QUESTIONNAIRE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

For 12 years, Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation (Yang Ming) has published the Sustainability Report since 2012. In order to achieve effective communication with stakeholders, please assist Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation in identifying the major sustainability issues of concern to stakeholders based on the perspective of the stakeholder you represent. As a reference for information disclosure in the report. The information obtained from this questionnaire will only be used for Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation to analyze material issues that stakeholders value. Your feedback will serve exclusively as reference for our future efforts but will not impact our existing cooperative relationship. Your time and effort is very much appreciated.

  • Please give your score on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 the highest degree of attention.
  • For facilitating the validity of the questionnaire, please answer every question and give differentiate scores on the degree of attention.
No.
Issue
Issue Description
Level of Concern
Environmental Dimension
No. 1
Issue Greenhouse Gas and Emissions(and Air Pollution Management)
Issue Description The company strictly conducts greenhouse gas and air pollution management to mitigate the impact of the shipping industry on the environment. It attaches great importance to carbon emission management practices and consumption status, and is committed to promoting energy conservation and carbon reduction.
Level of Concern
No. 2
Issue Energy and Resource Management
Issue Description The company attaches great importance to energy usage strategies, management practices, and consumption status in operations to improve energy efficiency and achieve environmental protection and sustainable development.
Level of Concern
No. 3
Issue Biodiversity
Issue Description The company demonstrates its importance to marine ecology, complies with legal regulations or stakeholder expectations, and reduces the impact of the operations on the environment, including installing a "ballast treatment system" to remove the aquatic organisms and pathogens contained in the ballast water and sediments in order to reduce the cross-border ecological impact caused by exotic organisms, or avoid passing through waterways in specific biological reserves, etc.
Level of Concern
No. 4
Issue Waste Management
Issue Description The company implements waste management to mitigate the impact of the marine transportation industry on the environment; Waste management includes internal and external waste sorting and diaposal, waste oil and water management and scrap vessels disposal policies within the company.The company also has a green ship recycling policy to reduce the impact on marine ecology.
Level of Concern
No. 5
Issue Water Resource Management
Issue Description The company strictly conducts water resources management to mitigate environmental impacts. Water-related discharge management includes water discharge and water withdrawal from onshore operations and offshore vessels, ballast water treatment, and container washing wastewater management, etc. For example, the distillation for seawater generated by ship engine cooling water and producing self-produced freshwater to meet the water demand on board ships during shipping.
Level of Concern
No. 6
Issue R&D and Investment in Low-Carbon Technologies
Issue Description The company invests in new environmentally friendly vessels, develops low-carbon or carbon-free fuels, and researches vessel energy-efficient technologies and other sustainable and environmentally friendly technologies to achieve green and sustainable goals.
Level of Concern
No. 7
Issue Climate Change Governance Strategy
Issue Description The company manages the financial impact of climate change risks and opportunities by assessing and monitoring the significant risks and opportunities that climate change brings to the enterprise, establishing strategies to mitigate climate risks or seize opportunities.
Level of Concern
Governance Dimension
No. 1
Issue Corporate Governance and Integrity Management
Issue Description The board of directors and senior management participate in the governance of economic, environmental, and social issues, formulate relevant systems and performance tracking mechanisms, provide necessary resources and sustainable strategies and actions; and formulate corporate integrity management, anti-corruption, anti-bribery, and anti-competition, antitrust, monopoly or violations of fair trading and other related policies and management measures.
Level of Concern
No. 2
Issue Legal Compliance
Issue Description The company's policy statement on compliance with laws and regulations, and performance presentation of laws and regulations of the competent authorities or other social, economic, environmental, and other aspects of the company.
Level of Concern
No. 3
Issue Management Performance
Issue Description The company's operating profit situation includes financial information such as company operations, expenses and profits, government financial subsidies, etc.
Level of Concern
No. 4
Issue Risk Management
Issue Description The company's identification of risks and the strategies and processes for responding to risks. This risk management scope includes risk management such as operations, finance, procurement, credit, sanctions, cargo safety, operations and strikes, epidemic contagion, information security, ship docking, etc., but doesn’t include climate change risk management.
Level of Concern
No. 5
Issue Digital Transformation
Issue Description The company uses smart ship design and data analysis to conduct dynamic management of smart ships, improve fleet shipping efficiency and control ships. The company also carries out digital transformation of operations through the establishment of an information platform, integrating company information and assisting company decision-makers in understanding market conditions.
Level of Concern
No. 6
Issue Implementation and Performance of Sustainability Strategies
Issue Description The company pays attention to international sustainability trends and implements responsible business practices through its own sustainability strategies, including economic activities, environmental protection and social practices.
Level of Concern
No. 7
Issue Navigation and Transportation Safety
Issue Description The company implements navigation safety and environmental protection management and follows relevant international regulations and management manuals to ensure the safety of vessels, personnel and cargo. For the transportation of high-risk dangerous goods, the company not only complies with the relevant international regulations on the transportation of maritime dangerous goods, but also requires customers to declare, package and label correctly to ensure safety.
Level of Concern
No. 8
Issue Customer Service Quality and Satisfaction
Issue Description The company attaches great importance to cargo safety, transportation stability, customer relationship maintenance, service quality management, etc., and conducts customer satisfaction surveys.
Level of Concern
No. 9
Issue Information Security and Customer Privacy
Issue Description The company's customer privacy management policies, information security protection and personal information leakage cases and other information. Strengthen the internal business sensitive information and customer privacy protection network to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information.
Level of Concern
No. 10
Issue Supply Chain Management
Issue Description The company lists environmental, social, and economic sustainable development golas as important considerations in procurement. We will continue to pay attention to the environmental protection, regulatory compliance, human rights, labor rights, and safety and health of our suppliers, and establish long-term partnerships with suppliers.
Level of Concern
Social Dimension
No. 1
Issue Employee Compensation and Benefits
Issue Description The company provides competitive employee remuneration and benefits, and pays attention to the mechanism of equal opportunities and provides caring care. Develop fair and reasonable talent selection, promotion, and assessment procedures and standards to ensure no differential treatment in employment and reward policies.
Level of Concern
No. 2
Issue Talent Recruitment and Cultivation
Issue Description The company formulates short, medium and long-term talent recruitment plans to attract outstanding talents to join the team. The company provides various education and training to improve employee functions; it continues to promote employee rotation and encourages employees to expand cross-unit work experience.
Level of Concern
No. 3
Issue Human Rights (and Inclusion)
Issue Description The company accepts human rights inspections or human rights impact assessments on its operational activities and abides by human rights policies and conventions. It also continues to conduct various education and training related to diversity and inclusion to promote the company's human rights and affirmative action policies.
Level of Concern
No. 4
Issue Occupational Safety and Health
Issue Description The company formulates and organizes policies related to occupational safety and health management, and also establishes an Occupational Safety and Health Committee as a dedicated management organization, and regularly records occupational safety-related statistical data for preventive management. The company also provides regular health examinations for employees, sets up a health knowledge area on the internal website, and organizes health promotion courses.
Level of Concern
No. 5
Issue Social Welfare
Issue Description The company demonstrates its investment in social care and its influence on society by sponsoring or organizing arts and cultural activities, participating in social welfare, and paying attention to environmental and sustainable issues.
Level of Concern
No. 6
Issue Government-Industry-Academic Cooperation and International Participation
Issue Description The company cooperates with business-related public affairs/organizations and participates in international issues and platforms, such as participating in relevant international organizations, supporting small and medium-sized enterprises and international trade connections, etc.
Level of Concern

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