Water Resources Usage

The Group fully recognizes the importance of water resources and actively enhances water - use efficiency and protects water resources. The Environmental Protection Supervision and Management Measures it has issued include water resource management and conservation - related systems and encourages all employees to strengthen their water - conservation awareness. The Group seeks to influence and promote suppliers' attention to water shortages through supply chain management. It requires suppliers to take water-saving measures in production and services and to comply with relevant water resource management laws, regulations, and standards. 

The Group's daily water use mainly comes from municipal pipeline water supply, and there is no difficulty in securing water sources. We advocate and encourage employees to save water during daily work. Some of the main water-saving measures are as follows:

• Gradually replace faucets and sanitary ware in the office area with water-saving appliances to prevent water evaporating, emitting, dripping, leaking and flowing for a long time;

• Regularly check whether exist water evaporating, emitting, dripping, leaking and flowing for a long time of water equipment, and the employees shall contact in time the relevant personnel for repair;

• Check water usage during daily washing, not washing vehicles with high-pressure clean water.

To ensure the accuracy and transparency of water-use accounting and performance data, we have commissioned qualified independent third-party agencies to verify and validate these metrics. Moreover, the Group regularly reviews its current water resource management practices and enhancement plans to identify potential areas for improvement and to continuously optimize its water management strategies. This ongoing process aims to elevate the Group's overall environmental performance.