Logistics with Ethics for a Better World Shenzhen International Focusing on Sustainable Future
Shenzhen International Holdings Limited (“Shenzhen International” or the “Group”) defines the Greater Bay Area, the Yangtze River Delta and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region and other major logistics gateway cities as key strategic regions. The Group focuses on the investment, construction and operation of logistics infrastructure in inland ports, urban integrated logistics parks, air cargo terminals and railway logistics terminals, and toll roads. It provides its customers with value-added logistics services including intelligent warehouse and integrated cold chain warehousing. In the face of the national policy direction of low-carbon transformation and green development, the Group also actively promotes technological and institutional innovation, accelerates the development of operation digitalization and low-carbon transformation of the Group and the industry through technology, and promotes a greener and healthier development to achieve the goal of “Logistics with Ethics, For a Better World”.
Under national dual carbon goals, Shenzhen International, as the backbone of the logistics industry, is committed to actively promoting the green transformation of its business and deploying low-carbon logistics parks, with the goal of sustainable development. At the same time, the Group integrates the green concept into its design planning, development and construction, as well as operation management to reduce carbon emissions and improve efficiency throughout the whole life cycle, and promotes the low-carbon transformation of the industry with smart management. The Group’s self-built projects are all planned on the concept of green and energy conservation. To achieve energy-saving and emission reduction goals, building designs are optimised and eco-friendly materials are adopted during the development and planning phase.
As the same time, the Group has a total of more than 4 million square metres of industrial park operation area and 1.73 million square metres of roof area in China, which has the natural advantages for the construction of distributed photovoltaic power stations. Therefore, the Group has established a photovoltaic energy investment and construction company to carry out planning of the business of rooftop photovoltaic power stations and actively promote the use of renewable green energy to replace traditional energy, and has been tried out in Hangzhou Project and is preparing for wide application.
Enhancing Core Competitiveness through Innovation
Shenzhen International attaches great importance to the R&D and application of innovative technologies, and has established rules and regulations related to innovation. To reward projects that have achieved innovative results and generated significant economic and social benefits, the Group sets up an innovation special fund with a total amount of not more than RMB50 million each year. The Group hopes to enhance the Group’s competitiveness through normalising innovation.
To improve the management efficiency and governance level of the logistics parks, the Group applies intelligent management system in Shenzhen Kanghuai E-commerce Center. The system is based on network communication, digital technology, big data, etc., connecting all elements of safety management, operation management and business management, forming a green and efficient intelligent park management system, which greatly reduces daily management costs. The system has obtained 24 software copyrights, including power data collection, bill inquiry and analysis system, energy consumption efficiency evaluation and analysis model, automatic safety management, etc., which effectively assisted the park in automatic operation and energy consumption efficiency management, enhancing core competitiveness through innovative technology.
Fostering an Ethical Culture TogetherThe contribution and efforts of talents are the cornerstone of the Group’s success. Shenzhen International treasures the contributions of its employees, actively assumes corporate responsibility towards employees. To protect the rights of employees, the Group formed an employee representatives assembly to improve the democratic management of employees. In addition, to enhance employees’ sense of belonging and cohesion, the Group actively organises various recreational activities. The Group held a staff sports competition to improve the physical fitness, so as to stimulate their enthusiasm for pioneering at work, show their vitality and promote the vigorous development of corporate culture-building activities.
The Group understands that the corporate culture of compliance and integrity is conducive to efficient operation. To achieve long-term and stable development, the Group establishes a sound and responsible management system. To promote integrity and honesty, the Group has learnt from the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and created a series of broadcast dramas, such as “Hui Lan Ji”（《灰闌記》）, “Bao Dai Zhi Xia Chen Zhou” （《包待制下陳州》） and “Bao Dai Zhi Zhi Zhuan He Tong Wen Zi”（《包待制智賺合同文字》）, to gradually reinforce employees' integrity philosophy.
Contributing to Society through Building a Sustainable FutureShenzhen International actively shoulders social responsibilities, and works with the community to carry out public welfare and charity activities. The Group undertakes rural revitalisation works with the sense of responsibility and mission, raised funds to promote the construction of projects for the benefit of the people. In 2022, the Group promoted a total of 9 projects, including education assistance, elderly assistance, medical care, people’s livelihood and public services, with a total investment of RMB1.32 million.
In the future, Shenzhen International will continue to seize sustainability opportunities, build green infrastructure projects with low-carbon technologies and building materials, and consider accelerating the development of green projects in the form of green finance, so as to contribute to dual carbon goals. In addition, the Group will adhere to integrity philosophy and work together with the entire value chain to jointly embrace a sustainability future.