On March 16, Hurun Research Institute released the 2022 Hurun China Private Companies SDG Readiness 100. Four Foshan enterprises, namely Country Garden Holdings, Midea Group, Country Garden Service Holdings, and Haitian Flavoring and Food Company, are on the list, ranking Foshan the fifth among major cities in the number of enterprises listed.

Country Garden Holdings ranks tenth on the list. In 2007, Country Garden published its first Corporate Responsibility Report, and by the end of 2021, it had donated more than 10 billion yuan in social charities, targeted poverty alleviation and rural revitalization, which helped more than 490,000 people successfully out of poverty. Meanwhile, Country Garden has been using its new retail networks to help farmers by stimulating consumption and providing urban shipping service for high-quality agricultural products. Therefore, it has provided over 690 poverty alleviation products, with sales of about 410 million yuan, benefiting over 175,000 people.

The 2022 Hurun China Private Companies SDG Readiness 100 lists 100 Chinese private enterprises that are most in line with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. It's the second year that the Hurun Research Institute has released the list. Among the Foshan enterprises on the list, Country Garden Holdings, Country Garden Service Holdings and Midea Group have been on the list for two consecutive years, while Haitian Flavoring and Food Company for the first time.

Reporter | Tang

Revisor | Eddie, Jessica

Photo | Foshan Daily