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    The evaluation report of environmental responsibility information disclosure of listed companies was released

    • Last Update: 2023-02-02
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    Two petrochemical companies are at an outstanding level of disclosure

    On December 27, the China Association of Environmental Journalists released the Evaluation Report on Environmental Responsibility Information Disclosure of Chinese Listed Companies (2021) (hereinafter referred to as the Report
    ) in Beijing.
    The "Report" pointed out that the level of environmental responsibility information disclosure of listed companies has steadily improved, and the disclosure index in 2021 is about 39.
    89 points, an increase of 6.
    97% compared with 2020, the highest in ten years, and the overall development stage
    is at the two-star level.
    Among the top 20 companies in the environmental responsibility information disclosure index, 5 companies are five-star level, which is in the outstanding stage of environmental responsibility information disclosure level, an increase of 4 compared with 2020
    .
    Among them, Sinopec and CNOOC Development 2 listed petroleum and chemical companies ranked third and fourth respectively
    .

    Sinopec has disclosed environmental information on sustainable development to the public from two aspects: addressing climate change and fully protecting the ecological environment, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions, energy transition, strengthening ecological environmental protection management, green enterprise action plan, water resources, land resources, and air pollutant management
    .

    CNOOC Development's 2021 Sustainability Report provides detailed disclosure
    of each subsidiary.
    In terms of environmental performance, the company emphasizes that enterprises should pay attention to minimizing the "three wastes" emissions in the production process, and at the same time collect, store, treat and discharge the "three wastes" in strict accordance with the regulations, and take the standard discharge as the most basic requirement
    .

    Among the top 20 companies in the environmental responsibility information disclosure index, listed petroleum and chemical companies such as Hongda Co.
    , Ltd.
    ranked 6th, Hengyi Petrochemical ranked 9th, Shanghai Petrochemical ranked 18th, and Rongsheng Petrochemical ranked 20th were all in the pioneer stage
    of disclosure level.

    In addition, the "Report" mentioned that China's carbon information disclosure score rate has improved, but there is still a lot of room
    for improvement.
    In 2021, 1,178 listed companies disclosed carbon information, accounting for 83.
    25% of the 1,415 companies that released valid samples, an increase of 17.
    67%
    over 2020.
    At the same time, the overall level of carbon information disclosure in Shanghai and Shenzhen increased year-on-year
    .
    In 2021, the average score rate of carbon information disclosure of Shanghai enterprises and 28.
    14% of Shenzhen enterprises was 27.
    22%, which increased year-on-year, indicating that most enterprises in Shanghai and Shenzhen have strong awareness of carbon information disclosure and pay attention to the release of
    low-carbon achievement information.

    The "Report" also emphasizes that the quality of energy conservation and emission reduction information disclosure on the official website of enterprises is outstanding, and the information disclosure of the "dual carbon" strategy has increased significantly
    .
    The overall average score of environmental information disclosure on the official websites of the sample enterprises was 44.
    98 points, and the score rate of "energy conservation and emission reduction" was the highest, reaching 44.
    83%, a year-on-year increase of 25.
    48%; The score rate of "green investment, green technology, green financing, and green bonds" was 32.
    79%, a year-on-year increase of 15.
    28%; The score rate of "'dual carbon' strategy and 'dual carbon' development" was 38.
    21%, a year-on-year increase of 31.
    4
    %.
    Among the 20 outstanding enterprises in environmental information disclosure, listed chemical companies such as China Salt Chemical, Hongda Co.
    , Ltd.
    and Xinhecheng are listed
    .

    It is reported that this year is the tenth year to release this series of "reports", aiming to promote the overall level of environmental responsibility information disclosure of listed companies in China, especially to promote the active disclosure of listed companies that have not released reports, and jointly promote green and low-carbon development and build a beautiful China
    .

    The event was hosted by the China Association of Environmental Journalists and Beijing University of Chemical Technology, and co-organized
    by the Center for Public Environment and the Research Center for Low-Carbon Economy and Management of Beijing University of Chemical Technology.

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