Global Corn Group Limited - Environmental & Social Information 2020

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Environmental, Social and Governance Report

ABOUT THIS REPORT

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MESSAGE	MESSAGE	FROM CHAIRMAN	3
1.	WORKPLACE QUALITY		4
	1.1	WORKPLACE CONDITIONS	4
	1.2	OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY	8
	1.3	OCCUPATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING	10
	1.4	LABOUR STANDARDS	11
2.	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION		13
	2.1	EMISSION	13
	2.2	USE OF RESOURCES	16
	2.3	EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL HABITATS	23
3.	OPERATING PRACTICES		24
	3.1	SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT	24
	3.2	PRODUCT SAFETY	28
	3.3	ANTI-CORRUPTION	34

4. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Environmental, Social and Governance Report 2019 Global Sweeteners Holdings Limited

ABOUT THIS REPORT

SCOPE

Global Sweeteners Holdings Limited (“GSH” or the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Group”) are principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of corn refined products and corn sweeteners, categorised into upstream and downstream products. We are aware that sustainable economic development and improvement of the livelihood of the population are the key trends in society. In order to ensure the sustainability and the harmonious relationship between the Group’s business and the environment, the Group recognises the importance of integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) aspects to enhance the Group’s daily operation and corporate governance perspective.

The content of this report is prepared in compliance with the Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting Guide set out in the Appendix 27 to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Listing Rules”). This Environmental, Social and Governance report (the “ESG Report”) covers the Group’s overall performance in two subject areas, namely, the Environmental and Social aspects in its operation sites in Changchun, Shanghai, Jinzhou and Dalian in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC” or “China”), as well as its headquarters in Hong Kong. This ESG Report covers the period from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019, unless otherwise stated.

MATERIALITY ASSESSMENT

The management and the staff of the Group’s respective operations have participated in the preparation of the ESG Report and assisted the Group in reviewing our operations, identifying relevant ESG issues and assessing the importance of related matters to our business and stakeholders. Based on the assessed significant ESG issues, a data collection questionnaire was prepared to collect information from relevant subsidiaries and business units of the Group. Interviews were also conducted with different employees to look into the details of various operations.

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

The Group values input and feedback of its stakeholders as they are closely connected to the Group’s sustainable development. Internal and external stakeholders have been involved in regular engagement activities to share views regarding the Group’s operations and performances, which are as shown below.

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Stakeholders Communication Channels
Shareholders and Investors • General Meeting and Other Investor Meetings
• Annual Reports and Interim Reports
• Announcements and Circulars
• Investor Relations Enquiry
• The Company’s Website
Employees • Employee Feedbacks
• Training Programmes and Team Building Activities
• Regular Performance Review
Customers and Suppliers • Meetings and Direct Engagements
• Industry Conferences and Events
• The Company’s Website
Public • The ESG Report
• Community Activities and Social Events
• The Company’s Website
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MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN

In recent years, the Chinese government has been promoting the concept of “green governance”（綠色治理） for sustainable development. It aims to build a community with “a shared future of mankind”（人類命運共同體）. The notion of green governance has become one of the core principles in formulating the nation’s development strategies. The target of the nation is to achieve significant improvement in the quality of environment by 2035. To do this, the investment in the environmental sector has been projected to exceed RMB15 trillion during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020) for building environmental infrastructures, promoting the use of renewable resources, etc.

For GSH, our philosophy of environmental conservation is rooted in our daily practices. Continuous efforts have been put in to improve operation efficiency and profitability. At the same time, we strive to balance amongst options to minimise our emission of waste during our production processes. Our research and development team also work on new technologies and applications that make our products ‘greener’ in every possible aspect. As consumers are increasingly aware of their environmental footprints, we strive to look for opportunities to develop green and healthy products that better suit market needs. It is always our target to achieve sustainable business without sacrificing the Mother Earth.

Apart from the environmental aspect, we also believe in good corporate governance and how it contributes to longterm value creation and success of an enterprise in the long-run. We understand that continuous effort shall be diligently dedicated to perfect our risk management and internal control systems from time to time.

Our employees are important assets of the Company. We have always dedicated our care to our people. Trainings and seminars were given to the management and the relevant staff to ensure our employees are equipped with the necessary toolkit and knowledge to perform their duties. We also strive to promote a working environment that is free from discrimination and corruption that would bring people together in unity and harmony. We embed our corporate culture of “Ethics forms the foundation of prosperity and harmony” into our Code of Conduct and pay attention to the physical and mental health of our employees as well as their career development. As in the past years, we continued to offer comprehensive training sessions, career development programmes, etc., to ensure our people continue to grow and be motivated. At the same time, we provided team building activities such as sports events, competition and other recreational activities for employees to participate in to create stronger bond among them.

Going forward, we would continue our efforts in building sustainable strategies for the Group and strive to deliver the utmost value to all our stakeholders as a whole.

Zhang Zihua Acting Chairman

April 2020

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Our employees are essential to the success of the Group. GSH values every contribution from its people which paves the way to success and emphasises the importance of a healthy and friendly working environment which laid a good foundation for its people to commit to the Group. GSH is keen to establish a corporate culture with selfdiscipline, inspirations and commitment. We aim to attract the best talents in the market, create a nurturing ground for both the Company and our people to grow and enjoy the fruits of our success together. Apart from offering competitive remuneration to our employees, GSH also provides them with trainings, career development and growth opportunities. GSH places high emphasis on workplace condition and safety. This is one of the keys to our success.

1.1 WORKPLACE CONDITIONS

1.1.1 Employment Structure

GSH currently has operations in Changchun, Shanghai and Jinzhou, with its headquarters in Hong Kong. Below charts show an overview of GSH’s employment structure:

Employees by Employment Type

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2019 2018
199 287
Fulltime Fulltime
Employees Employees
Temporary Temporary
Employees Employees
1,006 1,093
Employees by Gender
2019 2018
19% 20%
Male Male
Female Female
81% 80%
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Employees by Gender

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Employees by Age

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2019 2018
0% 0%
12% 15%
50 or above 50 or above
16%
18%
40-49 40-49
29% 30-39 30-39
32%
20-29 20-29
37%
41% 18-19 18-19
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Employees by Geographical Location

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2019 2018
0% 0%
1% 1%
Changchun Changchun
22%
23% Shanghai Shanghai
56% 56%
Jinzhou Jinzhou
Dalian Dalian
20% 21%
Hong Kong Hong Kong
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Remarks:

2019: figures as of 31 December 2019 2018: figures as of 31 December 2018

figures accounted for less than 0.5%

1.1.2 Turnover Rate

The Group’s turnover rate for the year 2019 was approximately 14% (2018: 11%). Among the total number of turnover staff, approximately 37% of them (2018: 39%) were temporary employees.

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The details of the turnover pattern are outlined in the tables below:

Turnover Rate by Geographical Region and Employment Type

2019	Fulltime Employees	Changchun 13	Shanghai 47	Jinzhou 54	Dalian 5	Hong Kong 1	Total 120
	Temporary Employees	0	0	70	0	0	70
	Total No. of Turnover Staff	13	47	124	5	1	190
	Turnover Rate 1)	5%	16%	16%	100% 2)	14%	16%
2018	Fulltime Employees	5	60	36	1	3	105
	Temporary Employees	4	0	63	0	0	67
	Total No. of Turnover Staff	9	60	99	1	3	172
	Turnover Rate	3%	18%	12%	20%	33%	12%

Turnover Rate by Age and Employment Type

		50 or above	40-49	30-39	20-29	18-19	Total
2019	Fulltime Employees	16	20	46	37	1	120
	Temporary Employees	38	26	6	0	0	70
	Total No. of Turnover Staff	54	46	52	37	1	190
	% to Total Turnover Staff	28%	24%	27%	20%	1%	100%
2018	Fulltime Employees	2	17	30	56	0	105
	Temporary Employees	30	29	8	0	0	67
	Total No. of Turnover Staff	32	46	38	56	0	172
	% to Total Turnover Staff	18%	27%	22%	33%	0%	100%

Remarks:

2019: figures for the period from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019

2018: figures for the period from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018

1) Internal transfer under the Group was not counted in turnover rate.
2) As the operation in Dalian has been terminated during the year pending for deregistration, the employment contracts with all the staff in Dalian have all been terminated.

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1.1.3 Working Hours

Working hours for all employees under the Group in the PRC are in compliance with the local labour regulations including the “Labour Law of the People’s Republic of China” and the “Law of the People’s Republic of China on Employment Contracts”.

For operations in the PRC, office workers work 5 days a week with 8 hours a day. Workers at production sites work on shifts, 8 hours a shift. In any case where overtime work is required, overtime payment will be rewarded to employees as required under the PRC labour law. Employees’ rest days and public holidays are formulated in line with the labour regulations in the PRC. Details of working hours, rest days and public holidays are outlined in the employment contracts for all employees.

All employees in Hong Kong work 5 days a week with 8 hours a day and enjoy rest days, public holidays and paid annual leave during employment. Those are in line with labour legislation in Hong Kong.

1.1.4 Staff Welfare and Benefits

GSH believes a highly motivated working team will be crucial to the development of the Company. Employees’ remuneration packages are based on their job performance and reviewed individually every year to maintain competitiveness. Apart from this, employees have comprehensive medical, accidental and disability insurance coverage and retirement schemes (such as the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes).

All GSH employees have insurance coverage as required by law and the Company complies with all the labour regulations and procedures, including the followings:

Labour Law of the People’s Republic of China（《中華人民共和國勞動法》）
Law of the People’s Republic of China on Employment Contracts（《中華人民共和國勞動合同法》）
Social Insurance Law of the People’s Republic of China（《中華人民共和國社會保險法》）
Work Related Injury Insurance Regulations（《工傷保險條例》）
Measures of Shanghai Municipality on the Basic Medical Insurance for Urban Employees（《上海市城鎮職工基本醫療保險辦法》）
Employment Ordinance (Hong Kong)（《僱傭條例》（香港））
Minimum Wage Ordinance (Hong Kong)（《最低工資條例》（香港））
Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance (Hong Kong)（《強制性公積金計劃條例》（香港））
Employees’ Compensation Ordinance (Hong Kong)（《僱員補償條例》（香港））

Apart from this, the Group also provides welfare housing for eligible employees in the PRC. Applicants for welfare housing will be assessed by their service term and overall performance.

During traditional Chinese festivals, it is the Group’s practice to give away gifts such as foodstuff and necessity to employees. The Group would also provide assistance to employees whose families are in difficulties from time to time.

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1.2 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

GSH is committed to providing a safe and non-hazardous working environment for all staff. Apart from keeping update on the latest regulations by local and national authorities and government bodies, GSH reviews the working environment in each operation sites from time to time to ensure the health and safety of all staff. Such measures include those internal control procedures such as setting up a work safety inspection team (the “Inspection Team”) to inspect the workflow procedures in the production sites from time to time, reporting any work-related accidents, remedies and improvement measures to be taken to the management in a timely manner, etc. All employees are trained before they commence carrying out their duties to ensure they are fit for the job and continuous training are provided to minimise chance of workrelated accidents.

1.2.1 Work-Related Accidents

There was no work-related fatal event (2018: nil) during 2019.

During 2019, there was one (2018: nil) work-related accident happened in the Group’s Changchun production site, one (2018: three) in Shanghai production site and four (2018: four) in Jinzhou production site. The accident in Changchun production site happened as a worker cut his thumb during operation of machinery; while the accident in Shanghai production site happened as the worker fell from height when carrying out job duties. As for the four accidents happened in Jinzhou, one happened when the worker slipped during equipment check, while the other three were due to carelessness of the workers. These accidents all resulted in minor body injuries. Immediately after the accidents happened, the management in Changchun, Shanghai and Jinzhou production sites formed an investigation team to strengthen inspection during work and to carry out measures for preventing such incidents from happening again in future. Extra training sessions were provided to workers on work safety and machinery operation to educate them on the awareness of self-protection after the accidents happened. For the year ended 31 December 2019, lost days due to injuries were 253 days (2018: 400 days). Apart from what have been disclosed above, there was no other major work-related accident or disaster during 2019 (2018: nil).

Details of the work-related accidents are as follows:

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Causes of work-related accidents in 2019
Operation Manipulating Slippery Discharging Careless
Locations Equipment Surfaces Goods Mistakes Others Total
C LD C LD *C LD C LD C LD *C LD
Changchun 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
Shanghai 0 0 1 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 120
Jinzhou 0 0 1 32 0 0 3 96 0 0 4 128
Dalian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 5 2 152 0 0 3 96 0 0 6 253
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C: Number of work-related accidents cases

** LD: Number of lost days

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				Causes of work-related	Causes of work-related	Causes of work-related	accidents in 2018	accidents in 2018
Operation	Manipulating		Slippery		Discharging		Careless
Locations	Equipment		Surfaces		Goods		Mistakes		Others		Total
	*C	**LD	*C	**LD	*C	**LD	*C	**LD	*C	**LD	*C	**LD
Changchun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shanghai	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	80	1	247	3	327
Jinzhou	4	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	73
Dalian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
HongKong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	4	73	0	0	0	0	2	80	1	247	7	400

C: Number of work-related accidents cases

** LD: Number of lost days

1.2.2 Implementation and Monitor of Occupational Health and Safety Measures

All operations under GSH comply with the labour law and safety regulations by local as well as national governments. List of laws and regulations regarding the Group’s compliance are as followings:

Production Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China（《中華人民共和國安全生產法》）
Work Related Injury Insurance Regulations（《工傷保險條例》）
Guides to Define Work Related Injuries（《工傷認定辦法》）
Code of Occupational Disease Prevention of PRC（《中華人民共和國職業病防治法》）
Regulation for Safety Management of Dangerous Chemicals（《危險化學品安全管理條例》）
Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance (Hong Kong)（《職業安全及健康條例》（香港））

The Group has its own tailor-made work manual (the “Manual(s)”) for employees, which incorporates all the occupational health and safety procedures. The Manuals are designed to comply with the regulations/laws above. The Group also set up the Inspection Team to ensure the implementation of these procedures. The Inspection Team carries out weekly inspection to ensure workplace safety and avoid any potential risk, reviews and improves the Manual from time to time and offers internal training to staff. The Manual also includes aftermath procedures in case of emergency or accidents.

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1.3 OCCUPATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING

GSH invests in the personal and career development of its employees. Career development and advancement opportunities are provided to dedicated staff. To improve employee’s knowledge and skills to discharge duties at work, employees in different posts are provided with tailor-made training programmes, regardless of their gender and background, by both in-house and external institutions to ensure their performance are in line with the Company’s expectations and the changing market.

The Group also actively promotes good corporate governance by offering chances for senior management and executives to attend seminars or forums organised by regulators or other professional authorities on topics such as corporate governance best practices, handling price sensitive information, risk management and updates on the latest Listing Rules, etc. Such training materials will be translated and circulated to the board of directors of the Company as well as subordinate staff in different departments as internal training materials. Internal trainings are given to the board of directors of the Company as part of the corporate governance practices.

1.3.1 Training Programmes for Employees in China

Ordinary staff:

All subsidiaries under GSH follow the Group’s training requirements and tailor-made/specific training programmes are offered fairly to staff in different posts. All employees attend internal training programmes before commencement of work (including introduction of production processes, operation manual of machineries, work skills training, work safety procedures, management structure and corporate governance, etc.).

On top of this, on-the-job trainings such as work skills training, career planning guidance and training for promoted staff are provided for employees’ continuous career development and improvement of their work skills. Implementation of staff training is taken by the human resources department, based on the assessment and recommendations by the head of each department on the needs and requirements for their relevant staff to formulate the standards, contents and plan for staff training every year. Assessment tests, examinations and questionnaires are given to staff after training to assess the effectiveness and results. Quiz competitions and forums are held regularly by the Group for staff to assess the effectiveness of and exchange their ideas on the training programmes.

In light of the industrial accidents occurred in the Group’s Changchun, Shanghai and Jinzhou production sites (details please refer to 1.2.1), occupational safety training has been arranged for the production staff in the above-mentioned production sites in 2019.

In 2019, the Group’s ordinary staff in the PRC received an average of 12.3 hours of training (2018: 12.4 hours). Percentage of ordinary staff trained was approximately 95% (2018: 92%).

Managerial grade or above:

For managerial grade or above, they are provided with both in-house and external training programmes sponsored by the Group, such as seminars or talks by external parties on specific topics occasionally or according to market needs. Employees at managerial grade or above may attend training sessions on topics such as professional knowledge, corporate culture, sales and marketing, occupational safety, management enhancement and policy implementation programmes. Such training sessions were carried out by way of seminars, video training sessions and reading sessions. Certain subsidiaries under the Group offer training sessions for managerial grade or above employees on food safety, cost control and career planning.

In 2019, staff at managerial grade or above in the Group’s PRC operations received an average of 12.2 hours of training (2018: 11.7 hours). Percentage of managerial grade or above staff trained was 100% (2018: 100%).

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1.3.2 Training Programmes for Employees at the Headquarters in Hong Kong

Ordinary staff:

All new employees are given an introduction session on the Company’s operation, corporate governance and corporate culture. All employees are given a copy of the Company’s employee handbook as guidelines. Internal and external trainings in relation to professional knowledge and the Listing Rules are also provided via seminars and reading sessions on a continuous basis.

Continuing education allowance scheme has been provided by the Company to all employees in the Hong Kong office since 2016 to stimulate employees to accelerate professional development. In 2019, the Group’s ordinary staff in Hong Kong received an average of 53 hours of training (2018: 47 hours). Percentage of ordinary staff trained was 100% (2018: 83%).

Managerial grade or above:

Trainings for senior management mainly cover the following aspects: corporate governance, business management and administration, professional knowledge and the Listing Rules. Such trainings are in the form of lectures organised by the Company. Apart from this, the company secretary of the Company will update the Company’s management from time to time regarding the latest changes in the Listing Rules and guidelines from The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited to ensure their work are in compliance with the Listing Rules.

In 2019, staff in managerial grade or above in the Group’s Hong Kong office received an average of 10.8 hours of training (2018: 17.6 hours). Percentage of managerial grade or above staff trained was 100% (2018: 100%).

1.4 LABOUR STANDARDS

GSH has stringent recruitment procedures to avoid child or forced labour. The Group’s labour standards and recruitment procedures are in compliance with all the local as well as national labour regulations. The human resources department of each subsidiary will handle all staff-related matters including recruitment, remuneration, training and other welfares to make sure the Group complies with the relevant labour regulations.

Recruitment and employment under GSH are in strict compliance with all the local and national labour laws and regulations, including the followings:

Labour Law of the People’s Republic of China（《中華人民共和國勞動法》）
Law of the People’s Republic of China on Employment Contracts（《中華人民共和國勞動合同法》）
Minority Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China（《中華人民共和國未成年人保護法》）
Provision on the Prohibition of Child Labour（《禁止使用童工規定》）
Provision on Special Protection Against Under Aged Labour（《未成年工特殊保護規定》）
Employment Ordinance (Hong Kong)（《僱傭條例》（香港））
Employment of Children Regulations (Hong Kong)（《僱用兒童規例》（香港））

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1.4.1 Recruitment Procedures and Standards

As a part of recruitment and internal procedures, use of child or forced labour is prohibited in the Group and this is explicitly cited in the recruitment guidelines of each subsidiary under the Group. The Group has maintained a database of the qualifications and requirements for different positions and a well-established structure for each department in each subsidiary. Such information would serve as a guideline for recruiting new staff to fit in the position under recruitment. Department supervisors would notify and apply for recruitment of new positions or replacement to the human resources department. The human resources department would assess the application and approve or disapprove based on the results of assessment. Recruitment channels of the Group include recruitment agencies, recruitment websites, campus recruitment and internal referral. Respective candidates should pass written tests and interviews and verification of academic qualifications and identity. The human resources department will arrange the signing of a formal employment contract upon confirmation and keep file of all personal data of each employee as required by the relevant Labour Law.

1.4.2 Remedial Measures in Case of Non-compliance

In case of non-compliance on child or forced labour, the Group would report the case to the Police and the local Labour Bureau immediately and provide any appropriate assistance to the victim(s), including sending the victim(s) back home. The Group would endeavour to ensure the employees of its subsidiaries to co-operate with the Police and the Labour Bureau during the investigation of the crime. If it is found to be the act of negligence of the employee of the Group that caused the crime, the Group would immediately terminate the employment contract with the relevant employee and compensate any loss and damage which has been caused to the victim(s). However, if it is found that such crime was caused by fraudulence, the Group would take any necessary legal action against the fraudster.

The Group has not been involved in any case of non-compliance on child or forced labour in 2019 (2018: nil).

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Ecosystem integrity is extremely important to our natural habitat. An imbalanced ecosystem will disrupt global climate and food supply. It is thus important for us to behave and contribute in a way to minimise our footprints that lead to climate change. Although climate change has not been impacting our business significantly to date, we are trying to minimise our footprint on the environment to slow down the process. Since the major raw material of the Group is corn kernels, a crop which is susceptible to climate change, the harvest of corn will directly affect the business of the Group. Apart from that, extreme climate resulting from climate change will disrupt transportation network and change consumption patterns of consumers overall. As such, the Group has strong awareness on environmental conservation and places it as important as our business development. It is the Group’s mission to maintain environmental sustainability together with its business growth.

To achieve this, the management of the Group is committed to:

continuously improve production efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emission through our research and development (“R&D”);
reduce waste disposal and impose stringent wastewater treatment standards against the discharge of pollutants;
promote use of recycled materials and renewable resources;
promote sustainable use of energy, water, crops and other raw materials;
promote energy conservation;
minimise the impact on biodiversity and ecosystem;
comply with the relevant environmental regulations in all production facilities.

2.1 EMISSION

The Group has supervising team (the “Supervising Team(s)”) set up in each subsidiary to monitor emission of gas, discharge of waste water and generation of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes. The Supervising Teams are responsible for the formulation of emission/discharge control procedures and environmental protection measures, regular check and evaluation of emission standards, and ensuring those standards are in compliance with the relevant national and local environmental regulations. Upon the request from the Environmental Protection Bureau, each subsidiary would also submit emissions and discharges samples for random check.

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2.1.1 Types of Emissions and Respective Emission Data

During the production processes of the Group, certain amount of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, wastewater and cinders would be emitted/discharged. The emission data are outlined in the tables below:

Summary of the Types of Emission and Emission Data in 2019

Operation Locations Greenhouse Gases Sulfur Dioxide (metric tonne) Nitrogen Oxide (metric tonne) Changchun 0 0 Shanghai 0 13 Jinzhou 217 227	Operation Locations Greenhouse Gases Sulfur Dioxide (metric tonne) Nitrogen Oxide (metric tonne) Changchun 0 0 Shanghai 0 13 Jinzhou 217 227	Wastewater (metric tonne)	Cinders (metric tonne)
	Nitrogen Oxide (metric tonne)

	0	232,819	0
	13	443,416	0
	227	975,381	7,432
Total 217
	240	1,651,616	7,432

Summary of the Types of Emission and Emission Data in 2018

	Greenhouse	Gases
Operation	Sulfur Dioxide	Nitrogen Oxide	Wastewater	Cinders
Locations	(metric tonne)	(metric tonne)	(metric tonne)	(metric tonne)
Changchun	0	0	180,282	0
Shanghai	0	33	514,953	0
Jinzhou	149	198	1,273,127	3,500
Total	149	231	1,968,362	3,500

Remarks:

2019: figures for the period from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 2018: figures for the period from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018

As emission level varies with product mix, it may be different from year to year. The increase in production volume of high-end products has raised the discharge of wastewater in the Changchun production site. Meanwhile, the adoption of lower quality coal in the power plant in Jinzhou site has resulted in an increase in greenhouse gases emission. The management in Jinzhou has evaluated the pros and cons of the adoption of lower quality coal in terms of emission levels and cost-savings and adjusted its procurement plan accordingly. As a result, total emission amount of Changchun and Jinzhou production site went up as compared to the previous year.

The emission standards in the PRC have no written standard on the quantity emitted. However, the Environmental Protection Bureau in the PRC has written guidelines on the emission concentration and quality. These guidelines are written on the “Emission Permit” issued by the local Environmental Protection Bureau to the subsidiaries of the Group, or as updated from time to time.

The Group’s production processes would emit certain greenhouse gases such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. In case of the emission level goes beyond emission standards, the Supervising Teams will alert the relevant division in the production department and the production plant immediately to fix the problem. In addition, real time monitoring devices are placed at all discharge outlets of the Group’s facilities and connected with the local Environmental Protection Bureau’s network to keep track of emission data. Such data is also subject to real time monitor by the Environment Protection Information Centre of the City as well as the Provincial Environmental Protection Information Centre.

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All major production sites of the Group in the PRC (except the one in Xinglongshan which uses the wastewater treatment services provided by the subsidiary of the Group’s parent company, Global Biochem Technology Group Company Limited) have their own wastewater treatment facilities in place to remove physical, chemical and biological contaminants from wastewater (from both industrial and domestic sewage in the production sites), with the objective to produce an environmentallysafe sewage discharges and recycle uses. The Group’s Supervising Teams monitor the discharges of wastewater by the wastewater treatment facilities of the Group every hour through sample testing to ensure the pH value, COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) value and discharge volume of the wastewater are in line with the relevant laws and regulations. Similar with the emission of greenhouse gases, monitoring devices are placed at all discharge outlets of the Group’s wastewater treatment facilities and connected with the local Environmental Protection Bureau’s network to keep track of emission data such as COD value. Such data is also subject to real time monitor by the Environment Protection Information Centre of the City as well as the Provincial Environmental Protection Information Centre.

With respect to the cinder produced by the power plants, it will be sold as raw material for the production of cinder blocks after treatment.

In 2019, the Group’s emission and discharge of wastes are in compliance with local laws and regulations. No penalty notice nor warning has been received by the Group during 2019 (2018: nil).

2.1.2 Compliance with the Relevant Laws and Regulations on Emissions

All subsidiaries under GSH are in strict compliance with the relevant laws and regulations on emission amounts, emission standards and the monitoring of emission data. These laws and regulations include:

Environmental Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China（《中華人民共和國環境保護法》）
Law of the People’s Republic of China on Conserving Energy（《中華人民共和國節約能源法》）
Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution
（《中華人民共和國大氣污染防治法》）
Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution（《中華人民共和國水污染防治法》）
Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution Caused by Solid Waste（《中華人民共和國固體廢物污染環境防治法》）
Catalogue of Classified Management of Pollutant Discharge Permits for Stationary Pollution Sources (2019 Version)（《固定污染源排污許可分類管理名錄（2019 年版）》）
The Administrative Measure for Pollutant Discharge Licensing (for Trial Implementation)（《排污許可管理辦法（試行）》）
Reform Program of the Ecological Environmental Damage Compensation System（《生態環境損害賠償制度改革方案》）
Policies for Technologies Used to Prevent and Clean up Pollution in the Sugar Industry（《製糖工業污染防治技術政策》）
Discharge Standard of Water Pollutants for Sugar Industry（《製糖工業水污染物排放標準》）
Discharge Standard for Municipal Sewerage System（《污水排入城鎮下水道水質標準》）

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Integrated Standard of Wastewater Discharge of Shanghai City（《上海市污水綜合排放標準》）
Integrated Standard of Wastewater Discharge of Liaoning Province（《遼寧省污水綜合排放標準》）
Emission Standard of Air Pollutants from Industrial Kilns and Furnaces（《工業爐窯大氣污染物排放標準》）
Emission Standard of Air Pollutants from Thermal Power Plants（《火電廠大氣污染物排放標準》）
Emission Standard for Air Pollutants from Boilers（《鍋爐大氣污染物排放標準》）
Emission Standard for Industrial Enterprises Noise at Boundary（《工業企業廠界環境噪聲排放標準》）

2.1.3 Recycle Use of Wastewater

With respect to water conservation, part of the wastewater of the Group will be recycled after wastewater treatment and biological treatment. Recycled water will be used as cooling agent in production and daily use such as cleaning and as flushing water. Apart from wastewater, certain catalysts used during the production process could also be recycled after rinsing and filtration.

2.2 USE OF RESOURCES

The production processes of the Group would involve the consumption of water, electricity, steam, coal and packaging materials. As the majority of the Group’s products are food grade products, it is crucial for the Group to source water from reliable source. Therefore, source of water of the Group comes mainly from the local water supplies with a portion of recycled water. For electricity, as most of the Group’s production sites have a power plant in place, nearly 35% (2018: 33%) of the electricity needs for the Group’s production is supplied by the power plant internally. All the steam required for production is generated by the boilers in the power plants. Coal and packaging materials are sourced from the market by bids and tenders. To ensure the quality of the suppliers and their services, all suppliers should pass the Group’s standard verification procedures and quality assurance process before being recognised as the Group’s suppliers.

Regarding the use of resources, all subsidiaries under the Group are encouraged to take part in energy conservation scheme to promote environmental awareness amongst the employees. Results of energy conservation are included as one of the parameters in the annual appraisal of each subsidiaries as well as individual staff.

2.2.1 Summary of Consumption of Water, Electricity, Steam and Coal

Total Consumption of Water, Electricity, Steam and Coal

2019	Water (metric tonne) 1,974,642	Electricity (‘000 kwh) 100,744	Steam (metric tonne) 821,916	Coal (metric tonne) 132,185
2018	2,448,867	115,974	876,217	150,672
Change	(19%)	(13%)	(6%)	(12%)

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Water Consumption by Facility Locations

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(’000 metric tonne)
1,750
1,500
1,250
1,000
750
500
250
- Changchun Shanghai Jinzhou
2019 108 581 1,286
2018 108 736 1,605
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Electricity Consumption by Facility Locations

- 30,000 15,000 60,000 45,000 90,000 75,000 105,000 Changchun Shanghai Jinzhou 6,686 11,310 82,748 5,336 11,220 99,418 2019 2018 (’000 kwh)	- 30,000 15,000 60,000 45,000 90,000 75,000 105,000 Changchun Shanghai Jinzhou 6,686 11,310 82,748 5,336 11,220 99,418 2019 2018 (’000 kwh)	- 30,000 15,000 60,000 45,000 90,000 75,000 105,000 Changchun Shanghai Jinzhou 6,686 11,310 82,748 5,336 11,220 99,418 2019 2018 (’000 kwh)	- 30,000 15,000 60,000 45,000 90,000 75,000 105,000 Changchun Shanghai Jinzhou 6,686 11,310 82,748 5,336 11,220 99,418 2019 2018 (’000 kwh)
- 30,000 15,000 60,000 45,000 90,000 75,000 05,000	Changchun Shanghai Jinzhou 6,686 11,310 82,748 5,336 11,220 99,418
	Changchun	Shanghai	Jinzhou
2019	6,686	11,310	82,748
2018	5,336	11,220	99,418

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Steam Consumption by Facility Locations

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(metric tonne)
750,000
600,000
450,000
300,000
150,000
- Changchun Shanghai Jinzhou
2019 69,387 138,000 614,529
2018 52,047 155,930 668,240
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Coal Consumption by Facility Locations

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(metric tonne)
175,000
150,000
125,000
100,000
75,000
50,000
25,000
- Changchun Shanghai Jinzhou
2019 0 0 132,185
2018 0 0 150,672
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Remarks:

Overall consumption of water, electricity, steam and coal of the Group’s production facilities in 2019 decreased compared to that of 2018, which was mainly attributable to decreased output in 2019.

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Consumption of Water, Electricity, Steam and Coal by Upstream and Downstream Production

2019	Water (metric tonne)	Electricity (‘000 kwh)	Steam (metric tonne)	Coal (metric tonne)
Upstream	1,256,572	80,433	589,271	132,185
Downstream	718,070	20,311	232,645	0

2018
Upstream	1,476,534	93,838	597,821	150,672
Downstream	972,333	22,136	278,396	0

Unit Consumption of Water, Electricity, Steam and Coal Per Metric Tonne Product Produced

	Water (metric tonne)	Electricity (kwh)	Steam (metric tonne)	Coal (metric tonne)
2019	2.61	133.30	1.09	0.17
2018	2.79	132.13	1.00	0.17
Change	(6%)	1%	9%	0%

Remarks:

As different products have different resource consumption patterns, unit consumption varies due to changes in product mix.

Unit Consumption of Per Metric Tonne Product Produced by Geographic Location

Unit Consumption of Per Metric Tonne Product Produced in 2019

Operation Locations Water (metric tonne) Changchun 1.37 Shanghai 3.32 Jinzhou 2.56	Electricity (kwh)	Steam (metric tonne)	Coal (metric tonne)

	85.22	0.88	N/A
	64.59	0.79	N/A
	164.78	1.22	0.26
Average 2.61
	133.30	1.09	0.26

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Unit Consumption of Per Metric Tonne Product Produced in 2018

Operation	Water	Electricity	Steam	Coal
Locations	(metric tonne)	(kwh)	(metric tonne)	(metric tonne)
Changchun	1.27	62.66	0.61	N/A
Shanghai	3.55	54.11	0.75	N/A
Jinzhou	2.74	169.89	1.14	0.26
Average	2.79	132.13	1.00	0.26

Remarks:

As different products have different resource consumption patterns, unit consumption varies due to changes in product mix.

Unit Consumption of Per Metric Tonne Product Produced by Upstream and Downstream Production

		Water (metric tonne)	Electricity (kwh)	Steam (metric tonne)	Coal (metric tonne)
2019
Upstream	1)	2.63	168.19	1.23	0.28
Downstream		2.59	73.19	0.84	0.00
2018
Upstream		2.88	183.01	1.17	0.29
Downstream		2.66	60.65	0.76	0.00

Remarks:

2019: figures for the period from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 2018: figures for the period from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018

1) Unit consumption per metric tonne of upstream product decreased as a result of improved facility utilisation of the upstream operation in Jinzhou site in 2019.

2.2.2 Conservation of Resources

GSH has strong awareness of resource conservation. Continuous R&D work on raising the efficiency use of energy, water and steam is our major focus. The Group’s R&D team is dedicated to improve the facilities and production technology to achieve conservation of resources. Their achievements have been recognised and this is shown by the awards and recognition received in the past years.

The Group has formulated a “Guidelines on Resource Consumption” for all its subsidiaries to ensure efficient use of energy, water, steam and other raw materials. To increase employees’ awareness of resource conservation, the Group also incorporates production efficiency and resource conservation scheme results into the annual appraisal of individual staff. Apart from this, maintenance works and system check are carried out on all machineries and facilities on regular basis to keep them in good condition and ensure production safety.

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2.2.3 Consumption of Fuel

Consumption of Fuel by Type

	Gasoline (Litre)	Diesel (Litre)	Total (Litre)
2019	16,336	1,004,866	1,021,202
2018	17,950	1,095,599	1,113,549
Change	(9%)	(8%)	(8%)	1)

Remarks:

1) The decrease in consumption of fuel in 2019 was mainly attributable to the overall reduced production in the production sites.

Consumption of Fuel by Purpose

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2019 2018
Office Use Office Use
1% Management 4%
Use Management
Use
1%
2%
Production- Production-
Related Uses Related Uses
98% 94%
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Remarks:

Production-related uses include fuel consumption in relation to transportation of raw materials and products.

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2.2.4 Consumption of Packaging Materials

Major packaging materials the Group uses are plastic pails and packaging bags, depending on the storage requirements of the products and the specifications on customer’s orders. The Group encourages the recycle use of packing materials. Among them, most plastic pails could be recycled and reused. To encourage customers to participate in the recycle of packaging materials, the Group requires each of its customers to pay a deposit equivalent to the cost of the plastic pails. In case of failure of return or damage, the Group will deduct the amount from the deposit as penalty. In addition, the Group continuously explores new packaging materials and transportation mode that are more environmental-friendly and cost saving.

Consumption of Packaging Materials of the Group

2019	Plastic Pails (Unit) 37,446	Packaging Bags (Unit) 1,724,264	Total Consumption (Unit) 1,761,710	Unit Consumption (Unit) 2.33
2018	65,859	1,733,625	1,799,484	2.05
Change	(43%)	(1%)	(2%)	14%

Recycle Use of Packaging Materials of the Group

	Recyclable Reusable (Unit)	Recyclable Obsolete (Unit)	Non-Recyclable Sold (Unit)	Total (Unit)
2019	339,838	11,746	1,749,964	2,101,548
2018	201,068	25,721	1,773,763	2,000,552
Change	69%	(54%)	(1%)	5%

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2.3 EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL HABITATS

The ecosystem plays an important part in our life. It maintains the stability of our natural habitat which provides us with what we need. The maintenance of biodiversity is crucial for a healthy mechanism of the ecosystem. As the major raw material of the Group is corn kernel, the distortion of the ecosystem and the environment will have immediate effect on our operation. GSH is dedicated to maintain biodiversity and minimise the footprints on the environment.

The operation and production processes of the Group have minimal effects on the natural environment. As described in the previous sections, emission of greenhouse gases and wastewater of the Group are in compliance with the relevant regulations, while cinders and a portion of wastewater are treated for recycle use. In terms of the use of resources, conservation of resources with high efficiency and exploration of recycle use of materials are highly promoted among the Group’s members. Nevertheless, the Group will continuously study and research for ways to further minimise our footprints on the environment.

On top of this, the Group also promotes office and production automation to reduce consumption of paper and unnecessary exhaustion of other raw materials. All data and information regarding daily operation such as procurement, production, sales and finance are digitally created, collected, stored, analysed and relayed to accomplish basic tasks. At the production plants, production procedures and manipulation of machineries are all automated to ensure precision and lower consumption of paper for production records, etc. Every employees of the Group are advocates of resource conservation. Recycle use of paper is a common practice within the Group.

Below is a summary of paper consumption of the Group:

Operation Locations	Operation Locations	2019	2018	Change
Changchun		660,000	825,000	(20%)
Shanghai 1)		127,451	76,681	66%
Jinzhou		59,480	80,700	(26%)
Dalian		0	500	(100%)
HongKong	2)	285,826	345,440	(17%)
Total		1,132,757	1,328,321	(15%)

Remarks:

1) Paper consumption in Shanghai production site increased as a result of the handling of more audit and other related documents as required by the customers.
2) The paper consumption of the Group’s Hong Kong office includes the paper consumption with respect to the preparation for the publication of circulars, annual reports and interim reports, as well as the daily paper consumption in office.

During the year, with the aim of reducing our impact on the ecosystem, we continued to use environmentalfriendly paper when printing our annual reports and interim reports.

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Sustainable development covers not only environmental aspects but also social ones. To our customers, product safety ranks at the top of our priority list. Apart from ensuring product hygiene and safety during production processes, supply chain management is a continuous focus of the Group. Supplying quality and safe products to customers not only builds the reputation and brand name of the Group, but also exhibits our social responsibility to the community. On the other hand, to provide a nurturing ground for the healthy growth of the industry, the Group is dedicated to uphold a lawful operating environment. We continuously educate our staff on business conduct. Corruption, bribery, fraud or any form of crimes are strictly prohibited. We also have whistleblowing and investigation procedures in place to reinforce the integrity of the Group.

3.1 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Ensuring product quality and safety has always been the mission of GSH. The Group has stringent control in every process, from supply chain management, production processes, packaging, to delivery to customers. With respect to supply chain management, the Group has respective guidelines and policies in place for all staff when carrying out their duties.

3.1.1 Engaging Suppliers

For the engagement of suppliers, the Group implements a stringent supplier certification process. Every supplier is required to go through a list of assessment procedures before getting qualified as the Group’s supplier.

3.1.1.1 Corn Procurement Procedures

The Group procures corn kernels, the Group’s major raw material, in the corn producing regions in Northeast China. Most of the corn was purchased directly from farmers and traders. As a major raw material for production, the Group adopts stringent quality control/assurance process during the corn procurement process. Below is a summary of the flow of corn procurement adopted by GSH:

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Farmers deliver corn kernels to GSH production sites

SAMPLING

The QA1) department gets samples from each batch of corn

QUALITY CHECK

2) Samples are sent for the QC department to test wat ~~er~~ content, quality classification, ash or impurities, etc.

Fail

Pass

DATABASE

The procurement department records the details of the batch QC results, together with the farmers’ personal information such as ID card copy, origin of production, etc. Such record will be given to the farmers for their record as well

REJECT DISAPPROVED

CORN KERNELS

Samples fail to pass the QC test will not be approved or accepted

WEIGHING

The truck loaded with corn kernels will be weighted before unloading the corn kernels into the warehouse

UNLOADING

The truck will be directed to the warehouse for unloading. The process will be monitored by the procurement department to ensure the quality of the corn kernels and check if there are any visible impurities

DOCUMENT CHECK

At every procedure described above, the relevant department will check and sign/chop on the QA form as a proof of completion. The warehouse will check and certify the documents as a final check point before issuance of invoice

In situation when the batch of corn kernels has high level of impurities

RETURN OR DISCOUNT

Corn kernels with high content of impurities will either be returned or discounted with reference to impurities content

SETTLEMENT

Based on the documents which detail the quality, water content and impurities of the corn to be discounted, the warehouse will issue an invoice to the farmer for confirmation and collection of funds from the finance department

Remarks:

1) QA: Quality Assurance

2) QC: Quality Control

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3.1.1.2 Maintenance of Suppliers Database (for procurements other than corn)

The procurement department plays an important role in the screening and engagement of suppliers. The primary focus of the procurement department is to conduct market researches, maintain a database of suppliers and update suppliers’ information on regular basis. The procurement department will examine each supplier in the following aspects:

Aspects	Details
Company	Examine supplier’s business registration, production approval, examination
Qualifications	report of the product and other related documents to justify the supplier
	has the relevant qualifications, ability and capacity to produce.
Company Background	Assess supplier in terms of its operation, credit worthiness, management
	system, environmental awareness and lawfulness. Supplier who has good
	operation and credit worthiness and has least impact on the environment
	would be preferred. Food safety is another major consideration during the
	assessment process. Supplier with stringent control in production safety
	and hygiene with no records of violation of food safety laws will pass the
	assessment.
Product Quality	For raw material and packaging suppliers, they should submit samples
Assurance	for assessment and testing before delivery. The test will be based on
	the relevant national or industry standards. Suppliers are also required
	to submit food safety and/or quality assurance documents issued by
	government bodies for certain types of raw materials (food related).
Pricing	Pricing is another major aspect that the panel would look into to get the
	best quality with the best price. The principal objective is to ensure the
	Group operates at the lowest cost without sacrificing quality.
Delivery	Continuously check on the samples from supplier’s delivery, product/
	service quality as well as the timeliness of delivery.
Customers Service	Assess supplier’s responsiveness and timeliness regarding order placement,
	delivery and after sale service.

The assessment reports of the suppliers will be filed properly and those suppliers which passed the assessments by the procurement department will be updated in the database.

3.1.1.3 Screening and Engaging Suppliers (for procurements other than corn)

Every year end, each subsidiary of GSH will submit its annual procurement plan which lays down the details of the procurement items/services (including machineries, production raw materials and daily consumables) to the procurement department for approval. The procurement department will then assess if the proposed items and quantities are justified. After the plan is approved, the procurement department will provide a list of suppliers for the corresponding items (at least 3 suppliers for each item) from its database. The procurement department will review and assess the suppliers with reference to the reports and the suppliers’ quotation. It will also consider engaging more than one supplier for the same item to avoid over-reliance on a single supplier.

After the procurement plan is finalised, each subsidiary will enter into a supply contract with the assigned supplier which outlined the details of the purchase and the obligations and rights of each party.

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3.1.1.4 Suppliers’ Quality Assurance and Order Follow Up (for procurements other than corn)

To monitor the quality of the suppliers’ goods and services, the QA department will carry out random check periodically. For those suppliers whose goods or service qualities fail to meet the Group’s requirement, they will be panelised (such as refunds, delayed payment or return of goods, etc.). For serious and/or continuous misconduct, they will be blacklisted and disqualified as the Group’s suppliers.

3.1.2 Numbers of Suppliers (for procurements other than corn)

Summary of Numbers of Suppliers by Categories and Locations in 2019

Operation			Raw	Packaging				Total by
Locations		Machinery	Materials	Materials	Utilities	Logistics	Others	Locations
Changchun		38 1)	15	7	1	8	5	74
Shanghai		6	22	8	3	6	3	48
Jinzhou		7	8	3	4	7	0	29
Dalian		0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total by Categories	2)	51	45	18	8	21	8	151

Summary of Numbers of Suppliers by Categories and Locations in 2018

Operation			Raw	Packaging				Total by	Total by
Locations		Machinery	Materials	Materials	Utilities	Logistics	Others	Locations
Changchun		1	8	4	1	9	0		23
Shanghai		6	21	7	3	6	3		46
Jinzhou		6	8	5	4	7	0		30
Dalian		0	0	0	0	0	0		0
Total by Categories	2)	13	37	16	8	22	3		99

Remarks:

1) The numbers of suppliers for machinery in Changchun increased year-on-year. It was a result of the relocation of a production facility to Xinglongshan site which was completed by the end of 2018. Since the suppliers data was based on the invoice date (which was charged upon completion of the service in general), the numbers were significantly higher than the previous year’s.
2) The numbers of suppliers in the above tables were the sums of the numbers of suppliers provided by each subsidiary. Since certain suppliers supply goods or services to various subsidiaries of the Group, the total numbers of suppliers in the above tables did not represent the total numbers of suppliers of the Group as a whole for the relevant year.

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Geographic Distribution of Suppliers in 2019

Geographic Regions	Machinery	Raw Materials	Packaging Materials	Utilities	Logistics	Others	Total by Locations
Northeast China	15	21	6	5	15	4	66
Northern China	6	6	1	0	0	0	13
Eastern China	24	16	11	3	6	3	63
Others	4	2	0	0	0	0	6
Total by Categories	49	45	18	8	21	7	148

Geographic Distribution of Suppliers in 2018

		Raw	Packaging				Total by
Geographic Regions	Machinery	Materials	Materials	Utilities	Logistics	Others	Locations
Northeast China	2	14	6	5	14	0	41
Northern China	0	3	1	0	0	0	4
Eastern China	10	16	9	3	7	3	48
Others	1	4	0	0	0	0	5
Total by Categories	13	37	16	8	21	3	98

Remarks:

The numbers of suppliers in the above tables were the sums of the numbers of suppliers provided by each subsidiary. Since certain suppliers supply goods or services to various subsidiaries of the Group, the total numbers of suppliers in the above tables could be different from the ones on page 27 and did not represent the total numbers of suppliers of the Group as a whole for the relevant year.

3.2 PRODUCT SAFETY

As a socially responsible corporate, GSH puts a lot of efforts to ensure product safety, especially a lot of our products go to the food and beverage industry. With the increasing concern about food safety in China, it is of the Group’s priority to ensure product quality and safety.

The Group adopts stringent control on product quality and safety along the production process. This has earned the Group a good reputation in the industry. The internal quality controls of the Group are mainly operated according to the relevant requirements of ISO9001 quality management systems and ISO14001 environmental management systems. The subsidiaries of the Group were also awarded the HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) certifications and QS (Quality Safety) certifications.

3.2.1 Standards and Procedures of Quality Assurance Processes

GSH has written guidelines and standards for the quality assurance processes which include the details of the examination of raw materials, packaging materials and finished products, etc. The details of the examination cover the examined subject, methods and scope which the Group has formulated with reference to the requirements of the relevant national and industry standards. Below is a summary of the standards of the Group adopts for different types of materials or products:

Raw materials & production materials: The QA department and the relevant production units would inspect and examine all raw materials and production materials to make sure they are in line with the relevant National GuoBiao (GB) standards and the Group’s requirements. Those which have not been examined or did not pass the examination are strictly prohibited for production use.

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Intermediate and finished products: The production department and the QA department are responsible for the inspection and examination of intermediate and finished products. The production department monitors each of the production processes and carries out tests for the materials in each process; while the QA department is responsible for carrying out tests on all finished products and random tests on intermediate products. Both departments keep a record of the findings of the tests which includes the details of production batch number, test frequency, sample size and passing rate, etc. In general, the QA department will keep every batch of tested samples for 3-12 months (depending on the shelf life of the products and nature of customers). In case of customer’s complaint, this will serve as a basis to investigate the cause of the quality issue.

The Group adopts random sample testing method for most of the production processes as required by the relevant National GB standards or industry standards. In general, sample testing is carried out on every stage of production. Only qualified materials could be passed to the next process. The below diagram illustrates the workflow of the QA process:

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Samples from
a batch
Pass Fail
To next production Run the same test on multiple
process samples (larger sample size)
taken from the same batch
Pass Fail
Depending on the
If the reason for the discrepancy in
parameter that is
the first test has been found and other
in question, the
samples from the same batch pass the
batch of materials
test, the product could be passed to the
will be treated
next production step
differently
Problems in relation to Problems in
impurity, concentration or relation to
bacteria content contamination
The materials will be diverted back to The production department and the QA
the relevant process (decolourisation, department will investigate the cause
evaporation/distillation, ion exchange, of contamination, evaluate and improve
etc.). The materials will go through the production procedures to avoid that in future.
same QA processes as above after to The materials will be dumped as waste. It will
ensure the relevant requirements have be treated through the wastewater treatment
been reached facilities before discharge
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On top of the above arrangements, each subsidiary of the Group will submit samples to qualified third-party laboratory or inspection bodies for examination and inspection on regular basis as required by the PRC regulations.

Packaging materials: Cleansed packaging materials and tankers would be inspected and examined randomly before sending into the packaging lines. During the packing process, workers keep track of the weight of materials to ensure it falls within the allowed range. Packaged products would be inspected before sending to the warehouse to ensure product quality.
Warehousing: Finished products will be transferred to the warehouse after inspection and stocktaking. The warehouse should be kept in clean, ventilated and dry condition as required by national and industry standards.
Delivery: Before delivery, the QA department will carry out a final random check on the products. Once the batch of products passes the examination, the QA department will issue a QA report to the customers. At the same time, as part of customer service and quality assurance follow up, the QA department will keep the samples from each batch for 3 to 12 months, depending on the nature or requirement of each customer. The truck should be clean and sterilised before loading products onto it.

Below is a list of the relevant national and industry standards for the Group’s products:

Glucose Syrup: GB/T 20885-2007
Maltose: GB/T 20883-2017
Syrup for Brewing: QB/T 2687-2005
Isomaltooligosaccharide: GB/T 20881-2017
High Fructose Syrup: GB/T 20882-2007
Maltodextrin: GB/T 20884-2007
Edible Corn Starch: GB/T 8885-2017
1)
• Corn Gluten Meal for Feedstuffs: Q/JZYC 001-2017 1)
Corn Syrup Solid: Q/CDCJT 08-2018
Maize Oil: GB/T 19111-2017

Remarks:

1) Industry standard adopted by the Group, which has a higher requirement as compared with the national standards.

3.2.2 Standards and Procedures for Recall of Products

All of the Group’s products must undergo the relevant examinations or tests to prevent products that have or potentially have any quality or food safety problems from getting into the market. To ensure we react quickly enough in case of any products which are proved to have quality defects or may endanger public health and safety; and to minimise possible risk and damage posed to the community, the Group has written guidelines regarding the procedures for the recall of products. All members of the Group strictly follow the guidelines in case of problematic products.

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Every subsidiary of the Group establishes a product recall team to be responsible for the recall of problematic products, which is directly led by the general manager of the subsidiary. The procedures for product recall are as follows:

When the sales department receives customer’s complaint regarding product quality or safety, they will collect all the relevant information according to the nature of complaint and submit to the QA department immediately for further investigation. With the information on hand, the QA department will then start investigating the case. If the product is proved to have defect, whether it is visible or latent in nature, in relation to quality such as large discrepancy in concentration or color, high bacteria content or contamination, etc., the QA department will report to the product recall team immediately. The product recall team will inform the relevant departments to suspend production and sale of the problematic product and at the same time commence the product recall procedures.
As soon as the production department receives the reported case, they will examine the production record of the relevant batch of product involved including the product name, specification, batch number, deliveries, volume sold and stock. The production department will then issue a “Product Recall Notice” to the sales department.
The sales department will follow up with customers and request to quarantine the product involved. The sales department will also record the involved volume and the reasons for requesting recall, and then inform the logistics department to arrange the recall of the products. The logistic department will record the details (including product name, volume, order number and invoice number, etc.) of the products recalled and segregate them properly.
The QA department will examine the recalled product and submit a report outlining the type of the quality defect, the cause of the problem, people who might be affected, level of seriousness and urgency, and suggesting solutions to handle the problematic products (disposal for contaminated or hazardous product while other problematic products (such as problems in relation to concentration or color) will be reprocessed and recycled as appropriate). Depending on situation, the product recalled will also be sent to a third-party laboratory or inspection body for examination. The report will be submitted to the general manager of the relevant subsidiary for further handling. If it is found that the product may endanger human safety, the QA department will immediately inform the relevant government bodies responsible for quality supervision. Considering the seriousness of the case and as advised by the relevant authorities, the Company will make a proper announcement to the community through the media to notify the people who are affected or may possibly be affected. At the same time, the Company would seek legal advice from the legal counsel regarding the legality of decisions and actions.
The production department will reprocess/dispose the problematic products as suggested while the sales department will follow up the case with the customer.
The administration department will keep a full report of the case for record.
The QA department will revise and verify the quality assurance system from time to time to ensure the products are safe and meet the quality requirements.

There was no product recall case in relation to food safety problems in the Group in 2019 (2018: nil). However, there were cases of customer’s complaints and product return cases reported during 2019 which were primarily in relation to concentration, color and packaging problems. Details of the cases are outlined in section 3.2.3 below.

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3.2.3 Statistics of Customer’s Complaint and Product Return Cases for the Group’s Core Business

Number of Cases of Customers’ Complaints and Product Return in 2019

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Problems in relation to
Product Quality Packaging Quantity Invalid Complaints Others Total
Number of Cases C PR C PR *C PR C PR C PR *C PR
Changchun 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Shanghai 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1
Jinzhou 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total 13 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 1
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Number of Cases of Customers’ Complaints and Product Return in 2018

					Problems in	relation to
	Product	Quality	Packaging		Quantity		Invalid	Complaints	Others			Total
Number of Cases	*C	**PR	*C	**PR	*C	**PR	*C	**PR	*C	**PR	*C		**PR
Changchun	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4		3
Shanghai	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6		1
Jinzhou	3	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	8		0
Total	10	4	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	18		4

C: Number of complaint cases ** PR: Number of product return cases

Percentage of customers’ complaint cases and product return cases (base on the number of sales orders involved over the total number of sales orders processed) for GSH in 2019 were 0.06% (2018: 0.06%) and 0.01% (2018: 0.01%) respectively.

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Tonnage of Products Involved in Relation to Customers’ Complaints and Product Return in 2019

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Problems in relation to
Tonnage of
Products Involved Product Quality Packaging Quantity Invalid Complaints Others Total
(Metric Tonne) C PR C PR *C PR C PR C PR *C PR
Changchun 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Shanghai 8 0 139 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 157 10
Jinzhou 473 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 473 0
Total 482 0 139 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 631 10
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Tonnage of Products Involved in Relation to Customers’ Complaints and Product Return in 2018

Tonnage of					Problems in relation to	Problems in relation to
Products Involved	Product	Quality	Packaging		Quantity		Invalid	Complaints	Others			Total
(Metric Tonne)	*C	**PR	*C	**PR	*C	**PR	*C	**PR	*C	**PR	*C		**PR
Changchun	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1
Shanghai	92	1	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	107		1
Jinzhou	246	0	65	0	120	0	0	0	0	0	431		0
Total	339	2	65	0	120	0	15	0	0	0	539		2

C: tonnage of products involved in complaint cases

** PR: tonnage of products involved in product return cases

Percentage of customers’ complained volume and product return volume over the total sales volume for GSH in 2019 were 0.09% (2018: 0.07%) and 0.00% (2018: 0.00%) respectively.

3.2.4 Compliance with the Relevant Laws and Regulations on Quality Assurance & Product Safety

All subsidiaries under GSH are in strict compliance with the relevant laws and regulations in relation to quality assurance and product safety in the PRC. These laws and regulations include:

Food Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China（《中華人民共和國食品安全法》）
Product Quality Law of the People’s Republic of China（《中華人民共和國產品質量法》）
Food Hygiene Law of the People’s Republic of China（《中華人民共和國食品衛生法》）
Standardisation Law of the People’s Republic of China（《中華人民共和國標準化法》）
Agriculture Law of the People’s Republic of China（《中華人民共和國農業法》）
Law of the People’s Republic of China on Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products（《中華人民共和國農產品質量安全法》）
Law of the People’s Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity Inspection（《中華人民共和國進出口商品檢驗法》）

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Special Provisions on Strengthening Food Safety Supervision and Management from the State Council（《國務院關於加強食品等產品安全監督管理的特別規定》）
Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests（《中華人民共和國消費者權益保護法》）

3.2.5 Product Liability Insurance

Apart from monitoring the Group’s product quality through the above-mentioned internal control process to minimise the chance of quality issues, the management also reviews and assesses the Group’s risk bearing ability from time to time.

In 2019, the Group has not engaged in any product liability insurance contract (2018: nil).

3.2.6 Confidentiality

There are written guidelines in all subsidiaries of GSH for all staff to ensure customers’ information is protected. Unless required by laws in special circumstances, all employees of the Group are required to keep customers’ information confidential. They are also educated from time to time to be in compliance with the guidelines and the national laws and regulations. In certain circumstances or as requested by customers, the Group will also enter into confidentiality agreements to protect the right of customers as well as the Group.

3.3 ANTI-CORRUPTION

Corporate social responsibility, integrity and fairness laid a solid foundation for the Group’s corporate value. GSH operates and continuously improves its internal control system to ensure the business activities are conducted properly and in compliance with laws and the Code of Conduct of the Group.

As a public listed company, GSH applies the principles and complies with the code provisions in the Code on Corporate Governance Practices as set out in Appendix 14 of the Listing Rules and adopts a code of conduct in relation to the Directors’ securities transactions on terms no less exacting than the required standard set out in the Model Code for Securities Transactions by Directors of Listed Issuers set out in Appendix 10 to the Listing Rules. A Corporate Governance Committee has been set up to ensure the effectiveness of corporate governance and system of internal non-financial controls of the Group. The Committee shall introduce and propose relevant principles concerning corporate governance and review and determine the corporate governance policy, so as to enhance and ensure a high standard of corporate governance practices in the Group.

To motivate employees to maintain fair internal environment of the Group, GSH provides employees with whistle blowing channels and guidance to assist individuals to reveal inappropriate behaviors one believes to be to the Group and the senior management. The Group adopts a confidential and prudent approach when dealing with all the disclosed information; without consent from the employee, the Group would not disclose identity of the whistleblower.

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The Group outlines its ethical principles and behavioral framework in its Code of Conduct, which provides guidance for all the members of GSH on their behaviors, responsibilities, rights and obligations. All members are expected to strictly comply with the Code of Conduct to ensure the Group operates in a lawful and orderly manner.

As anti-corruption is an important part of good governance, guidance in relation to anti-corruption is also outlined in the Code of Conduct. Relevant guidance is formulated based on “A Corruption Prevention Guide for Listed Companies” (published by Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption) with reference to the actual situation that is appropriate for the Group, which contains the anti-corruption policy of the Group, definition of advantages and entertainment, allowance and supervision regarding acceptance of advantages or entertainment, and reimbursement policy for business related entertainment expenses. The Company also has a whistleblowing policy and procedures to encourage and enable the Group members to raise concerns about corruption and violation.

The Group adopts zero tolerance policy to corruption. Under no circumstances shall a Group member offer or take bribes for personal earnings from business dealings (may it be in the form of commission, loan, gifts, services or offering/accepting a position in an organisation). For business related entertainment expenses, employees are required to follow the company policies strictly and submit the relevant applications and declarations where applicable, to suppress any bribery, fraudulent and corrupt practice which would adversely affect the reputation and operations of the Group.

In 2019, the Group’s Hong Kong staff was given a seminar on anti-bribery and corruption conducted by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (“ICAC”) to educate staff and raise their awareness on the subject matter.

The Group is in compliance with the relevant national or local laws, regulations and guidance in relation to anti-corruption, which are listed as followings:

Company Law of the People’s Republic of China（《中華人民共和國公司法》）
Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China（《中華人民共和國刑法》）
Law of the People’s Republic of China Against Unfair Competition（《中華人民共和國反不正當競爭法》）
Tendering and Bidding Law of the People’s Republic of China（《中華人民共和國招標投標法》）
Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Hong Kong)（《防止賄賂條例》（香港））
Theft Ordinance (Hong Kong)（《盜竊罪條例》（香港））
A Corruption Prevention Guide for Listed Companies (Hong Kong)（《上市公司防貪指引》（香港））

There was no case in relation to bribery, blackmail, extortion or money laundering reported in any of the subsidiaries under the Group in 2019 (2018: nil).

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4. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

As a part of sustainable development, GSH is dedicated to community investment as it is the source of our people and resources. Apart from the Group’s continuous efforts on employee’s career development and environmental protection, GSH is committed to communicate with the communities where the Group operates in order to understand their needs and concerns. To achieve this, the Group is open to communications with our stakeholders, employees, the local governments, the community and other industry players. We encourage interactive consultation with the community during the planning and development of projects as well as proactive community involvement.

As a manufacturing firm, GSH has strong awareness in our environmental footprints. The Group is dedicated to operate with minimum impact on the environment. Apart from the stringent control on the emission level and wastewater treatment, GSH continuously explores ways to lower energy consumption during the production process and raise overall efficiency. The Group also took the opportunity of the relocation of production facilities to the Xinglongshan site to upgrade the Group’s production facilities and streamline production processes. After the relocation, production efficiency at the new site has been improved and thus further reducing the Group’s energy consumption and footprints on the environment.

GSH is also dedicated to contribute to the corn-refinery and corn sweeteners industries. We actively take part in relevant associations to promote the industry, food safety and production safety. GSH believes that a welldeveloped industry standard would form a solid foundation for the growth of the industry. The Group has participated in various organisations including the China Food Additives & Ingredients Association, the China Fermentation Industry Association, the China Association of Bakery & Confectionery Industry and Provincial Quality and Technology Supervision Association.

Corn is the Group’s major raw material which we source mostly from local farmers. It is the Group’s mission to promote the better use of corn and contribute to the value adding process. It would create mutual benefit for both farmers and corporate. To achieve this, the Group participates in the Provincial Agriculture Industrialisation Association which aims to promote agricultural projects, applications of agricultural products and commercialisation of these projects with the target to enhance the life of farmers and better utilisation of resources.

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In 2019, the Group achieved good results in various evaluations and assessments organised by various national or provincial institutions.

Operation Locations	Awards	Awarding Institution(s)
Shanghai	Certificate of Enterprise Credit Grade –	China Biotech Fermentation Industry Association
	AAA Level	and China Merchants International Credit
	（企業信用等級證書 —AAA級）	Management Co., Ltd.
		（中國生物發酵產業協會及中商信國際信用管理有限
		公司）
	Civilized Unit of Minhang District	Shanghai Minhang District People’s Government
	（閔行區文明單位）	（上海市閔行區人民政府）
	Shanghai Enterprise with Good Credit in	Shanghai Contract Credit Promotion Commission
	Honoring Contracts	（上海市合同信用促進會）
	（年度上海市守合同重信用企業）
	Certificate of Contract Credit Rating	Shanghai Contract Credit Promotion Commission
	（合同信用AAA級）	（上海市合同信用促進會）
Jinzhou	Advanced Pilot Enterprises of “Integration	Jinzhou Municipal Government
	of Two Industries” in Jinzhou	（錦州市人民政府）
	（錦州市兩化融合先進試點企業）
	Enterprise with Outstanding Contribution	Jinzhou Municipal Government
	to the Steady Industrial Growth of Jinzhou	（錦州市人民政府）
	（錦州市工業穩增長突出貢獻獎）

Our commitment to the community also involves the care given to our people. The Group organised various extracurricular and social activities for our employees regularly and encourage our employees to participate in community investment activities. During 2019, the subsidiaries of the Group have organised various sports events and ball games, and selected outstanding athletes to take part in local marathon and other public sports events. Organisation of these sports events helped enhance the Company’s corporate image and at the same time, cultivate the sense of belongings and initiative of our people.

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CONTENTS

ABOUT THIS REPORT

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4. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

ABOUT THIS REPORT

SCOPE

MATERIALITY ASSESSMENT

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN

1. WORKPLACE QUALITY

1.1 WORKPLACE CONDITIONS

1.1.1 Employment Structure

Employees by Employment Type

Employees by Gender

1. WORKPLACE QUALITY

Employees by Age

1.1.2 Turnover Rate

1. WORKPLACE QUALITY

Turnover Rate by Geographical Region and Employment Type

Turnover Rate by Age and Employment Type

1. WORKPLACE QUALITY

1.1.3 Working Hours

1.1.4 Staff Welfare and Benefits

1. WORKPLACE QUALITY

1.2 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

1.2.1 Work-Related Accidents

1. WORKPLACE QUALITY

1.2.2 Implementation and Monitor of Occupational Health and Safety Measures

1. WORKPLACE QUALITY

1.3 OCCUPATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING

1.3.1 Training Programmes for Employees in China

Ordinary staff:

Managerial grade or above:

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Ordinary staff:

Managerial grade or above:

1.4 LABOUR STANDARDS

1. WORKPLACE QUALITY

1.4.1 Recruitment Procedures and Standards

1.4.2 Remedial Measures in Case of Non-compliance

2. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

2.1 EMISSION

2. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

2.1.1 Types of Emissions and Respective Emission Data

Summary of the Types of Emission and Emission Data in 2019

2. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

2.1.2 Compliance with the Relevant Laws and Regulations on Emissions

2. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

2.1.3 Recycle Use of Wastewater

2.2 USE OF RESOURCES

2.2.1 Summary of Consumption of Water, Electricity, Steam and Coal

2. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Water Consumption by Facility Locations

Electricity Consumption by Facility Locations

2. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

2. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Consumption of Water, Electricity, Steam and Coal by Upstream and Downstream Production

Unit Consumption of Water, Electricity, Steam and Coal Per Metric Tonne Product Produced

Remarks:

Unit Consumption of Per Metric Tonne Product Produced by Geographic Location

2. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Unit Consumption of Per Metric Tonne Product Produced by Upstream and Downstream Production

2.2.2 Conservation of Resources

2. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

2.2.3 Consumption of Fuel

Consumption of Fuel by Type

Consumption of Fuel by Purpose

2. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

2.2.4 Consumption of Packaging Materials

Consumption of Packaging Materials of the Group

Recycle Use of Packaging Materials of the Group

2. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

2.3 EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL HABITATS

3. OPERATING PRACTICES

3.1 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

3.1.1 Engaging Suppliers

3.1.1.1 Corn Procurement Procedures

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