Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited (Chenming Paper) has released its 2025 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, detailing progress across climate action, resource efficiency, safety and governance.
Environmental Highlights • Environmental capex reached RMB 218.04 million, channelled mainly into odour abatement, ultra-low-emission retrofits and rain-sewage diversion at key mills. • Total Scope 1 greenhouse-gas emissions stood at 1.62 million tCO₂e; Scope 2 emissions were 0.18 million tCO₂e. Renewable energy (biomass and solar) supplied 17.74% of total energy consumption, equal to 0.81 million MWh. • Water withdrawal totalled 58.62 million m³, with a 4.82% recycling rate; wastewater discharge met 100% compliance, and two isolated offline exceedances at Huanggang were rectified through a RMB 380 million upgrade programme. • Solid-waste management saw 488,111 t of non-hazardous and 295 t of hazardous waste treated under full regulatory compliance. • The group manages 609,900 mu of forest resources (approx. 40,660 ha), 96% of which are sustainably certified, sequestering an estimated 1 million t CO₂e.
Operational & Product Responsibility • ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and multiple China Environmental Labelling certifications remain in force. Finished-paper yield reached 98.2%; market claim rate was contained at 0.36‰. • Customer-satisfaction survey (280 valid responses) returned an 85.78% approval rating; all 416 complaints were closed. • R&D spending totalled RMB 93.26 million, supporting 13 research projects and 24 new patent grants (cumulative patents: 495). Focus areas include zero-plastic packaging and green papermaking technologies. • Digitalisation advanced with full deployment of SAP ERP, MES, AI-based quality diagnostics and an app-based raw-material management system.
Workforce & Safety • Headcount: 8,992, with women representing 24.18%. • Training coverage reached 100%, averaging 92 hours per employee. • No fatalities or occupational-disease cases occurred; 38 injuries resulted in 3,952 lost workdays. Over 6,500 employees joined 32 safety-training sessions, while 485 emergency drills were conducted.
Supply-Chain & Governance • The company managed 683 suppliers (91.3% domestic) under a tiered evaluation framework; 12 audits and 24 training sessions were completed. • Compliance systems yielded 27 resolved ethics complaints and two corruption cases transferred to authorities. • Independent directors account for 36.36% of the 11-member board; women comprise 18.18%.
Forward Targets (2026) Chenming Paper aims to achieve zero major environmental incidents, a 100% pollutant-compliance rate, a 20,000-t surplus in national carbon-trading quotas, and maintain full rectification of identified safety and environmental hazards.