SHANGHAI, May 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading construction
machinery manufacturer SANY Heavy Industry (SANY) has officially
published its annual Sustainable Development Report, detailing
SANY's initiatives and achievements in advancing full-process
decarbonization as the world faces severe climate challenges,
promoting diversity-centric green talent development, and strong
commitment and investment into social welfare to strengthen shared
values.
"SANY's annual Sustainable Development Report is a showcase of
the company's decarbonization progress and achievements and our
commitment to environmental protection and sustainable development.
SANY is responding to the global climate challenges and to reach
the 'Dual-Carbon' goals with concrete actions. We hope to anchor
the industry transformation and development and make substantial
contributions to greenhouse gas emission reduction and advancing
clean energy development," said Xiang Wenbo, chairman of SANY Heavy
Industry.
Sustainability: continued investment into renewable energy
with strengthened emission management
With vigorous measures to promote photovoltaic and hydrogen
production, SANY accelerated its use of clean energy including
solar and hydrogen. By the end of 2023, 21 of SANY's subsidiaries
had photovoltaic power generation equipment in use, with the total
clean energy usage amounting to 44,815.9 kWh, a proportion of 6.55
percent.
In 2023, SANY's VOCs emission concentration was 0.00136 tons per
million units, a 23 percent decrease from the base year with the
target achieved; the wastewater discharge density at 5.42 tons per
million units was a 38 percent decrease from the base year.
Meanwhile, SANY has been carrying out free maintenance to extend
the service life of shutdown equipment globally to recycle obsolete
equipment, while exploring ways to recycle packaging and upgrade
cardboard and wooden boxes. In 2023, it saved 2.2 million yuan (USD
303,820) in packaging materials and significantly reduced
solid waste.
Going green: green factories and green supply chain
SANY integrates energy-saving initiatives in all links of
production and operations. In 2023, its energy consumption per
RMB 10,000 of production value in
production areas was 39.53 yuan
(USD5.46), a 10.7 percent drop
year-on-year, and the energy conservation and consumption reduction
programs have saved 11.89 million
yuan (USD1.64 million) of
energy costs.
In 2023, SANY designed and built its first overseas 'lighthouse
factory' in Indonesia, achieving
fully networked and unmanned production. SANY now operates 33
lighthouse factories, which have, on average, reduced labor costs
by 46.33 percent. As a result of these achievements, SANY has been
honored by Forbes China as one of
'China's Top 50 Multinational Companies'. And since 2021, SANY has
been actively applying advanced technologies such as industrial
internet, robotics, and AI in various production scenarios. In
2023, SANY Automobile was recognized by The Ministry of Industry
and Information Technology of the
People's Republic of China as a "Green Supply Chain
Management Enterprise."
Innovation-driven talent development focusing on
sustainability and social welfare
In 2023, SANY conducted 394 training sessions that were attended
by 23,993 people - about 93 percent of SANY employees participated
in various trainings with an average training time of 121.4 hours.
SANY's total training expenditure reached 56
million yuan (USD 7.73
million).
SANY places the safety, health, and wellbeing of its employees a
top priority, and has been named "China's Best Employer" for three
years in a row. The Hunan SANY Polytechnic College has successfully
cultivated 450 technical talents to overseas posts as of
December 2023 through the overseas
management headquarters orientation course.
SANY has also invested 27.872 million
yuan (USD 3.98 million) into
various public and social welfare programs. The "SANY Public
Welfare" platform now has 17,002 registered volunteers, SANY now
has 51 volunteer teams participated by 714 people, with a
cumulative volunteer service length of 2,266.2 hours.
SANY continues to strengthen and expand its team by drawing on a
wide range of talented individuals from diverse backgrounds. By the
end of 2023, the company had 25,930 full-time employees, with a
record 10 percent of the executive team being women.
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