China Resources Holdings

No leading practices were identified for the company in the governance and strategy measurement area.

No leading practices were identified for the company in the environment measurement area.

No leading practices were identified for the company in the nutrition measurement area.

No leading practices were identified for the company in the social inclusion measurement area.

Sustainable development strategy
While the company discloses that it uses a materiality matrix to identify and prioritise its most relevant sustainability topics, and describes how the results of this materiality matrix are integrated into the company’s sustainability strategy, the company has an opportunity to disclose time-bound targets for its most relevant sustainability topics.

Governance and accountability for sustainable development
While responsibility for the company’s sustainable development strategy lies with the Social Responsibility Department, the company has an opportunity to strengthen accountability by assigning this responsibility to its highest governance body and disclosing further information on its decision-making processes and oversight responsibilities, as well as linking sustainability objectives and targets to roles and remuneration.

Stakeholder engagement
The company has conducted stakeholder engagement activities and discloses an overview of the issues raised via these activities as well as how the outcomes of the engagement process are integrated into the company’s sustainable development strategy. The company has an opportunity to disclose how it identifies its most relevant stakeholders.

Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions
The company’s subsidiary CR Beer discloses quantitative evidence to demonstrate that it is reducing its scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions, but does not disclose scope 3 emissions. The company has an opportunity to disclose, at the parent level, time-bound targets to reduce scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions in line with a 1.5-degree scenario.

Protection of terrestrial natural ecosystems
The company does not disclose activities aimed at achieving deforestation and conversion-free (DCF) supply chains for its relevant high-risk commodities. It has an opportunity to increase its disclosure on commitments to source its high-risk commodities through recognised certification programmes.

Soil health and agrobiodiversity
The company does not disclose that it is adopting sustainable production practices that improve soil health and increase agrobiodiversity.

Water use
The company does not disclose that it is reducing water withdrawals across its operations and supply chain.

Plastic use and packaging waste
While the company’s subsidiaries CR Beer and CR C’estbon disclose that they are reducing plastic use and transitioning to sustainable forms of packaging, China Resources Holdings has an opportunity to strengthen its commitment by setting time-bound targets, at the parent level, to reduce plastic use and transition to more sustainable forms of packaging.

Animal welfare
The company does not disclose that it is addressing key animal and aquatic welfare issues for its relevant key species in its own operations and supply chain. It has an opportunity to disclose a commitment that addresses key issues for animal and aquatic welfare across its relevant species, geographies and products.

Availability of healthy foods
The company does not disclose a commitment or activities to increase the availability of healthy and nutritious foods.

Accessibility and affordability of healthy foods
The company does not disclose a commitment to address food insecurity by improving the accessibility and affordability of healthy and nutritious foods.

Clear and transparent labelling
The company does not disclose that it provides nutritional information through clear, transparent and accurate labelling.

Workforce nutrition
The company does not disclose sufficient evidence of having any workforce nutrition programmes.

Food safety
The company does not disclose evidence of ensuring safe food for consumers through compliance with national regulations or the Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene, nor an effective food safety certification scheme.

Child and forced labour
The company does not disclose a commitment to prohibit child or forced labour in its operations or supply chain.

Living wage
The company does not disclose that it pays its workers a living wage or requires its suppliers to do the same. Neither has it set targets to do so in the future.

Health and safety of vulnerable groups
The company does not disclose that it specifically recognises the health and safety risks to vulnerable groups, such as migrant and temporary labourers, women and young farmers.

Farmer and fisher productivity and resilience
The company has a commitment to support the resilience and productivity of farmers, which it does through support activities such as developing the “Guangchang white lotus” industry and positioning Guangchang as “the hometown of white lotus in China” which increased lotus farmers income.

Land rights
The company does not commit to recognising and respecting the legitimate tenure rights related to the ownership and use of land of local communities.

No policies or commitments related to respect for human rights were found in the public domain. This includes the necessary policies and systems to respect basic human rights in its operations and supply chain.

China Resources Holdings states that it abides by occupational health laws but does not have a publicly available policy statement committing the company to respect the health and safety of workers. Furthermore they do not disclose detailed quantitative health and safety information. As such, China Resources Holdings does not demonstrate that it provides secure, safe and healthy workplaces, where workers are fairly remunerated and have a meaningful say in decision making.

China Resources Holdings has a public commitment to protecting personal data and discloses the process to identify bribery and corruption in its own operations. However, no relevant policies or commitments on other key ethical business topics – tax, lobbying and political engagement – were found in the public domain.