Annual Report 2019

Environmental, Social and Governance Report 45 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ABOUT US CORPORATE PROFILE Renowned for its remarkable history as well as strategic vision and foresight, the Group has established an unrivalled position in the ports industry in both the PRC and worldwide. We are the flagship company of China Merchants Group Limited and its subsidiaries (“ CMG Group ”), the longest standing and the most renowned shipping company in the PRC. The ports and logistics operation of CMG Group had expanded across the PRC as far back as in the 19 th century. The Group is now a global leading port developer, investor and operator, with a comprehensive ports network at the hub locations along coastal China. The terminals, which the Group became the controlling shareholder of or those the Group has interest in, are located in hub locations across Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Ningbo, Qingdao, Tianjin, Dalian, Zhangzhou, Zhanjiang and Shantou, Taiwan, as well as in South Asia, Africa, Americas, Oceania, Europe and Mediterranean Sea, amongst others. As at the end of 2019, the Group has invested in 34 ports in 18 countries and regions and the container throughput handled during the year amounted to 111.72 million TEUs. The Group has earned itself a reputation across the industry, leveraging on the professional management experience accumulated for years, its self-developed global leading ports operating system and integrated logistics platform for import and export, its extensive maritime logistics support system, the modern and all-rounded integrated logistics solutions it offers, its quality engineering management, and the outstanding and reliable services it provides. The Group’s vision is “to be a world’s leading comprehensive port service provider”. Through implementation of domestic, overseas and innovation strategies, the Company strives to achieve world- class level on various fronts, including container throughput of global ports, market share, comprehensive port development, operational management capabilities, resource utilisation, labour productivity and brand name, etc. The Group has prepared this report covering the financial year ended 31 December 2019 according to and in compliance with the provisions of the ESG Reporting Guide in Appendix 27 to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Listing Rules ”).