The ESG rating of Dazhong Public Utilities remains AA- for 2025, with a steady improvement in rating score compared to the previous year, continuing to maintain its industry-leading level. This marks the company's further advancement in score based on the AA- rating, following the upgrade from A+ to AA- in 2024. It signifies that the company's sustained investment in environmental, social, and corporate governance has yielded fruitful results, and its ESG management system has moved from "level breakthrough" to "quality cultivation".
Key environmental and social issues have seen continuous improvement, with notable achievements in green layout and responsibility. In the environmental dimension, the company's score on sustainable development issues has increased by nearly 10 points, fully reflecting its fruitful results in photovoltaic field layout and electrification transformation. In the social dimension, thanks to the continuous reduction in gas transmission loss rate and optimization of customer service management level, the product responsibility score has increased by more than 15 points, and the customer responsibility score has increased by about 10 points. At the same time, the company actively fulfills its social responsibility, continuously participating in disaster relief, educational support, and other public welfare donations, and practices the development concept of win-win with society through practical actions.
In recent years, Dazhong Public Utilities has adhered to high-quality development as its main focus, deeply integrating ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) concepts into its corporate strategy and daily operations. It has established an ESG governance framework spanning from the board of directors, management, to operational levels, driving continuous improvement in ESG governance. The company's 2025 annual sustainable development report received a "Type-2 Moderate Verification" conducted by CCX Green Finance based on AA1000 ASv3 standards, demonstrating a sustained enhancement in information disclosure transparency and standardization.
Looking ahead, Dazhong Public Utilities will continue to improve its ESG governance system, continuously explore new models of green growth, promote the deep integration of ESG with its main business, fulfill its commitment to sustainable development with higher standards and more practical measures, and continue to create shared value for shareholders, employees, customers, and society, accelerating towards achieving high-quality sustainable development.
