HERA 2022 Winner’s Interview with Crystal International Group Limited

HERA 2022 Winner’s Interview with Crystal International Group Limited

Hong Kong ESG Reporting Awards 2022
Winners Interview

1. Congratulations on winning at HERA. Please share your thoughts and what does that mean to the company?
   Thank you very much HERA for recognising our achievement of ESG reporting. On behalf of Crystal International, we are very honoured to receive few awards again this year, especially this is the first time that our Sustainability Report received the “Grand Award”, which is the highest honour in the category.

   The accolades bring huge encouragement to all Crystal colleagues. Indeed, sustainability is embedded in Crystal International’s corporate culture.  We place high importance on advancing sustainability momentum. Earlier in 2022, we announced Crystal Net Zero 2050 vision, committing to net zero emission by 2050, in line with the climate science goal to keep global warming below 1.5^oC. All Crystal employees across the globe are contributing towards the vision. Recently, our denim division even achieved the net zero jeans in Hong Kong.

2. Amongst environmental, social, governance topics of ESG which one does your organization prioritise and why?
   Our sustainability journey has started since 2007. To us, environmental, social, and governance are equally important over the past 15 years.

   Especially during the pandemic time, we have taken exceptional emphasis on employee and community care by various preventive measures, including providing anti-epidemic supplies, ensuring safe and disinfected working environment, donating necessities to the communities, with the aim to protecting the health and safety of all employees and operating communities comprehensively.
   Regarding the environmental protection, we have been actively combating the global climate threat. To mitigate climate change, we have set an interim carbon reduction target in 2030  and are developing long-term net zero decarbonisation roadmap, and using more renewable energy.In addition, we are also stepping up the sustainability governance on the Board level, leading our corporate sustainability strategy.

3. How well do you believe your industry has embraced ESG and what more do you believe your industry needs to do?
   We believe apparel manufacturing industry peers highly embrace sustainability values and are aware of the latest sustainability trends.

   Fashion industry is always being mentioned as one of the culprits of environmental pollution, Crystal International sees our responsibility in supporting climate actions with industry peers, such as through joining the UN Global Compact and Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action under the UN Climate Change. Together with other industry peers who share similar ambition, we play a critical role in influencing different stakeholders along the supply chain to transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient future.