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2021 ESG Report

51 2021 ESG Report Adhering to Green Operation Zero Carbon Outlet Pilot Construction CRCBANK 52 CSRC Bank continues to strengthen its own environmental construction by precisely regulating room temperature, using computers and water scientifically and disconnecting electricity in a timely manner, while innovating the construction of zero-carbon outlets and implementing paperless offices to save resources and reduce carbon emissions. In this reporting period, CSRC Bank mainly used gasoline, natural gas, electricity, water resources and paper; the waste generated was mainly domestic and office waste, which was handed over to the municipality for disposal. For the equipment that needs to be disposed of at end of life, CSRC Bank handed over to the company with e-waste disposal qualification and filed on the website of the government's Environmental Protection Bureau to ensure the harmless disposal of e-waste and minimize the impact on the environment. CSRC Bank carried out renovation of facilities to reduce energy consumption and implemented projects to achieve more fine-tuned self-control of building air-conditioning units and reduce carbon emissions. Projects include renovation of building air-conditioning system, renovation of data room infrastructure, energy-saving renovation of lighting system and energy-saving renovation of fresh air control system, etc. The first solar power generation project was installed and put into use at the Fushan Xiaoqiao branch office for daily operation, which is expected to generate 25,000 kWh of electricity annually and reduce carbon emissions by 6.80 tons per year. Data Unit of Measure Total gasoline consumption by owned vehicles 608,831.90 L Total gas consumption Total electricity consumption Total water consumption 123,752 E m³ Paperless Office CSRC Bank vigorously promotes online service and management and paperless operation at any time and place, in order to achieve a green, low-carbon, and shared office mode. Paperless Counters 31,104,679 kWh 174,663 t Amount of paper saved by paperless billing 2.4 Total GHG emissions (Scope I + Scope II) Total energy consumption 19,758.01 tCO₂e 4,641.31 tce Approaches Results Paperless Transformation of Counter Transaction In 2021, we achieved paperless transformation of 26 transactions, reaching a total of 306 transactions to go paperless. By the end of 2021, the volume of counter paperless transactions accounted for more than 78% of the business volume, saving about 43,100 common vouchers. Paperless Files The electronic file system realizes unified, standardized and efficient management of all kinds of file image data by separating the system data and image storage and reducing the pressure of system server loading. By the end of 2021, a total of about 1.1 million list data such as list of each mortgage loan repayment, list of successful loan closing and interest deduction, list of voucher usage and list of open and closed accounts were stored. Online Reply Slip We expand the printing channels of enterprise reply slips. Online channels support online banking, web version of reply slip printing. The online reply slips print rate for 2021 is 61%, increasing 20% compared to last year. As of the end of 2021, a total of 8,181,200 reply slips were printed, of which 4,984,300 reply slips were printed on the internet banking and web side combined, increasing 102% compared to last year. Online Reconciliation We expand reconciliation channels, supporting WeChat reconciliation, web reconciliation and online banking reconciliation. Multi-channel online reconciliation reduces the printing of paper bills. By the end of 2021, 469,088 e-bills were issued, saving 469,000 copies of envelopes and paper used for inserts. Online Investigation We will take the public account due diligence review department online. Account managers register research information on mobile, support on-site photography, generate image data automatically transmitted to the account file. Since complete replacement of paper files in late 2021, we saved in total 2,064 sheets of paper.
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