Table 2 Focal issues in the ESG reports of Chinese port companies.
Focal issues | Content |
|---|---|
Environmental responsibility (E) | |
Environmental protection | Greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution prevention, and control, water pollution prevention and control, noise pollution prevention and control, sewage treatment, solid waste utilization, environmental protection financial support, environmental management measures, environmental protection training, emission-reduction technology use, management of supplier environmental awareness |
Resource conservation | Energy consumption, water consumption and utilization, electricity consumption, ecological resource protection, biodiversity, shoreline resource utilization, material consumption, clean energy substitution |
Social responsibility (S) | |
Social development | Public policy, industry cooperation, social donation, science and technology innovation support |
Regional relations | Stakeholder relations and engagement, community events, cultural participation |
Human resource management | Position structure, gender diversity ratio, anti-discrimination, anti-corruption, salary and benefits, system security, education and training, cultural activities, security measures management, security awareness training, security investment, hardship support |
Service | Customer satisfaction, complaints, and handling |
Governance responsibility (G) | |
Organizational structure | Board of directors, shareholding structure, governance framework, values building, transparent internal and external communication, Scale of organization, anti-corruption, socioeconomic compliance |
Operations | FP, tax payment, risk management, economic performance, economic impact, infrastructure development, throughput, port operation efficiency, transportation mode optimization, smart port construction, technology advancement |
