BEIJING, Sept. 22,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NaaS Technology Inc.
(NASDAQ: NAAS), the first U.S. listed EV charging service company
in China, is assigned by Sustainable Fitch the highest ESG
entity score in China of 76, and
an ESG Entity Rating of '2'. It ranks second in Asia and fifth worldwide, among the total 87
enterprises evaluated globally. The enterprises come from six
industries, namely Electric-Corporate, Energy (Oil & Gas),
Natural Resources, Power, Power Markets & Generation and
Utilities (Non US).
Sustainable Fitch's ESG Ratings indicate an entity's
performance, commitment, and integration of environmental and
social considerations into its business, strategy and management,
and the effectiveness of governance. The ratings are provided on a
scale of '1' to '5', with '1' being the best.
NaaS' rating of '2' reflects the company's overall good ESG
performance and the close integration of ESG considerations into
its business, strategy and management. NaaS has also set targets to
reduce its Scopes 1 and 2 emissions by 42% by 2030 compared to 2022
and committed to reducing its Scope 3 emissions in the near term,
which were validated by the Science Based Targets initiative in
2023.
As a leading EV charging service provider, NaaS has consistently
contributed to the uptake of EVs and transition to a low-carbon
transport economy. Therefore, its business activities are positive
from both an environmental and social perspective. In H1 2023, NaaS
has reduced carbon emissions by 1,463,000 tons, an YoY increase of
109%.
On top of the environmental-friendly nature of the new energy
service industry, NaaS is also actively integrating environmental
and social considerations into their growing business activities
regionally and globally, in areas of distributed solar
photovoltaic, energy storage, renewable energy procurement and
autonomous charging robots, which are mostly enabling activities
for climate change mitigation.
With Ms. Yang Wang, the founder
& CEO, as a role model, NaaS also fosters the development of
female employees in all aspects and pays attention to their
well-being as it provides both female and male employees with equal
opportunities. The Company also actively promotes exchanges among
female leaders worldwide.
Started trading on Nasdaq since June 13,
2022, NaaS provides one-stop EV charging solutions to
companies along the EV charging industry value chain, including EV
charging station operators, charger manufacturers and EV original
equipment manufacturers. As of June 30,
2023, more than 62,000 charging stations and 652,000
chargers were connected and accessible on NaaS' network.
NaaS' unremitting efforts in ESG commitment and integration are
also well recognized by broad social indicators and awards,
including "TOP 10 Companies with Most Investment Value in 2023 for
Carbon Neutralization", "2022 Social Responsible Enterprises",
"2021 Pioneer Enterprise for Carbon Neutralization", etc.. Its
parent company NewLink has been invited twice to share their
practices in energy digitalization and experiences in carbon
emission reduction on the 26th and 27th Conference of the Parties
(COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change.
With the vision to "Empower the World with Green Energy", NaaS
is committed to reducing China's
transportation energy sector carbon emissions by 10% from the level
in 2022 through innovative technologies, products and models,
reducing the carbon emissions of China by 1% towards the goal of "Carbon
Peaking and Carbon Neutrality".
Amidst the global low-carbon transformation trend, NaaS aims to
establish a more robust ESG management framework based on its core
business. The Company remains committed to strengthening its ESG
governance and continuously driving sustainable development for
global community, contributing to NaaS' mission "to improve the
stability and efficiency of the global transport energy
network".
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