Communication on Progress 2022

Participant
Published
  • 01-Mar-2022
Time period
  • March 2021  –  March 2022
Format
  • Stand alone document – Basic COP Template
Differentiation Level
  • This COP qualifies for the Global Compact Active level
Self-assessment
  • Includes a CEO statement of continued support for the UN Global Compact and its ten principles
  • Description of actions or relevant policies related to Human Rights
  • Description of actions or relevant policies related to Labour
  • Description of actions or relevant policies related to Environment
  • Description of actions or relevant policies related to Anti-Corruption
  • Includes a measurement of outcomes
 
  • Statement of continued support by the Chief Executive Officer
  • Statement of the company's chief executive (CEO or equivalent) expressing continued support for the Global Compact and renewing the company's ongoing commitment to the initiative and its principles.

  • Statement of continued support

    March 1, 2022
    To our stakeholders:

    I am pleased to confirm that Greenland Financial Technology Group reaffirms its support of the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-Corruption.

    In this annual Communication on Progress, we describe our actions to continually improve the integration of the Global Compact and its principles into our business strategy, culture and daily operations. We will also commit to share this information with our stakeholders using our primary channels of communication.

    Sincerely Yours,

    Dr. James Geng
    Chairman of the Board & President
    Greenland Financial Technology Group

Human Rights
  • Assessment, policy and goals
  • Description of the relevance of human rights for the company (i.e. human rights risk-assessment). Description of policies, public commitments and company goals on Human Rights.

  • Greenland Financial Technology Group commits to develop an organizational culture that implements a policy of support for locally and internationally recognized human rights and seeks to avoid complicity in human rights abuses. Our commitment to realizing human rights is embedded in the company's code of conduct. Human rights are also part of our non-financial risk assessment of operations.
    We provide our employees with safe, suitable, and sanitary work facilities. We protect workers from workplace harassment, including physical, verbal, sexual, or psychological harassment, abuse, or threats. We respect the capability and ability of our employees regardless of gender, religion, race, age, and nationality. We provide our staff with an equal working environment.

  • Implementation
  • Description of concrete actions to implement Human Rights policies, address Human Rights risks and respond to Human Rights violations.

  • Greenland Financial Technology Group has taken the following measures to prevent human rights violations on its work locations:
    • A complaint channel has been set up and employees could write freely to management to submit their complaints and/or issues with regards to unfair treatment. These complaints are revised by top management and discussed immediately.
    • A training session has been conducted for all employees to raise public awareness on human rights issues.
    • We attach great importance to the welfare guarantee, motivation, and growth space of the company's female employees. For female employees, the company's labor union has increased its humanistic care, and earnestly implemented a series of special benefits, including condolences for marriage and childbirth, and condolences for serious illnesses.

  • Measurement of outcomes
  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • • In the annual appraisal at the end of each year, we set up the "Clanging Rose Award" to commend outstanding female employees.
    • Management assesses the number and frequency of complaints monthly. So far, the company has not received any complaints of human rights violations.

Labour
  • Assessment, policy and goals
  • Description of the relevance of labour rights for the company (i.e. labour rights-related risks and opportunities). Description of written policies, public commitments and company goals on labour rights.

  • Greenland Financial Technology Group ensures that the company does not participate in any form of forced or bonded labor. We strictly comply with the Chinese Labor Law and other relative regulations to protect our employees’ rights, including the minimum wage standards, mandatory social housing fund, social security insurance, statutory annual leave, pregnancy leave, etc.

  • Implementation
  • Description of concrete actions taken by the company to implement labour policies, address labour risks and respond to labour violations.

  • We strictly obey and follows the Labor Law of PRC. Company signs contract with every employee to ensure his/her labor rights. All staff will have their social security fund, medical insurance, and housing fund.
    We have set up a labor union in accordance with Chinese Labor Union Law to discuss issues with management with regards to labor and salaries and fair career advancement and to ensure that employment-related decisions are based on relevant and objective criteria.
    Equal opportunities to all employees without regard to race, religion, nationality, and gender.
    We encourage our employees’ self-improvement and advancement. We provide various training courses and design an incentive scheme to motivate our staff to enhance their self-learning during the off-work time.
    We provide an open opportunity for our employees to apply for any internal job positions they are interested in when they prove to be qualified.

  • Measurement of outcomes
  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • Greenland Financial Technology Group holds a yearly appraisal scheme about employees’ satisfaction with the working environment and labor rights protection. At the end of 2021, employees gave high scores on the above subjects. The company has no legal cases, rulings, fines for violations of labor principles.

Environment
  • Assessment, policy and goals
  • Description of the relevance of environmental protection for the company (i.e. environmental risks and opportunities). Description of policies, public commitments and company goals on environmental protection.

  • Our environmental policy reflects our environmental commitment and challenges us to find ways to produce, deliver, and use energy as sustainably, responsibly, and efficiently as possible. Train all employees on applicable environmental requirements and the importance of environmental leadership to achieving our vision, ensure that there is accountability for and recognition of actions, and strive for continual improvement in our environmental performance.

  • Implementation
  • Description of concrete actions to implement environmental policies, address environmental risks and respond to environmental incidents.

  • Greenland Financial Technology Group avoids environmental damage via regular maintenance of production processes and environmental protection systems. We minimize the use and ensure safe handling and storage of chemical and other dangerous substances. We encourage our employees to turn off the power of the facilities and equipment after usage and work. We control the volume of the printing usage to save paper.

    We also offset the climate impact of large company events by purchasing CCER carbon credits. We always attach importance to the impact of environmental factors in equity investment management and integrate them into the investment process to explore investment opportunities, reduce investment risks and enhance investment value.

  • Measurement of outcomes
  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates environmental performance.

  • In the past year, Greenland Financial Technology Group has also made a lot of achievements in the field of carbon neutrality and green environmental protection. For example, a voluntary purchase of one ton of carbon credits is used to offset greenhouse gas emissions from a company's annual meeting. We have not received any legal cases and fines for violations of environmental protection. In the field of investment, we invested in environmental protection companies engaged in the circular economy and renewable energy industry during the Pre-IPO stage.

Anti-Corruption
  • Assessment, policy and goals
  • Description of the relevance of anti-corruption for the company (i.e. anti-corruption risk-assessment). Description of policies, public commitments and company goals on anti-corruption.

  • Greenland Financial Technology Group cannot tolerate any corruption, fraud, theft, maladministration, or any other dishonest activities of a similar nature.
    We comply with all anti-corruption regulations set by the national government where we do business and international bodies worldwide. It is our policy to conduct business in an honest way, and without the use of corrupt practices or acts of bribery to obtain an unfair advantage.
    We do not tolerate or engage in any actions constituting corruption, fraud, theft, and maladministration collectively.

  • Implementation
  • Description of concrete actions to implement anti-corruption policies, address anti-corruption risks and respond to incidents.

  • We set a strict anti-corruption policy with matrix procedures executed by different departments to monitor and avoid interest conflicts. We also have an internal audit team and inspection committee to support the company’s anti-corruption.
    We design specific training courses on the topic of anti-corruption and ethical behavior for every new staff joined in the company less than a year.
    The company has set up a mailbox outside the general manager's office to welcome employees to report anti-corruption and uphold integrity.

  • Measurement of outcomes
  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates anti-corruption performance.

  • So far Greenland Financial Technology Group has not received any reports about corruption from insider or outsider parties. There is no corruption case reported from our yearly internal audit.