As a responsible corporate citizen, SIIC Environment is dedicated to solving the most pressing needs of the society and actively engages in public welfare activities in the fields of environmental protection, poverty alleviation, education, and more. During community engagement activities, we abide by the Charity Law of the PRC and follow the principles of legality, voluntariness, and honesty, and utilise our industry expertise to help conserve natural resources, prevent and mitigate pollution, and work with the public to create an eco-friendly society. In 2020, we invested over RMB 0.66 million and 1,511.5 hours of volunteer services in different community engagement activities.
Protecting the Environment
As a company dedicated to water and environmental protection businesses, SIIC Environment has always concentrated on its core mission of promoting concepts of environmental protection and resource conservation. Internally, we work to enhance our employees’ environmental awareness by distributing environment and natural resource related publications, conducting corporate culture training, and organising environmental-themed seminars and knowledge contests. For external stakeholders such as our investors and the public, we continue to communicate our corporate philosophy through various channels such as public reports, business open houses, community outreach and public welfare activities, and social media platforms. During 2020, the Company carried out diverse activities engaging different sectors of the community, including organising field trips for students to our WWTPs, planting trees in the communities we serve, and fostering water conservation awareness among our customers.
Case Study: In 2020, Wuhan City Huangpi District Xinwuhu Water Plant carried out a series of community-wide source water conservation programmes, to actively respond to local government’s call of enhancing county-level awareness and action towards water conservation. The plant invited local media to the site to shoot a short water conservation-themed film, which introduces the production process of drinking water to community members, increasing their awareness of the preciousness of water resources and the importance of water conservation. In addition, employees of the plant went into local communities and distributed brochures and flyers on source water protection to the public.
Case Study: In the past year of 2020, our South BU’s project company organised tree-planting event to further raise employee awareness of creating a greener and better living environment.
Conducting Community Service
Besides environmental protection related events, we also invest in other public welfare activities and direct available corporate resources to help people and communities in need. In 2020, our employees from different business units participated in various volunteering events aiming at providing better services for customers, helping impoverished households, supporting local students, and more.
Case Study: In 2020, the North BU’s “Water for All” volunteer service team carried out a total of 24 community activities, such as customer home visits to provide convenience services, service-related Q&A, water bill inquiries, and water-related business transaction. The team was elected as the "Best Volunteer Service Organisation" in 2020 in the annual citywide volunteer service campaign held in Weifang City, Shandong Province. The business unit also actively engaged in Qingzhou City’s poverty alleviation programmes, such as purchasing apples from the City’s Huzhai Modern Agricultural Demonstration Park to help increase local farmers’ income by means of poverty alleviation through consumption. Our efforts received wide recognition from the public and local government.
Case Study: To support local students attending the 2020 National College Entrance Examination, our water supply and wastewater treatment projects in Suiping County, Henan Province organised employees to set up service stations near the test centres. Our employees distributed complimentary bottled water and supplements to students, and provided water and sunshade umbrellas for traffic police on duty to help them cope with the hot weather.
Case Study: Our Xinxiang City Sludge Treatment and Disposal Project in Henan Province is located next to a livestock farm in the same community. The odour generated from the farm’s operations brought negative impacts to local residents’ everyday life. In order to foster community harmony, the project utilised its expertise to help the farm retrofit its equipment and improve water quality free of charge, enhancing the quality of life of the residents and helping create a harmonious and pleasant community environment.