Wcon Electronics Upgrades to “A” in Wind ESG Rating! Sustainability Practices Gain Significant Recognition
Recently, Wcon Electronics (Guangdong) Co., Ltd (Stock Code: 301328.SZ) has made a historic breakthrough in the 2025 Wind ESG rating, leaping from B to A, successfully ranking among the top ESG ratings in the domestic electronic equipment, instruments and components industry. It is Wcon Electronics that has achieved substantial progress in its strategic practices across the Environmental (E), Social (S), and Governance (G) dimensions.”
A Three-Tier Governance Structure Reinforces Sustainable Development Foundation
Wcon Electronics has integrated sustainable development into its overall governance framework by establishing a three-tiered governance system. This system consists of the decision-making level, planning level, and execution level. The Sustainable Development Management Manual clearly outlines roles and responsibilities at each level, creating a closed-loop governance mechanism that emphasizes strategic planning at the decision-making level and precise implementation at the execution level. This structure ensures that Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors are thoroughly incorporated into the business decision-making process, providing a robust institutional guarantee for sustainable development.
Green Development Drives Environmental Responsibility
Wcon Electronics consistently adheres to the principles of sustainable development by implementing low-carbon operations throughout its entire production process. The company has enhanced pollution prevention and waste management, improved energy and resource utilization efficiency, and actively promoted the establishment of modern green industrial parks. In 2024, Wcon Electronics invested RMB 2.402 million in environmental protection initiatives. Additionally, it conducted 14 training sessions focused on environmental protection and set an ambitious low-carbon goal of achieving a 35% reduction in carbon emissions by 2035, with the aim of realizing this target over the next decade. These efforts contribute to the country's strategy through tangible actions.
Innovation-Driven Approach to Fulfilling Social Responsibility
With core values centered on "Integrity in Operations, Quality First, Innovation-Driven, and Win-Win Cooperation", the company has built a sustainable supply chain system through continuous R&D investment (reaching RMB 64.3557 million in 2024), creating shared value with upstream and downstream partners. In 2024, its R&D team comprised 210 professionals, delivered 58 mass-production projects, and developed 61 new products. Additionally, the company established two national or industry standards and one enterprise technical standard. The company seeks to achieve breakthroughs in the miniaturization, integration, and intelligence of connectors, forming an industrial structure centered on "Industrial Control as the core, with Automotive and New Energy as dual growth drivers" while actively promoting the process of import substitution
Industry recognition underscores the importance of sustainable development
Wind ESG rating encompasses over 12,000 enterprises in the Greater China region. This index system integrates international standards while being tailored to China's practices, serving as a crucial indicator for the domestic capital market to assess the comprehensive ESG performance of enterprises. Wcon Electronics’ elevation to A-grade in this rating reflects Wind ESG’s recognition of its comprehensive sustainable development capabilities as a China-authoritative rating agency.
The A rating is both recognition and a catalyst for scaling new heights. In the future, Wcon Electronics will continue to deepen ESG strategy implementation, promote green transformation of the industry through technological innovation, contribute new quality productive forces to the connector field, and support the global sustainable development process.