ESG, Wuhu Shipyard always on the way

2024年，ESG（環境、社會、治理）迎來了發展的二十周年，在這二十年里，ESG已經成為了衡量企業可持續發展水平的一個重要標志。在中國“雙碳”目標之下，ESG理念也迅速地從討論開始邁向行動，蕪湖船廠也順勢而為，在承擔社會責任、踐行環境保護，正向企業治理上有了自己的獨特思路。

In 2024, ESG, also known as environment, society, and governance, celebrated its 20th anniversary of development. During these two decades, ESG has become an important indicator for measuring the level of sustainable development of enterprises. Under China's "dual carbon" goals, the ESG concept has quickly moved from discussion to action, and Wuhu Shipyard has also taken advantage of the situation, having its own unique ideas in assuming social responsibility, practicing environmental protection, and positive corporate governance.

過去我們在做：

In the past, we have been doing:

貫徹落實ESG實施方針

Implementing the ESG policy

2023年十月，公司EHS部門在董事長及經營層的決策下，率先發起ESG項目建議書，組織會議探討蕪船關于整合自然環境，社會資源和企業治理的合規方案，會上評估了公司各生產、經營模塊與安全生產管理有關的具體情況。會議決定蕪船將在以下幾個方面執行中長期ESG發展戰略：首先錨定公司ESG發展方向、實施過程中根據生產及經營成果及時規范、修正、更新ESG合規體系、最后為將理念與實際具體結合，將工作落到實處，制定ESG績效追蹤，確保圍繞ESG，全公司上下同心，各個模塊共同參與到造船的生產實踐中去，力求在ESG執行方面，作行業內的領頭羊和標桿。

In October 2023, the EHS department of the company, under the decision of the chairman and management, took the lead in launching an ESG project proposal, organizing a meeting to discuss the compliance plan of company on integrating natural environment, social resources, and corporate governance. At the meeting, the real and specific situation of the whole company's production and operation branches involved with safety production management was evaluated. The meeting decided that the whole company will implement a medium - and long-term ESG development strategy in the following areas: first, we will anchor the company's ESG development direction, secondly, timely regulate, revise, and update the ESG compliance system based on production and business results during the implementation process is needed, finally, combine the concept with practical work, develop ESG performance tracking, and ensure that the whole company is united around ESG, and all divisions participate in the production practice of shipbuilding together, strive to be the industry leader and benchmark in ESG execution.

經營訂單轉戰雙燃料船舶方向

New orders shift towards dual fuel vessels

過去幾年，公司先后研發生產建造出22000噸混合動力化學品船、21500噸瀝青/成品油船、3900噸純天然氣自卸散貨船、7000噸雙燃料滾吊船、5800噸級雙燃料多用途船、14600噸甲醇預留重吊船、7000車雙燃料汽車滾裝船、全電內河集裝箱船等。先后組織成立了新能源船舶研發組、大師工作室、博士后工作站，構建基于用戶為中心的全新新能源商業生態，打造安徽省“藍色”發展增長極。

In the past few years, the company has successively developed and produced 22000DWT dual fuel chemical tankers, 21500DWT Bitumen/Product oil tankers, 3900DWT pure LNG powered self unloading bulk carriers, 7000DWT DF roll on/roll off ships, 5800DWT DF Multi-purpose ships, 14600DWT DF methanol reserved heavy lift vessels, 7000CEU DF PCTC, and pure electric powered inland river container ships. We have organized the establishment of a new energy ship research and development team, “master” studios, and postdoctoral workstations to build a new user and shipowners centered new energy business ecosystem and create a "blue" development growth pole in Anhui Province.

2024年1月8日，國家工業和信息化部公布2023年綠色制造名單，蕪湖造船廠榮登“綠色工廠”榜單！這是蕪船繼2022年獲得國家級知識產權示范企業稱號之后，再次獲得國家級榮譽稱號，成為安徽省首家船舶生產“綠色工廠”。其中2023年交付的21500噸瀝青/成品油船綠色原料使用率達94%，獲得了新加坡綠色倡議大獎。

On January 8, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China announced the list of green manufacturing for 2023, and Wuhu Shipyard was listed as a "green factory"! This is the second time that yard has been awarded a national level honorary title after winning the title of National Intellectual Property Demonstration Enterprise in 2022, becoming the first "green factory" in Anhui Province for ship production.With green raw material utilization rate reached 94%,21500DWT Bitumen/Product oil tankers delivered in 2023 winning the Singapore Green Initiative Award.

未來我們將做：

In the future, we will continuously do：

在節能減碳具體行動中克服成本難題，持續向新能源船舶產業發力

Overcoming cost difficulties in specific actions for energy conservation and carbon reduction, and continuing to make efforts towards the new energy shipbuilding industry

2024年春節前夕，蕪湖造船廠董事長張釗先生走進上海東方衛視第一財經演播室，圍繞雙碳目標下，可持續發展水平衡量指標ESG（環境、社會、治理），暢談蕪船今后應對綠色可持續發展的策略。

Before Spring Festival in 2024, Mr. Zhang Zhao, Chairman of Wuhu Shipyard, walked into YICAI Studio of Shanghai Dragon Television to discuss the strategies of Wuhu Shipyard to address green and sustainable development in the future, focusing on the ESG (Environment, Society, Governance) indicators for measuring sustainable development under the dual carbon goals.

2023年上半年,蕪湖造船廠決定布局內河新能源船舶產業，張董在接受采訪時表示，航運企業作為全球經濟運行物流鏈的重要載體之一，在發展過程中始終面臨諸多機遇和挑戰。ESG的加持可以倒逼蕪船選用更多的船舶新技術，將船舶性能發揮到極致，從而提高貨物配載效率。但如何將新技術推行中涉及到的額外成本消化、轉移，是未來持續面臨的一項挑戰。在使用綠色技術和綠色能源的同時，如何提高價格競爭力方面，張董表示：蕪湖造船廠在新能源船舶的生產中合理布局廠區，提升土地配置和利用效率。在運營上，始終恪守著清潔生產、綠色造船的環保理念。在商業模式上也進行大膽探索，推行“綠色船舶租賃”計劃，以租賃方式讓船東使用新能源船舶，降低了他們的初始投資壓力，與金融機構合作，推出綠色船舶融資方案，助其解決資金問題。

In the first half of 2023, Wuhu Shipyard decided to layout the inland new energy shipbuilding industry.Chairman Zhang stated in the interview that shipping enterprises, as one of the important carriers of the global economic operation logistics chain, have always faced many opportunities and challenges in the development process. Driven by the ESG,shipbuilding will be forced to choose more advanced ship technologies, maximize ship performance, and improve cargo loading efficiency. But how to deal with the extra costs involved in the implementation of new technologies is a challenge that will continue to be faced in the future. In terms of how to improve price competitiveness while using green technology and energy, Mr Zhang stated that Wuhu Shipyard had reasonably laid out its factory area in the production of new energy ships, improving land allocation and utilization efficiency. In terms of operation, we have always adhered to the environmental protection concept of clean production and green shipbuilding. We have also boldly explored business models by implementing the "Green Ship Leasing" program, which allows shipowners to use new energy vessels through leasing, reducing their initial investment pressure. We have collaborated with financial institutions to launch green ship financing solutions to help them solve their funding problems.

綠色減排與生產制造協同發展

Collaborative Development of Green Emission Reduction and Production and Manufacturing

2023年，蕪船手持訂單突破300億元大關，實現了產值和利潤的雙倍增。這是蕪船始終堅持生產制造智能化，將智能制造落到實處的結果。蕪船近年來持續引進先進的智能制造技術，提升自動化和智能化生產水平。新建成的激光智能下料中心二期，引入了造船一體化系統，使整個生產效率顯著提升，基本實現了生產的潔凈化。張董還說道：在綠色轉型的過程中，蕪船不僅自身要轉型，還要跟供應鏈和合作伙伴共同創新綠色產品，投入更多的資源去研發甲醇、綠氫、綠氨等新的、先進專業類的技術，并使這些技術盡可能地產業化，以期在這場脫碳競賽當中脫穎而出，搶占先機。

In 2023, The company exceeded the 30 billion yuan mark with orderbooks, achieving a double increase in output value and profits. This is the result of yard's persistent commitment to intelligent production and manufacturing, and its implementation of intelligent manufacturing. In recent years,we have continuously introduced advanced intelligent manufacturing technology to improve the level of automation and intelligent production. The newly built second phase of the laser intelligent cutting center has introduced an integrated shipbuilding system, which significantly improves the overall production efficiency and basically achieves clean production. Mr Zhang also said that in the process of green transformation, Wuhu shipyard not only needs to transform itself, but also needs to innovate green products with the supply chain and partners, invest more resources in the research and development of new and advanced professional technologies such as methanol, green hydrogen, and green ammonia, and make these technologies as commercialized as possible, in order to stand out and seize the opportunity in this decarbonization competition.

百年蕪船，風雨124載。在未來，蕪湖造船廠將順勢而為，圍繞ESG戰略目標與上下游企業、科研機構、金融機構、政府部門等攜手合作，在雙碳減排過程中以身作則，與優秀的生態共贏、共發展。繼續發揮安徽省造船龍頭的環保引領作用，參與業內法規起草，同時主動承接國家內河新能源船舶戰略，開發建造新能源與清潔能源為動力綠色船舶，為海洋裝備應用“零碳”目標增添新動能，確保ESG戰略目標與綠色船舶生產制造理念融匯貫通，將目標最終落到實處。

As a shipyard with one hundred and twenty four years history,the company has gone through ups and downs. In the future,we will seize the opportunity and cooperate with upstream and downstream enterprises,scientific research institutions, financial institutions, government departments, focus on ESG strategic goals, giving a lead in the process of dual carbon reduction, and achieving win-win and development with excellent ecology.We will also continue to play the leading role in environmental protection in shipbuilding in Anhui Province, participate in the drafting of industry regulations, and actively undertake the national strategy for new energy ships on inland waterways. Develop and build green ships powered by new and clean energy, add new momentum to the "zero carbon" goal of marine equipment application, ensure the perfect integration of ESG strategic goals and ship production with green manufacturing concepts, and ultimately achieve the goal.

（文/Writer: 劉雨彤/Liu Yutong）