Recently, the international authoritative institution S&P Global officially released the "Sustainability Yearbook (China Edition) 2025." Huayou Cobalt was successfully selected due to its outstanding performance in the areas of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), becoming a model enterprise for sustainable development practices in China's new energy lithium battery material industry.

This honor signifies that Huayou Cobalt's efforts towards green and low-carbon transformation, social responsibility fulfillment, and long-term value creation have received recognition from an international authority. The "Sustainability Yearbook" by S&P Global is an authoritative report assessing the sustainability performance of leading global companies through rigorous evaluation based on multiple ESG indicators such as carbon emissions, resource efficiency, and community impact. Huayou Cobalt's selection into the China edition of the yearbook highlights its significant contributions to promoting green manufacturing within the new energy industry chain, particularly its exemplary practices in clean energy application, circular economy layout, and responsible supply chain management.

As a core company in the global new energy lithium battery material sector, Huayou Cobalt has always integrated sustainable development into its strategic core. The company reduces production energy consumption and emissions through technological innovation and has pioneered the establishment of a "recycling system," with comprehensive recovery rates of cobalt, nickel, and manganese reaching 98.5%, and lithium metal recovery exceeding 90%, positioning it at the forefront of the industry. Additionally, its global production bases are accelerating the adoption of photovoltaic and energy storage clean energy solutions to support the achievement of "dual carbon" goals.

Adhering to the investment philosophy of "contributing to local economic and social development wherever investments are made," Huayou Cobalt enhances localization welfare through community building, education, and healthcare investments in overseas locations such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, and Indonesia. This selection into the S&P Global Yearbook validates its model of balancing business success with social value.

Sustainable development is Huayou Cobalt's core competitiveness. In the future, the company will deepen its ESG practices, promote high-quality and low-carbon development in the new energy industry through technological innovation and global collaboration, contributing green wisdom to the global energy transition.