On August 22nd, the Sedex Sustainable and Responsible Supply Chain Conference was held in Shanghai. As Sedex is celebrating its 20th anniversary, the conference is an opportunity to connect stakeholders in the field of sustainable and responsible supply chain, creating a platform for dialog and discussion. In the face of emerging supply chain ESG, supply chain legislation and due diligence management requirements. The conference has invited experts and teachers as well as business leaders to share their practical cases, academic research and experiences on the hot topics in the supply chain. Li Zhongning, Head of ESG and Sustainability Department of Huayou Cobalt, was invited to participate in the conference to share the topic on behalf of the company. On behalf of Huayou, Mr. Li Zhongning called for the stakeholders in the supply chain to form a synergy and contribute to the green, transparent and sustainable development of the global supply chain.

In order to actively practice the concept of circular economy and contribute to the innovative development of the power battery secondary utilization industry, Jiangsu Huayou Energy Technology Company Limited (hereinafter referred to as “Jiangsu Huayou Energy”) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Ping An Property and Casualty Insurance Company of China, Beijing Branch (hereinafter referred to as “Ping An General Insurance Beijing Branch”) on August 22nd. The two parties will jointly explore the creation of an innovative cooperation model of “insurance + comprehensive utilization of power battery” to participate in the construction of risk management and protection system for the new energy industry, and jointly promote the healthy development of the new energy industry, so as to use finance to empower the high-quality development of industry.

Recently, China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CNMIA) held the conference of 2023 Top 50 Nonferrous Metals Enterprises. Huayou Cobalt was ranked 25th in the 2023 Top 50 Non-ferrous Metal Enterprises in terms of business revenue, 14th in the net profit list, and 6th in the overseas assets list, all advancing by one rank compared with the previous year.

On 9 August, the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo (in the centre), and the Minister of Economic Integration, Erlangga Hartarto, attended the closing ceremony of the 2nd LIKE Festival.

Recently, China Association of Listed Companies (CALC) released the list of “2024 Best Practice Cases of Culture Construction of Listed Companies”, and Huayou Cobalt won the “Excellent Practice Case” award for its outstanding performance in corporate culture construction.

Recently, "2024 Annual Competitiveness Report of Electronic Information Enterprises" was officially released on "China (Ji'an) Electronic Information Large, Small and Medium Enterprises Integration Docking and 2024 Annual Competitiveness of Electronic Information Top Hundred Enterprises Release Activity", by virtue of excellent performance in technological innovation, industry leadership, sustainable development, etc., Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd. and Tianjin B&M Technology Co., Ltd. were honoured to be on the list of "Top 100 Enterprises in Electronic Information Competitiveness".