01 2021 ESG Report 02 About This Report Basis of Preparation Data Description The purpose of this report is to respond to the This report is prepared according to the Shanghai The information and data used by this report expectations of stakeholders and show Jiangsu Stock Exchange's Guidelines for Environmental come from official documents, statistical report Changshu Rural Commercial Bank's concept, Information Disclosure of Listed Companies and financial statement of CSRC Bank and ESG management, actions and achievements in ESG. and Guidelines for Preparing Corporate Social information aggregated and audited by us. Responsibility Report (collectively referred to as “SSE Guidelines”). In the meantime, the report is in line with Chinese CSR Report Preparation Guide by the Chinese Academy of Social Science (CASS- Time Range CSR 4.0, United Nations Sustainable Development 2021 Environmental Social Goals and Sustainability Reporting Guidelines Report Obtaining and Governance Report published by Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Time range of the report is January 1, 2021 -- December 31, 2021. Some contents might This report is published in both print and traced back to historical data. electronic version. To obtain the electronic version of the report, please visit the website of Shanghai Stock Exchange (www.sse.com.cn) Organization Scope Explanation for Appellations and the Bank's official website (www.csrcbank. com). Unless otherwise specified, this report covers For the convenience of presentation and reading, Jiangsu Changshu Rural Commercial Bank "Jiangsu Changshu Rural Commercial Bank Co., Contact Information Co., Ltd., including all its branches and LTD. " is expressed as "CSRC Bank" "Bank'" subsidiaries. company" or "we/us" in this Report. Board Office of CSRC Bank Tel: 0512-52909021 Release Cycle Fax: 0512-52962000 E-mail: 601128@csrcbank.com This report is an annual report. Address: 58 New Century Avenue, Changshu City, Jiangsu Province 03 2021 ESG Report 04 Executive’s Statement “ In 2021, we celebrated the Centennial Serving micro and small business, supporting rural revitalization. As a rural and commercial bank that focuses on small and micro businesses and practice to Protection Loan and green bond to provide guarantee for the development of green economy. Similarly, we also adhere to green and low-carbon operation, build birthday of the Communist Party of be inclusive, we insist on party-led development, and "zero carbon outlet" pilot, and promote paperless China, and also witnessed the 20th introduced outstanding financial talents into the rural services and office, so as to minimize our impact on anniversary of the CSRC Bank's area to support rural revitalization. At the same time, the environment. reformation. In the 20 years, CSRC we constantly speed up the construction of inclusive Bank, in line with its mission of financial sites, develop products and services according Focusing on people-oriented, building a happy supporting agriculture and small to the actual needs of rural area and SMEs , and meet b a n k . We t a k e " F e i y a n c u l t u r e " a s t h e c o r e . and micro enterprises(SMEs), has the urgent needs of farmers and enterprises. We also Internally, we regard employees as an important explored a special development path continue to innovate new models of services for the asset of the company, help employees achieve for microfinance, and has achieved benefit and convenience of the people, making CSRC career development and care about their work and a win-win situation for its own Bank a helper in the daily life of the public. life; Externally, through the CSRC bank Charity development, capital market, and Foundation, we have carried out various public welfare social benefits. Leading by science and technology, optimizing customer projects such as donating funds to students, helping ” service. We always take technology as the driving force doctors and disadvantage people in Jiangsu, Gansu, for business development, promote the integration of Yunnan and Hubei for many years. In addition, in technology and business, and developed a variety of response to the impact of the covid-19 and the floods online platforms and products to make financial services in Henan, we launched corresponding credit products more intelligent and convenient. We adhere to the service to help the public to resume production and life. concept of "Mind the people's livelihood, customer’s first choice", and are committed to providing customers with Born for the farmers, live up to the mission and high-quality, comprehensive and timely services. At the continue to fight for the future. In 2022, we will still same time, we try our best to ensure information security comprehensively serve the rural revitalization and and customer privacy. In 2021, our complaint handling the real economy, promote common prosperity with rate was 100% and our comprehensive customer inclusive finance, empower our businesses with satisfaction reached 99.18%. science and technology, and fully integrate ESG into the whole process of business development and Insisting green development, protecting clear waters and operation our enterprise. We will also take on new green mountains. We innovated and developed green responsibilities and missions to promote high-quality Executive: finance business, adhered to the strategic guidance, economic and social development and stride forward established a green finance department and a green low- on the road to pursuing our dreams. carbon transformation financial service center in 2021. We launched a series of green financial products such as Emission Loan, Su Carbon Finance, Environmental March 30, 2022 05 2021 ESG Report 06 About Us CSRC Bank was reformed in November 28, 2001, and is the first joint stock rural financial institution in China with more than 60 years of history, and is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in September 30, 2016 (Stock Code: 601128). According to the latest ranking published by the British magazine Banker, CSRC Bank was selected as the global bank brand value and the global strong banks “double TOP 500”. The Explorer of Rural Financial Reform Adhering to the exploration spirit of "dare to break, dare to try, dare to do", we have achieved the goal of starting from Changshu to laying out the province and radiating the whole country and took the lead in going out of the registered place to carry out cross regional operation. The company set up its first non- local sub branch in Haimen city, Jiangsu Province in 2008, currently with 10 regional cities in Jiangsu Province; We were the first to introduce the state- owned bank, Bank of Communications, as a strategic investor and became the largest shareholder, and to participate in seven rural financial institutions. The Adherent of Small and Microfinance The Practitioners of Rural Bank Company Culture Firm market positioning of "supporting agriculture Based on the exploration and practice of Inclusive and supporting small businesses", set up a small and Finance, relying on the initiation of the establishment micro loan franchise institution based on business of rural banks, copy and promote the "CSRC micro loan model". Over the past 14 years, CSRC bank has Vision Mission Core Values division in 2009 to create a professional, replicable and industry-leading micro loan core technology successively initiated the establishment of 31 "Xingfu" rural banks in Hubei, Jiangsu, Henan, Yunnan and Rural finance leader Inclusive finance, Inclusive finance, and serve 390,000 loan customers. Of all the loans, Hainan. On September 19, 2019, Xingfu Village Bank responsible bank responsible bank more than 65% of the credit funds are used to support SMEs, more than 70% of the credit funds Co., Ltd., the country's first investment management are invested in agriculture related fields, and nearly village bank initiated by CSRCC bank, officially 80% of the credit funds serve the real economy. opened in Haikou City, Hainan Province. Enterprise Spirit Business Idea Development Concept The Trendsetter of Capital Market In the future, we will never forget our initial heart and the mission is on the shoulder. Under the guidance Reflective optimism, Focus on small and Dare to explore, Benefiting from the position of the differentiated of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese courageous medium, flexible and steady development market, profit growth ratio, bad loan ratio, provision Characteristics for a New Era, CSRC Bank will not innovation efficient coverage ratio and other indicators of CSRC Bank forget the original intention of "supporting agriculture have remained at the forefront of the listed bank and supporting small businesses", bearing in mind segment since its listing. Stock valuation levels are the mission of " Inclusive Finance, Responsible Management Talent Concept Service Notion among the top in the industry. For four consecutive Bank", forge ahead, do pioneering work, better Philosophy year, CSRC Bank has been ranked 1st in the assume the responsibility of the main force of rural Compliance All rivers run into sea, Mind the people's assessment system of the Tuoluo of China Banking finance in the new era, and strive to build a first- responsibility and employee first livelihood, customer’s Association among the country area rural and class listed agricultural and commercial bank with keep improving first choice commercial banks. distinctive characteristics! 07 2021 ESG Report 08 Our Achievements Corporate Governance System Development We emphasizes the return on shareholders' investment, focuses on sustainable development, highlights the protection of stakeholders' rights and interests and strives to build a harmonious relationship among multiple Ranked 423rd among the Ranked 435th in the Global interest groups. At present, our "Shareholders' Meeting, Board of Directors, Board of Supervisors and Senior Top 500 Global Banking Top 1000 banks in 2021 Management" corporate governance system ensures clear division of labor, checks and balances and Brands in 2021 effective coordination. Our corporate governance system is comprehensive and systematic, with standardized operations at all levels of corporate governance. British Magazine Banker British Magazine Banker Organizational Structure The comprehensive score Excellent participating institutions Level A in information of county level rural and Ranked 83rd among China's in the electronic information disclosure evaluation commercial banks ranked Top 100 banks in 2021 exchange system for 2020-2021 first in the GYROSCOPE Evaluation System in 2021 China Banking Association China national clearing Shanghai Stock Exchange China Banking Association center (CNCC) Advanced Unit of Inclusive Advanced Unit of Inclusive Financial Service for Banking Financial Service for Financial Institutions in Banking Financial Jiangsu Province in 2020 Institutions in Suzhou Province in 2020 China Banking and Insurance China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission Regulatory Commission Jiangsu Regulatory Bureau Suzhou Supervision Branch Best Board of Directors Jinniu Award 2021 for Wealth Tianji Award 2021 for Award for Investor Management in China Financial Inclusion Service Relations of Chinese Listed Banking Industry Banks Companies Securities Times China Securities Journal Securities Times Corporate Governance CSRC Bank insists on integrating the leadership of the Party into all aspects of corporate governance. By promoting the modernization of our corporate governance, regulating the operation of the corporate governance system ("Shareholders' Meeting, Board of Directors, Board of Supervisors, and Senior Management"), creating long-term value for stakeholders and focusing on risk management and internal control, we improve the overall level of corporate management and decision-making efficiency. 09 2021 ESG Report 10 Shareholders' Meeting On October 25, 2021, CSRC Bank held the "2021 Investor Open Day" in Suzhou, China. Nearly 100 banking researchers and institutional investors attended the event. The leaders, investors and institutional analysts had The Shareholders' Meeting is the authority of CSRC Bank. The Shareholders' Meeting provides an effective a lively conversation and we responded to the investors' concerns in detail, further enhancing the investors' communication channel with shareholders and ensures that all shareholders have the right to know, participate and confidence in the development of our bank. vote on material topics of our bank. During the reporting period, we held one annual shareholders' meeting and one extraordinary shareholders' meeting, in which 18 proposals were considered and adopted. Both meetings were held in accordance with the relevant legal procedures to ensure the shareholders' rights to participate and vote. Among all the proposals, 12 of them were counted individually by small and medium shareholders. Board of Directors The Board of Directors is the decision-making body of CSRC Bank. Our Board of Directors currently consists of 13 members (4 women), including 3 executive directors, 5 non-executive directors and 5 independent directors (accounting for more than one-third of the total number of Board members). Our Board of Directors comprises the Strategy and "Three Rural" Financial Services Committee, Risk Management and Related Transaction Control Committee, Audit and Consumer Protection Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, and Financial Integrity and Ethics Committee. During the reporting period, we held in total 6 meetings of the Board of Directors to consider 45 proposals. Board of Supervisors During the reporting The Board of Supervisors is the supervisory body of CSRC Bank. Our Board of Supervisors currently has 6 members period, (2 women), including 2 shareholder supervisors, 2 external supervisors and 2 employee supervisors. Under the Board of Supervisors, there are Nomination and Performance Evaluation Committee and Supervisory Committee. During the CSRC Bank disclosed reporting period, we held 4 meetings of the Board of Supervisors to consider 24 proposals. "2021 CSRC Bank Investor Open Day" Event Site 4 regular reports, Senior Management 41 In order to reduce information asymmetry and protect the rights and interests of investors and other stakeholders, especially the interim The Senior Management is the executive body of CSRC Bank and is responsible to the Board of Directors. CSRC Bank has eight members of senior management, including a president, five vice presidents, one assistant president, small and medium shareholders, we strictly complied with the nnouncements and one secretary to the board of directors. Under the President's Office, there are Asset and Liability Management regulatory requirements on information disclosure. We actively Committee, Internal Control Management Committee, Risk Management Committee, Financial Innovation Committee, fulfilled the information disclosure obligations, steadily promoted Loan Review Committee, Technology Management Committee, and Investment Decision Committee. voluntary information disclosure, and proactively made voluntary disclosures on matters of key concern to investors and the capital market, such as the formulation of corporate strategies, business development plans, risk management and 29 other institutional Investor Communication differentiated operations. During the reporting period, CSRC documents Bank disclosed 4 regular reports, 41 interim announcements and 29 other institutional documents, and was awarded A grade in the SSE's disclosure evaluation for 2020-2021. Received 74 batches CSRC Bank attaches great importance to the interests of investors and actively communicates with them to enhance their confidence in the development of our of on-site research and bank. teleconferences Systematic Risk Prevention We continued to strengthen the communication and interaction with investors using various approach, including mass media, official website, shareholders' meeting, results presentation, investor-analyst meeting, SSE e-interactive CSRC Bank focuses on risk management, continuously improves risk control and strengthens the prevention Participated in platform, investor hotline, investor mailbox and WeChat. During the reporting 27 of systemic risks. We have established a relatively comprehensive capital adequacy assessment process. brokerage period, we received 74 batches of on-site research and teleconferences, with Each year, we assess the capital adequacy under capital planning by setting uniform macroeconomic stress 583 institutional investors and 681 person times; Participated in 27 brokerage scenarios, considering the impact on major risks such as credit risk and market risk under different stress strategy meetings strategy meetings, 32 one-to-many exchanges and 399 person times. scenarios of GDP and M2 growth rates, and formulating different measures for various scenarios to maintain a reasonable capital adequacy level. 11 2021 ESG Report 12 Macroeconomic Stress Test Case Digital risk control efficiently supports online loan business CSRC Bank conducts annual stress tests on the default rate of corporate clients and macroeconomic factors, and In 2021, the Bank set up a digital risk control taskforce and a model review taskforce to improve the full the results show a negative correlation between the default rate of the Bank's public clients and macroeconomic lifecycle management mechanism of risk control models and enhance the independence of risk control. indicators, GDP and M2. Since 2019, the macroeconomic indicators are at historically low values, but the measures introduced by the government to reduce taxes and fees and financial services in response to the COVID-19 have Maintain the agility and effectiveness of Progressively empower the digital effectively alleviated the difficulties in customers' operations. Overlaid with the relatively fast economic recovery and risk control models risk control middle office stable growth rate of CSRC Bank's operating regions, the default rate of public customers has remained stable. Continuously integrate and update risk control Carry out unified management and Risk Management models: iterated 138 risk control rules throughout monitoring of risk models the year, formed 607 risk control rules and 2 scorecard models for online products, and served 9 Carry out risk model support online products with 84,800 people using the credit Carry out risk data analysis support During the reporting period, CSRC Bank formulated and issued Risk Preference Statement, Risk Management Work Opinions, Approach to Emergencies and Information Security Continuity Plan, and improved the Public Health Incident Validated and optimized 5 types of internal and optimizing applications Continuity Plan. We clearly required the entire CSRC Bank to prevent and resolve major financial risks, optimize credit evaluation models Regular monitoring of online resource allocation, focus on risk prevention and control, and build a comprehensive risk control system. business operations Explore new applications of credit scoring Use credit scoring to analyze and calculate the future default rate of personal business and improve quantitative analysis capability Guided by 37 risk preferences, 168 limit management and implementation "Regime+System", rules, we have built various system control platforms to achieve Strengthening the Pre-Event comprehensive joint prevention of systems and systems in credit Preventaion management, risk warning, non-zero internal evaluation, operational risk, compliance and internal control, asset and liability management, etc. Party-building Leading CSRC Bank has always placed a prominent Advanced Base-Level Party Organizations of Changshu position in strengthening the overall leadership of City, and the Secretary of the Party Committee Zhuang We have dynamically managed the "three lists", namely the customer the Party, written the leadership of the Party into Guangqiang was awarded as "Advanced Individual of grading list, gray and black list, and associated customer list. the Articles of Incorporation, and strictly regulated Jiangsu Province for Rural Revitalization" by Jiangsu the working rules of the Party Committee to Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government, The three key points of "large amount, small amount and stock" are tightly "Three+Three+Two" establish the importance of the Party's leadership and "Communist Party Member of the New Era" by Mode, Strengthening grasped and categorized to control large amount, enhance small amount and Party building in the corporate governance. Changshu City. Our Exhibition Pavilion "A Hundred Years Control over the and stratify stock. On the occasion of the centenary of the founding of Golden Years, Feiyan Building Dreams" was selected Events We have innovated joint review mode of "stagnation point risk review" and of the Party, we launched a joint party building as the activity point of the New Era Civilization Practice "expert risk review", cultivating 45 industry experts in 17 key industries to campaign with the themes of "I do practical work in Changshu City. work in parallel. for the public", "Think, do together for better or for worse", etc. We have been also working on the theme of Building New Strength, "Study the Party's history, Understand its theories, Do practical work We have established a dynamic reporting and evaluation mechanism and Make new advances" to deeply integrate to regularly monitor and report comprehensive, special, major and Party building with business and lead business unexpected risk reports. development with Party building. "Point+Surface", We have implemented regular risk inspections, realizing the organic In the year of 2021, the Party building work of Strengthening Post- combination of risk warning information push, daily annual inspection Event Inspection our bank achieved significant results. The Party of post-loan management, and special inspection of business Committee of the Head Office was awarded as management. "Suzhou Advanced Base-Level Party Organization". We have implemented dynamic risk assessment and dynamically adjust Three Base-Level Party organizations of the Head the ten-level classification results, customer classification results and Office were awarded as Advanced Grass-roots Party credit programs depending on the risk inspection. Organizations of the Provincial Federation, two "Party-Led Development, Financial Benefit to the People, Base-Level Party organizations were awarded as Helping Rural Revitalization" Special Event 13 2021 ESG Report 14 Business Ethics and Compliance Compliance Management CSRC Bank attaches great importance to business ethics and compliance management. We strictly fulfills the legal In 2021, CSRC Bank has built the "Three-Year Plan" in accordance with compliance, and will continue to promote the obligations on anti-money laundering and continuously improves the compliance management system, aiming to systematization of the bank compliance based on the development strategy. create an atmosphere of integrity in its practice. Establishment of the Compliance Culture System Anti-Money Laundering We aim to build the distinctive "Xiao Yan" compliance brand by carrying out compliance culture development in In the year of reporting period, we complied with laws and regulations, formulated and improved a number of rules multiple ways, strengthening positive propaganda and increasing the number of warning education events held. and regulations, including Management Measures for Self-Assessment of Money Laundering Risks and Terrorist Financing Risks, Operational Procedures for Anti-Money Laundering Business, Management Measures for Customer Establishment of the Compliance Organization System Money Laundering Risk Assessment and Classification, and Anti-Money Laundering Work Rules for Financial Market Business Lines, etc. We adopted processes and measures such as customer identification, customer risk level We equip our compliance team with the best human resources. We have selected and hired 77 full-time and classification management and control of high-risk customers, and linked with public security authorities, regulatory part-time compliance officers to cover all departments and branches of the bank. authorities and Dow Jones List to fine-tune the Anti-Money Laundering management. At the same time, we held anti- Establishment of the Institutional Process System money laundering publicity and training in multiple dimensions. The total number of internal regulations in the bank is 2,696, of which 1,642 in the head office (425 added Strictly implement the requirements of real-name system to open an account and and 199 repealed) and 1,045 in the branches (483 added). 249 regulations are reviewed, with a year-on-year refuse to open an account if suspicious cases are found, so as to prevent customers growth of 9.34%. The completion rate of the annual revision plan is 100%. from borrowing or fraudulently using other people's identity to open an account and Customer using the account for illegal purposes such as renting, lending or selling. In case of any Identification Establishment of the Compliance Control System abnormalities such as change of basic information, criminal investigation and freezing, in addition to retaining the relevant information, our bank is required to double check through identity network verification and other procedures, if applicable, to prevent We adhere to innovation and management compliance and continuously improve the problems and correction risks. And for public customers, the information should be checked and verified. mechanism. We have built a compliance monitoring system to promote the normalization of case prevention and investigation. We focus on improving the branch compliance management mechanism, and evaluate the operation of the branch in terms of system management, contract management, and compliance inspection and correction mechanism. CSRC Bank's Anti-Money Laundering system has a dedicated customer risk registration management module with two types of templates: comprehensive scoring Integrity Building Customer model and exception model. For blacklisted customers, we directly rate the highest risk Risk Level Classification level; for customers suspected of money laundering crimes and reported suspicious Management cases, we include them in the higher risk level range; for customers above the higher We attach importance to regulating staff risk level, customer due diligence investigation, customer re-identification form are behavior, identifying business compliance needed and transaction restriction measures are required. moral risks, and formulating CSRC Bank Reporting Incentives and CSRC Bank Rules for the Implementation of Petition Work to manage integrity practices. Anti-money In addition to the terrorism-related lists issued by public security authorities and Laundering and In 2021, we organized 87 newly promoted regulatory departments, our Anti-Money Laundering system has achieved T+1 linkage Anti-Terrorist cadres to have integrity talks and signed Financing update with Dow Jones list, blacklist linkage warning, and linkage prompting between Monitoring the Ten Prohibitions of Employee Behavior blacklist and core business system within the Anti-Money Laundering system. Commitment, Compliance Commitment and Integrity Commitment, respectively. In addition, we have identified 20 major integrity Multi- risk points and 25 major employee abnormal dimensional behaviors, and conducted occasional Anti-Money We held various types of events including hall publicity, outdoor publicity, live publicity, Laundering dynamic behavioral checks, and sorted out 8 party building publicity, etc. In 2021, 17,109 people participated in CSRC Bank's offline Financial major risk points in 213 categories covering Knowledge promotional activities and 270,000 views for the online live broadcast. Promotion 227 positions according to 3 risk levels of Events CSRC Bank 2021 Warning Education Event "high, medium and low". 15 2021 ESG Report 16 During the reporting period, we held a number A total number of more With more than Dynamic Management Suppliers Strategic Cooperation Suppliers 80 14,000 of anti-corruption warning education events. than training Different functional departments carried out Establish an effective competition Establish strategic partnerships with multiple sessions to explain the law and sessions for employees participants mechanism for suppliers who suppliers of core products directly related discipline by cases. A total number of more than were held provide more standardized and to our production and operations 80 training sessions for employees were held, alternative products with more than 14,000 participants. Supplier Access Suppliers Management and Evaluation We procure manufacturers or We implement graded management of operating products that meet suppliers. The Procurement Office refuses national, industry, technical, safety to suppliers who have been included in and environmental protection CSRC Bank's grey list or black list. standards. ESG Management Responsibility Management In order to fully implement the concept of sustainable development and ensure the effective management of ESG issues, CSRC Bank has established a ESG management system led by the Board of Directors and Senior CSRC Bank "510 Integrity Training Day" Event Management, and implemented by relevant functional departments to clarify specific division of labor and responsibilities at the level of ESG management . Responsible Sourcing The Bank has released the Regulations on Supplier Management (Trial). The management of suppliers follows the principles of "openness, fairness, impartiality and integrity", establishes a list of suppliers, implements a list- based graded dynamic management of suppliers, continuously optimizes the supplier structure and controls supplier Decision-Making Level Management Level Execution Level risks. CSRC Bank has 245 suppliers for centralized procurement in 2021, including 171 suppliers who have passed environmental and social audits. Supplier differentiation management strategy includes dynamic management CSRC Bank's Board of Directors The Senior Management of All functional departments and suppliers and strategic cooperation suppliers, of which 18 are dynamic management suppliers and 2 are strategic leads the deliberations and the company is responsible for branches of CSRC Bank are cooperation suppliers. decisions on major ESG issues, ESG work involved, including responsible for the specific including the formulation of the organization, management affairs of ESG, assisting in the relevant strategies and guidelines and promotion of ESG projects, preparation of ESG reports, 2 CSRC Bank has including of which and the special review of ESG clarification of development regularly submitting relevant are strategic 245 suppliers for 171 suppliers who have 18 are dynamic cooperation reports. plans, improvement of ESG- related systems, and evaluation management initiatives, KPIs and cases, and organizing and centralized procurement passed environmental and management suppliers of the effectiveness of ESG implementing various ESG- in 2021 social audits suppliers projects implementation. related activities. 17 2021 ESG Report 18 Communication with Stakeholders Identification of Material Issues In accordance with the Shanghai Stock Exchange's Guidelines for Environmental Information Disclosure of Listed CRBC Bank attaches importance to communication with stakeholders and has established a regular stakeholder Companies, Chinese CSR Report Preparation Guide by the Chinese Academy of Social Science (CASS-CSR 4.0), communication mechanism to listen to voices from different perspectives as an important basis for improving United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Sustainability Reporting Guidelines published by Global Reporting environmental, social and governance practices. Initiative (GRI) standards to define the process of reporting content, strengthen interaction with stakeholders through various means, and understand the level of concern, expectations and demands of stakeholders on our ESG. We identify and screen relevant ESG issues related through suggestions from the managerial level, benchmarking studies of domestic and international peers, multimedia information analysis and on-site research, and understand the level of Stakeholders Needs and Expectations Communication Channels concern of the issues by stakeholders, and then determine the final materiality of the issues. Compliance-based operation Information disclosure Paying tax as the law requires Daily communication and reports Sources of issues: Selection criteria: Promoting employment Site visits Responding to national strategies Receiving supervision and inspection Proposed by management of the company Contribution to society and Government sustainable development Contributing to the development of the industry Visiting reception Proposed by Internal and external experts base on analysis Common concerns of stakeholders Compliance-based operation Analysis on multimedia information Emphasized in ESG related guidance General meeting of stockholders Consistent and stable investment returns Research on benchmarking with domestic Meeting the strategic development Regular reports and announcements and overseas peers needs of the company Risk management Investor communication meeting Corporate governance Criteria and guidance on ESG Stockholder Feedback from suppliers Community opinion solicitation Serving “Three Rural” Customer satisfaction survey Launch the inclusive finance Visits Respecting customer privacy Customer activities Matrix of ESG Materiality Issues of CSRC Bank in 2021 High quality customer service Account manager daily contact Customer Medium importance High importance Develop inclusive finance and improve people's livelihood Business ethics and compliance management Keeping the contract Business negotiations Protecting employees' Developing green finance Mutually beneficial and long-term cooperation Project cooperation rights and interests Significance to Stakeholders Responding climate change Information security and Improving supply chain management Industry communication privacy protection Partner Preventing systemic risks Staff development and training Labor union Financial product and Protecting employee rights and interests Employee health and life care technology innovation Internal publication platforms such as internal Occupational health and safety Community investment journals and intranets Adhere to green operation Training and development Workers' Congress Employee care Support national strategy Staff Daily communication Building a responsible Promoting financial literacy corporate culture Environment Responsible sourcing Protecting customer rights and interests Green operation Society Environmental organization communication Enhancing customer experience Environmental concept promotion Low importance Governance Environment Significance to CSRC Bank Improve employment Build harmonious community Volunteer service We used online questionnaire research to prioritize the selected issues and understand the siganificants of ESG Carry out public welfare activities Public welfare activities issues by internal and external stakeholders. During the reporting period, we received a total of 322 valid questionnaire Financial education results. After analyzing and calculating the questionnaire data, we finally determined the degree and boundary of issue Public disclosure and formed the matrix of ESG Materiality Issue of CSRC Bank. 19 2021 ESG Report 20 UN Sustainable Development Goals We provide diverse training In 2021, 694 new employees were recruited, systems and two types of accounting for about 10.13% of the total In addition to our own development, we are always concerned about the international community and global promotion paths for our number of employees in the bank. sustainability trends, and we continue to carry out a number of actions guided by the UN Sustainable Development employees to promote their A total of 633 training sessions were held for Goals, hoping to help build a more sustainable planet through our own practices on sustainable development. All career development and 146,683 employees. departments of the bank are discussing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and in 2021, we will help the highlight their value. implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals throughout the company with a number of practices. We participate in many public Xingfu Village Bank has a total of 168 CSRC Bank's balance of agriculture-related loans welfare projects such as branches, covering 16 former state-designated reached 115.119 billion yuan, accounting for poverty-stricken counties. medical care projects, donate to We develop inclusive finance 70.71% of all loans, and personal business infrastructure construction; help The total value of donated facilities is and supported industrial loan balance reached 64.866 billion yuan. to fight and alleviate poverty in some areas. 1,308,700 yuan, and help to sale innovation and development in In order to promote the intelligent and digital agricultural products by 3,967,000 yuan. urban and rural areas. transformation of enterprises, the credit amount of "Changzhi Loan" reached 445,115,000 yuan in 2021. Employee medical checkup rate reached 100%. We protect the health of our Distributed a total of 1,680,000 masks, employees by organizing both Achieved full coverage of 109 branches in urban regular medical checkups and a 500 thermometers, 1,200 bottles of hand sanitizer and other pandemic prevention materials and rural areas with the "Social Insurance Banking supplemental medical insurance We provide financial literacy Pass" service. throughout the year. plan, and provide a number of and convenience facilities for The "Medical Insurance-Banking Pass" service has benefits to our employees to Organized more than 1,300 activities for the community and focus on the employees throughout the year, with more than achieved full coverage in 38 local branches. enhance their well-being. interests of community groups. 12,000 participants. Two branches were awarded the title of "Quality and Civilized Service of the Elderly-Oriented Outlet". Through donations, we help Carried out the "Feiyan Scholarship Program" to The complaint handling rate was 100%, and students in poor areas to get a help 95 poor college students in Changshu. the overall customer satisfaction rate of the call Protect consumer rights and better and fairer education. We donated 1,100,800 yuan to local college center was 99.18%. protect customer privacy. students. Develop a full range of user privacy protection policies to regulate online service user informed consent. The total amount of green credit for the year Innovative construction of zero reached 1.560 billion yuan, supporting 34 carbon outlet pilot, through Innovate green financial enterprises with a loan growth rate of 23%. The pilot construction of "zero carbon outlet" is the use of clean energy, the products, guide financial We launched "Emission Loan", "Su Carbon expected to generate 25,000 kWh of electricity transformation of air conditioning investment in green and low- Finance" and "Environmental Protection Loan" annually, which can lead to a reduction of 6.80 systems, lighting systems and carbon industries, and stimulate to support the energy-saving and environmental other infrastructure to reduce tons of carbon emissions per year. protection transformation of enterprises. green economic growth. carbon emissions. Set up a "green channel" to improve the efficiency of green credit approval. 21 2021 ESG Report 22 23 2021 ESG Report 24 Serving Rural Revitalization In order to further enhance the accessibility of rural finance, CSRC Bank established Xingfu Village Bank, the first investment management village bank in China, to open up a new chapter of financial services for rural revitalization. By carrying out "joint study and construction of party organizations" and "village courtyard meeting" with two village committees, CSRC Bank set up a team of " financial officials in village” based on the "village grid" and continued to fill CSRC Bank contributes to rural revitalization by full coverage of financial talents in rural areas, opens Xingfu Village the financial gap of villages and towns. Bank, continuously improves financial accessibility, provides special products and services, and effectively implements the corporate vision of “Rural Finance Leader”. CSRC Bank has 31 Xingfu village banks under its jurisdiction, 22 of which are located in the counties of less developed areas in the central and western regions, with a total of 328 branches covering 16 formerly state-designated poor counties, more than 90% of which Introducing Finance Talents to Rural Areas Increase the are concentrated in towns, villages and communities, gathering more than 70% of credit number of outlets resources. In order to enhance the organizational guarantee of financial inclusion and rural revitalization, CSRC Bank has actively explored the mode of financial talents helping rural revitalization, and through comprehensive cooperation Xingfu village banks vigorously promote Xingfu sites, setting up nearly 95 light outlets in with local communities, CSRC Bank has selected and assigned "Feiyan Specialists of Rural Revitalization " to town and village communities and serving more than one million customers. achieve full coverage of financial talents in rural areas, providing personnel and mechanism guarantee for the special By the end of 2021, Xingfu Village Bank had issued over 1.3 billion yuan of poverty action of rural revitalization. In 2021, the cooperation of talents in Changshu’s rural areas cover 8 towns, 6 streets, 2 alleviation loans to more than 8,000 poor households, with more than 90% used to support development zones, 214 administrative villages and 116 communities. Issuance of loans agriculture and more than 80% invested in the development of small and micro real to help farmers economy, involving the renovation of dangerous houses, repair of pig and sheep pens, "Three steps" to explore the mode of financial talents helping rural revitalization farming machinery, seed and pesticide procurement and other fields, helping to promote rural revitalization with practical actions. In 2021, the credit scale of the whole village reached 13.185 billion and the number of Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 households reached 148,000, an increase of 251% and 223% respectively compared Promote whole- with the beginning of 2021; the credit balance reached 1.673 billion and the number of village credit households reached 23,000, an increase of 428% and 379% respectively compared with the beginning of 2021. Build a three-level cooperation select and assign 274 ""Feiyan Explore with pilot towns system of "city-town-village" Specialists” to full coverage of to carry out "three credit" to achieve two levels of full- financial talentsat town (street) construction projects to help Xingfu Village Bank actively explores digital empowerment for financial inclusion and coverage, namely, full-coverage and village (community) levels grassroots rural governance. vigorously develops online services, using mobile banking, small programs and other cooperation between the head to serve the countryside. Promote online channels to realize online loan application, online contract signing and other services. office and 16 towns (streets) Financial advisors are fully services By 2021, the overall online rate of the village bank had reached 80%, and the number of and development zones in involved in rural governance online service customers reached 160,000; 30,000 new customers used online products Changshu, and full-coverage and rural revitalization. such as "Xingfu Reserve" and "Fuxing Loan” , and 0.5 million credit accounts were used. cooperation between branches in Changshu and local villages (communities). Enhancing Financial Accessibility CSRC Bank Haiyu branch created a community inclusive financial service outlet Case CSRC Bank accelerates the construction of The Lidu Garden under Haifu new town community in By the end of 2021, inclusive financial service sites, formulates Changshu is a community of demolished households in CSRC Bank had built including the Implementation Plan of Changshu Rural Haiyu, and there is only one bank within 2 kilometers around, Commercial Bank for Quality Improvement and Efficiency Enhancement, and relies on 238 inclusive financial 153 sites it’s very inconvenient for the people to handle financial business and purchase daily necessities. In order to enable service sites in Changshu the brand of "Feiyan Sites" to reach the last the people in the local community to handle business nearby, kilometer of financial services according to local CSRC Bank Haiyu branch actively builds the community conditions. By the end of 2021, CSRC Bank inclusive financial service site of Lidu Garden, providing had built 238 inclusive financial service sites, including 153 sites in Changshu, and covering covering 150 comprehensive service functions such as payment and settlement, loan financing, financial management, convenient 150 administrative villages. administrative villages payment and daily necessities purchase for the people. 25 2021 ESG Report 26 Case Hubei Enshi Xingfu Village Bank helped a local fruit farmer overcome Case Special Product —— "tea loan" by Xuan’en branch of Enshi Xingfu Village business crisis and expand production scale Bank in Hubei Province In September 2020, Mr. Guo's vineyard in Enshi, Hubei Province, was affected by the pandemic, Tea is one of the pillar industries in Xuan’en County, with a wide industrial coverage and a large demand resulting in poor sales of grapes and difficulty in repaying his loan. In the process of visiting for related loans. Xuan’en branch organized account managers to go to villages and households, households, village financial officers from Enshi Xingfu Village Bank learned of Mr. Guo's difficulties field visits, through communication with tea farmers, tea enterprises, to know the credit needs, the and helped him with the Bank's "deferred principal and interest repayment" policy, and increased characteristics of tea’s long capital cycle, slow return on planting, a special credit product - "tea loan" his credit limit to 200,000 yuan. After receiving the loan, the couple rented new land, repaired the was tailored to address the problem. The product has the advantages of low interest rates, fast lending, greenhouse, introduced new varieties and expanded the grape planting area to 170 mu, and the long credit, not only to help tea farmers, tea enterprises to reduce financing costs, but also to reduce the annual turnover is expected to exceed one million yuan. pressure of tea farmers' capital turnover. In nearly three months, a total of 230 tea industry loans, 25.98 million yuan were invested, which is a strong support for the development of local industries. As early as 2007, CSRC Bank initiated the establishment of the first village bank in Xianfeng, Enshi. By the end of 2021, Enshi Xingfu Village Bank has achieved 25.98 full coverage of 8 counties and In nearly three months, million yuan cities in the state, with total assets of over 10 billion yuan, and has a total of were invested, which is a strong provided financial services for over 440,000 customers with 230 tea industry loans support for the development of local industries deposits and loans. Xingfu Village Bank has granted credit to 40,900 households totaling 3.926 billion yuan, helping local rural revitalization with high-quality development. Staff of Enshi Village Bank visited a fruit farmer's vineyard Multiple Products to Meet Development Needs In order to meet the different development needs of villages and towns, CSRC Bank provides products and services with different characteristics for village collectives, agricultural operators and individuals, taking into account the local customs, rural economy and industrial structure of each village and town, effectively meeting the financial needs of “Three Rural” and stimulating the vitality of the villages. By the end of 2021, the balance of CSRC Bank’s agriculture- related loans was 115.119 billion yuan, and the ratio of agriculture-related loans to all loans reached 70.71%. Huicun Loan takes each administrative village collective as the loan object, as a reserve fund for the economic organization of village collective, which is used to support local development needs, including Huicun in the normal expenses of village improvement, payment of village infrastructure repair, routine payment Loan of daily expenses and other needs. 2021 cumulative credit of nearly 1 billion yuan, credit coverage of more than 200 administrative villages. Sunong Loan is granted to new agricultural business entities, such as farmers' cooperatives, agricultural Staff of Xuan’en branch of Enshi Xingfu Village Bank visited local tea plantations enterprises and agricultural socialized service organizations, for short-term liquid capital loan business Sunong for regular production and operation in direct and closely related industries in agriculture. By the end of Loan 2021, CSRC Bank had invested a total loan of 35.1 million yuan with a balance of 30.6 million yuan by the end of 2021. 27 2021 ESG Report 28 Case Priority Rural Village Loan to help rural ecological development Support the Development of A green ecological agriculture company started a new rural construction project with an estimated total investment of 73.3 million yuan. After learning about the situation, CSRC Bank learned the Micro and Small Businesses construction plan in detail on site and matched the enterprise with our "Characteristic Rural Village Loan" product. This product is dedicated to the construction of distinctive rural villages with regional In response to the difficulties in financing characteristics and modern civilization. We granted a total of 40 million yuan to the project with a micro and small businesses, CSRC Bank term of 8 years. The loan was granted in 7 tranches with a total loan amount of 29.5 million yuan has increased the efforts of inclusive financial and a loan term of 5 years. services, broadened the financing service channels, improved the scale and efficiency After the loan disbursement was completed, the enterprise quickly started the project and of credit granting, and cultivated and successfully completed the construction of the whole project in three years. Through this project, strengthened micro and small market entities. it has promoted the integration of the whole area development of Haiyu National Characteristic Town. After the project is completed and maturely operated, it can bring an annual income of about System and Talent Building 9.8 million yuan, which greatly promotes the local economic development and provides more labor employment opportunities. In order to strengthen the institutional leadership of microfinance services, we has launched “a trillion plan” to continuously improve the lending mechanism and attach After the project is completed importance to the construction of our talents and maturely operated, to continuously improve the quality and it can bring an annual income strength of the services. of about 9.8 million yuan Talent Team for Microfinance Services “A Trillion Plan” We proposed "A Trillion Plan” to develop 100 professional markets, extend credit to 10,000 households and add 2 billion yuan in high-interest assets in 2021. By the end of 2021, we had visited 181 professional markets in the jurisdiction, with 19,400 new credit accounts, credit amount of 3.692 billion yuan and credit balance of 2.442 billion yuan. Improve loan mechanism We continue to improve the lending mechanism, increase credit allocation to first-time borrowers of micro and small businesses. In 2021, we supported 1,342 micro and small businesses (including individual entrepreneurs and micro and small business owners) with a total amount of 4.695 billion yuan through the special product "Non-repayable renewals". Talent team building We attach importance to improving the construction of microfinance serving talents, optimizing the staff structure and focusing on building a comprehensive talent team mainly for microfinance services. We have set up a professional project team for "online banking" and gathered talents with various skills of "business + approval + technology" at the headquarter to provide talent support for microfinance services. 29 2021 ESG Report 30 Innovative Microfinance Service Mode Case CSRC Bank helps local micro and small foreign trade enterprise "go aboard" CSRC Bank actively explores and innovates products and service modes for microfinance, gradually shifts from the traditional mode to the modern mode, promotes online approval and credit products, and continuously improves the quality and efficiency of microfinance services. In 2021, the online approval rate of loan business for microfinance is CSRC Bank actively supports local foreign trade enterprises to "go aboard", provides one-stop 36%, and the total amount of online loans for microfinance services was 9.721 billion yuan. service for micro and small foreign trade enterprises, and launches the "City Caitong" platform, which greatly simplifies the business procedures of individual industrial and commercial entities and shortens the speed of receiving and settling foreign exchange from more than 3 working days to less than 1 working day, thus improving the efficiency of using funds in the market and enterprises. Expanding Expanding marketing channels: CSRC Bank fully utilizes channels such as In response to the financial needs of micro and small foreign trade merchants with a large number marketing WeChat official account, video account, and latent customer platforms for of receipts of foreign exchange and small single amounts, we continuously strengthen its services channels marketing and promotion. and optimize the business process, and have now realized the opening of public foreign exchange settlement accounts under market purchase trade on the same day, and strengthens communication with customers through multiple channels such as email, telephone and WeChat to provide customers with convenient and efficient exclusive services. We have launched a combination of online and offline products: the offline product "Sunshine Loan", which serves "three rural" as well as micro and small customers At present, CSRC Bank has provided more than 200 market procurement trade customers within in urban and rural areas, and supports rural farming, small enterprises and store the jurisdiction of Changshu Garment City with services such as account opening, receipt and We have operations in villages and towns. The online product "EasyStar Financing" is aimed settlement of foreign exchange. In the future, we will continue to empower micro and small foreign launched a trade enterprises to develop their market procurement trade steadily. combination of at micro and small business owners and individual industrial and commercial online and offline households in industrial villages and professional markets, and improves the products efficiency of bulk credit. In 2021, the number of households with credit granted by “Meteor Loan” is 750,000, the credit amount is 4.650 billion yuan, the loan balance is 470 million yuan, the number of remaining households with balance is 2,349, and the average number of remaining households with balance is 50,000 yuan. Improve approval efficiency: Continuously increase the approval online rate and online approval effectiveness, thus making approvals more accurate Improve approval and swift, allowing customers to have fewer travel, while improving the efficiency accuracy of risk judgment. From the beginning of 2019 to the end of 2021, the approval online ratio for micro and small businesses increased from 10% to nearly 40%. Innovative Service Mode for Border Areas Our staff visited a local micro and small garment foreign trade enterprise At the beginning of 2021, in order to increase the number of outlets and expand the practice of inclusive finance, CSRC Bank explored a new mode to micro and small By the end of 2021, business: set up pilot areas for inclusive finance in remote areas bordering counties the loan balance of and cities and combining urban and rural areas with relatively inadequate financial the Inclusive Finance supply, and set up an inclusive finance team of more than 150 people, creating an Department exceeded integrated service team and acting as a "pioneer" in the exploration of inclusive finance. We Explore the whole life cycle of customers service, create a new mode 5 billion yuan Deepen Financial Benefits for the People of market-oriented, mobile, integrated services, adhere to the customer-centric, mobile tools into the common people, integrated services to make Changyin Brand the number of households reputational; return to rural counties, deeply involve in border areas, provide a full 8,000 CSRC Bank strengthens cooperation with administrative departments, innovates new modes of services for the range of financial services for grassroots customers. By the end of 2021, the loan exceeded people, gives full play to many advantages such as wide channels, dense network and excellent services, carries out balance of the Inclusive Finance Department exceeded 5 billion yuan, the number several projects for the people, and actively practices the service concept of doing practical things for the public. of households exceeded 8,000. 31 2021 ESG Report 32 Innovative Service Model for the Benefit of the People As a life service platform launched Relying on the "Changyin Life" by CSRC Bank, "Changyin Life" APP APP, the “Nongnong Village CSRC Bank innovates the service mode of benefiting the public and builds a convenient service system with integrates life, consumption and finance, Products” platform aims to government administrative departments. Through a number of beneficiary projects, government functions for the and integrates high-frequency life "serve the three rural and public, such as human society, medical insurance and administrative approval, are "moved" into the branch and cell scenes such as "medical, food, housing, revitalization" and upholds the phone bank, which greatly facilitates the process of business for the public. transportation and entertainment", "eating, service concept of "high quality, drinking, playing, shopping", etc. to safety and convenience". In create a full-scene life experience and 2021, the platform had 136,000 provide people with intelligent, mobile and transactional orders with a Issuing 1.37 million Changshu citizen cards, integrating public transport, garden scenario-based comprehensive services. cumulative transaction amount tourism, payment and financial functions. of 7.73 million yuan. Citizen Card We has cooperated with government departments to launch the pass and opened 28 window services in 11 categories, including "registration and change of basic medical insurance" and "filing for medical treatment in different places for insured people" in 38 local branches. We helped to build "15-minute medical insurance service circle" in all towns Nongnong Village Products Online Mall and streets of Changshu City and Weigang Village in Zhao City, achieving full coverage of towns and streets in Changshu area, in which Meili Town's " Medical Medical Insurance-Banking Pass" project successfully passed the evaluation and Insurance- acceptance of Suzhou Medical Insurance Bureau with 99 points, ranking first in Banking Pass the city of Suzhou. Our service of Social Insurance-Banking Pass covers 32 social insurance services in 10 categories. The number of the service outlets has increased from 4 pilot outlets to 107 outlets in urban and rural areas, with 74,000 life insurance cards issued and a total activation rate of 75.22%. Social Insurance- Banking Pass The scene of "Feiyan Bazaar" Build Special Products for the Benefit of the People To enhance the quality and level of livelihood services, we continues to innovate cooperation models, organize Case "Meiyan Benefit Farmers", a new mode to help sell agricultural products activities for the benefit of the public, launch special products and optimize respectful services for the elderly to effectively protect people's livelihood and fulfill the social responsibility. The "Meiyan Benefit Farmers" service brand is a brand new start for CSRC Bank and Meili Town to deepen the cooperation and sells a total of 62,400 to practice livelihood service. We jointly build a service platform "Feiyan Bazaar" is an alliance service mode between us and merchants, in which our partner merchants for the sale of agricultural products and promote high-quality provide daily necessities and take advantage of our network to provide special offers to the people. “Feiyan special agricultural products. CSRC Bank actively helps increase yuan of agricultural Bazaar” has launched a series of innovative activities such as "New Year Street" "Night Market Bank", the sales of the platform, opens up online sales channels for specialties "Bank-Enterprise Sale" and "Community Shopping Festival". "They take advantage of current hotspots and agricultural products, innovates win-win cooperation mode, and festive marketing to serve people's needs through high quality and inexpensive daily commodities, special sells a total of 62,400 yuan of agricultural specialties. payment activities and brand derivatives. 33 2021 ESG Report 34 35 2021 ESG Report 36 Drive Technology and Business Integration Case CSRC Bank+" WeChat financial tool As financial technology continues to break through the shackles of the traditional service mode, CSRC Bank uses technology to accelerate the promotion of online products and services, deepen intelligent service and build a To further promote online services, we launched "CSRC technological financial service mode. Bank+", which integrates various financial products such as deposits and wealth management, private banking+, FreeStar microfinance loans, agricultural loans, life services Drive Products and Services Online and financial tools, and provides customers with a lightweight and comprehensive service platform by leveraging the convenient and fast features of WeChat applets. CSRC Bank accelerates the digitalization and online our online return printing the online banking transformation of business and develops various By the end of 2021, the monthly visits to "CSRC Bank+" rate reached issuance rate reached WeChat financial tools reached 100,000 times, with an 62% 59% online platforms and products to make customers walk less and improve service quality and efficiency. average number of about 500,000 users. In 2021, our online return printing rate reached 62%; the online banking issuance rate reached 59%; the monthly visits to electric ticket issuance rate reached 90.57%; and the electric ticket the off-counter rate an average number of about "CSRC Bank+" reached 100,000 500,000 the off-counter rate reached 75%, all of which have issuance rate reached reached users 90.57% 75% improved compared with last year and all of which times have reached or exceeded the target values. WeChat financial interface of "CSRC Bank+" Online public account opening: CSRC Bank launched the public service platform to realize the public business fully online. We utilized mobile lobby to enhance account opening efficiency, with 196 mobile lobby account opening transactions Driving Intelligent Business in 2021; utilized cloud platform for public remote video interview, with 3,220 interviews completed in 2021; eliminated paper due diligence audit forms and CSRC Bank attaches great importance to promoting the application of technology, and by making full use of big data conducted account opening research in a purely online manner, saving a great and AI, it promotes digital transformation and intelligent upgrading of systems, services and departmental functions to amount of time for customers. reduce risks and improve efficiency. Online services for medium, small and micro enterprises: To help improve the Intelligent core system: We has adopted distributed core architecture and domestic distributed database technology Services online effectiveness of fund management of medium, small and micro enterprises, to improve the operational performance of the core system with reference to the core system design and advanced in 2021, CSRC Bank optimized and upgraded its Internet issuance business practices of the industry, and the new core system has better performance in terms of applicability, security, efficiency to provide more services to facilitate enterprise management and improve and scalability, which has improved the our product implementation and service capability. operational efficiency, including employee inquiry, project management, electronic signature, exceptional situation handling, etc. In 2021, 96 enterprises were Intelligent services: Based on building the underlying platform of artificial intelligence technology, we have actively enrolled in the service, and the number of served employees reached 34,000. expanded the technology application scenarios. We have launched virtual human intelligent assistant service, OCR intelligent recognition platform to increase the recognition function of real estate certificates and VAT invoices, and intelligent outbound call platform to increase various scenarios such as small and micro marketing. We have built a smart property platform to provide customers with 24/7 online service windows for "community parking, appointment In order to speed up the transfer process of old credit customers and enhance maintenance, property bill payment" and livelihood services such as appliance cleaning, laundry and shoe washing, their transfer experience, CSRC Bank uses big data risk control model, combined plumbing and car inspection. with credit data model analysis, to launch the online product Star Renewable Loan, with a total of 1,241 credits granted in 2021, credit of 303 million yuan and Intelligent departmental function: CSRC Bank use artificial intelligence to optimize departmental functions and a balance of 250 million yuan used. reduce business risks. We adopt face recognition and OCR technology to reduce authorization risks caused by subjectivity of authorized personnel, add new agent scenarios, enrich authorization judgment models, and secure and In response to the small, scattered and miscellaneous capital needs of village efficient technologies to enable us to reach an average intelligent authorization rate of 57% and over 90% of high- Products online bank customers, we successfully launched the first purely online credit product frequency unlocking transactions in 2021. By 2021, our self-developed AI technology has provided intelligent services of village bank, "Xingfu Reserve", using big data risk control technology to realize to 11 business departments and 34 business scenarios. the online and automated credit granting process for white-listed customers. 37 2021 ESG Report 38 Promote Elderly-oriented Products Case CSRC Bank helped a local polyester company to solve its capital needs in CSRC Bank attaches great importance to the user experience of whole customers, and has initially completed transformation the elderly-friendly upgrade of the mobile banking APP, launching the "Convenient Financial Version" of mobile banking, which can be switched with the "Standard Financial Version" APP in one click, making it easy for elderly A polyester company is the leading local enterprise, which customers and visually impaired customers to use, with specific optimized functions: firstly, the home page is more the "Changzhi Loan" has been cooperating with CSRC Bank for many years. With concise, deleting the redundant and low-frequency transactions on the home page and focusing on high-frequency was granted for the gradual promotion of green projects, the enterprise was 20.07 transactions; secondly, the reading is more convenient, using large fonts to display information, making it easier to facing greater financial pressure. After CSRC Bank learned the read and operate; thirdly, the operation is more intelligent, adding the auxiliary voice search function, which can quickly enterprise's situation, we considered the actual situation of the locate the service menu for customer needs by speaking, reducing input barriers for elderly customers. enterprise and gradually increased the credit, among which, the million yuan "Changzhi Loan" was granted for 20.07 million yuan, which solved the enterprise's capital problem. Helping Enterprises to Transform and Upgrade On January 4, 2021, Suzhou City released the Suzhou City Three-Year Action Plan for Promoting Digital Economy and Digital Development (2021-2023).CSRC Bank actively responded to the call of Suzhou City to promote the implementation of the three-year plan, increase the support for the enterprises going through intelligent and digital transformation, and promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional enterprises. To this end, CSRC Bank has launched the "Smart Manufacturing" credit product - "Changzhi Loan", which is specially designed to meet the financing needs arising from the intelligent transformation and digitalization of enterprises. "Changzhi Loan" three-step action plan We visited enterprises and their workshops on site, combined with our official website and WeChat official account to form an online and offline publicity matrix to deepen customers' understanding of the policy and products across the jurisdiction. At the same time, all branches of CSRC Bank are opened to accept eligible financing needs, and the 956020 customer service hotline is ensured to answer customers' related questions all Customer day long. Advocacy CSRC Bank staff visited the local polyester company CSRC Bank makes full use of a large number of branches and 150 account managers to actively mapping 83 enterprises in need, covering equipment technical reform projects, production line intelligent transformation projects, printing and dyeing high- quality development projects, etc., providing targeted financial services guidance, involving a total investment amount of 4.540 billion yuan. CSRC Bank cooperated with Changshu City Bureau of Industry and Information Customer Technology, mapped the list of 100 customers in demand, and served 16 potential Mapping customers, involving a total investment amount of 1.080 billion yuan. Activating the Potential of Science and Technology At present, technology-driven financial innovation has become the consensus of financial institutions. To further At the end of 2021, the amount of "Changzhi Loan" being granted was 445,115,000 stimulate the potential of technological innovation, CSRC Bank has formulated Changshu Rural Commercial Bank yuan and the amount of credit used was 184,883,400 yuan, with a total of 141 loans Financial Technology Development Plan (2019-2022) and set the development target that by 2022, we would granted and 48 enterprises supported, ranking first in Changshu City and Suzhou City. have fully built a financial technology research, development and application system to enhance the satisfaction of customers inside and outside CSRC Bank with digital, networked and intelligent financial products and services. Credit Granting 39 2021 ESG Report 40 Enhancing Research Strength Case Suzhou Research and Development Center of CSRC Bank In order to achieve our technology development goals, we strengthen the top-level design and strategic planning of financial technology, accelerate the our financial technology reform, continuously improve research investment, increase efforts to attract, gather and motivate technology talents, improve the technology talents training system, To further stimulate the potential of technology innovation and gather technology talents, we relocated and enhance the core competitiveness of financial technology. In 2021, the total number of CSRC Bank’s scientific the R&D team of Financial Technology Department to the Suzhou Industrial Park 2.5 Industrial Park researchers was 261. and set up Suzhou R&D Center, which is dedicated to technological R&D and innovation, while fully utilizing the advantage of Suzhou's financial technology talents, to actively recruit new technology talents in AI, open banking, blockchain, etc., to accelerate the upgrade and iteration of CSRC Bank's technology capability. The Suzhou R&D center has an office area of 10,000 square meters to ensure that researchers have enough space to engage in technological innovation and R&D work. Sound and perfect the differentiated performance Improve the quality and Increase the training of incentive mechanism for efficiency of the recruitment of technology talents, create inter- technology talents, establish a non- technology talents, and build disciplinary talents, cultivate job promotion sequence for technical a balanced development of talents with deep understanding talents and the corresponding cutting-edge wisdom, mature of the core of technology and key rating assessment indicators, talents, and reserve force of financial needs, also with and improve the market-oriented technology talent system. financial risk awareness and remuneration system for Internet thinking. technical talents. The Building of Suzhou R&D Center Strengthen the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights In order to strengthen the protection and Male 75% investment (million yuan) management of CSRC Bank's intellectual properties and to enhance the awareness of Famale 25% 2.52 employees on the protection of intellectual properties, we have issued the Management of 2.43 Gender Composition of Information Technology Intellectual Properties CSRC Bank's Technology and of Jiangsu Changshu Rural Commercial Bank Research Staff Co., Ltd to encourage independent innovation 2.2 while making detailed regulations on computer software copyright, prohibition of using pirated software and the use of intellectual properties Bachelor Degree by employees in order to strengthen the 82% protection of intellectual properties. 2019 2020 2021 Master Degree 18% As of 2021, CSRC Bank has obtained national technical invention patents for four system- Educational Composition of The total investment in technology and related technologies, including seal publication CSRC Bank's Technology and research of CSRC Bank from 2019 to 2021 system, big data risk control, OCR recognition Research Staff and knowledge mapping, and software copyrights for 30 products, including public mobile banking and account management Important achievements of CSRC Bank's technical system. invention patents and software copyrights (part) 41 2021 ESG Report 42 Enhance Customer Experience CSRC Bank always puts customers' rights and interests in the first place and strives to improve the quality of customer service. In recent years, we have been using technology to innovate our ways to provide more intimate and convenient services to customers. Create Caring Services In order to create attentive services and further enhance customer experience, CSRC Bank formulated the Lobby Management Manual and Lobby Service Manual, customized service processes and requirements for special groups, made standardized guidance for lobby service personnel, and renovated and improved lobby equipment. In addition, we actively organize various activities to enrich people's life. Changshu main venue activity of the Health science live event Improve the hall equipment: set up mother and baby room, disabled access, open a love special window in the high "Five Five Shopping Day Shopping Festival” counter, enrich convenient goods and equipment in the convenience area, such as first aid medicine box, blankets, wheelchairs, baby chairs, crutches, peace of mind service cards, braille cards, different degrees of presbyopic glasses, etc., as well as the use of the Drip Language APP, etc., to provide special people with peace of mind, comfort and To carry out "Service Improvement Year" activities: to carry out self-assessment work of each branch, and to carry convenient services. out rectification work for 30 branches; to improve the quality of lobby management of the whole bank, and to create "elderly friendly branch", "party, government and people's business" and "workers' station" characteristic branches; to set up role models, strengthen publicity, and drive the whole staff to improve service quality by the power of role models, and at the same time to carry out service sharing sessions, and to exchange and learn from excellent service experience and cases in the whole bank. Case CSRC Bank actively improves elderly-oriented services at its branches CSRC Bank actively promotes the virtue of respecting the elderly, and selects two institutions, Dongbang branch and Meili branch, as the benchmark outlets for building elderly-oriented services. Through a series of measures such Children's reading area as the renovation of elderly-oriented facilities, improvement of the items, establishment of exclusive service teams and improvement of elderly-oriented Relying on Changyin Life to create a closed loop of points’ redemption: through the inclusion of local enterprises, service processes over a period of two merchants and farmers, CSRC Bank's business and activity points can realize the self-circulation within our customers months, both branches were awarded and enhance customer service capability. the title of "Quality and Civilized Service Elderly-Oriented Outlet" in the final evaluation, which provides experience for Using Chang Yin Life APP to carry out various live activities: participating in “Human World Fireworks with You, the promotion of elderly-oriented services the main venue of Changshu "Five Five Shopping Day Shopping Festival", hosting the financial knowledge live in the next stage. event of the provincial federation "Watch out for money laundering traps", carrying out a series of health science popularization live activities jointly with the Changshu First People's Hospital, and helping to carry out a special live broadcast of Xu City’s Mutton Soup Festival. 43 2021 ESG Report 44 Optimize Complaint Management Safeguard Information Security and User Privacy We patiently listened to customers' feedback and insisted on solving complaints at source. 165 complaints were CSRC Bank continues to strengthen network information security and user privacy protection, continuously improve received in 2021, with a processing rate of 100%, 538,100 remote banking manual services, 736,600 calls to the various management systems and management systems, enhance staff awareness of risk prevention, and provide customer service center, and 99.18% comprehensive customer satisfaction from calls. In order to standardize the solid protection for the financial security of the entire bank. complaint handling process of complaints and improve the service quality and customer satisfaction, we continued to improve the Complaint Handling Management Measures of Jiangsu Changshu Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd, so as to standardize complaint handling responsibilities, processes and management requirements, to improve the quality Driving Information Security Management and efficiency of complaint management. In order to strengthen data security and privacy protection, we formulated and improved the Production Data Management Regulations of Jiangsu Changshu Rural Commercial Bank, established a Technology Production and Information Security Management Committee, established and implemented an internet security responsibility system, Complaints Ratio 59% 33% 8% and formed an internet security work leadership team. We also established a three-tier document management system to continuously improve the IT risk management document system and information security management system; and 38% utilized technical protection to provide full life-cycle security management for data desensitization, data backup, data 35% preservation, data access and usage control. CSRC Bank continues to enhance employees' awareness of network information security and promote the regularization of bank-wide internet and information security training, and all staff actively participated in the training. 16% In 2021, CSRC Bank organized 95 times of internet security training for employees, covering 4,300 employees, 7% 4% organized 4 sessions of employee internet security knowledge quizzes, covering more than 5,000 people. 1% other Loan Bank Card Saving Payment Currency departments off-site local In order to strengthen our information security protection, we have conducted internet and information security complaints settlemen Management at the institutions institutions headquarter awareness training for new employees, which is divided into three sections: "what is information security Composition of complaints by business category in Composition of complaints by region awareness", "security norms at work" and "preventive measures", informing employees how to prevent information CSRC Bank 2021 of CSRC Bank 2021 leakage, identify phishing emails, various hardware and software security requirements, etc., and discussing specific cases. CSRC Bank attaches importance to unblocking complaint channels. In order to better collect customers' suggestions In May 2021 In July 2021 In December 2021 or opinions and improve the service level, we keep the customer service hotline open 24 hours a day to accept customers' inquiries and at the same time, display information such as charge standards and complaint supervision We launched a cyber security The Bank conducted cyber We further carried out cyber telephone numbers in each branch, and places complaint comment books in each branch hall to ensure that awareness campaign covering security and compliance s e c uri ty aw areness trai ni ng customers can communicate with us through various channels and give feedback and suggestions. the entire staff, mainly covering education training for new concerning the current situation of the background of cyber security employees in the technology cyber security and cyber security regulation, implementation of line, to explain the Bank's related laws and regulations, and Complaints handling process of CSRC Bank security responsibilities, security cyber information security comprehensively strengthened measures and work deployment and compliance regulations. the warning of the significance of of head office departments and cyber security for all staff in the branches, to raise the awareness Technology Department. of cyber security among all staff. Complaint Acceptance Complaint Review Complaint Handling Closing and Filing User Privacy Protection The office of Register in Functional Summarize and headquarter, the complaint department CSRC Bank attaches great importance to the protection of customer privacy. We formulated and improved the analyze within the customer service standardization investigation Administrative Measures for the Security of Personal Financial Information of Jiangsu Changshu Rural Commercial specified time and center and system and forward and verification, Bank Co., Ltd. and the Privacy Policy of Jiangsu Changshu Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. regularly inform branches receive to the relevant and feedback to the whole bank CSRC Bank regulates users' informed consent through multiple channels such as CSRC Bank mobile banking, complaints department for customers within of the complaint corporate mobile banking, Changyin Life, and Online Banking, informs users of the methods and rules for the review five working days handling situation collection and use of personal information, and makes legal and reasonable use of customer privacy information, so that customer information can be transmitted in a safe and controllable environment. 45 2021 ESG Report 46 47 2021 ESG Report 48 Green Finance Development Green Finance Products With its financial advantages, credit advantages and information products, CSRC Bank takes the initiative to fulfill CSRC Bank actively researches, innovates green products, enriches the Green Finance "product library". We have its social responsibilities, does a good job of providing loan support to energy-saving, emission reduction and urban increased the construction of green financial products and service innovation mechanisms related to green, low- infrastructure projects, promotes green production and consumption, and strives to achieve good social and economic carbon and circular economy and strengthened the innovation of green credit products for "three rural" and small and benefits. micro businesses. We have also developed and introduced a series of standardized loan financing models and low- carbon financial products in a timely manner. In the reporting period, CSRC Bank achieved remarkable performance CSRC Bank has formulated the Green Finance Development Strategy (2020-2025) of Jiangsu Changshu Rural in green finance, with total green credit 1.560 billion RMB, supporting 34 enterprises, and a loan growth rate of 23%. Commercial Bank, which includes the three major tasks of preventing environmental and social risks, accelerating the development of green business, and improving the performance of ESG itself. It also integrates the concept of green environmental protection and green development into all business management activities to effectively support the development of green finance business. In 2021, CSRC Bank established the Green Finance Department and the Green Low Carbon Transformation with total green credit Supporting with a loan growth rate of Financial Service Center, following the principles of full coverage, checks and balances, prudence and matching to carry out internal control. In order to build solid foundation for the development of our green finance, we implement the Four Guarantees and Six Enhancements of the regulatory authorities, the Green Finance Evaluation Program for 15.60 billion RMB 34 enterprises 23% Banking Financial Institutions, the Opinions on Green Low Carbon Financial Reform and Innovation in Suzhou and the Green Finance Development Strategy of CSRC Bank. CSRC Bank has set up a "green channel" fast approval mechanism. This mechanism strengthened information system construction, optimized customer rating system, and improved credit allocation standards to enhance the bank's organizational capacity to develop green finance and provide a strong guarantee to promote the development of green economy. Loan Type Loan Usage Borrowers who hold emission rights It is mainly used for enterprises' energy-saving and "Green Channel" and "Fast Track" Strengthening Information System obtained for a fee and confirmed in the environmental protection transformation and capital Emission Loan form of emission permits apply to CSRC needs arising from daily production and operation We have introduced a "green channel" We s t r e n g t h e n e d t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f Bank for RMB working capital loans for activities. approval mechanism and a "fast track" loan information systems, embeded customer their normal production and operation review model to provide a green channel for environmental and social risk classification credit approval for green, low-carbon, circular indicators into the credit process system, Working capital loans granted by the Bank economy and other green credit businesses and realized the whole process display of It is mainly used for the capital needs of energy- to agricultural-related, micro and small saving and carbon-reducing projects of enterprises, and customers, simplify credit risk information. We also incorporated business and private enterprises in the Su Carbon Loan or the capital needs arising from the daily operation information for high-quality green external environmental violations and green enterprise directory database, which activities of energy-saving and carbon-reducing financing projects, and streamline other risk information into the internal are supported by the Central Bank Funds enterprises. of Jiangsu Province. the credit approval process. management system to further enhance risk warning and control capabilities. A financial product jointly established by Jiangsu Provincial Department of Finance, Provincial Department of Ecology Improving Credit Allocation Optimizing Customer Rating and Environment and Jiangsu Rural It can be used for energy and water conservation Credit Cooperative Society. Through the Standards System projects, ecological protection and restoration establishment of a risk compensation fund projects, resource recycling projects, pollution By building a green credit policy and Relying on the comprehensive risk monitoring Environmental pool for ecological and environmental prevention and control projects, renewable energy management system guided by "One Policy" and early warning platform to carry out protection projects, we aim to provide Protection Loan and clean energy projects, energy conservation and loan credit and risk compensation for and guaranteed by "Four Mechanisms" environmental and social risk monitoring, environmental protection services projects, and other pollution prevention and control, ecological and strictly controlling the credit investment environmental information is incorporated into environmental projects audited and approved by the protection and restoration, environmental provincial assessment center. in "High Pollution, High Energy Use and the customer rating system, and customers protection infrastructure construction Overcapacity " industries, our green credit with bad environmental records will be forced and environmental protection industry business has shown a healthy growth trend to downgrade their ratings in the rating development projects carried out by enterprises in Jiangsu Province. year by year. system. 49 2021 ESG Report 50 Green Bonds Case Featured Rural Village Loan Helps Green Ecological Agricultural Developments CSRC Bank actively implements the national sustainable development strategy and uses green bonds as a new financial instrument to support the financing of green industries, assisting the development of green economy. A green ecological agriculture company is within the list of the second batch of pilot villages for the construction of the special rural village in Suzhou. It was established to build a new featured rural village. After the company was established, it quickly started new rural green construction related projects with an estimated total investment of 73.3 million RMB. However, since the project is under the construction period and has not yet started production and operation, the enterprise has a large CSRC Bank invested in the first phase of 2021 green mid-term notes (carbon neutral capital gap. On March bonds) of Suzhou SND Group in the amount of 30 million RMB, contributing to 11, 2021 the implementation of the first carbon neutral bonds in Jiangsu Province and the After learning about the situation, CSRC Bank took the initiative to meet with the local village, town development of green finance in Suzhou. and enterprise to understand the construction plan in detail, discuss the feasibility of the project and the economic development opportunities for the local area, and finally decided to match the enterprise with the Bank's "Featured Rural Village Loan" product, with a total credit of 63.5 million RMB and a credit term of 67 months. After the loan was granted, the enterprise started the CSRC Bank invested in a 2021 non-public green corporate bond of Yangzhou project and successfully completed the construction On April Yishengde Industrial Development Co., Ltd. in the amount of 50 million RMB with a of the whole project in three years. The construction 30, 2021 maturity of 3 years. The fund was used for the comprehensive ecological and water of this project has promoted the integration of the environment management project of Yangzhou Eco-Tech New City. development of the whole area of the featured town and driven the development of several villages in the region, becoming a typical model for the development of regional rural linkage. After the completion and mature operation of the project, it can bring an annual income of about 9.8 million RMB, which promotes local economic development, provides more employment opportunities, and helps the enterprise and local rural areas to achieve the goals of cultural construction and increasing production and income. "Featured Rural Village Loan" helps to build new featured rural village 51 2021 ESG Report 52 Adhering to Green Operation Zero Carbon Outlet Pilot Construction CSRC Bank continues to strengthen its own environmental construction by precisely regulating room temperature, CSRC Bank carried out renovation of facilities to reduce energy consumption and implemented projects to achieve using computers and water scientifically and disconnecting electricity in a timely manner, while innovating the more fine-tuned self-control of building air-conditioning units and reduce carbon emissions. Projects include construction of zero-carbon outlets and implementing paperless offices to save resources and reduce carbon renovation of building air-conditioning system, renovation of data room infrastructure, energy-saving renovation of emissions. In this reporting period, CSRC Bank mainly used gasoline, natural gas, electricity, water resources and lighting system and energy-saving renovation of fresh air control system, etc. paper; the waste generated was mainly domestic and office waste, which was handed over to the municipality for disposal. For the equipment that needs to be disposed of at end of life, CSRC Bank handed over to the company The first solar power generation project was installed and put into use at the Fushan Xiaoqiao branch office for daily with e-waste disposal qualification and filed on the website of the government's Environmental Protection Bureau to operation, which is expected to generate 25,000 kWh of electricity annually and reduce carbon emissions by 6.80 ensure the harmless disposal of e-waste and minimize the impact on the environment. tons per year. Paperless Office Data Unit of Measure CSRC Bank vigorously promotes online service and management and paperless operation at any time and place, in order to achieve a green, low-carbon, and shared office mode. Total gasoline consumption by owned vehicles 608,831.90 L Approaches Results In 2021, we achieved paperless transformation of 26 Total gas consumption 123,752 m3 transactions, reaching a total of 306 transactions to go paperless. Paperless Paperless Transformation of Counter Counters Transaction By the end of 2021, the volume of counter paperless transactions accounted for more than 78% of the Total electricity consumption 31,104,679 kWh business volume, saving about 43,100 common vouchers. The electronic file system realizes unified, By the end of 2021, a total of about 1.1 million list data Total water consumption 174,663 t standardized and efficient management of such as list of each mortgage loan repayment, list of Paperless Files all kinds of file image data by separating the successful loan closing and interest deduction, list of system data and image storage and reducing voucher usage and list of open and closed accounts the pressure of system server loading. were stored. Amount of paper saved by paperless billing 2.4 t The online reply slips print rate for 2021 is 61%, increasing 20% compared to last year. We expand the printing channels of enterprise Online Reply Slip reply slips. Online channels support online As of the end of 2021, a total of 8,181,200 reply slips Total GHG emissions (Scope I + Scope II) 19,758.01 tCO2e were printed, of which 4,984,300 reply slips were banking, web version of reply slip printing. printed on the internet banking and web side combined, increasing 102% compared to last year. Total energy consumption 4,641.31 tce We expand reconciliation channels, supporting WeChat reconciliation, web reconciliation and Online By the end of 2021, 469,088 e-bills were issued, saving online banking reconciliation. Multi-channel Reconciliation 469,000 copies of envelopes and paper used for inserts. online reconciliation reduces the printing of paper bills. We will take the public account due diligence review department online. Account managers Online Since complete replacement of paper files in late 2021, register research information on mobile, support Investigation we saved in total 2,064 sheets of paper. on-site photography, generate image data automatically transmitted to the account file. 53 2021 ESG Report 54 55 2021 ESG Report 56 Caring for Employees Empowering Employee Development CSRC Bank attaches great importance to the value of talents, deeply implements the strategic goal of "Talent CSRC Bank pursues the talent concept of "All Rivers Run into the Sea, Employees First", protects the rights and Development". We have established a sound multi-channel growth incentive mechanism and built a comprehensive interests of employees according to the law. We aim to achieve the development of talents, cares about the work and and powerful talent development system. In addition, we continuously improve the dual-path promotion mechanism of life balance of employees, and improve the value of employees. management and professional, and promote the construction of talent team. Protecting Employee Rights and Interests Employee Training CSRC Bank carries out various forms of staff training programs and creates a leadership training system called "Hong The Bank strictly abides by the relevant provisions of the Labor Law and the Labor Contract Law, which clearly Hu Flying Plan" and a professional training system called "Kun Peng Flying Plan", in order to promote the construction stipulate the content of working hours, rest and leave, labor protection and working conditions, prohibit the use of of a talent team in two dimensions. At the same time, CSRC Bank has been making efforts both online and offline to child labor, prohibit gender discrimination, equal rights and equal pay for men and women, prevent any form of forced create a strong learning atmosphere. Till now, we have held 633 training sessions and trained 146,683 people. The or compulsory labor of employees, protect the legitimate rights and interests of employees, and prevent any form of number of hours per capita reached 66, exceeding the annual target of 30 hours per capita. We also launched the forced or compulsory labor of employees and protect the legitimate rights and interests of employees. "Learning Team" selection activity and relied on the "Xiao Yan Academy" APP to spread out the learning map, create learning atmosphere and stimulate learning enthusiasm, so as to empower personal growth and business expansion. In the reporting period, CSRC Bank has 6,849 employees in service, 694 new employees, accounting for about 10.13%. 638 employees are in the middle and senior management, accounting for about 9.32%. The ratio of men to women in the bank was 1:1.15, and the ratio of men to women in middle and senior management was 1.44:1. Talent Training Plan for Middle-Level Positions Composition of CSRC Bank's Staff Levels and Gender Ling Fei Project 41.40% 5.51% Talent Training Plan for Deputy and Assistant Teng Fei Project Positions 9.32% 49.64% 3.81% Qi Fei Project Talent Training Plan for Middle-Level Reserve Talents Female Employees Female Middle and Senior Level Managers "Hong Hu Flying Plan" Leadership Training System Male Employees Male Middle and Senior Level Managers CSRC Bank strictly abides by the requirements of the Trade Union Law of the People's Republic of China and has established a comprehensive Labor Union to promote democratic management and supervision of the bank. At the Jiang Xin Project Jiang Cai Project same time, CSRC Bank has established a Workers' Congress system, which are held regularly to provide an effective Talent Training Plan for Functional Talent Training Plan for Business Line way for employees to participate in the management and major decisions of the company, to study and consider Department Professionals Professionals major matters of immediate interest to employees, and to enhance employee communication. Staff representative supervisors are elected through the bank-wide staff representative conference, in order to promote the improvement of corporate governance. Jiang Cheng Project In the reporting period, the 6th Workers' (Labor Union Members) Congress was held to consider the report on the "Kun Peng Flying Plan" performance of the staff supervisors in 2021, and voted on and approved 7 motions, including the Proposal on Talent Training Plan for Internal Trainers Professional Training System Revision of the Corporate Pension Plan, the Proposal on Revision of the Management Measures for Employee Term Salaries, and the Proposal on Revision of the Management Measures for Demerit Points for Employee Violations, etc., to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of employees. 57 2021 ESG Report 58 Caring for Employees' Life Case "Xin Yan Project" Training Program In 2021, with the focus on becoming "Happy Bank", CSRC Bank will continue to focus on the health and welfare of its employees and enhance their sense of well-being. C S R C B a n k o ff e r s a o n e - y e a r "Xin Yan Project" training program CSRC Bank puts the health of its employees in the first place and organizes regular health check-ups for all tailored for new employees. The employees every year, with the rate reaching 100%. For female employees, we have increased the number of program implements a combination medical check-ups such as gynecological and breast examinations, provided free radiation-protective clothing rental of "in-class and out-of-class", to pregnant female employees, offered free yoga classes and other female employee care programs, and provided "lecturing + sharing + practicing + psychological counseling services to promote the physical and mental health of female employees. passing" training mode. The program During the COVID-19 pendemic period, CSRC Bank implemented pandemic prevention and control measures and provides a two-way feedback and distributed 1.68 million masks, 500 thermometers, 2,300 bottles of 75% alcohol disinfectant, 1,200 bottles of hand immersion training mode to facilitate sanitizer, etc. We also used separate tables for dining in the cafeteria to avoid crowding. The customer waiting area students' role transformation from of the branch is well ventilated and dispersed, disinfected, guided by a limited number of people, and protected by a "campus person" to a "banker" internal security. A pandemic prevention and control reporting system is established to effectively protect the health of and lay a solid foundation for their employees. future development. In the reporting period, the "Xin Yan Project" training program was conducted in 3 New employee orientation sessions, training 178 people. Employee Promotion CSRC Bank implements a dual-path promotion mechanism for management and professional paths. Supplemented by a series of training systems, our promotion mechanism aims to tap and cultivate key talents and continuously promote the construction of talent team. Alcohol Disinfectants Medical Masks Management and Professional Promotion Mechanism Management CSRC Bank attaches importance to creating a healthy and comfortable working environment, providing employees Base-Level Middle-Level Senior Manager Path with convenient service facilities such as restaurants, cafe and bakeries, and regularly inspecting workplace security Manager Manager and fire safety on site. CSRC Bank provides free cleaning of work clothes and communication allowance for employees, and vehicle allowance according to the staff car allowance management. In addition, to prepare for the New Employee Experienced summer heat and winter cold, we issue cold drinks and high temperature subsidies and summer/winter supplies to all (Junior) employees. Specialist Specialist Professional Professional (Intermediate) (Senior) Path Management Path: We optimize the cadre and bank-wide ranking system, adjust various ranking standards, improve the promotion range and promotion rules for each position, and formulate the rules for employee points. And we continue to promote the "Flying Plan", carry out the third quarter of the "Flying Plan" staff inventory, and quickly identify outstanding employees under the age of 32 for training, activating the strength of young reserve cadres. Professional Path: In terms of professional talent team building, the "Crafting Talent Plan" has been implemented on a regular basis, and so far 374 reserve talents of different levels, lines and positions at the grassroots level have been updated, fully accelerating the pace of professional team building. Cafe Employee Cafeteria 59 2021 ESG Report 60 CSRC Bank cares for employees' families by providing their children with a nine-year compulsory education pre- Financial Education primary tuition supplement and reimbursing their children's medical expenses for pediatric medical insurance premiums in accordance with regulations. On the basis of participating in basic pension insurance, CSRC Bank has established an enterprise annuity plan to guarantee the level of treatment for the employees after retirement. CSRC Bank enriched the training forms of employees to enhance their knowledge and ability of consumer protection, CSRC Bank pays attention to the work-life balance of its employees and enriches their spare time. The Workers' and organized 11 consumer protection courses such as "Illegal Fund Raising Prevention Strategies", with more than Congress leads the associations to set up sports, talent, life service and knowledge and skills departments and 12,000 participants. Through learning points competition, employees were guided to actively participate in "Anti- organizes activities on a regular basis. We organized more than 1,300 activities of various associations throughout WeChat Group Fraud" and other financial knowledge courses, with over 21,000 participants. 98 regulatory cases and the year, with more than 12,000 participants. We have launched activities such as book drifting, fellowship run and risk tips such as "Personal Information Security Protection" were released. The company also launched the "I have a psychology professional assessment, held the "Feiyan Cup" Guan Dan Poker Game, offered fitness exercises, Pilates trick" micro-case self-creation course competition, invited public security anti-fraud experts to hold on-site training, and and resistance equipment courses, carried out farming practice and knowledge popularization activities, and launched carried out the compliance theme activity of "understand the rules, be fearful, and keep the bottom line" to continuously outdoor yoga, aerial yoga and parent-child yoga courses to enrich employees' lives. strengthen the awareness of compliance with the law and build a firm compliance education defense line. The Bank has been carrying out various forms of public education activities, creating online and offline education brands, organizing institutions to carry out "3.15" Financial Consumers' Rights Day, "Popularize financial knowledge and guard the 'money bag'" and other special publicity activities for more than 700 times, and placing more than We organized more than with more than 69,000 copies of publicity folders. We publish promotional tweets through online channels such as WeChat official 1,300 activities of various 12,000 account, mini banking program on WeChat and official website, and carry out activities such as prize-winning quizzes and knowledge quizzes. We put public information on consumer protection in financial service outlets and branch halls associations throughout the year participants through exhibition frames, windows, streaming media and LED screens. We insist on carrying out public education activities on a regular basis, and have won many awards or commendations such as the "Suzhou Youth Financial Enlightenment Academy" and the Advanced Group for Financial Knowledge Promotion, demonstrating CSRC Bank's good image of protecting consumer rights and interests and fulfilling its social responsibilities. "Telecommunication Fraud Prevention and Security Knowledge Presentation" seminar at Changshu community college for seniors "315" consumer rights protection education and Financial knowledge live broadcast of "Watch Out for Money Laundering Traps" Employee gym class promotion week 61 2021 ESG Report 62 Social Welfare "Beyond the Mountain" Study and Research Activity CSRC Bank always integrates the social responsibility into its development, pays close attention to the practical CSRC Bank's Charity Foundation funded 84,100 RMB to support 22 teachers and students from Lingtai needs of its communities and disadvantaged groups, and actively participates in social welfare undertakings. We Middle School in Pingliang City, Gansu Province to go out of the rural mountain areas and conduct study have continued to carry out public charity activities such as donating to schools, helping doctors and the poor in tours to coastal cities in economically developed areas. The study team visited and studied modern disadvantaged areas. In 2021, we donated 1,100,800 RMB to poor college students, donated facilities with a total agricultural bases, modern industrial enterprises, Changshu Middle School in Jiangsu Province, CSRC value of 1,308,700 RMB, and helped sell agricultural products for 3,967,000 RMB. Bank headquarters, Shajiabang Red Education Base, Shanghai, etc. In 2021, donated facilities with a helped sell agricultural we donated total value of products for 1,100,800 RMB 1,308,700 RMB 3,967,000 RMB to poor college students Charity Foundation CSRC Bank initiated the establishment of the Changshu Charity Foundation CSRC Bank Branch in September 2012 and established the CSRC Bank Charity Foundation in October 2016 as a separate entity from the Changshu Charity Foundation. Our Charity Foundation is composed with a five-member board of directors, a supervisor and a full-time Secretary-General. During the reporting period, the Charity Foundation strictly complied with the requirements of the Charity Law of the People's Republic of China to operate in a standardized manner, actively disseminated the concept of charity and scientifically planned relief projects in accordance with the duties and annual work of CSRC Bank Charity Foundation as conferred by the Constitution of the Charity Foundation. By the end of 2021, the CSRC Charity Foundation had donated nearly 20 million RMB in property and materials. "Beyond the Mountain" study and research activity Donation to Schools "Blood-making" Type of Study Aid Projects Feiyan Scholarship Program We donated 494,200 RMB to build a 100kW distributed power generation system for Jiangyi Middle School in Yuanmou County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan. After a site visit, the Since 2019, CSRC Bank has organized and carried out the Feiyan Scholarship Program , which is a Charity Foundation adopted the "blood-making" donation model for the first time to fund a solar power targeted poverty alleviation student support program. In 2021, we completed the scholarship support for generation system for Jiangyi Middle School in order to fundamentally solve the school's electricity, 95 local underprivileged college students in Changshu, with a total support for 279 college students and heating and environmental problems. The project is designed to last for 25 years. The savings on the a total donation of 2.23 million RMB cumulatively. original electricity bill and the annual increase in revenue can be used to purchase additional teaching equipments and improve the campus environment. 63 2021 ESG Report 64 Year-round Study Aid Projects Medical Support in Disadvantaged Regions Our Charity Foundation supports underprivileged students in local schools year-round. According to Our Charity Foundation joined the "Heart Bless Project - Qinghai", a public welfare medical project in the charity plan determined at the beginning of the year, the Charity Foundation has provided a total of Qinghai supported by the Jiangsu Provincial Government. The project is implemented by the Second 60,000 RMB in grants to 30 underprivileged students at Changshu University of Technology. In addition, Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, which supports the surgery and rehabilitation of local children with we have continued to support the activities of the "Li Jin Children's Palace" and increased its support congenital heart disease. Our Charity Foundation visited the project site, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous for students' moral education, contributing 39,500 RMB for Changshu City Sunshine School moral bank Prefecture People's Hospital in Qinghai Province, participated in discussions, expert screening and points exchange. treatment plan determination, donated 50,000 RMB for the surgery and treatment of local children, and contributed 100,000 RMB to purchase supplies for the medical and nursing staff of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture People's Hospital in Qinghai Province. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, our Charity Foundation plans to donate 100,000 RMB per year to participate in the "Heart Bless Project - Qinghai" project. "Heart Bless Project"— treating the child "Heart Bless Project"— treating the child Help by Joining Hands with Governments Based on the meeting minutes signed between the municipal government, Xinzhuang town government and CSRC Bank, our Charity Foundation signed a donation agreement with Xinzhuang Town Charity "Li Jin Children's Palace" Association and donated 300,000 RMB for the renovation of village public welfare infrastructure such as cultural and educational bulletin boards, rest promenade, leisure and exercise equipment, outdoor people's stage, parking lot pavement and supporting greenery in Tandang Village, Xinzhuang Town, Donation of teaching facilities to improve teaching environment Changshu. According to the request of the Municipal People's Congress and CSRC Bank's negotiation on helping projects, our Charity Foundation donated 250,000 RMB to assist in the construction of the fence, toilets, The Charity Foundation, together with Jiangchuan Xingfu Village Bank, donated 11 sets of bar cabinets septic tanks and school gate of Heishe Primary School under Xinmin Town Center School in Liupanshui, and corner bookcases, 10 sets of desktops, 1 test paper printer and 1 copier to Anhua Yi Township Guizhou, which improved the campus environment. Central Primary School in Jiangchuan District, Yuxi City, Yunnan, to improve teaching facilities. The donation amounted to 91,820 RMB. In cooperation with Enshi Xingfu Village Bank, we donated 80 sets of desks and chairs, 12 beds and a campus broadcasting system to Jizidu Village Primary School in Baiyangping Town, Enshi City, with a donation of 43,480 RMB. Financial aid for educational reserve project The charity visited the special education school in Zigui County, Yichang City, Hubei Province, and planned to contribute 200,000 RMB to purchase rehabilitation equipment and set up a titled rehabilitation room in the school. The charity has been in contact with Xingfu Village Bank in Dangyang, Changyang, Yiling and Enshizhou in Yichang to reserve local school projects. Academic building and Playground of Heishe Primary School – after construction 65 2021 ESG Report 66 Volunteering Services Fighting against the COVID-19 Pandemic CSRC Bank has continued to strengthen the construction of volunteering team and issued a number of documents, During the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, in response to the damage caused by the pandemic to enterprises such as Organizational Management System of Volunteer Association, Activity Management System of Volunteer and people's livelihood, CSRC Bank innovated and launched inclusive products and special credit funds such as Association and Material Receipt Management System of Volunteer Association, which further standardized the day- pandemic resumption loans to help enterprises resume work and production smoothly and maintain social and to-day operation and management of our Volunteer Association. The total number of registered volunteers of CSRC economic stability. In 2021, we provided special credit funds to fight against the pandemic and provided special credit Bank Volunteer Association reached 1,657. In 2021, more than 400 volunteering activities were initiated, 2,000 people funds of 11.747 billion RMB, which effectively benefit local enterprises and people's livelihood. were organized to participate, and the total service hours exceeded 16,000. In Changshu, our Volunteer Association relies on 109 outlets and 174 inclusive financial service sites in all communities and towns of Changshu to build a "five-minute" volunteer service network. In 2021, during the critical period of pendemic prevention and control, the Volunteer Association and the "Xing Fu Village Special Duty – Feiyan Commissioner", actively coordinated with the pendemic prevention and control work in each town and village Case Innovating COVID-19 pandemic credit products to help enterprises with (community), visiting over 50,000 households, pre-registering more than 60,000 people, and volunteering more than the resumption of work and production 16 hours per person. In addition, the volunteer association cooperates with CSRC Bank Charity Foundation to provide various volunteer activities for students who have been donated and guide them to actively give back to the society, The "Star Loan" is an innovative online microfinance with a total of 279 services. At the same time, the Volunteer Association also extends the advanced experience credit product launched by CSRC Bank during the of Changshu to other cities by establishing off-site branches in Suzhou, Wuxi, Nantong, Zhenjiang, Yancheng, COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control period, Yangzhou, Taizhou. Through this off-site synergy, the Volunteer Association has built a two-tier organization network with a loan amount of 10,000 to 500,000 RMB and a based on Changshu and radiating to the whole Jiangsu province. maximum loan term of 12 months. The product is a purely online product on our mobile banking. It adopts the whitelist pre-award model of our mortgage loyal customers and takes the traditional offline investigation process online. Customers can operate the whole process online using mobile banking, and the credit line can be issued within 5 minutes after submitting the application. They can withdraw and repay the loan online on their own, which greatly improves the efficiency of microfinance services during the pandemic period and the resumption of work and production. In 2021, we upgraded the original "Star Loan" credit product to "Star Loan 2.0", which further expands the applicable group of the "Star Loan" credit product. We include our credit guarantee customers as our target customers. By the end of 2021, the loan balance of "Star Loan" was 2.012 billion RMB and the number of "Star Loan 2.0" households was 10,500. Support for Henan Flood During the floods in Henan, we launched the Home Reconstruction Loan for farmers and individual entrepreneurs affected by the disaster to help them rebuild and resume production and life after the disaster. By the end of 2021, 26 Home Appointment Ceremony of the Cadres Reconstruction Loans with preferential interest rates had been issued, with a total loan amount of 15,450,000 RMB. 67 2021 ESG Report 68 Key Performance Data Indicators Data Units China mainland 6,849 people Indicators Data Units Number of employees by Abroad 0 people geographical region Total loans 1,627.97 100 million yuan Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan 0 people The total number of loan households 38.94 10,000 households Personal business loan 648.66 100 million yuan Work related fatalities 0 people Services for inclusive Number of personal business loan households 18.95 10,000 households Male employees 46.55 % finance Percentage of employees trained Allocation of community and administrative village 341 PCS by gender institutions (Changshu) Female employees 53.45 % Family information filing 167.45 10,000 people Senior management 1.07 % Family covered by family information filing 84.9 10,000 households Percentage of employees trained Agriculture-related loans 1,151.19 100 million yuan Middle management 8.25 % by employee category Village bank 31 PCS Junior employees 90.68 % Village bank service outlets 168 PCS Services for rural Male employees 65.66 hours Inclusive financial service outlet 238 PCS Total hours of training per person, vitalization by gender Light outlets 95 PCS Female employees 66.49 hours Serving rural settlement account 40.87 10,000 households Senior management 34.54 hours Re-loan for supporting agriculture and small and micro 52 100 million yuan enterprises Total hours of training per person, Middle management 67.08 hours by employee category Direct greenhouse gas emissions 1,601.81 tCO2e Junior employees 66.38 hours Indirect greenhouse gas emissions 18,156.20 tCO2e Total gasoline consumption by owned vehicles 608,831.90 L Total number of suppliers for centralized procurement 245 PCS Supply chain Total gas consumption 123,752 m3 management Environmental Number of suppliers that passed environmental and social audits 171 PCS management Total electricity consumption 31,104,679 kWh Effective complaint handling rate 100 % Total energy consumption 4,641.31 tce Products and Services Complaint handling satisfaction rate 98 % Total water consumption 174,663 Tons Amount of paper saved by paperless billing 2.4 Tons Total public welfare investment 672.51 10,000 yuan Total number of employees 6,849 people University students scholarship donation 110.08 10,000 yuan Managements Community public 638 people welfare Number of employees by Total value of the donated facility 130.87 10,000 yuan Employees 5,912 people employment type Dispatched employees 299 people Supporting the sale of agricultural products 396.70 10,000 yuan Employee responsibility Male employees 3,188 people Number of employees by gender Female employees Special credit funds for fighting COVID-19 18.06 100 million yuan 3,661 people Under 30 years old 3,478 people Fighting COVID-19 Special credit funds for resumption of work and production 117.47 100 million yuan Number of employees by age 31-50 years old 3,136 people group Above 50 years old Products launched to help resume work and production 16 PCS 235 people 69 2021 ESG Report 70 ESG Indicator Index Recommendations of Recommendations of Contents GRI Standards Contents GRI Standards disclosure of the SSE disclosure of the SSE Drive Technology and Business 102-1, 102-50, 102-52, About This Report Integration 102-53 Activating the Potential of Executive's Statement 102-14 Explore the power of Science and Technology technology to build caring services Enhance Customer Experience 418, 416 Company Culture 102-16 Safeguard Information Security 业务布局 102-2, 102-4, 102-6, 301 About Us and User Privacy 102-7 Notice Articles 1, 3; Guidelines Article 3: paragraphs Green Finance Development 201-2 Our Achievements Addressing Climate 1, 2, 3, 5, 9; Guidelines Article 4: Paragraphs 2 Change, Building a Green Bank Notification 3, 5: Paragraph 2; guideline 4: Guidelines Article 34, 36: Paragraphs 1, 4; Adhering to Green Operation 302-4, 305-4 Corporate Governance System paragraphs 2 Guidelines Article 37, 38, 39: Paragraphs 1, 2,3; 102-18 Development Guidelines Article 40, 41: Paragraph 1, 2 Guidelines Article 25: Paragraph 1,2,3,4,5; Notice 102-8, 401-2, 404-2, Caring for Employees Articles 2, 5: Paragraph 1,3 ; Guidelines Article 4: 403-1, 403-5, 403-6, Investor Communication 102-21 Paragraphs 1,3 403-7, 403-9 Creating Feiyan Culture, Systematic Risk Prevention 102-15 Inheriting Social Financial Education 413-1 Corporate Responsibilities Governance Party-Led Development 102-18 Social Welfare Notice Articles 28, 29 203-2, 413-1 Business Ethics and Compliance Notice Articles 1, 2 205-1, 205-2, 205-3 Key Performance Data Guidelines Article 25: Paragraph 5 Responsible Sourcing 102-9 ESG Indicator Index 102-55 Responsibility Management 102-14, 102-16, 102-20 Reader's Feedback Form Communication with Stakeholders 102-18, 102-40, 102-43 ESG Management Identification of Material Issues 102-42, 102-47, 102-44 UN Sustainable Development Goals 203-2, 413-1 Serving Rural Revitalization 201-1, 203-1 Adhere to inclusive navigation, focus Support the Development of Micro 201-1 on urban and rural and Small Businesses development Deepen Financial Benefits for the 201-1 People 71 2021 ESG Report 72 Reader's Feedback Form Dear reader, Hello! 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