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TAIPEI, May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook Awards Ceremony was held in Taipei on May 13. TECO Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd. (TWSE: 1504) was named to the 2026 edition of The Sustainability Yearbook by global index and ratings agency S&P Global for the sixth time, in recognition of its long-standing commitment to sustainable management.
TECO has also been selected for the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Indices (DJBICI), underscoring its continued progress across environmental, social, and governance dimensions. TECO Chairman Morris Li stated that sustainable development is a core element of TECO's long-term competitiveness. Guided by its focus on electrification, intelligence, and green energy, TECO will further advance ESG governance, operational carbon reduction, and low-carbon innovation in line with international sustainability standards, strengthening its resilience amid the global transition toward net zero.
In recent years, TECO Group has actively embedded sustainability into its global operations. TECO has set a target to reduce operational emissions by 50% over a ten-year period by 2030 and, by 2025, had achieved a reduction of more than 40%. TECO has also continued to install solar power generation facilities at its own sites, with global installed capacity exceeding 17 MW in the same year, steadily advancing toward its 2030 goal of having renewable energy account for 30% of the Group's total electricity consumption.
To translate carbon reduction commitments into concrete management mechanisms, TECO has introduced an internal carbon pricing mechanism of NT$1,600 per metric ton of CO2e and established an internal carbon fund mechanism to support investments in energy management, renewable energy, low-carbon innovation, and capability building. Through this mechanism, three low-carbon proposals were launched last year, with expected annual carbon reductions approaching 1,000 metric tons of CO2e. TECO has also implemented an energy management program and publicly disclosed energy consumption information to strengthen energy performance management, enhance operational transparency, and continuously improve energy efficiency.
Beyond reducing emissions from its own operations, TECO has extended its sustainability influence to supply chain and industry partners. For two consecutive years, TECO has participated in the "Net-Zero Transformation Promotion Program for the Manufacturing Sector" initiated by the Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Working with more than 20 corporate partners, TECO has formed a "1+N Carbon Management Demonstration Team" to help supply chain partners strengthen carbon management and low-carbon transformation capabilities through carbon inventory assessments and in-depth energy-saving guidance.
In corporate governance, TECO's Board of Directors oversees climate-related issues and sustainability strategies. TECO has also linked concrete KPIs, including carbon reduction results, carbon intensity, and green supply chain performance, to senior executives' performance evaluations, establishing a dual mechanism of "governance plus incentives" to ensure that sustainability goals are effectively integrated into organizational management and operational performance.
As TECO marks its 70th anniversary this year, TECO will take this milestone as an important step toward its next stage of growth and transformation, continuing to deepen its "B (Business) 2B (Business) 2S (Sustainability)" philosophy and working with global customers and suppliers to move together toward a net-zero future.
Intelligent Manufacturing for Green Growth
WUXI, China, May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 28, Lead Intelligent (hereinafter referred to as LEAD) officially released its 2025 Annual ESG Report. This is the first report compiled by LEAD aligning with both the Shenzhen Stock Exchange's "Sustainability Report Guidance" and the Hong Kong Exchange's "ESG Reporting Code" after its A+H dual listing. It also marks LEAD's sixth consecutive year of proactively disclosing its sustainable practices.
Over the past year, LEAD has shown an overall upgrade in ESG management levels, winning multiple authoritative ratings and honors both domestically and internationally. Its S&P Global ESG score increased to 48, earning it a spot in the Sustainability Yearbook 2025 (China Edition). It achieved an "A" rating in CDP's Supplier Engagement Assessment for the first time, and an "AA" rating in the Wind ESG Assessment. The company also won a silver medal in EcoVadis Social Responsibility Assessment, ranking among the top 15% globally. Besides, LEAD has been awarded the highest "A" rating in information disclosure by Shenzhen Stock Exchange for the seventh consecutive year, and simultaneously received prestigious honors, such as Forbes China 50 Most Innovative Companies, Global New Energy ESG Top 100 Award, Wuxi City Tax Payer Top 100, and LinkedIn's Global Talent Attraction Employer.
As the first company in China's new energy intelligent equipment sector to publish a carbon neutrality target, LEAD is moving from system improvement to value realization, and transforming ESG from a management framework into a core capability driving long-term growth through more transparent and systematic sustainable practices.
Intelligence for Green
Focusing on "carbon neutrality at the core operational level by 2035," LEAD has integrated green development into its manufacturing system, promoting coordinated optimization of energy structure and resource efficiency.
In 2025, the company's grid-connected rooftop photovoltaics reached 4.62 MW, cumulatively reducing carbon emissions by 1,170 tons and making a 14.77% green electricity usage. Through process optimization and energy-saving renovation, the company has made significant advances in both energy consumption and emissions, with the year-on-year reductions of natural gas consumption per unit revenue, hazardous waste disposal volume, and pollutant emission volume all exceeding 30%. In terms of recycling, the company started with source design to promote continuous improvement in resource utilization efficiency — the average usage of packaging wood and vacuum bags per unit equipment decreased by 25% and 60% respectively compared to the previous year, marking its green manufacturing transition from "reduction" to "system optimization."
At the same time, its Wuxi Plant 2 has passed the ISO 14068 carbon neutrality certification for two consecutive years, achieving carbon neutrality in operations. This signifies that the company's zero-carbon practice has upgraded from phased results to stable operation.
People-Centered Philosophy
The company has adhered to people-centered principles, fully ensuring employee occupational health and career development. In 2025, the employee training reached 570,000 hours, with a 100% coverage. All of its Chinese production bases have obtained ISO 45001 occupational health and safety management system certification, and front-line safety training and full-staff emergency drills have been fully covered, consolidating the bottom line for production safety and development.
Moreover, LEAD has been expanding the boundaries of social responsibility. By establishing the Warm Light Public Welfare Fund with a total of 30 million yuan, the company has transformed its public welfare model from scattered assistance to systematic empowerment. In addition, the company cumulatively donated 6.08 million yuan in charity throughout the year, and contributed 769 hours of volunteer service, linking corporate and social values over a broader range.
Governance Foundation
During the reporting period, the company has optimized its governance system. On the board, independent directors account for 42.86% of the total, and female directors, 28.57%, showing a balanced and diverse governance structure. The company has disclosed 175 announcement documents throughout the year, and participated in and conducted more than 120 domestic and foreign roadshows and exchanges, improving information transparency and market communication efficiency.
In terms of risk and compliance management, the company has strengthened the "three lines of defense" for risk governance framework and internal control compliance management system. The signing rate of the "Employee Integrity Commitment Letter" and the "Supplier Integrity Notice" has reached 100%. The business ethics training has achieved full coverage.
Innovation-Driven Development
Taking technological innovation as the core engine, LEAD has continued to increase R&D investment, with 1,605 million yuan invested in R&D in 2025, or 11.11% of its revenue. 778 authorized patents were added throughout the year, with a total of 3,592 patents secured. The company has furthermore established comprehensive smart manufacturing solutions in fields of lithium-ion batteries, all-solid-state batteries, energy storage, photovoltaics, and hydrogen energy.
Multiple breakthroughs have been made in core technologies, with significant implementation results:
- The dry electrode mixing and coating equipment for solid-state battery has been verified through actual production, saving over 35% energy and over 15% cost;
- The AI-empowered quality inspection system shows a 90% efficiency increase and reduces the false alarm rate to one in a million;
- The AI predictive maintenance system is over 25% more accurate than conventional methods in fault prediction;
- The intelligent solution for large-scale energy storage manufacturing secures an OEE of over 75%, a first-time yield of over 93%, and a comprehensive yield of over 96%;
From single technological breakthroughs to systematic capability building, LEAD has been strengthening its global competitiveness in new energy intelligent manufacturing.
Amid the accelerating global energy transition, ESG is no longer a bonus question, but an underlying logic supporting corporate development. Looking forward, LEAD will continue to deepen its ESG system construction, leveraging intelligent manufacturing with global partners for a better global green and low-carbon transition.
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HONG KONG, May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In a world where environmental and social challenges are increasingly complex, the ability to translate personal values into community impact has become a vital part of a modern education. Hong Kong Academy (HKA) is proud to spotlight the recent achievements of its Student Initiative Council, who successfully spearheaded the school's 2026 Earth Day activities and the return of the HKA Yard Sale.
The HKA Way: Empowering Student Voice
HKA's 2026 Earth Day programme championed student agency, featuring initiatives like "Energy Vampire" hunts designed and led by students. This student-led approach shifts teachers into facilitator roles, allowing learners to prioritize their own sustainability questions.
The school's diverse talent was showcased through three distinct lenses:
Community Organizers: Leading beach clean-ups and biodiversity protection.
Systems Thinkers: Partnering with hkaEATS to analyze food sourcing and sustainable logistics.
Creative Engineers: Applying design thinking to transform recycling into functional tools.
By valuing varied perspectives, HKA empowers students to solve global problems through authentic, practical leadership.
Purposeful Giving and the Circular Economy
The HKA Yard Sale embodied the "Dragonfly" spirit, raising over HK$20K from 300+ visitors. By promoting the circular economy, students diverted goods from landfills to global causes. Surplus books supported literacy in Cambodia, the Philippines, and local prisons, while textiles were donated to Redress to combat fashion waste.
Building a Foundation for the Future
"Our goal is to provide a space where students realize that their ideas have weight, and we give them the support to act on their ideas." says a school representative. "By proposing and leading these projects, students learn that their voice counts and protecting our world isn't a one-day event—it's a forever mindset which requires persistence and creative thinking." Through these initiatives, HKA continues to celebrate the diverse talents of its community, proving that when students are given the lead, they don't just learn about the world—they learn how to contribute to it.
About Hong Kong Academy
Hong Kong Academy is a premier non-profit IB World School. Founded in 2000 the school is celebrating its 25th anniversary and has built an impressive reputation for delivering a high quality, student-centered education which empowers its diverse student body - representing more than 35 nationalities - to learn, thrive and reach their full potential. Expert teachers provide a through-train education for students aged 2 - 18 years old at the schools' award-winning campus located in family-friendly Sai Kung. As a fully authorised 3 programme IB World School, HKA offers the IB PYP, MYP and Diploma programmes. In addition, all students graduate with the HKA Diploma and Global Citizens Diploma, going on to study at competitive universities and enjoying successful careers all around the world.
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SINGAPORE, May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Planet Environmental Solutions, a Singapore-headquartered integrated waste management company, today announced the launch of its Carbon Credits portfolio. Built on its large-scale landfill reclamation and waste processing projects in India, the initiative converts legacy landfill emissions into 683,513 Verified Emission Reductions (VERs), offering organisations a credible pathway to measurable climate action.
The credits are generated through scientifically managed waste processing that prevents methane emissions from legacy landfill sites. Each credit represents the verified reduction or avoidance of one metric ton of CO₂-equivalent emissions, directly linked to on-ground interventions across registered projects in India.
Developed under globally recognised European standards and methodologies for methane avoidance in municipal solid waste management, these projects are independently validated in accordance with ISO 14064-2 standards and registered with the International Carbon Registry (ICR). This ensures full traceability, transparency, and alignment with international carbon market requirements.
Blue Planet's approach goes beyond conventional waste treatment. Through integrated landfill reclamation and advanced material recovery processes, legacy waste is excavated, stabilised, segregated, and converted into reusable resources. This not only reduces landfill dependence and environmental risks but also delivers measurable emission reductions that can be independently verified and monetised as carbon credits.
As global organisations intensify their focus on net-zero commitments, ESG performance, and regulatory compliance, demand for high-integrity carbon credits continues to rise. There is a clear shift toward credits that are project-backed, traceable, and rooted in real, measurable outcomes. India-origin credits, particularly those linked to infrastructure-scale environmental interventions, are gaining increasing relevance in this transition.
Commenting on the launch, Prashant Singh, Co-Founder and CEO, Blue Planet Environmental Solutions, said:
"Carbon markets are entering a phase where credibility and end-to-end traceability will define value. The focus is shifting from not just offsetting emissions, but understanding where and how those reductions occur. At Blue Planet, our carbon credits are directly linked to scientifically managed waste interventions, where methane emissions are avoided at source. This creates a level of traceability and accountability that is increasingly critical for organisations navigating their decarbonisation pathways. As demand grows, the emphasis will remain on verifiable impact, transparency, and the ability to connect every credit back to a measurable environmental outcome.
With our scaled-up operations across global markets, we expect to continue generating carbon credits annually through scientifically managed waste processing and landfill reclamation initiatives. We are also exploring long-term partnerships with organisations seeking credible, measurable climate solutions to support their decarbonisation journey."
With 683,513 VERs available, Blue Planet's Carbon Credits portfolio offers organisations a robust and transparent mechanism to support their climate strategies while contributing to tangible environmental outcomes.
About Blue Planet
Founded in 2017, Blue Planet is a Singapore-headquartered company pioneering sustainability across Asia through technology-driven, IP-based, end-to-end waste management and upcycling solutions. By integrating diverse technologies and business models, the company closes the waste loop and accelerates the transition to a circular economy. Guided by its vision of zero waste to landfill, Blue Planet continues to drive measurable environmental and social impact through innovation and collaboration.
To learn more, visit www.blueplanet.asia
SHANGHAI, May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- WuXi Biologics (2269.HK), a leading global Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO), announced that, in recognition of its continued efforts and exceptional performance in advancing sustainability, the Company has been included in the 2026 Dow Jones Best‑in‑Class World Index (DJ BIC World) and the Dow Jones Best‑in‑Class Emerging Markets Index (DJ BIC Emerging Markets).
Through S&P Global's Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA), the DJ BIC World Index and the DJ BIC Emerging Markets Index identify sustainability leaders that rank in the top 10% based on their long-term economic, environmental and social performance, selecting from the largest 2,500 global companies in the S&P Global Broad Market Index (BMI) and from the largest 800 companies across 20 emerging markets, respectively.
Based on the 2025 CSA, WuXi Biologics ranked among the top 1% globally within its industry and was included in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook for the fourth consecutive year.
Dr. Chris Chen, CEO of WuXi Biologics and Chairman of its ESG Committee, commented, "We are honored to be included in both the DJ BIC World Index and the DJ BIC Emerging Markets Index. This recognition reflects our long‑term commitment to sustainability and the continuous enhancement of our overall performance across environmental, social and governance dimensions. As a global leader in Green CRDMO, WuXi Biologics continues to integrate ESG into its business strategy and operations, delivering innovative end‑to‑end solutions to our global partners. Going forward, we will keep pushing industry boundaries, collaborating with all our stakeholders to promote responsible and sustainable practices throughout the entire value chain."
Over the years, WuXi Biologics' consistent efforts to promote sustainable development have received notable recognition from leading global ESG rating agencies, including MSCI AAA Ratings; EcoVadis Platinum Medals; "A List" status from CDP for Climate Change, Water Security, and Supplier Engagement Assessment; the highest negligible-risk rating by Morningstar Sustainalytics, and designation as a Sustainalytics industry and regional ESG Leader; inclusion in the FTSE4Good Index Series; a "Prime" designation from ISS ESG Rating; and inclusion in the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Benchmark Index.
About WuXi Biologics
WuXi Biologics (stock code: 2269.HK) is a leading global Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO) offering end-to-end solutions that enable partners to discover, develop and manufacture biologics – from concept to commercialization – for the benefit of patients worldwide.
With over 13,000 employees in China, the United States, Ireland, Germany, and Singapore — including experts and scientists in biologics R&D and manufacturing, technology innovation, and operational excellence — WuXi Biologics leverages its technologies and expertise to deliver efficient, cost-effective, and scalable biologics solutions tailored to meet clients' needs. By embedding digital capability and infrastructure across the full biopharmaceutical value chain, the company turns data, computation, and prediction into transparent client experience, faster development, intelligent operations, and more efficient manufacturing. As of December 31, 2025, WuXi Biologics is supporting 945 integrated client projects, including 74 in Phase III and 25 in commercial manufacturing, with complex modalities representing more than half of the entire project portfolio.
WuXi Biologics regards sustainability as the cornerstone of long-term business growth. The company continuously drives technology innovations to offer advanced end-to-end Green CRDMO solutions for its global partners while demonstrating exemplary Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. Committed to creating shared value, it collaborates with all stakeholders to foster positive social and environmental impacts and promote responsible practices that empower the entire value chain.
For more information about WuXi Biologics, please visit: www.wuxibiologics.com
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