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CAMBRIDGE, Sept. 20, 2023 /Xinhua/--

"Passion for a Sustainable Future", a short film co-produced by Yili Group and

The Economist Group in the UK, was recognized as the "Best Corporate

Sustainability Film" at Odyssey 2023 in Cambridge, an acknowledgment of the

Asian dairy giant's commitment to global sustainability.

Now in its 3rd edition, the Odyssey film festival celebrates "Global

Sustainability" as its main theme this year, in response to the United Nations'

17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Integrating sustainability into its corporate culture, Yili upholds a

development philosophy that underscores the importance of green development,

win-win cooperation and shared prosperity.

As early as in 2007, Yili took the lead in putting forward "green leadership"

in 2007, which was upgraded later as the "green industry chain" strategy in

2009. The strategy stipulates that Yili should work with its suppliers to

reduce carbon emissions across the value chain in standard formulation,

platform building and talent cultivation.

In 2010, Yili took the lead in China's food sector in launching a corporate

carbon inventory assessment. After 13 years of efforts, Yili has realized green

production throughout the life cycle of its products, and has established a

comprehensive data accounting system for energy and environmental protection.

In addition to building the first "Net-zero carbon factory" in China's food

industry, Yili also launched China's first net-zero product series, covering

milk, yogurt, organic milk powder and ice cream. The company also pioneered in

China's food sector as one of the first companies to unveil its carbon

reduction goal and commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 across the

industry chain.

Adhering to the principles of altruism and creating long-term positive impact,

Yili pools various resources to establish a global health ecosystem and promote

shared prosperity, in the process of generating business value and social value.

In 2021, Yili came up with the "New Vision for Value Creation", aiming to

create value for key stakeholders including business partners, consumers,

employees and society. Under this strategy, Yili has launched the Net-Zero

Carbon Alliance, and put in place a comprehensive employee care system.

Besides, it also helped millions of dairy farmers and herdsmen shake off

poverty, and launched public welfare programs such as "Yili's Ark", "Yili

Nutrition 2030" and "Yili Homeland Initiative" to give back to society on a

long-term basis.

The company has also joined forces with the world's leading organizations to

address climate change, biodiversity conservation, and economic recovery. Yili

is China's first enterprise to sign the Business and Biodiversity Pledge of the

Conference of Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the

first to commit to and be approved to join the UN Water Action Agenda, and the

sole dairy partner of the COP to be invited to the second session of the COP15

to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

With its dream of "World Integrally Sharing Health", Yili has also been

expanding its ESG footprint across the continents. For instance, Yili has

engaged in conserving salmon species in New Zealand and joined hands with the

Coral Reef Ecological Restoration Project in Indonesia. Yili has also provided

financial support to Indonesian local SMEs for economic recovery and set up

scholarships in Europe to encourage young talents in nutrition R&D.

This year, with its outstanding performance in the ESG field, Yili Group has

achieved an A-level MSCI ESG rating, placing it at the top among A-share-listed

dairy companies. Following its "New Vision for Value Creation", Yili is

dedicated to uniting all forces to create value and contribute to the UN SDGs

in the future.

Source: Yili Group

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