Huawei’s Sustainability Management System

Huawei has established a systematic sustainability management system based on the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle. During this process, we followed international standards and principles, such as ISO 26000 and the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) Code of Conduct, and aligned with industry best practices. We also manage our sustainability strategies and goals in a closed-loop system with a focus on six areas: leadership, planning, organization and skills support, process operations, performance appraisal, and improvement. These efforts help us promptly identify and assess sustainability impacts, risks, and opportunities, develop management solutions for material topics, and drive the ongoing improvement of our management system through digital operations, thus continuously improving stakeholder satisfaction.

Framework of Huawei's Sustainability Management System

CSD Committee

Huawei's Corporate Sustainable Development (CSD) Committee works under the authorization of the Board of Directors. The Committee develops sustainability strategies, guides the CSD sub-committees of functional domains, business domains, and regional offices as they develop sustainability goals and solutions, and monitors their implementation. Sustainability goals are considered in performance appraisals to ensure the attainment of related strategic goals.

Responsibilities of the CSD Committee:

• Develops corporate-level sustainability strategies, guidelines, objectives, and policies; sets the course; and monitors their implementation.
• Formulates, implements, and continually improves the corporate-level sustainability management system; develops sustainability-related management rules, standards, and processes; and drives sustainability management digitalization on an ongoing basis and establishes a corporate-level digital sustainability management system.
• Guides the operation and improvement of business-domain-specific and region-specific sustainability management systems; and coordinates sustainability efforts and drives resolution of sustainability issues across domains or processes.
• Guides and engages in communication with key stakeholders such as customers, regulators, and industry organizations.
• Guides the development, operation, and improvement of our environment, occupational health and safety (EHS) management system, and handles major EHS issues (including customer complaints and fatal EHS incidents).

Operations of the CSD Committee:

The CSD Committee consists of senior executives representing various departments, including Quality, Business Process & IT, HR, Supply Chain, and Logistics, and is chaired by the president of the Quality, Business Process & IT Department. The Committee meets each quarter and convenes special meetings as necessary to discuss and decide on sustainability topics. They also escalate important topics to the Board of Directors for decision making. We have appointed a CSD working group to support the effective operations of the CSD Committee. This working group is responsible for coordinating and implementing routine sustainability tasks, following up on the achievement of strategic sustainability goals, and preparing or providing guidance on sustainability reports.