After being included in the Hang Seng A-Share Sustainable Enterprise Benchmark Index for the first time on September 7, 2020, according to the latest selection results, the company has been selected as A constituent of the Hang Seng A-Share Sustainable Enterprise Benchmark Index (HSCASUSB) for the third time based on its outstanding performance in ESG (environment, carbon reduction, social and corporate governance). And it will take effect on September 5, 2022.

At present, only 149 A-share listed companies are included in the Hang Seng A-share sustainable enterprises benchmark index, including leading enterprises in various industries such as Vanke, ZTE, Ningde Times, BYD, Industrial Fulian, Ganfeng Lithium, Sinopec, China Unicom, Ping An Bank, etc.

As an important index in the capital market, the index aims to reflect the performance and investment value of listed companies in sustainable development. Due to strict requirements on the market value, trading volume and listing time of listed companies, the index series is reviewed once A year and only the top 10% of A-shares are selected. The selection process is very rigorous. As a result, the company has been a member of the index series for three consecutive years, which reflects the company's outstanding performance in the areas of environment, carbon reduction, social and corporate governance, and has been recognized by authoritative index compilation organizations.

In recent years, the international community has significantly increased its attention to the sustainable development of enterprise ESG, which has become an important evaluation index to measure the long-term investment returns and risks of enterprises. Investors are increasingly focusing on companies with the best ESG sustainability performance, and global sustainability investment is on the rise. The Hang Seng Sustainable Enterprise Index series provides an important benchmark for the development of socially responsible themed investment products.

Introduction for Inclusion

As a leading green enterprise in urban mining and new energy materials in China, GEM

has started with solving waste battery recycling technology, and then solved global technical problems such as green treatment of electronic waste, overall recycling technology of scrapped vehicles and terpolymer "nuclear" technology of power battery materials. This breakthrough has solved the key technical difficulties in the green treatment and recycling of typical waste resources in China, such as used batteries, electronic waste and scrapped cars.

The company has built 16 circular economy and new energy material parks in 11 provinces and municipalities including Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Henan, Tianjin, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Fujian, etc. The footprint of green cycle development covers China, covering 3,000 kilometers, and has established circular economy cooperation relations with nearly 500 million people in China. The company is located in South Africa, South Korea, Indonesia, Europe, influencing the world with green technology.

In the past 10 years, GEM has reduced carbon emissions by more than 2 million tons, saved more than 3 million barrels of oil, and reduced deforestation by 3,000 hectares. It has made contributions to the construction of a recycling society and the control of greenhouse gas effect, and become a representative of the world's advanced enterprises practicing green and low-carbon development.

In the future, GEM will adhere to the dual-track driving strategy of "urban mines + new energy materials", and serve the strategy of achieving peak carbon neutrality by exploiting urban mines and developing new energy materials, so as to create a world leader in green and low-carbon development. The company will hold high the low carbon banner of green operation, promote cooperation and global ESG, and join hands with global partners to make a pot of "double carbon" wine, and walk towards a green future together!

Writer: Fengling Yang

Editor:Fengling Yang

继2020年9月7日格林美股票首次被纳入“恒生A股可持续发展企业基准指数”之后，根据最新评选结果，公司凭借在ESG（环境、减碳、社会及公司治理）的卓越表现，第三次入选恒生A股可持续发展企业基准指数（HSCASUSB）成分股，并于2022年9月5日生效。

目前，仅有149家A股上市公司被纳入恒生A股可持续发展企业基准指数，包括万科、中兴通讯、宁德时代、比亚迪、工业富联、赣锋锂业、中石化、中国联通、平安银行等各行业龙头企业。

作为资本市场重要指数，该指数旨在反映上市公司在可持续发展方面的表现和投资价值。由于对上市公司市值、成交量以及上市时间都设有严格要求，该指数系列每年检审一次且仅排名前10%的A股会选入，挑选程序十分严谨。因此，格林美连续三年成为该指数系列的成分股，反映公司在环境、减碳、社会及公司治理等范畴表现卓越，获得权威指数编制机构认可。

近年来，国际社会对企业ESG可持续发展的关注显著提升，成为衡量企业长期投资回报和风险的重要评估指标。投资者逐渐将焦点放于在企业ESG可持续发展表现最卓越的公司，全球可持续发展投资不断上升。恒生可持续发展企业指数系列为开发社会责任主题的投资产品提供重要基准。

入选推介词  

作为中国开采城市矿山与新能源材料的绿色领军企业，格林美从攻克废旧电池回收技术开始，再到攻克电子废弃物绿色处理、报废汽车整体资源化回收技术以及动力电池材料的三元“核”技术等世界技术难题，突破性解决了中国在废旧电池、电子废弃物与报废汽车等典型废弃资源绿色处理与循环利用的关键技术难点。

公司在湖北、湖南、广东、江西、河南、天津、江苏、浙江、山西、内蒙古、福建等十一省和直辖市建成16个循环经济与新能源材料园区，绿色循环发展的足迹覆盖中国、纵横3000公里，与中国近5亿人建立了循环经济合作关系。公司在南非、韩国、印尼、欧洲布局，绿色技术辐射世界。

10年来，格林美累计减少碳排放200余万吨，节约石油300余万桶，减少森林砍伐3000公顷，为构建循环型社会和遏制温室气体效应做出了中国企业的贡献，成为践行绿色低碳发展的世界先进企业代表。

未来，格林美将坚守“城市矿山+新能源材料”的双轨驱动战略，通过开采城市矿山与发展新能源材料来服务碳达峰碳中和战略，创建世界绿色低碳发展的领袖级企业。公司将高举绿色经营、开放合作、全球ESG的低碳大旗，与全球合作伙伴携手共煮一壶“双碳”酒，举杯共饮，一起走向绿色未来！

文字丨杨凤玲

编辑丨杨凤玲