 10000 persons 33 39.5 40.5 51
Number of Online University users via mobile phone (10000 persons) 10000 persons 14 27.8 29.1 51
Number of employees participating in internal entrepreneurship and innovation activities 154000 28
Number of middle-level management trained (person-times) person-times 12139 15546 28669 51
Number of senior management trained (person-times) person-times 741 867 986 51

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

Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017 Report Pages
Average Online University study hours per user (hours) hours 31 38.2 50 51
Average training time per employee (hours) hours 57.6 64.4 88.5 51
Average training time per general employee (hours) hours 57.3 64.2 88.6 51
Average training time per middle-level management (hours) hours 66.4 79.8 88.1 51
Average training time per senior management (hours) hours 92 99.8 106.9 51
Number of general employees trained (10000 person-times) 10000 person-times 115.6 153.2 181 51
Total number of employees trained (10000 person-times) 10000 person-times 116.9 154.9 183.9 51
Training expense per employee RMB 1944 1646 1717 51

Number of suppliers by geographical region.

Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017 Report Pages
Coverage of 4G base stations (population) 99% 12
Number of 4G base stations 1870000 12
Number of 4G base stations (10000) 10000 110 151 187 42
Number of contracted service providers 210 192 156 45
Number of countries and regions covered by our data roaming services 215 218 229 43
Number of countries and regions with 4G international roaming service 114 143 172 43
Number of first-level suppliers 419 553 571 45
Number of second-level local suppliers 6105 7148 7468 45
Number of suppliers 6235 7243 8039 45
Percentage of first-level local suppliers (%) % 100 100 100 45
Percentage of second-level local suppliers (%) % 47.41 44.29 55.69 45

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 2015 2016 2017 Report Pages
Number of assessments on first-level suppliers 2252 2393 2417 45
Percentage of assessed suppliers in confirmed first-level all suppliers (%) % 100 100 100 45

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

Indicator Unit 2017 Report Pages
Proportion of new main equipment using green packaging 100% 26

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

Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017 Report Pages
Annual percentage decrease of international data roaming tariff year on year % 58 40 42.2 43
Average download speed of mobile networks Mbps 42 12
Cumulative number of rural information messages sent via Rural Information Network (100 million) 100 million 532.4 656.1 595.7 53
Net addition of 4G customers 114000000 12
Net addition of IoT smart connections 126000000 12
Net addition of wireline broadband customers 35060000 12
Number of 4G customers million 312 535 650 12, 43
Number of IoT connections million 65 103 229 43
Number of VoLTE customers million 38.25 200.02 43
Number of complaints and inquiries handled on Customer Day cases 101560 106020 91960 36
Number of complaints per million customers 38.5 46.2 35.4 43
Number of customer visits on Customer Day person-times 106289 105076 102060 36
Number of customers million 826 849 887 43
Number of emails received in CEO Mailbox 2058 1033 1279 36
Number of wireline broadband customers million 55.03 77.62 112.69 43
One Yuan Mobile Voice Service: average tariff cut 67% 12
Online business sales of electronic channels RMB10 million 3209 3934 4648 47
Overall customer satisfaction rate % 78.72 79.26 79.09 43
Revenue from low-carbon ICT applications as percentage of operating revenue % 6.24% 46
Total number of mobile customers 887000000 12
Total number of wireline broadband customers 113000000 12

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

Indicator Unit 2017 Report Pages
Total IoT smart connections 229000000 12

Description of quality assurance process and recall procedures.

Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017 Report Pages
Average 4G network downloading rate on urban roads Mbps over 37 40 42 43

Description of consumer data protection and privacy policies, and how they are implemented and monitored.

Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017 Report Pages
Number of reported spam messages handled 10000 145 149 128 43

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

Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017 Report Pages
Cumulative number of China Mobile Libraries built 2310 2310 2310 54
Cumulative number of impoverished children diagnosed with congenital heart disease and assisted and treated 2744 3633 4498 54
Cumulative number of impoverished children to receive free congenital heart disease screenings 27717 33417 39848 54
Cumulative number of multimedia classrooms built 1260 1760 2030 54
NB-IoT launched cities cities 346 12
Number of Rural Information Service users (10000) 10000 6349 6487 7480 53
Number of projects established cumulatively through internal entrepreneurship and innovation activities 2535 28
Public health incident support 2 42
Significant natural disaster support 371 347 190 42
Significant political/economic event support 2807 3748 4253 42

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

Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017 Report Pages
Cumulative donation made by China Mobile Charity Foundation (RMB10000) RMB10000 19565 23395 27225 54
Significant accident or catastrophic event support 24 25 23 42
Total amount of employee volunteer services (10000 hours) 10000 hours 48.3 50.2 56.8 54
Total investment in partner assistance and fixed-point poverty alleviation programs million RMB 8430 26
Total number of registered employee volunteers (10000 persons) 10000 persons 11.9 13.1 11.1 54

The types of emissions and respective emissions data.

Standard Indicator Unit 2015 2016
SOâ‚“ Emissions tonnes 95.22 23.59

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 2015 2016 2017
Direct GHG Emissions (Scope 1) million tonnes 0.39 0.35 0.33
Indirect Energy Emissions (Scope 2) million tonnes 15.31 14.03 15.65
Scope 3 GHG Emissions (Business Travel) 10000 tonnes 15.87 9.25 29.44
Scope 3 GHG Emissions (Employee Commuting) 10000 tonnes 59.87 37.79
Total GHG Emissions Intensity (By Revenue) tCO2e/RMB10000 0.235 0.203 0.216

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2016 2017
Total Hazardous Waste tonnes 22742 35035

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017
Non-Hazardous Waste (Electronic Waste) tonnes 937 1234 1895
Non-Hazardous Waste Recycled tonnes 29357 25153 37805

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2016 2017
Hazardous Waste Intensity Reduction Percentage Compared to Last Year % 27.13 -44.47

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 2015 2016 2017
Diesel Fuel Consumption million liters 20.6 17.6 19.4
Fossil Fuel Consumption million m³ 1.2 0.5 0.1
Gasoline Consumption million liters 127.8 126.9 121.5
LPG Consumption 100 tonnes 3.3 3.7 3.1
Natural Gas Consumption million m³ 8.9 9.1 7.9
Purchased Electricity 100 GWhs 200.9 197.1 223.3
Purchased Heating RMB million 147.7 150.4 160.9

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017
Water Consumption million tonnes 37.57 41.25 42.24

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2017 2018 2020
Electricity Usage Reduction Compared to Last Year million kWh 100
Electricity Usage Reduction Percentage Compared to Last Year % 61
Energy Consumption Reduction Percentage Compared to Last Year % 29
Investment in Energy-saving and Emission-reduction Technology Transformation million RMB 950
Number of Energy-saving and Carbon Reduction Demonstration Projects Achieved projects 1819
Target Energy Consumption Reduction Percentage Compared to Last Year % 13 40

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2016 2017
Packaging Material Savings tonnes 1541
Packaging Materials Consumed tonnes 3171 8847
Usage of Packaging Materials (Wood) m3 140000

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017
Number of New Employees (Female) person 15452 9040 14194
Number of New Employees (Male) person 13060 7802 12817
Number of Total Employees person 438645 460647 464656
Percentage of Employees Aged 30-50 % 55.85 61.25 65.95
Percentage of Employees Aged Above 50 % 4.51 3.6 4.43
Percentage of Employees Aged Below 30 % 39.64 35.15 29.62
Percentage of Female Employees % 54.79 55.54 55.11

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2016 2017
Turnover Rate of Employees Aged 30-50 % 0.95 1.59
Turnover Rate of Employees Aged Above 50 % 0.02 0.21
Turnover Rate of Employees Aged Below 30 % 1.94 2.24

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2016 2017
Work-related Fatalities Rate per 1000 employees 0.0065 0.004

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017
Health Check Coverage for Employees % 94 97 97
Number of Production Safety Emergency Drills 1156 1214 1250
Percentage of Employees Covered by Safety Drills % 86 86 86

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017
Percentage of Trained Middle Management ratio 0.04389 0.04392 0.0608
Percentage of Trained Senior Management ratio 0.00268 0.00245 0.00209

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017
Average Training Hours (General Employees) hours 57.3 64.2 88.6
Average Training Hours (Middle Management) hours 66.4 79.8 88.1
Average Training Hours (Senior Management) hours 92 99.8 106.9
Average Training Hours per Employee hours 57.6 64.4 88.5

Number of suppliers by geographical region.

Standard Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017
Number of Total Suppliers 6235 7243 8039

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 2015 2016 2017
Percentage of Critical Suppliers Covered by CSR Audit % 100 100 100

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2017
Percentage of Suppliers Using Green Materials and Recycling Packaging % 100

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017
Complaint Growth Rate % None 4.4 -13.3
Number of Complaints Dealt with cases 101560 106020 91960
Total Number of Customer Complaints cases 101560 106020 91960

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

Standard Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017
Investment in Targeted Poverty Alleviation RMB 8430000000
Number of Volunteers among Employees persons 119000 131000 111000
Total Public Welfare Donations RMB 195650000 233950000 272250000
Total Volunteer Service Hours hours 483000 502000 568000