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2018Sustainability Report
Preserving Blue Skies and
White Clouds for the Future
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8in iang Gold ind Science Technology Co , td
No. 107 Shanghai Road, Economic & Technological Development District, Urumqi, Xinjiang
Tel:+86-(0)991- 3767402 Fax:+86-(0)991- 3762039
Post code:830026
Bei ing Gold ind Science Creation indpo er E uipment Co , td
No. 19 Kang Ding Street, Economic & Technological Development Zone, Beijing (first- phase project)
Tel:+86-(0)10- 87857500 Fax:+86-(0)10- 87857529
No. 8 Bo Xing 1st Road, Economic & Technological Development Zone, Beijing (second- phase project)
Tel:+86-(0)10- 67511888 Fax:+86-(0)10- 67511983
Post code:100176
About the ReportScope
Reporting Reference
Reporting Commitment
Data Specification
Report Availability
Reporting Frequency
This report discloses the work of social responsibility carried out by Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (hereafter referred to as "Goldwind" or "the Company") from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018, as well as its commitment to sustainable development. Some contents where appropriate are traced back to previous years.
The report covers Goldwind and its subsidiaries.
The report was compiled basing on Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s Environ-mental, Social and Governance Reporting Guide, Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s Social Responsibility Guidelines for Listed Companies. It also draws extensive reference from the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 26000: Guide-lines for Social Responsibilities (2010) and other related documents.
This Report was examined and approved by Goldwind’s Board of Directors. It has been guaranteed that the reported contents do not contain any false in-formation or misleading statement.
All financial data disclosed in the report is obtained from the Company’s An-nual Report, while other data is obtained from the Company’s official docu-ments and related statistics. Unless indicated otherwise, any financial data in the report is expressed in RMB.
This Report is available in both Chinese and English. Should there be any in-consistency between the two versions, the Chinese version shall prevail. The report is published in both printed and electronic formats. To view this report, please visit Goldwind’s website at www.goldwind.com.cn, www.cninfo.com.cn, or Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s website at www.hkexnews.hk.
This is an annual report. The report of the previous year was issued on March 23, 2018.
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CONTENTS
bout t e e o t
e e om t e C ai man
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u tainable e elo ment ana ement
Prospect
Pe o mance ndicato
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nde endent u ance tatement
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Corporate GovernanceResearch & Development
Products and Services
Environment
Employees
Supply Chain
Community and Public Benefit Com liance ana ement
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n co u on
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ana ement Ba ed on Science and Technology nno a on
Product and Technolog-ical nno a on
i in t e e elo -ment o t e ndu t y
Quality and Safety of WTGs
P o idin eliable een Power
e a on and ain-tenance e ice
ate eatment
Coping with Cli-mate C an e
tili ation o ne -y and e ou ce
mi ion and a te ana ement
colo ical n i on-mental P otec on
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i e ity o m loyee
ainin and e elo ment
ealt and a ety
m loyee Ca e
e on ible P ocu ement
Green Supply Chain
in in Coo e a on aintainin elation i it t e Community
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Letter from the ChairmanHaving strived hard for 20 years, we never give up; having pursued our dream for 20 years, we have not changed our cause.
Born in the era of China's economic reform and the wave of global renewable energy revolution, Goldwind has walked past its 20th year in 2018. In 20 years, Goldwind has been carrying the mission "Preserving Blue Skies and White Clouds for the Future”, continuing its innovation in the field of wind power. Its growth from a wind turbine manufacturer and de-veloper to a global, comprehensive solution provider in clean energy, energy conservation, and environmental protection reflected the history of development and transformation of China’s wind power industry.
Opportunities or challenges it faces, Goldwind has never changed its initiative and has always devoted to the envi-ronment and society. It has always adhered to the goal of improving wind power efficiency, popularizing green ener-gy and serving for human society. By the end of 2018, the Company’s accumulative global installed capacity is above 50 GW, with annual electricity generation of 100 billion kilo-watt-hours (kWh). The impact is equivalent to annual reduc-tion of 102.36 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions when compared to fossil-fuel fired energy generation.
2018 is key to global energy transformation. China has em-phasized the policy of green energy development, and is committed to promoting green development and energy transformation through industrial innovation. Within this con-text, the Company continues with technological innovation, industrial ecology optimization, and integration of advanced technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence. The company launched smart Wind Turbine Generators (“WTG”) and accelerated the development of distributed wind power in order to create opportunities for the production and utili-zation of high-efficient green energy, thereby driving a shift in energy usage pattern and motivating the growth of smart energy globally.
As a global corporate citizen, Goldwind adheres to trans-parent and regulated operation, interacts with stakeholders through good business practices and focuses on balancing environmental and social needs when developing itself, striving to achieve sustainable development with various parties. The emphasis on environment and social impact management has paved way for the sustainable development
of the Company in the future. In order to reduce energy con-sumption and emissions of WTG component manufacturers during production process and to propel the transformation of the entire wind power industry, the Company was the first in the industry to launch “green supply chain” project to provide smart energy solutions for its suppliers. Through the construction of energy efficiency management platform and development of distributed clean energy, Goldwind took up a leadership role in assisting suppliers in saving energy and reducing emissions. By the end of 2018, the Company has signed the Green Supply Chain Strategic Cooperation Agree-ment with 20% of its supply chain corporations and has been widely recognized and supported by suppliers. In the future, the Company will create more sustainable development proj-ects, and further promote corporate social responsibility and sustainable development with its own influence.
Goldwind has always cared for the society. As a corporation originating from Xinjiang, it has assisted in the development of poverty-stricken areas in Xinjiang, supported local educa-tion, participated in public infrastructure construction and improved the community environment. Whenever a wind farm is built, the Company carries social responsibility to the local area and brings hope to the community. In addition, the Company has responded to the United Nations Global Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs), combining the aims of the global sustainable development with its own strengths and experience to contribute to the resolution of the world's most urgent and critical environmental issues.
Although there will be unknowns in the future, Goldwind will not back off from its commitments to the environmental and social development. In the trend of global green energy transformation and increasing demand for economical, green and reliable electricity, the Company will keep up with its spirits and enthusiasm. It will continue to create innovative technologies and provide better-quality wind power products and services, bravely embracing the future, accepting chal-lenges, and adding momentum to the global green economy.
20-year is a milestone, also a brand-new start. Let us look for-ward to the future and pursue our dreams. I also hope that all stakeholders will continue to pay attention to and support the development of Goldwind, and work together with us to create a brighter future.
Chairman
Wu Gang
What distinguishes a good enterprise from a great one is that, while a good enterprise can persistently develop high-quality technology and products to create benefits and value for its clients, a great enterprise will strive to make our world a better place in addition to achieving the former.
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About UsCompany Introduction
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology was founded in 1998 in Urumqi, Xinjiang and was restructured into a limited company in 2001. The Company was listed in Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZEx: 002202) in December 2007 and was listed in Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx: 02208) in October 2010.
The Company is primarily engaged in the development and manufacture of wind power equipment, wind power service, wind farm investment and development, water treatment business, etc.. With its extensive experience in Research & Development (R&D), WTG manufacture and wind farm de-velopment, the Company not only provides high-quality wind power systems, but also meets the needs of its clients along-side the industry chain by providing wind power service and wind farm development solutions. While consolidating its core business, the Company actively expands other renew-able energy and environmental protection businesses, and is committed in becoming a top runner in clean energy and energy-saving solutions.
The company adopts Permanent Magnet Direct Drive (“PMDD”) technology. To meet rapidly-growing and diversi-fied needs of clients, the Company continuously completes and refines its technologies. It now owns a series of 1.5MW, 2.XMW, 2.5MW, 3.0MW(S) and 6.XMW PMDD WTGs that are adaptable to various external conditions, such as high and low temperature, high altitude, low wind speed, and coastal area. By the end of 2018, the Company’s cumulative installa-tions in the world are over 50 GW. Its cumulative installations in China are over 48 GW; annual installations are above 6.7 GW; market share is 32% and is ranked number 1 in Chinese market for 8 consecutive years. According to 2018 Global Wind Turbine Market Shares published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (“BNEF”), Goldwind was ranked number 2 in global market shares.
Total Asset Value
Total Global Installed Capacity
Revenue
Market Share Ranking of Global WTG Manufacturers
Net Income Attributable to Shareholders
Domestic Market ShareRanking
Tax Payments
Total Number of Employees
RMB billion
50 GW
RMB billion
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Canada
United Kingdom
Poland
Spain
Egypt
Argentina
Brazil
Romania
Turkey
Cyprus
United States
Cuba
Panama
Ecuador
Bolivia
Chile
Chicago, United States
Ethiopia
Germany
France
Copenhagen, Denmark
Germany Neunkirchen,
Australia
Thailand
Pakistan
Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan
Business Distribution
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WTG Manufacturing
Wind Farms
Water Treatment Plants
R&D Institutions
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Our Strategy Corporate Culture
With its mission “Preserving Blue Skies and White Clouds for the Future”, Goldwind is committed to becoming a global leader of clean energy and comprehensive solution provider of energy conservation and environmental protection. In this critical timing of energy transformation, opportunities and challenges coexist. Whilst building its strategic core business, the Company continues to explore and incubate businesses in new areas, expanding its business to the entire wind power industry chain. It also continues the “offshore and overseas” strategy and forms four major business sec-tors: onshore wind, offshore wind, overseas wind, and wind
power service, providing a full life cycle solution for wind farm business. In addition, it continues to create the net-work of "source - grid - load" in the industry chain, providing customers with user-end integrated energy services such as electricity trade, energy management, and energy saving. With its development in water treatment technology, water treatment engineering and Internet of Things (“IoT”) capabil-ities, it also provides overall smart water treatment solution and operates water treatment assets efficiently.
Goldwind’s corporate culture is the fruit of the Company’s accumu-lated wisdom and the inner force of the Company’s steady develop-ment. The Company upholds the notion “Creating Values for a Life Achievement” and strives to create an active, healthy and energetic organizational culture. It aims to inspire every Goldwind member to discover and create value in his or her work so as to fulfil both the Company’s goal as well as one’s own career.
Mission
Customer-oriented
Pioneering
Action Follows Words
Modesty, Openness and Collaboration
Respect and Trust
Vision
Strategic Planning
Preserving Blue Skies and White Clouds for the Future
Becoming a global leader of clean energy and comprehensive solu-tion provider of energy conserva-tion and environmental protection
Wind power industrial chainSmart energy networkWater treatment and environ-mental protection
Strategic Measures
Digitalization Internationalization Diversification
Provide customers with digital prod-ucts and solutions, with emphasis on digital wind farms, online energy network, and wholly excellent in-dustrial chain. Extend smart water treatment solutions. Digitalize busi-ness, products and management.
Continually enhance the core com-petence of international business with focuses on three business pat-terns: sales, invest-build-transfer, and service. Stabilize investment scale, expand WTG sales and ser-vices business, and explore the overseas market of distributed en-ergy and micro-grid.
With the aim of establishing a mod-ern energy system, promote large-scale development of various busi-nesses. Incubate innovative business and transform startup business into strategic, major business.
Customer focus is fundamental to a company's survival. The Company insists that all employees stay in touch with the market, gain insight into customer needs, work with customers and ma-ture ourselves while helping clients succeed.
The Company encourages making breakthroughs, opening up minds, pi-oneering, and innovating. It also stimulates the discovery and creation of value through insights from experiences and innovation from practices.
The Company disagrees with too much talking but few actions and encour-ages value-creation through actual practices.
Goldwind people are modest, kind, and open-minded. The Company always en-courages its staffs to learn from customers, business competitors, and outstanding enterprises.Only by being humble can a person face future challenges; only by being open and aspirational can a person make breakthroughs. Goldwind people are aware of their limitations so as to explore possibilities and to grow. The Company insists on realizing its goals through cooperation with customers. It firmly believes that to help others succeed is to help oneself succeed.
Respect lies in the way one treats people. It is our pursuit to let Goldwind people live and work with dignity. Respect is also reflected in Goldwind’s adherence to truth and rules and discard of power or hierarchy bias. The key to successful business is credibility. The Company has always committed to cre-ating a trustworthy work environment through actions so that corporations, employees, suppliers, and customers become a credible and integrated group.
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Awards or Honors Dispatching organization
2018 Global Challengers 100 Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Fortune China 500 Fortune China , CICC Asset Management Department
Climate Leader Plants Energy Foundation
2018 International Clean Energy Enterprise of the Year
International Clean Energy Forum (Macau), China-ASEAN Center, ASEAN En-ergy Center
Energy Decade: Innovative Equipment Enterprise Award Energy Magazine
2018 National Excellent Wind Power Equipment and Material Supplier China Investment Association
Most Honored Company & Best Investor Relations Company in All-Asia (ex-Japan) Institutional Investor (U.S.)
2018 China Energy Enterprise Innovation List · New Energy Manufacturing Beijing NengApp
China Quality Award Nomination State Administration for Market Regulation
Award for Fastest-growing Public Company in New Energy IndustryChina Top 25 Technological Innovation Public Com-pany Brand Value List
National Business Daily
“SNEC Top 10 Highlights” Gigawatt-level Gold Award Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association (APVIA), China Renewable Energy Society (CRES), etc.
Outstanding Enterprise Award for Meteorological Services China Meteorological Service Association
2018 China Offshore Wind Power Industry Promo-tion Award
China Electrical Equipment Industry Association Wind Power Equipment Branch, China Electrotechnical Society Wind Power Technology Committee, East Wind Power Net
Pilot Business for National Supply Chain Innovation and Application
Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Ecology and Environment
Clean200™ ListAs You Sow (U.S. NGO),Corporate Knights (Canadian market research company)
2018 Golden Wings Award – Company Value Rank of Hong Kong Connect Securities Times
Top 50 of China CSR Brands China Association of Social Workers – Corporate Citizen Committee, CCTV, Tencent Foundation
Best Board of Directors, Best New Media Award Securities Times
2018 Golden H-Share Best Investor Relations Man-agement Public Company Zhi Tong Cai Jing
Major Awards and Honors SustainableDevelopmentManagement
Goldwind puts its existence and development within the framework of global sustainable development, marching towards businesses that benefit the environment and society. Through wind power equipment R&D, manufacture, wind power services, wind farm investment and development as well as water treatment, the Company is committed to helping community solve energy-related and environmental problems. In this process, the Company effectively manages business decisions and their impacts on the environment and society through transparent and regulated operations. It strives to achieve sustainable development together with its stakeholders, actively utilizing its unique business advantag-es and resources to contribute to the solutions of global issues such as poverty and envi-ronmental degradation.
In order to improve the management efficiency and standard of sustainable development, the Company has established and gradually improved the sustainable development work system. It established the sustainable development organization system, refined relevant mechanisms, initiated internal and external dialogues and capacity-building, and mixed sustainable development concepts with daily business. In 2018, the Company launched 8 new employee social responsibility training sessions that involved more than 800 new employees, spread sustainable development concept within the Company, and guided em-ployees to understand the relationship between sustainable development and their work positions.
Goldwind’s sustainable development organization system consists of the Sustainable De-velopment Management Committee, the Sustainable Development Office and the Sustain-able Development Taskforce. The Sustainable Development Management Committee is the highest decision-making body of the Company’s social responsibility and sustainable devel-opment management. It comprises primary leaders of the corporation and is responsible for guiding the Company’s social responsibility and sustainable development strategies, solving critical problems of implementations, and ensuring that such strategies and other social or environmental appeals are included into its decision-making process. The Sustain-able Development Office consists of department heads whose duties are primarily relevant to the issue, and corporate social responsibility professionals. It provides professional support and action plans for the Company to promote sustainable development. The Sus-tainable Development Taskforce is set up according to specific projects of concern and is responsible for implementations.
Sustainable Development Organization System
Sustainable Development Management Committee
Sustainable Development Taskforce
EnvironmentalManagement Taskforce Green WTG Taskforce
EmployeeCare Taskforce
Community Charity Taskforce
Procurement Responsibilities Taskforce
Sustainable Development Office
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Stakeholders Major Concerns or Expectations Response
Shareholders and creditors
Sustainable profitabilityRegulation of corporate governanceDisclosure of business informationEnhance the profitability to reward shareholders
Enhance our business management capacityStrengthen management of debt risk Optimize internal management system of compli-ance risk Timely disclosure of informationOrganize shareholders' meetingReasonable profit return
Clients
Honour and integrityHigh-quality productsExcellent servicesRespond to client concerns
Strictly implement requirements set forth in contractsStrengthen management of product qualityOffer varied and high quality productsOffer excellent servicesImprove the procedure to handle client complaints
Employees
Legal interests protectionSalary and welfare guaranteeHealth and safety protectionDevelopment platform building
Equal and standard recruitmentSet up staff committeeAppropriate salary and social insurance payments in a timely mannerImprove talent development channelsOffer competitive salariesOffer diversified welfareOffer healthy and safe work environment
Supplier and otherpartners
Transparent procurementHonest contract performance and integrityWin-win cooperation
Open and fair purchaseTimely payment for goodsSupport the healthy development of suppliers
CommunityProtection of local environmentSupport of community developmentCharity and welfare
Carry out energy conservation and emission reduc-tion actionsProtect ecological environmentSupport public affairs of the communityCarry out charity activities within the community
GovernmentFollow laws and regulationsDrive local economic developmentTax payments
Follow laws and regulationsPay taxes according to lawOffer job opportunitiesDrive development of related industries
Financial institutions,R&D institutions, media, etc.
Common developmentInformation disclosure
Carry out strategic cooperation Strengthen industry, university and research co-operation Organize activities such as visit, meeting, etc.
Sustainable Development Communication Stakeholder Engagement
In addition to everyday business communication and exchange, the Company also communicates with stakeholders with regard to its own sustainable development work. While broadcasting sustainable development concepts to these stakehold-ers, the Company at the same time obtains advices and opinions from these external stakeholders, including social responsi-bility professionals, regulators, etc., in order to improve the quality of work.
Engaging in stakeholder communication is a crucial part of Goldwind’s sustainable development management. The Compa-ny accurately identifies stakeholders and communicates with them through meetings, regular visits, surveys, etc., to under-stand their expectations and demands. Then the Company takes measures and tries it best to meet such demands.
The Company hosted a research seminar “Power Company CSR Implementation Guide: National Standard Development and Pilot Application”, sharing its experience in management and practice
The Company’s 2018 Sustainability Report was awarded the “GoldenBee CSR Report - Supplier Information Disclosure Award” at the 11th China Corporate Social Responsibility Report International Symposium
The Company compiled the CSR case study “Building A Green Supply Chain and A Green Wind Power Industry Chain” that was included in the China Electricity Council’s Model Cases of Power Company CSR (2018)
Goldwind in the 11th China Corporate Social Responsibility Report International Symposium
National Standard Research Group for Power Company CSR visiting Goldwind
In 2018, the Company (H shares: 2208) became a constituent of MSCI ESG Leading Indexes. One of the key global indexes in CSR investment, this index is created by the U.S. company ,MSCI, and constituents are companies with excellent ESG results
As one of the 50 best-performing A-share companies in ESG, the Company was included in China’s SGCX ESG50 Index for the second year
The Company became a constituent of Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index and the Hang Seng A-share Sustainable Development Index for the second year after September 2017
Through its long-term development and value creation capability, the Company was admit-ted by Social Value 99 Index, the social value index jointed published by WIND and China Alliance of Social Value Investment
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Identification of Key Aspects
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Community communica on and a ci a on
Co in it climate c an e
Quality of WTGs
Client e ice
ccu a onal ealt and a ety
u ly c ain mana ement
and nno a on
m loyee de elo ment
colo ical ci ili a on con t uc on
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a te mana ement
n co u on
Corporateo e nance
m o ement o ate en i onment
ai and tanda d em loyment
ne y a in and di c a e educ on
Charity
Matrix for the material aspects of the 2018 Sustainability Report of the Company
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Corporate Governance
Research & Development Environment Supply Chain
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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Supported
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Research & Development Environment Supply Chain
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RiskManagement
ComplianceManagement
Goldwind strictly abides by requirements of laws and regulations and standardized docu-ments such as the Corporate Law, Securities Law, Governance Standards of Listed Compa-ny, Corporate Governance Codes, Articles of Association. It works on governance structure, formulates a modern corporate system, and standardizes company procedures to ensure healthy and orderly operations of various production and business activities.
When the Company selects a board member, it considers the diversity of board in terms of various factors such as professional experience, skills, knowledge, age and gender. As of 2018, the Company added 1 female director. Female members accounted for 11% of the total number of board members.
The meetings of shareholders, the Board of Directors, the Board of Supervisors and the Special Committee of the Board are responsible for reviewing major matters related to development of the Company. In 2018, the Company held 8 Board meetings and reviewed 62 proposals including the annual report, profit distribution plan, etc.. The Company held 3 shareholder meetings and reviewed 21 proposals.It also held 5 meetings of the Audit Committee, 1 meeting of the Nomination Committee and 1 meeting of Compensation and Assessment Committee.
Please refer to the “Corporate Governance Report” section of the 2018 Annual Report (H-shares:2208) or the “Corporate Governance” section (A-shares: 002202) of the report for detailed information about the Company’s governance.
The Company strongly adheres to honesty credibility and compliance. It fulfills the obliga-tions of a listed company and continuously improves its compliance system with daily con-sultations, major issue assessments, compliance training and inspection, accepting feed-backs and suggestions to improve itself, as well as amending the Articles of Association , Fundraising Governing Mechanisms in accordance with relevant rules and regulations. It has also revised the Compliance Manual according to rules and practices of Shenzhen and Hong Kong Stock Exchange to provide legal compliance support for its businesses to reduce management risks. In addition, the Company tailor-makes compliance training materials in accordance with different characteristics of subsidiaries, providing them with multiple training sessions and promotional activities throughout the year, thereby enhancing their compliance awareness and capabilities and raising the overall quality of management.
Building on top of the standard management systems of ISO9001, ISO14001 and OHSAS18001, the Company further improves its risk management and internal manage-ment systems. It has formulated policy documents such as Fundamental Governance for Internal Business Operations and Risk Management System, covering different business sectors and management segments. The Company also conducts risk control and major risk management assessments every year, emphasizing efficiency and behavioral compli-ance. In 2018, the Company compiled the Risk Management System Plan and coordinated all-level risk management goals, countermeasures, and assessment criteria to increase risk management capabilities, on top of integrating risk management, standardization manage-ment and lean management.
Merging
Assimilation
Integration
Merging management approaches such as internal monitoring, standardized management, lean management etc. to exert complementary advantages on tasks such as target setting, division of labor, prevention measures & imple-mentation procedures, thereby increasing overall management efficiency
Covering all business aspects and assimilating into various management el-ements,e.g. annual budget planning, project investment approval, tender & procurement assessment etc.. Evaluating risks and formulating solutions at the time of decision making
Integrating corporate culture with its robust operational style to demonstrate values of the Company
Board Meetings
Shareholders’ General Meetings
Audit Committee Meetings
Risk Management System
The Company's Governance System
Shareholders' Meeting
Board of Directors
Business Units
Board of Supervisors
Audit Committee NominatingCommittee
Compensation andAssessmentCommittee
StrategicDecision Committee
Corporate Governance
Research & Development Environment Supply Chain
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Anti-Corruption
Rights andInterests ofInvestors
Under the guidance of the Board of Direc-tor Audit Committee, the Company has set up an independent audit department to monitor and tackle corruption. The Company has a robust anti-corruption system which assesses the effectiveness of the regulations in preventing corruption through the internal audit department. It has also set up mechanisms to restrain operations in risky and key areas where corruption is most likely to occur. In 2018, no legal proceedings related to company corruption were recorded.
The Company adheres to the principle of transparency and legal compliance in its operations, regarding credibility, righ-teousness, integrity and self-discipline as the fundamental ethics of all employees. It has compiled the Regulations against Bribery in Work, clarifying the concept and format of bribery, listing preventive measures and mechanisms for reporting and investigating, as well as stipulating corresponding remedies and penalties. It has complied the Sunshine Convention, Employee Ethics & Code of Conduct to ensure that staff abide by business ethics, encouraging healthy and orderly inter-action between employees and business partners. Goldwind employee Pledge and Reward & Penalty Management System helps to guide and regulate employee behavior, preventing corruption from
occurring. The Company also regularly surveys employees’ understanding of the compliance culture, collects perspectives on anti-corruption related issues, commu-nicates with industry peers, and improves anti-corruption policies to ensure that it matches up to the level of business devel-opment.
In 2018, the Company carried out an in-depth analysis of its business operation to pinpoint the weaknesses in management. It strengthened anti-corruption supervi-sion in terms of procurement, project con-struction, investment and development etc., and proposed recommendations to raise working standards. It increased the frequency of anti-corruption training and promotion sessions, expanded the scope of training, designed differentiated train-ing contents and activities to cover key management personnel, newly promoted leaders and new employees. Roughly 20 anti-corruption sessions were conducted throughout the past year, covering more than 700 employees.
The Company publishes on its official web-site, work venues and digital platforms the channels through which complaints and reports can be made. It has designated staff to handle these complaints and re-ports, and guarantees measures to protect the employees or other personnel who are involved in the investigation.
As a company listed on both the Shenzhen and Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Goldwind has always adhered to the principles of fairness, justice, openness and information disclosure consistency across the two ex-changes. It continues to refine information disclosure system and releases company information in a timely, accurate and com-plete manner. It strictly follows the Rules and Regulations for Listed Companies, con-forms its decision-making procedures and protects the rights of investors, striving to create sound business returns for their investment. As of 2018, the Company was rated A (Excellent) in the annual informa-tion disclosure assessment for companies listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Being part of the new energy business and facing frequent policy changes and fierce market competition, it is difficult for investors to keep abreast of the latest in-dustry developments and the competitive advantages of the Company. Therefore, in addition to online interactive platforms, telephone, mail and on-site communi-cation, the Company actively conducts
roadshows, online results conference, specialized policy briefings and reverse in-vestor roadshows etc. to communicate its business performance, major policy chang-es and other major events to its investors. It also utilizes new media such as WeChat official accounts to publish corporate news from time to time, bridging communica-tive platforms with domestic and foreign investors.
In 2018, the Company issued 4 regular reports, 77 A-share announcements and 153 H-share announcements, of which 81 were in both Chinese and English. The Company organized overseas roadshows twice, reverse investor roadshows twice, and online reception day twice. It also participated in five sell-side summits. Throughout the year the Company orga-nized 83 communicational meetings, 6 global conference calls, 2 on-site visits to wind farms, and met with 1,068 investors in total. It responded to all the questions investors have raised via IR platforms, email and hotline.
Goldwind Anti-corruption Hotline: +86-(0)10-67511888-1127
E-mail: [email protected]
Address:
Audit & Legal Department, Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
No. 8 Boxing Yi Road, Economic & Technological Development Zone, Beijing
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ManagementBased onScience and Technology Innovation
The Company emphasizes technological innovation. It constantly seeks to im-prove the current system by exploring and optimizing innovative procedures and approaches in management, striv-ing to enhance its original and integral innovative capability. The Company has always been developing innovative wind power technologies to keep up with market and customer needs in order to provide them with superior products and services. Steered by the Chairman of the Board, the Company comprises a Strate-gic Innovation Committee which explores and supports innovative businesses, and provides full support and services. The Company adopts an authorization man-agement system consisting of three lay-ers: the corporate level, the unit level and the micro-innovation level. By providing a platform for creative projects and assist-ing in the incubation and transformation to results, the Company aims to invent
world-class technologies and products with its own intellectual property rights and to lead industry development.
The Company has set up 7 major R&D centers around the world. They are locat-ed in Beijing, Urumqi, Yancheng, Wuxi, as well as Denmark, Germany and the Unit-ed States. These centers are responsible for production and operation support, new product development, technology and test management etc., providing technical support to the Company inter-nally while meeting the needs of indus-trial development. In order to further strengthen its research and development capability, the Company actively seeks co-operation with research institutes, higher academies or outstanding corporations, soliciting complementary support to jointly conduct activities such as research or results promotion, and the establish-ment of a global wind power innovation network.
Number of R&D personnel
R&D investment (100 million RMB)
R&D personnel as proportion of total employees
R&D investment as proportion of revenueIn November 2018, Goldwind Laboratory was approved to join Intertek's Satellite Pro-gram. Goldwind is a domestic wind power manufacturer to join this plan in an early stage
Some collaborative innovation projects
Joint research on ultimate wind load with the Technical University of Denmark
Joint research with North China Electric Power University on special-ized technology of Goldwind’s high-power PMDD generators
Established long-term collaboration and signed a Memorandum of Co-operation with the University of New South Wales
Joint research with Beijing Aerospace Measurement and Control Tech-nology Company on developing portable synchronous WTG equipment
Worked with Beijing General Certification to jointly build a high-end laboratory to carry out research on pioneering technology of the wind power industry
R&D Centers established
R&D personnel as proportion of total employees
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In 2018, the Company held the 6th Technological Innovation Awards Con-ference, evaluating and awarding over 1,555 innovations with RMB 14.45 mil-lion bonus.
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Product and Technological Innovation
The Company combines innovation with wind power industry and actively researches on key and major R&Ds in the industry. It introduces big data, IoT, cloud computing and other technologies
to drive digitalization and customization of WTGs, and has achieved major break-throughs in high tower, long blade, and large-capacity and smart-WTGs.
As one of the earliest companies in Chi-na’s wind power equipment R&D and manufacturing industry, Goldwind has profound knowledge with regard to LCOE. It emphasizes on, and continues to re-duce the full life-cycle wind power LCOE. Relying on robust production and supply chain facilities, a highly intelligent manu-facturing system, an automated, digitized and standardized management system plus a large logistical and transportation network, the Company manages to de-
liver high-volume and high-quality wind power products within a short period.
Whilst ensuring performance of WTGs in its life cycle, the Company leverages its advantages in R&D and technology to develop independent innovative technol-ogy products, enhancing the efficiency of wind power projects in terms of design, construction, and operation, thereby maximizing power production with the least possible cost.
With the development of artificial intelli-gence, big data, cloud computing and IoT, the Company weaves such new technology into traditional WTG to create smart WTGs that can sense the external environment and recognize its own status, thereby exerting control and engaging in collabo-rative decision making. In other words, it enables WTG to exert a certain degree of “thinking” ability.
Using radar system in windspeed measure-ment and control technology, the WTGs can accurately detect wind resources in front of the wind wheel rotating plane.
Then through the control system,WTGs issue commands to adjust. By employing advanced sensors and GPS, the Company collects real-time deviation parameters of WTG key components like displacement, inclination, sinking etc. during their op-eration, providing reference information for the entire control system. Moreover, by integrating new data technologies like big data and cloud computing, Goldwind develops algorithms that can assist in the optimization of WTG and monitoring of potential problems of wind farm.
The Company continues to increase its innovative investment in 2018. Four smart WTG models were launched: GW168-8MW offshore large capacity unit, GW184-6.45MW off-shore large impeller unit, GW168-6.45MW offshore typhoon-adaptive low wind speed unit, and GW155-3.3MW onshore low-to-medium wind speed unit, all equipped with high-er power generation capacity and more reliability and grid adaptability.
Optimize Levelized Cost of Energy (“LCOE”)
Smart WTG
Smart WTG Features
In the context where wind power steps towards true parity, Gold-wind will continue its competitive-ness of the entire industry chain and commit to providing custom-ers with fast, accurate, cost-effec-tive, environmentally-friendly and comprehensive solutions, leading the industry to technological progress while at the same time further enhancing the cost com-petitiveness of wind power.
——Wu Gang, Goldwind Chairman
Detection: Employ all kinds of advanced sensors to conduct deep perception of external envi-ronment and WTG status and behavior
Self-recognition and Control: Evaluate surroundings, status and performance through acquiring sensor information and further self-adjust, adapt and control
Collaborative Decision Making: Make collaborative decisions at the levels of single wind farm, wind farm group and energy network to ensure optimal performance of the entire system
Some innovative technologies
Wind Farm Design& Planning Phase
Wind FarmConstruction Phase
Wind FarmOperation Phase
Mid-Scale Meteorological Data Simulation TechnologyUses big data technology to analyze meteorological data within the wind farm to forecast features such as wind power, temperature, natural disasters etc., ensuring the layout of the WTG can utilize the most of wind resources
3D High Precision Model Simulation Technology by DronesUses drones to make precise 3D models and to accurately identify wind farm landscapes in order to create the most correct and realistic simulations
Surface Object Rapid Identification AI TechnologyUses AI to identify limiting factors such as houses and ponds within the wind farm with precise drone data and high-discrimination satellite data to avoid the layout of turbines not fulfilling the actual scenario
BIM 7D Dynamic Visualization PlatformCreates 3-dimensional VR pictures to demonstrate the complete construction of the wind farm. The platform possesses the 4 functions of progress, cost, quality and safety management; by determining precise plans with the above factors, it can fine manage production progress, lower project costs and increase building efficiency
EFarm Laser-Radar Smart Control TechnologyUses laser radar wind speed sensors to precisely predict wind flow data, proactively optimizing the WTG in ad-vance. It can effectively reduce loading of the WTG key parts by 5-10%, increase WTG generation performance, lower project investment and increase returns
The POWERNEST™ SystemAs the control system of the wind farm, it can manage data and status of various sensors, collaborate on over all control of the wind farm, increase power generation capacity of the entire farm and hence improve environ-mental friendliness
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The Company has accumulated profound results of technological innovations in its development. In order to protect these in-novations and encourage development of innovative work, the Company has set up an intellectual property management office. It is staffed by intellectual property manage-ment personnel who provide information support and intellectual property protection for technological innovations to improve
R&D efficiency. The Company has also publi-cized the Intellectual Property Management System and the Trademark Management Measures , regulating work related to intel-lectual property rights. All these measures seek to protect internal innovations of the Company whilst respecting and avoiding in-fringement of intellectual property rights of others, minimizing operational risks and cre-ating a desirable atmosphere for innovation.
With an open-minded, cooperative and win-win attitude, the Company cooperates with industrial, academical and research fields. Together with these partners it promotes innovations in the realms of new energy, energy conservation and environmen-tal protection.
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
Cumulative number of domestic patent licenses
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Driving the Development of the Industry
Strengthens core technologies of R&D, leads technologi-cal development in the industry
Actively promotes R&D of key and significant technol-ogy, undertakes research of important technological areas and leads industrial progress
Participates in the compilation of international, national and industrial standards, leading the development of industry standardization
The Company takes part in the formulation of standards of innovative technology, continuously improves industry stan-dards and contributes to its healthy development. In 2018, the Company cooperated with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the revision of international standards as well as the standardization of international wind power pioneering technology.
Conducts training for customers and suppliers, cultivates talents for the industry
The Company utilizes its advantage of talents and other resources in the industry to provide training and accreditation exams for industry professionals working at heights. It also provides professional personnel training for major clients, identifies, trains and accredits key personnel for its suppliers, as well as educates private wind power developers.
Actively participates in industry exchange activities, shares wind power experience with international peers, explores development trends at the forefront and pro-motes technological development of the industry
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ProvidingReliableGreen Power
WTG Operation and Maintenance Services
WaterTreatment
The demand for energy in modern economic and social development has been increasing. While traditional energy sources are depleting and causing environmental pollution, the development of green power has become a trend in the globe. The Company continuously develops and promulgates clean energy technology and equipment, creating conditions for, as well as facilitating the use of, green energy in the society, changing the ways man-kind accesses energy.
The Company has been cultivating carefully in the wind power sector, developing core technologies such as distributed energy, integrated energy supply, advanced energy stor-age, smart and digital management, etc.. It provides diversified energy products and solu-tions in network, source, load, storage, control and other aspects.
From building wind power service teams, optimizing the network of spare parts distribution, designing wind power service standards and solutions, to applying new technologies such as big data and cloud computing in its operation and maintenance, the Company strives to improve wind power service capability and service quality, to maintain high efficiency of operation, and to increase WTG stability and wind power generation.
In response to the rapid growth of water demand in China and the grave problems of water pollution and shortage, the Company started water supply, sewage treatment and water reuse businesses in 2015. It aimed to improve water use efficiency whilst reducing harmful pollutants to the environment. In 2018, the Company independently devel-oped several techniques in the field of ad-vanced oxidation processes, and established a joint laboratory with research institutes to implement application of the relevant tech-niques in sludge treatment.
The Company integrates its core new energy business with its water treatment to invent the “W + E” Smart Water-Energy Solution. By accurately and dynamically applying techniques such as distributed energy and
energy efficiency platforms, it implements clean energy utilization and intelligent man-agement for the energy consumption of the entire water plant, reducing the cost of elec-tricity whilst raising the proportion of clean energy use and operation efficiency.
The Company used this solution to assist the Beijing Drainage Group in building distribut-ed photovoltaic project in domestic water business sector, establishing a 36 MW pho-tovoltaic system in addition to configuring an integrated efficiency management platform and setting up an energy control center. It is estimated to generate 36 million kWh of clean energy annually, meeting about 30% of electricity consumption and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 36,000 tons.
The Company builds wind farms around the world, provides green power, and populariz-es its use. By the end of 2018, the Company has cumulative installation of 50 GW in the globe, with its business footprint covering 6 continents and more than 20 countries. It has provided excellent and reliable green power to the society with an annual power genera-tion of 100 billion kWh.
In August 2018, the China Electricity Council announced the results of the 2017 assessment of national wind farm production and operation indicators by surveying the operation of wind farms from five aspects – wind resources, power generation, energy consumption, equipment tracking, and operation and maintenance costs. The Company has received 80 awards for its wind power projects, accounting for more than a quarter of its total awards.
Distributed Energy Energy Storage System
Integrates various types of distributed energy through scientific planning and allocation in correspondence to the en-ergy demand of the users and local clean energy endowment. By realizing optimal allocation of diversified energy, efficient collaborative supply and computerized dispatch, such technology reduces energy costs, increases end-user energy utilization and the clean energy ratio.
Separates traditional centralized energy storage systems into electronic storage systems and battery storage systems, then stores or releases energy according to dif-ferent scenarios. This effectively reduces the operational risks and costs of the sys-tem, standardizing its operation and laying the foundation for the local consumption of wind power.
Qinghai Province Achieves “9 Days of Green Energy” through Ultra Large-scale New Energy and Big Data Platform
China’s first mega-scale new energy and big data platform – the Qinghai New Energy And Big Data Innovation Platform jointly developed by Goldwind, the State Grid Qinghai Electric Power Corporation and the Beijing University of Technology Data Innova-tion Center – managed to provide the entire Qinghai province 9 consecutive days (216 hours) of electricity – From 0:00 June 20 to 24:00 June 28, 2018 – through only clean energy such as hydro power, photovoltaics and wind. As the key unit responsible for planning and construction of the platform, the Company led the creation of advanced applications. For example, the underlying IoT for energy to provide key technologies such as centralized monitoring, centralized power forecast and smart management of equipment. Qinghai’s “9 days of green energy” was a trial of zero-emission electricity. It enhanced the practice of clean energy supply by maximizing consumption of new energy while laying foundation for the Company to build a clean, low-carbon, safe and energy-efficient system.
Building the “iGo” Offshore Wind Power Smart Management Platform to Reduce Offshore Operation and Maintenance Costs
Designed specifically for the offshore wind power business, the Company applies digital and smart technology to build the “iGO” offshore wind power smart management platform. Through the construction of remote dispatching systems, equipment lifecycle archives and defect solution libraries, the Company develops defect surveillance modules based on status monitoring. It coor-dinates resource allocation for various parties, optimizes plans for marine missions, improves collaborative work efficiency, and reduces power generation loss and the frequency of marine trips. The platform is equipped with various software, hardware and data technologies such as hydrometeorology forecast and analysis, as well as onshore radar, enabling it to accurately respond to on-site emergencies and to implement plans timely, thereby ensuring the safety of outbound maintenance staff.
Wind Power Service TeamPossesses around 2,000 domestic operation & maintenance engineers with experiences of complex operations such as PMDD technology & double fed multi-systems
Smart Operating & Maintenance SystemEstablished an integral solution which comprises the "online" smart operation system SOAM™ and "offline" efficient exe-cution, swiftly responding to various needs of the wind farm, enhancing operation & maintenance efficiency and benefits of the wind farm
Wind Power Management SystemEstablished over 30 standards throughout the entire WTG lifecycle operations including their admission to site, instal-lation delivery, operation maintenance etc., promoting the standardization of WTG operation & maintenance during their service period
Resource Network LayoutSet up 4 1st-tier archives, 13 2nd-tier archives, 122 3rd tier archives and 18 4th tier archives, forming a 3-dimensional service network coverage with nodes, lines and surfaces
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any e lo e oten al o o tuni e to a e e ou ce and to im o e e ou ce u a e e ciency
n manu actu in oce e t e Com any io i e t e u e o matu e lo ene y and e ou ce con um on tec nolo y and e ui ment t con nuou ly o mi e ocedu e t yin to minimi e t e me o e ui ment unnin o load n te m o outine o ice o it u e ene y a in li t encou -a e em loyee to u e double ided a e in in n o a to a e elect icity and ate and o te t e e lacement o
bu ine t a el it one call o ideo con e ence
e ma t mic o id and inte ati e clean o e e ui -ment uc a and oto oltaic at t e o ce at Bei in
cience and ec nolo y Pa P a e can o ide o t e a total elect icity demand o eo e t e a a in talled t e ano un e a e t eatment y tem t at i able to oce ton o d in able o eclaimed ate e day
e a a a ate ecyclin y tem t at collect ain ate through a sunken greenfield and a sunken plaza and also unc on a i i a on and eclaimed ate ecyclin
e Com any o ce buildin t at i located in ide t e a a ea t e ma t ne y Buildin utili e a iou een building technologies to help realize green planning, energy a in en i onmental iendline in addition to com o t
and e ciency t ou cien fic de i n
a actitione and ad ocate o een ene y t e Com any u o t acti itie li e t e Bei in a at on a a ne ene y sponsor, encourages the public to pur-chase renewable energy through green
o e ce ficate and omote t e u e of renewable energy. It has joined renew-able ene y o ani ation o initiati e uc a t e C ine e to ono it
o n emi ion educ on commitment
e t nited ation Climate C an e Con e ence a eld in ato ice Poland in ecembe e e en n t e Com-
any old ind ub idia y ian un e ne y a in ited to attend t e C ina
Pa ilion a in it ac cal e e ience o tac lin climate c an e t ou a one to low-carbon green solution, calling on the
lobal community to o to a d t e oal o ee in lobal a e a e tem e atu e i e
it in C om e indu t ial le el
Environmental Benefits Achieved through Company’s WTG Products
Amount and Density of Primary Energy or Resource Usage of the Company
old ind a been named Climate eade Plant by t e ne y ounda on
Successfully registered Clean e elo ment ec an i m
C o ect
eco ded C ina Ce t i ied mi ion eduction CC
projects
Com leted e ifica on eco d-ed C ina Ce ti ied mi ion
educ on CC o ect
Integrated use of solar, natural gas, wind and other clean energy to meet a t o elect icity demand
a e o eot e mal eat um y tem to e c an e eat
within soil and building in order to meet coolin and eatin demand
tabli ment o a i ual ene y man-a ement y tem o o ce elect icity and t e buildin o a ma t li n y tem to ma imi e t e u e o natu al li t ou ce and e tend t e li e o li n e ui ment
a e o tem e atu e and umidity cont ol y tem to cont ol indoo
tem e atu e and umid-ity and reduce energy con um on
e e to B ene al P inci le o Calcula on o t e Com e en i e ne y Con um on o t e con e ion o a iou ene yo m to tanda d coal e ui alent
50.00 3,078.39
10,235.70 5,593.28
Cumula e lobal n talla onGW 10k tons
10k tons 10k m3
Ca bon dio ide educ on e o e ta on
tanda d coal educ on
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Category Waste P ima y ou ce
a a dou a te anic a te ton Factory workshops
General solid wastes Con t uc on a te om ind a m ton ind a m
mi ion co e Type of energye all emi ion ton o C
co e Gasoline, diesel, LPG, natural gas
co e lect icity
Total
Indicatormi ion den ity
a a dou a te ene ated e o manu actu ed ton
Con t uc on a te ene ated e o in talled ton
C emi ion e B e enue ton B
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Emissionand WasteManagement
e Com any t ictly abide by t e a of the Peo le e ublic o C ina on P e-ention and Cont ol o n i onmental
Pollution by Solid Waste and other rele-ant e ula on to educe a te and em-
a i e on com liance o a te di o al processes.
n anua y t e n i onment P o-tec on a a o t e Peo le e ublic o China came into e ect a e a e le ied on corporates according to the appendices, c edule o a tem and a mount o n i onmental P otection a and Sched-
ule o a able Pollutant and ui alent Values. The three pollutants plus noise
ene ated by t e Com any in manu ac-tu in and o e ation oce e a e ta ed acco din to t e e ui ement t ictly ulfillin it ta obli a on ile en u in
t at a te di o al com lie it t e e -ulation di e ent a te eduction met -ods and approaches are constantly sought to educe t e im act o t e Com any o e a on on t e en i onment
n t e Com any ta ted en i on-ment in o ma on di clo u e in acco dance with the ea u e o t e i clo u e o n i onmental n o ma on by nte i e
and Public Institutions de o o n i onment P otec on ini t y t e tab-
li ed t e old ind n i onmental n o -mation onito in Plat o m ubli in en i onmental in o ma on indicato on a daily ba i e monito in data i imul-taneou ly elea ed on t e n i onmental n o ma on i clo u e Pla o m o Bei in nte i e and Public n tu on and i ub ect to ublic u e i ion
Waste Discharge Control
Ambient Noise Control
e Com any ene ate elati ely le a te in manu actu in oce e mainly com-
i in a mall amount o a a dou a te and ome ene al olid a te oduced du in
t e a embly oce a ell a ome con t uc on a te ene ated du in t e con-t uc on o ind a m
e Com any o e ly andle all ty e o a te in com liance it t e inci le o cat-
e o y di ided ecycle cent ali ed mana ement and com e en i e a e ment a ti ulated by the law.
o ene al olid a te t e Com any ta e t e a oac o cent ali ed mana ement and recycling. It entrusts a third-party to conduct recycling and disposal. For hazardous wastes, it undertakes storage and disposal in accor-dance with the tanda d o Pollu on Cont ol on a a dou a te to a e B and the dmini t ati e ea u e o a a dou
a te an e ani e t de o o tate n i onmental P otection dmini t ation
e Com any o mulate t e ana ement y tem o a a dou C emical to standard-
i e mana ement and cont ol o e ation uc a ocu ement u a e to a e cu tody and t eatment o a a dou c emical educin t ei a m ul ollu on to t e en i onment n a ilot t ial ca e in t e Com any efined the production process by using bolts with
o de ed inc coatin in lace o cold al a-ni in o anti co o ion t eatment educin t e ene ation o a a dou a te amid t e process.
n e on e to t e o in o o e ind o -e bu ine t e Com any a e tabli ed t ict mec ani m o ob olete mate ial and dome -tic a ba e ecyclin to en u e t at all mate-rials can be sorted, recycled and brought back onshore for further processing. It uses con-tainers to replace ordinary packaging in storing lin t at a e u ed in ma i me t an o ta on
and oi tin ma in t em con enient o eu e t de i n oil to a e de ice o e ui -
ment a t e e oil lea a e may occu and monito a t it i lea a e i to a oid the leakage of hydraulic oil or diesel, which may contaminate t e ma ine en i onment
i e ent le el o noi e ill be ene ated du in t e oce e o oduc on in tal-lation o e ation a ell a ate t eatment
e Com any t ictly abide by t e Law of the Peo le e ublic o C ina on t e P e ention and Cont ol o mbient oi e Pollution , the mi ion tanda d o ndu t ial nte i e oi e at Bounda y B t e mi ion tanda d o n i onment oi e o Bounda y
o Con t uc on ite B and ot e le al tanda d to miti ate noi e ollution t com-
bines sound absorption and insulation tech-ni ue uc a in tallin onic anel in o -shops, enclosing the plant to constrain noise
ollu on it in t e buildin du in o e a on o noi e ene ated om in talla on it a oid
ni ttime con t uction o noi e ene ated om t e o e a on o t e t e Com any
selects appropriate positions, sets buffer dis-tance and ado t noi e educ on tec nolo y acco din to di e ent c a acte i c en-u in t at noi e emi ion tanda d a e met
Emissions of Primary Wastes of the Company
Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Company
Density of Waste Generation and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Company
a a dou a te include cate o y ty e o anic ol ent t at a e ene ated du in oduc on e aint and cate o y ty e o anic e in e olidifie ad e i e
e e to mi ion ccoun n et od e o n uidance o ac ine y ui ment anu actu e o calcula on o een ou e a emi ion mi ion om u c a ed elect icity o o e a on o o e ea o ce a e not included
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EcologicalEnvironmentalProtection
e a onal n i onment P otec on ini t y and t e a onal e elo ment and e-o m Commi ion C ointly ubli ed t e ec nical uideline o t e elinea on
o ed ine o colo ical P otec on in ay e ui in o ince to com lete t e lannin o o incial ecolo ical e ion by t e end o and to e t ain t e de el-
o ment o o ect it in t e de i nated a ea n t e one and t e Com any ee a clo e eye on t e lannin and de elo ment o a iou o incial ecolo ical e ion on t e ot e and it u t e im o e mi a on mea u e and olu on to tac le acto t at a e iden fied to cau e en i onmental im act
e Com any inte ate t e en i onmentally iendly con-ce t o li in in a mony it natu e into it de elo -ment manu actu in a ell a t e con t uc on oce o
ind a m t a com iled t e ana ement y tem o n-i onmental P otec on and ate and oil Con e a on and ana ement and Cont ol lo o n i onmental P otec on
and ate and oil Con e ation in order to regulate wind a m de elo ment and o e a on and otect t e ecolo y n
t e Com any com iled tanda d o een ind a m
n addition to com lyin it national and local ule and e ula on it eci ely ulated t e ene al e ui ement o en i onmental otection a ell a ettin out eci ic
c ite ia o de i n con t uction ocu ement and ate con e a on du in manu actu in and ind a m con-t uc on t in ointed t at t e con t uc on o ind a m
mu t meet ou c ite ia e ou ce a in en i onmentally iendly lo ca bon and ealt y to a oid o educe t e im-act on t e en i onment
Vegetation excavation Bird protection Light-shadow flickers Landscape
e elo la e ca acity model t e eby e-
ducing land useo mulate ec ia l i ed
t an o ta on lan and de-loy e ui ment om acto-ie clo e to t e in talla on ite u e di ital tec nolo y o eci e en inee in
de i n o timal oute to reduce transport distance and e eta on e ca a on
cti ely o a eed sugar cane or other crops a te e ca ation to e to e e eta on co e a e
e te c t b i d a c t i i t i e t ou t e com e en i e a lication o tec ni ue uc a ideo analy i t e -
mal ima in ound ada etc and t en e el t em a ay om t e o e at-ing areas with bird-repelling technology such as ultrason-ic i o e di ital oice i o ou a la e o oc a e
Calculates shadow ranges according to local solar el-e a on and t e len t lu height of the blades, then a end te tin de ice to minimi e t e im act o light-shadow flickers by ro-ta n eed cont ol and an mana ement
Considers surrounding land-scape features and takes initiati e to con ult local communi e om t e ea ly stages of WTG locating and planning and integrates lo-cal industry strategies in the con t uction o ind a m to en u e t e im act on t e land ca e i minimi edCu tomi e and aint t e
to ma e t e indu t y a moniou it t e cultu -
al and natu al en i onment
Resource-saving
Environmentallyfriendly
Low-carbon
Healthy
e e to ate a in com-act land u e a mate i-
al a in and ene y a in
e e to en i onmental o-tection and soil and water con e a on
e e to e timatin t e een-ou e emi ion lu emi ion
reductions for the whole life cycle o t e ind a m t en neut ali in any uc emi ion to ac ie e e o ca bon
e e to y ical and mental ealt o it em loyee
Biodiversity Protection
e Com any ocu e on t e otec on o ildli e and t ei abitat com ilin t e ea u e o u tainable ana e-
ment o Biolo ical and atu al e ou ce e mea u e e ulate on t e di i ion o labo oce e and e ui ement elated to biodi e ity con e a on du in t e de elo ment
con t uc on and o e a on o ind a m o ect to educe t e im act o t e o ect on biodi e ity
e Com any a int oduced a li t monito in y tem in t e Ca le ill ind a m P o ect in u t alia ou obe di t ibuted t ou out t e a ea t e y tem can monito in eal me t e oute o all bi d yin in ide t e a m en
a bi d i edicted to be a ected by a t e y tem auto-ma cally i ue an eme ency command to alt t e and a oid a m to t e bi d
Co o ate o e nance
e ea c e elo ment n i onment Supply Chain
P oduct and e ice m loyee Community and Public Benefit Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. u tainability e o t
05 Employees
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Supported
old ind ad ocate and t i e to en u e t at emale em loyee a e e ual o o tuni e to a ci-ate in ca ee ec uitment i in t ainin and de elo ment a e ua din t ei i t
old ind ad e e to a eo le fi t ilo o y il t c ea n em loyment o o tuni e o it em loyee it o ide t em it de i able o in and li in condition ca e about t ei ba ic need and a e no e o t in i in t em ull benefit and ecu ity
e Com any i commi ed to o idin em loyee it a ealt y a e and umane o en i onment c e-a n a di e e and ela ed atmo e e t o ide o o tuni e and la o m o em loyee to lea n and de elo and el t em eali e e onel alue ile omo n t e Com any comme cial ucce
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2,506 1,797 61
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143
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815 1,9882,807 860
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4,450 8,6307,867
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3% 7%
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56% 24% 36%
Fair and Standard Employment
Diversity ofEmployees
The Company strictly abides by the Labor Law of the People's Republic of China and Labor Contract Law of the People's Republic of China, following international conventions approved by the Chinese government and other relevant local laws, regulations and systems. It implements an equal and non-discriminate employment policy, treating employees of different races, colors, na-tionalities, genders, ages, religious beliefs and cultural backgrounds fairly and properly, and strictly prohibiting and discouraging any form of child or forced labor. The Company has formulated the Recruitment Management System to regulate the recruit-ment process, guaranteeing that staff employment is conducted in compliance with laws and regulations. During the overseas recruitment of local personnel, the Company actively seeks to understand the labor laws of various countries in addition to in-ternational practices, formulating operating mechanisms such as the Equal Employment System and Local Recruitment Process Guidance to improve the compliance of talent recruitment and management.
By the end of 2018, the Company has a total of 8,753 employees, including 1,723 women, 478 ethnic minorities and 30 employ-ees with disabilities.
Employee diversity helps to enhance the Company’s creativity and innovativeness, enriching its culture. The Company actively recruits a wide range of talent, seeks to build a versatile and diversified team, and respects variations in staff personalities, abilities and grown-up ex-periences. It cherishes people with different backgrounds, talents, insights, experiences and skills, and strives to create an open and inclusive environment that allows every employee to freely exert his or her full potential and to integrate him or herself into the Company.
The Company has specifically compiled the Foreign Personnel Management System to stip-ulate its management principles. It respects the differences in culture and customs of coun-tries, and implements differentiated management procedures for foreign staff where