Company Social Responsibilities (CSR) and Sustainable Development

1. Ningxin Human Rights Policy

Jiangsu Ningxin adheres to a sustainable development policy that puts people at the center, safeguarding employee fundamental rights as citizens of the nation, and is committed to upholding the civil rights of all people that is involved in all business activities. 

This policy applies to all of the company's operations worldwide, ensuring compliance with international human right norms in different countries and regions.

Fostering a Fair Environment: the company strives to create a fair, just, and inclusive work environment, eliminating any form of discrimination, ensuring equal opportunities and development rights for employees. 

Prohibition of Discrimination: the company prohibits any form of discrimination based on race, gender, age, religion, nationality, disability, or other factors, ensuring that employees enjoy equal rights and opportunities in recruitment, promotion, compensation, and other areas, fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Prohibition of Forced Labor: the company prohibits all forms of forced labor. During recruitment, the company provides detailed information about job responsibilities, working hours, and compensation for relevant positions. Employment contracts are signed on voluntary basis, and national laws are strictly enforced. Workers must rest after completing a shift, and overtime work must be reviewed and approved by senior management. Using of force is absolutely banned. 

Prohibition of Child Labor: Ningxin does not hire minors under 16 years old for factory work as per national laws. It offers paid internship opportunities for students 16 to 18 years old. The company protects young workers and encourages them to pursue further education and training. 

Providing Fair Pay: wages are determined through consultation with employees, ensuring their remuneration is above local minimum wage limit. Regular salary adjustments are made based on employee performance and market conditions to safeguard their economic interests. 

Comprehensive Benefits: the company provides comprehensive benefits for employees, including social insurance, commercial accident insurance, paid annual leave, sick leave, maternity leave, and other welfare. The company offers high standard lodging and meal services. 

Protection of Women: women enjoy equal employment rights as men, including equal pay for equal work and equal chances for career advancement. Pregnant women are assigned with low-intensity and safe work, protecting their physical health. Women on maternity leave are entitled to statutory maternity leave with wages paid. Nursing mothers are granted daily breastfeeding breaks with their work rights protected. The company provides a safe and healthy working environment for women, conducts regular safety inspections, and prevents occupational diseases and work-related injuries. Sexual harassment in the workplace is banned. 

Providing a Safe Workplace: the company provides a safe and healthy working environment, conducts regular safety training and inspections, ensures compliance with safety standards, and prevents occupational diseases and work-related injuries. 

Organizing Various Training Programs: the company offers extensive training and development opportunities to help staff and workers enhance their professional skills and overall competencies, promoting their career growth and personal development. 

Establishing a Fair Promotion Mechanism: the company has built a fair and transparent promotion mechanism based on the abilities and performance of the staff and workers, providing clear career development paths and motivating employees to strive for excellence.

 

2. OHAS Policy & Management System

Jiangsu Ningxin has established a comprehensive health and safety management system certified to ISO 45001. The company adopts a risk assessment mechanism to identify potential risks in the fields of health and safety, develops preventive measures tailored to different risks, and carries out and continually improves these measures. 

Safety Training: Onboarding Safety Training for New Employees--on joining the company, new employees undergo comprehensive safety training covering safety knowledge, operating procedures, and other essential topics to ensure familiarity with the work environment and safety requirements. Regular Training and Assessment--regular safety training and assessments are done to update safety knowledge and reinforce employee safety awareness. Assessment results serve as a basis for employee performance evaluation. Ongoing Awareness Campaigns--the company has installed large size plasma TVs in the cafeteria, allowing employees to watch instructional videos during meal breaks.

Safety Facilities and PPE: Ningxin provides complete safety facilities, such as firefighting equipment and emergency lighting, which are regularly inspected and maintained to ensure proper operation. Employees are supplied with personal protective equipment, including gloves, earplugs, safety glasses, and protective footwear. Training on the correct use of PPE is provided, and their use is monitored.

Prevention of Mechanical and Chemical Injuries: A machine maintenance safety system has been set up to prevent physical injuries during repairs. Potential hazards at each work-station are identified, and employees are required to use appropriate protective gear, wear proper clothing and footwear, keep hair short or tied back, and remain vigilant of hazards while moving around the shop. Proper equipment operation and trouble-shooting procedures are emphasized. The company provides washing water sources for immediate flushing in case of chemical exposure. A system for the safe handling of chemicals is in place, ensuring that chemical storage complies with related norms. Chemical storage and handling areas are equipped with spill containment facilities. Only qualified people can handle hazardous materials.

Safety Inspections and Hazard Identification: regular safety inspections are conducted to identify potential hazards in time. A hazard rectification record system tracks the progress of corrective actions to ensure risks are eliminated.

Employee Health Records: Ningxin maintains health records for all staff and workers, documenting pre-employment physical examination results and organizing regular health check-ups. Effective measures are taken to improve the work environment and provide protective equipment to prevent occupational diseases.

Health Knowledge Promotion: health awareness campaigns are regularly conducted, and sports facilities are provided to encourage employees to exercise and improve their physical fitness.

Emergency Preparedness: Ningxin has developed comprehensive emergency response plans covering contingencies such as fires and earthquakes. These plans outline clear emergency procedures and responsibility assignments to ensure a rapid response.

Emergency Drills: regular emergency drills, including fire evacuation and emergency medical response exercises, are organized to enhance employee emergency response capabilities and rescue skills. Post-drill reviews are conducted to refine the emergency plans.

Emergency Supplies Reserve: Ningxin maintains sufficient emergency supplies, such as first-aid medications and firefighting equipment. Responsible persons regularly inspect and update firefighting equipment, first-aid supplies, and disaster prevention materials, and standardizes the procedures for distributing and replenishing these resources.

Emergency Response Mechanism: a rapid emergency response mechanism has been established, including in-house firefighting teams, medical emergency committees, and disaster relief committees. In the event of an emergency, the response plan is activated immediately to organize rescue operations and minimize losses.

Accident Investigation and Handling: accidents are thoroughly investigated and analyzed to discern root causes and assign responsibilities. Lessons learned are used to develop corrective measures and improve preventive strategies to avoid recurrence of similar incidents.

 

3. Environment Protection & Low Carbon Green Growth

Jiangsu Ningxin adopts a low-carbon green development strategy, setting up a comprehensive environment protection system certified to ISO 14001 standard.

Ningxin Green Development Policy Objectives:  Achieve carbon neutrality at the operational level (Scope 1 & 2) by 2030, and net-zero emissions across the entire value chain (Scope 3) by 2050. For renewable energy transition, we will source 70% of electricity from green power by 2027, and phase out fossil fuels by 2030. To raise the efficiency of resources, we will reduce energy consumption per unit of revenue by 30% by 2027, achieve a water recycling rate of above 50%, and attain a zero-waste-to-landfill rate of more than 90%. 

To accomplish ecological synergy, we will ensure all new or renovation projects have a net positive impact on local biodiversity. We set an internal carbon price at $80/ton CO₂e, and all investment decisions shall pass a carbon cost stress test.

Environmental Protection Policy Vision:  Reduce conventional pollutant emission intensity by 90% compared to 2020 levels.  Achieve zero exceedances and zero major environmental incidents in production, storage, and office facilities.  Scope includes waste gas, wastewater, solid and hazardous waste, noise, light pollution, and soil and groundwater contamination. 

With regard to waste pollution management, Ningxin prioritizes reduction. Decrease per capita solid waste generation by 60% by 2030 compared to the 2020 baseline. Ningxin practices closed-loop recycling, aiming at a waste resource utilization rate of 90% and a landfill rate of at most 5% by 2027, with 100% compliance for hazardous substances. 

Ningxin has made a value list of solid wastes and regularly updates qualified partners. For hazardous waste reduction, Ningxin plans to phase out mercury-containing thermometers and fluorescent lamps by 2026, replacing them with LEDs and electronic sensors; achieve 100% coverage of solvent recycling and purification systems in labs. 

For emergency response, Ningxin is capable of acting on hazardous waste leaks within 30 minutes and turning in an RCA report within 72 hours as per the ISO 14001 templates. 

Water Resource Protection Policy Vision:  Become a water-positive enterprise by 2030, reducing freshwater consumption per unit of output by 50%.  Invest in low-water-consumption technologies from 2025 to 2027. Adopt the 5R principles-- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Replenish, and Share. 

To realize this vision, we made our 2025-2030 Action Plan. For water reduction, we will conduct water footprint assessments as per ISO 14046 for all workshops and departments. We will do recycling and reuse. We will achieve an internal recycling rate of 75% and more; install tertiary water meters and smart leakage monitoring systems in all workshops and departments by 2025. Reclaimed water production capacity will account for at least 30% of total water usage, for production, landscaping, and sanitation. We will adopt a zero pollution discharging policy. We will adopt phosphorus free and nitrogen free production processes by 2028.

Ningxin Forest Protection Policy Vision:  Achieve zero net forest loss by 2030 and progress toward forest-positive by 2035.  Ensure zero deforestation, zero degradation, and zero conversion in direct operations and Tier 1 supply chains.  Restore or conserve forest areas totaling ≥110% of the land used for the company’s own forests and key commodities in its supply chain.  Encourage over 50% of Tier 2 suppliers to disclose their forest footprints.  Scope includes paper products, wood-based packaging, palm oil, soy, rubber, cocoa, beef, bioenergy wood pellets, and forest-impacting activities such as mining and infrastructure development.  Adopt the principles of Avoiding, Reducing, Restoring, and Transforming.

 

4.Business Ethics

Jiangsu Ningxin upholds the highest standards of business ethics in its daily operations, ensuring that all corporate decisions and actions are conducted within a framework of legality, transparency, integrity, fairness, and sustainability, thereby earning the trust of shareholders, customers, employees, communities, and regulatory authorities. This policy applies to all people associated with the company, including suppliers, contractors, distributors, agents, and others. 

Anti-Bribery and Corruption: Offering or accepting improper benefits to or from any individual is strictly prohibited. All business gifts valued at ≥ USD 20 must be registered; those ≥ USD 100 require prior written approval. 

Conflict of Interest: Investing in competitors, suppliers, or customers is prohibited. Employees must complete a Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form upon joining Ningxin, annually, and upon any significant changes in circumstances. 

Antitrust and Fair Competition: Entering into agreements with competitors regarding pricing, production, or market division is forbidden. Abusing a dominant market position to engage in tied selling or discriminatory pricing is prohibited. 

Data and Privacy: Collecting, selling, or sharing personal information without the consent of the individual and company leadership is not permitted. Data systems must be certified under ISO 27701. Internal and external networks must be segregated, with internal network data regularly backed up to prevent hacking and data loss. 

Financial Integrity: Accurate financial records must be maintained. The company’s chief financial officer must sign a Financial Integrity Statement quarterly. External auditors must be rotated every 5 years, with a mandatory 3-year cooling-off period. 

Responsible Supply Chain: Procuring products derived from forced labor, child labor, deforestation, or conflict minerals is prohibited. All Tier 1 suppliers must sign a Supplier Code of Conduct and impose corresponding requirements on their sub-suppliers. Third-party social responsibility audits are implemented. 

Complaints and Retaliation: Retaliation against good-faith complainants is strictly forbidden. Reports are accepted via real-name or anonymous channels through any means. A 24/7 multilingual Integrity Hotline is available via phone, email, encrypted instant messaging, or mail. The identity of whistleblowers is kept strictly confidential, and any form of retaliation is prohibited. An Integrity Guardian Award is established.

Integrity Hotline: 139 1790 6799  Complaint Email: info@ningxin-cn.com 

The Ningxin Executive Vice President is responsible for organizing investigations into complaints. Preliminary investigations must be completed within 30 days, and corrective and remedial measures must be proposed within 60 days. The accused individual is not permitted to join the investigation team and must recuse themselves. If the Executive Vice President is the subject of the complaint, the Ningxin General Manager will organize the investigation. If both the Vice President and General Manager are accused, the Ningxin Board of Directors will oversee the investigation and handling.

 

5. Supply Chain Due Diligence

Issue the Supplier Code of Conduct, covering topics such as human rights, labor practices, environmental protection, business ethics, responsible minerals -conflict minerals, and zero deforestation. Incorporate the code into all procurement contracts, supplier manuals, and tender documents. Conduct annual audits of suppliers. Establish a 24/7 Grievance Channel (email, phone, WeChat, third-party platforms) supporting multilingual anonymous reporting. Provide suppliers with training in various forms. Rate supplier performance in the above areas and incorporate the scores into the supplier evaluation system. Form a Regulatory Radar Team to monitor domestic and international supply chain regulations in real time and promptly update relevant documents and requirements.