2022 COE to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)

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2022 Communication on Engagement (COE)

to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)

In 2019, we signed an agreement with Dunhuang Natural Resources Bureau，Duhuang City, Ganshu Province to plant saxaul trees (Haloxylon ammodendron)  across 10 thousand mu of the local Gobi Desertfrom 2020 to 2024. As usual, this project is funded by contributions from enterprise and individual donors. We’ve commissioned and signed contracts with professional tree-planting companies to plant these trees. We make 40% of the total payment upfront and another 40% after the trees are planted and validated that they meet the pre-decided requirements. Should there be any problems, payment wouldn’t be made until mistakes are fixed. The rest 20% will be paid in the next year on the condition that no less than 85% of the trees have survived. If not, the commissioned companies are required to plant more trees to make up the shortfall before they can claim the full amount.

In 2020, 400 thousand trees were planted, successfully turning 2000 mu of the Gobi Desert into oasis. 2021 saw 410 thousand trees planted with up-to-par survival rate,covering over 3000 mu of the Gobi Desert.

In 2022, we have commissioneda tree planting company to plant trees on over 5,000 mu of the Gobi Desert. The company’s utilization of machines can help greatly improve the efficiency of tree planting. And we won’t budge on the 85% survival rate threshold, as it is a principle we must uphold. This company also grows and sells Cistanche deserticola. And our cooperation not only helps us reduced the cost of tree planting and management, but also enables the commissioned company to reducetheir cost of selling products, which is a win-win for both parties.  

Throughout the process, we remain a zero-tolerance stance on all forms of corruption. Asalways, we implement strict regulatory measures. All donations from enterprisesand individual donors will go to the foundations that we have agreements with, namely China Women Development Foundation, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Youth Development Foundation or China Overseas Chinese Public Welfare Foundation.They will issue a donation receipt uniformly used by the state to the donors. In time of payments, we will raise payment requests to the foundations who will directly transfer the funds to the tree planting companies or relevant departments after verifying and approving the procedures. In the meantime, we also regularly monitor whether the donations are used for the agreed purposes only.

In addition, we monitor the commissioned tree-planting enterprises to ensure they comply with the human rights and labor standards of the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact. If violations are identified, we will not cooperate with them and will evaluate the situation to see whether it is necessary to take legal action.

                                                                                                        此文承埃森哲（中国•上海）有限公司 的志愿者译成英语，特此致谢！

2022年COE（Communication on Engagement）

    2019年我们与敦煌市自然资源局签订2020年—2024年五年援建当地戈壁沙漠植树（梭梭）一万亩的协议。我们依然采取发动广大群众包括企业和个人志愿者自愿捐款，然后与从事植树的专业公司签订合同，委托他们植树。植树前我们仅予支总款的40%，植树完毕，经检查符合要求，再支付总款的40%,如有纰漏，须改正后再支付。次年，如检查达标再支付余款即总款的20%，如存活率低于85%，必须有承担植树的公司补种后方才能取得余款。

    2020年共植树40万棵，将2000亩戈壁沙地变为绿洲。2021年共植树3000亩，41万棵，存活率均达标。

    2022年我们委托植树公司种植5000亩。由于该公司能使用用机器植树，种植效率明显提高。当然，植树存活率达到85%以上的指标是必须保证的，这是原则，不能有丝毫改变。该公司也同时从事肉苁蓉的生产与产品销售业务。因此，我们和该公司的合作也是采取以前的双赢模式，对我们来说，降低了植树和管理的成本，对他们而言，减少了销售产品的成本。平等互利，皆大欢喜。在植树的过程中我们坚决杜绝一切形式的腐败。  

    我们一如既往采取严格的监管措施。凡是企业和个人志愿者的捐款，一概捐到与我们有协议的基金会即中国妇女发展基金会，内蒙古自治区青少年发展基金会或中国华侨公益基金会。由他们开具国家统一使用的捐款收据给捐款者。植树后，由我们向他们申请付款给植树公司，而他们检验操作程序合格后方才可拨款给植树公司或相关部门。同时，我们也定期监督他们是否专款专用。

    此外，我们也监督委托的植树企业是否遵守十大原则中的人权和劳工标准。如有发现他们有违规之处，决不与他们合作，并根据情况斟酌是否需要诉诸法律。