--- title: "HLA GROUP's Wind ESG rating upgraded to A, with a comprehensive score of 7.50, leading the textile and apparel industry rating" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/288504302.md" description: "HLA GROUP's Wind ESG rating was upgraded from BBB to A, with a comprehensive score of 7.50, ranking in the top 14.03% of the textile and apparel industry III. The environmental dimension performed outstandingly, with significant growth in photovoltaic power generation and the establishment of renewable energy goals; the social dimension has well-managed occupational health and safety" datetime: "2026-06-03T02:10:15.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/288504302.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/288504302.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/288504302.md) --- # HLA GROUP's Wind ESG rating upgraded to A, with a comprehensive score of 7.50, leading the textile and apparel industry rating According to Tongbi Finance, on June 2, 2026, HLA Group Co., Ltd. (stock abbreviation: HLA, code: 600398.SH) was upgraded from BBB to A in the Wind ESG rating. The company's comprehensive score is 7.50, higher than the textile and apparel industry average of 6.21. It ranks 31st among 221 companies in the textile and apparel industry, placing it in the top 14.03% of the industry. The scores for the environmental, social, and governance dimensions are 6.13, 6.37, and 6.87, respectively. Compared to the previous rating, the comprehensive score increased from 6.29 to 7.50, an improvement of 1.21 points. The contribution from management practices rose from 3.32 to 4.52, an increase of 1.20 points. The contribution from controversy events remained stable at 2.98. By dimension, the environmental score improved by 4.16 points, the social score increased by 1.49 points, and the governance score rose by 0.22 points. ## Rating Observation In the environmental dimension, the company demonstrated strong system construction and practical capabilities, particularly making significant progress in climate change and energy management. The company has integrated climate change response into its overall sustainable development governance system, with the board's strategic committee responsible for assessing related risks and opportunities and overseeing goal execution, planning to obtain carbon neutrality management system certification by 2024. By 2025, the photovoltaic power generation on the rooftops of the company's industrial park office buildings is expected to reach 11,253.43 MWh, accounting for 18.03% of the annual total electricity consumption, a 49.35% increase from 2024, reducing carbon emissions by approximately 5,971 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. Additionally, the company has set a goal to increase the proportion of renewable energy to 25% by 2027 and promote green design through product carbon footprint evaluation, with three products already obtaining relevant certifications. The company also disclosed plans to replace diesel forklifts with electric forklifts in the warehousing segment, reducing carbon emissions by approximately 590 tons annually. However, there is still room for improvement in information disclosure in the raw materials sector, particularly regarding certification ratios and management systems. In the social dimension, the company's management and practices in occupational health and safety are particularly outstanding, demonstrating systematic governance capabilities. The company has obtained ISO 45001 occupational health and safety management system certification, established over 50 related systems, and conducted 13 occupational health and safety training sessions in 2025, totaling 27 hours of training and covering more than 2,000 participants, ensuring safety awareness among new employees and those in special positions. The incidence of occupational diseases, work-related deaths, and major accidents is zero, reflecting good safety performance. However, key performance data such as employee turnover rates and support for struggling employees have not been disclosed, indicating that information completeness still needs improvement. In the governance dimension, the company shows a certain level of standardization in board independence and ESG governance structure. The proportion of independent directors on the board is 33.33%, with an attendance rate of 100%, and there are no independent directors whose terms exceed 6 or 9 years. The company has established a three-tier governance structure of the board - management - ESG working group, with the strategic committee responsible for guiding and supervising sustainable development work The proportion of independent directors on the audit committee is 66.67%, and it is chaired by an independent non-executive director, further strengthening the independence of governance. However, the CEO also serves as the chairman, and the proportion of female executives is 0%, indicating room for improvement in power balance and gender diversity. In addition, the linkage of executive compensation to ESG governance and training mechanisms has not been disclosed, and relevant information on the assessment of governance effectiveness is also not reflected. 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