The 2023 Sustainable Development Leadership Forum, organized by the Guide to Sustainable Development Economics and the Research Center for Green Economy and Sustainable Development of Tsinghua University, was held in Suzhou on May 19. Sustainable Development is the “golden key” to solve global problems. Delta takes active actions, accurately identifies the crux of problems, and breaks through the difficulties with innovative solutions to contribute to the realization of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Won the “Golden Key ·SDG leading enterprise”. This is Delta’s second “Golden Key” recognition after it won the “winning Award” in the low-carbon development category of “Golden Key — China’s Action for SDGS” in 2021. Delta responded positively to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals announced by the United Nations in 2015, focusing on eight of them as future priorities, including climate action, decent work and economic growth. Delta also joined the We Mean Business Initiative in 2015, adopted the Scientific Carbon Reduction Target (SBT) in 2017, and set the target of reducing carbon intensity by 56.6% by 2025. By 2021, the carbon intensity will have decreased by 71% compared with 2014, reaching the target four years in advance. For enterprises to practice the “double carbon” goal to make a demonstration.

Professor Qian Xiaojun, vice dean of Schwarzman College of Tsinghua University, director of Green Economy and Sustainable Development Research Center of Tsinghua University, the head coach of Golden Key, said that “Golden Key ·SDG leading enterprise” is a model of sustainable development; The power of example is boundless and can encourage more businesses to act together. Large enterprises can also influence the value chain and hope to see the leaders lead more enterprises to the path of sustainable development.

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Dr. Wang Zhiping, Chairman of Delta China Sustainable Development Committee, said that Delta adheres to the business mission of “environmental protection, energy conservation and love the earth”, echoes SDGs with its core business of power electronics, and focuses on eight of them as the future development direction. These include quality education, affordable clean energy, decent jobs and economic growth, industry, innovation and infrastructure, sustainable cities and communities, responsible consumption and production, climate action, and partnerships to advance our goals. In terms of Climate action, Delta has long been concerned about climate change and global warming, and actively participates in international sustainable development initiatives. As early as 2015, Delta took The lead in making its own carbon reduction commitment. In 2018, Delta took the lead in joining the international EV100 initiative launched by The Climate Group. Join the Global Renewable Energy Initiative RE100 in 2021, with a goal of 100% renewable electricity and carbon neutrality by 2030. By the end of 2021, the proportion of renewable electricity used by Delta’s global network has reached 55%. Therefore, Delta further responds to the emission reduction path of 1.5°C global warming control, and sets the long-term strategy and target of Net Zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050. In November 2022, it was officially approved by SBTi, a scientific carbon target initiative organization, to echo the “two-carbon” goal with practical actions.

With more than 50 years of commitment to decent work and economic growth, Delta has more than 80,000 employees and nearly 200 sales outlets, research and development centers and manufacturing sites around the world. Despite the impact of the pandemic and other factors on the global economy, Delta has maintained solid growth, reaching $12.89 billion in revenue in 2022. In order to meet the growing business needs, Delta continues to expand production and research and development outlets in various places, including the construction of Huaxi production base in Chongqing, the expansion of plants in Wujiang, Jiangsu, Chenzhou, Hunan, and the expansion of the R&D center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Delta regards innovation as the cornerstone of our business and is investing more than 8 per cent of our revenues in R&D and innovation every year. It has been selected as one of the Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators™ for two years in a row. By the end of 2022, Delta has accumulated more than 15,000 patents and 10,000 R&D engineers worldwide.

With the support of the China Academic Council for Responsible Management Education, It is organized by “Guide to Sustainable Development Economy”, Research Center for Green Economy and Sustainable Development of Tsinghua University, Global Institute for Sustainable Development of Tsinghua University, Institute of Ecological Civilization of Beijing University of Technology, Research Center for Responsibility and Sustainable Development of Xi ‘an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China International Low Carbon College of Shandong University of Finance and Economics, and co-organized by State Grid Suzhou Power Supply Company and State Grid Jiangsu Technology Training Center. “The Guide to Sustainable Development Economy” launched the “Golden Key — China’s Action for SDG” in October 2020. In the past three years, it has discovered more than 300 outstanding actions for sustainable development, excavated and discovered stories of China’s sustainable development, and contributed China’s action and plan for SDG to the world. Delta “adheres to” environmental protection, energy saving and love the Earth “, The case of “Leading low-carbon Development with Core Products” won the “Golden Key · Award” of low-carbon development in 2021.