To seek "ESG pioneers that can resolve specific problems", create ESG samples for the high-quality development of enterprises, and lead more enterprises in developing in a sustainable way, Wallstreetcn, a Chinese leading Internet financial and business information provider, launched the "2022 ESG Innovation Case List". After an online call for entries, as well as a fair and transparent review, Wallstreetcn selected 20 ESG cases from around China. GEM's "Project of Resources Recycling for Carbon Reduction and Pollution Treatment" was selected as an innovation case in the environmental protection category.

With focus on GEM's two core business sectors: new energy materials and urban mines, with the recycling industry as an opportunity, GEM has created an urban mining system and an new energy materials manufacturing system from waste resources recovery, to green and environmental treatment, and to the recreation of high-end green products, actively advancing the carbon peaking and carbon neutrality strategy. At the same time, through the upgrading and renovation of environmental facilities, the recycling of waste resources, the emission reduction of pollutants and the standardized disposal of solid waste, GEM has been committed to building a domestic first-class green low-carbon environmental enterprise.

GEM's dual-engine strategy of "new energy materials + urban mines"

In view of GEM's outstanding contributions to ESG and environmental protection, the jury hailed the project as an ESG model in the transition economy that is aimed to create a green recyclable urban mining system and a new energy material manufacturing system, and build a green low-carbon environmental enterprise. The jury spoke highly of GEM's advanced concept of sustainable development and its positive contributions to environmental protection. GEM's practice has provided a complete set of replicable circular economy solutions for its domestic and foreign peers, boosting the development of the global circular economy.

Under China's carbon peaking and carbon neutrality strategy, with ESG as an important basis of achieving sustainability, GEM has pursued compliance-based operation, upheld the concept of environmental protection, constantly optimized methods of energy conservation and emission reduction, valued employee development and care, contributed to ecological protection and community and industry development, and made remarkable achievements: it was selected into the "Hang Seng China A Corporate Sustainability Benchmark Index Constituents" list for three years in a row; won "China ESG Golden Awards 2022" - Sustainable Development and Environmental Responsibility; was listed among 2022 Forbes China Top 50 Sustainable Industrial Enterprises; was awarded the title of "National Advanced Private Enterprises in Employment and Social Security", and selected as one of Excellent Cases of Private Corporate Social Responsibility of China (2022).

In the future, GEM will firm up its confidence and develop boldly without any burden, to achieve sound, sustainable and high-quality development, and constantly explore more effective paths for green development, to inject vitality into the global green economy!

Wallstreetcn's Annual ESG Innovation Case List

Wallstreetcn is a Chinese leading Internet financial and business information provider that offers financial information, data and quotations to help Chinese investors access accurate and professional information more quickly.

Wallstreetcn's "Annual ESG Innovation Case List" is organized by Wallstreetcn and co-organized by Ernst & Young China. By seeking industrial pioneers that can resolve specific problems and doubts in ESG-related fields, it shows the efforts and actions of enterprises to address industrial, regional and even global problems, provide reference for other enterprises, and help enterprises gain more positive attention. It will motivate more Chinese enterprises to engage in ESG practices, explore paths for sustainable and high-quality development, and jointly create a future of prolonged equality and prosperity for mankind. Entries fall into the categories of environmental responsibility, social responsibility, corporate governance and green finance.

The environmental responsibility category is specific to cases with outstanding performance in energy conservation and emission reduction, climate change, resources utilization, materials consumption, biodiversity, green building, environmental management and other areas of environmental responsibility.