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Lutianhua Co., Ltd. Achieves a Win-Win Situation in Terms of Ecological and Social Benefits. Author/Source: Lutianhua Co., Ltd. Date: 2021-10-22 Clicks: 24. In 2020, Lutianhua Co., Ltd. saw a reduction in its total pollutant emissions; the total amount of ammonia nitrogen emitted was 3.1 tons, a 93.14% decrease compared to 2017； The total sulfur dioxide emissions amounted to 132.7 tons, a decrease of 15.14% compared to 2017 ； The total particulate emissions amounted to 13.2 tons, a decrease of 22.07% compared to 2017 ； The total amount of wastewater discharged was 1.3853 million tons, a decrease of 69.52% compared to the previous year. These achievements are closely linked to the enterprise’s commitment to the principle of giving priority to ecological considerations, its determination to pursue a path of green development, and its efforts in pollution control and ecological environment protection. Lutianhua Co., Ltd. is located in Luzhou City, Sichuan Province. The company upholds the Party’s leadership over environmental governance, ensuring that \"the Party and government share equal responsibilities, each position has dual responsibilities, joint management is implemented, and those who fail in their duties are held accountable.\" Improve the organizational structure and staffing for environmental protection; establish an Environmental Protection Committee, as well as safety and environmental protection committees for mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and chemical engineering fields. The deputy chief engineers in each of these fields will serve as directors to carry out specialized inspections and corrective actions. Strengthening source control and consolidating the foundation for environmental management: In August 2021, Lutianhua Co., Ltd., as the first company in Luzhou City to pilot a dual-prevention mechanism involving risk classification control and hazard identification and remediation, achieved real-time uploading of surveillance videos related to major hazard sources. For a long time, the company has been committed to environmental safety, striving to eliminate potential risks at their source. The company strengthens on-site management and improves its environmental management software system. Closed-loop management is implemented for the identification and resolution of potential hazards; supervision plans for such identification are established, and regular inspections and remediation actions are carried out according to different specialties and seasons. A dynamic record-keeping system is put in place to ensure that all units fulfill their obligations to rectify these hazards on time and to a high standard, thereby preventing them from developing further. At the same time, the company has also developed an information management platform for environmental protection. Ammonia leakage detectors, combustible gas detectors, and video surveillance systems have been installed within the plant area and around its perimeter. The data is uploaded in real time to the MES management platform and the DCS system, enabling 24/7 continuous monitoring and early warning. Online monitoring systems for pollution factors are installed at wastewater and exhaust gas discharge points; the data is uploaded to the regulatory authorities’ management system for supervision. Carry out self-monitoring of discharge permits and environmental monitoring at the plant boundaries on schedule, publish the monitoring results through the Sichuan Province Pollution Source Monitoring Information Management and Sharing Platform, and accept public supervision. The company has obtained certification for its management systems in the areas of quality, environment, occupational health and safety, and energy. It has dedicated departments in charge as well as a team of internal auditors; it formulates work plans for these management systems and conducts regular internal and external audits to ensure that they remain adaptive, adequate, and effective, thus providing regular assessments for ecological and environmental protection efforts. Regular communication should be maintained, and performance evaluation regulations must be strictly enforced. The company uses performance evaluations as a tool to urge various task forces to fulfill their responsibilities; those units or individuals who fail to carry out their duties properly, act recklessly, or even commit dereliction of duty will be assessed based on the specifics of the incidents investigated. Dozens of management systems, such as the \"Environmental Protection Management System,\" have been established; the environmental protection assessment indicators for the organization are included in the annual performance evaluations, and they are linked to the organization’s leaders and technical managers, with a strict \"one-vote veto\" rule in place. Strictly follow the operating procedures and conduct regular inspections to ensure that environmental protection facilities remain in normal operation at all times. The company has also established three specialized teams for pollution prevention and control, public opinion management, and handling of complaints, which carry out their tasks on a regular basis. Regarding complaints from the public regarding environmental issues, lessons are drawn from such cases, and efforts are made to implement corrective measures in order to reduce and eliminate the impact of these problems. At the same time, the company continuously organizes distinctive communication and exchange activities, as well as environmental protection public open-day events. It invites local people’s congress representatives, political consultative conference members, media journalists, student representatives, community representatives, as well as customers from across the country to visit the company, so that they can experience firsthand the modern production methods used in large-scale chemical manufacturing, thereby fostering a positive social atmosphere. Since 2018, the company has invested 145 million yuan in building new facilities for the treatment and monitoring of wastewater, exhaust gases, and noise. As a result, significant reductions in pollutant emissions have been achieved, the working environment has improved markedly, and notable ecological and social benefits have arisen. The company’s efforts in environmental protection have been recognized by authorities at all levels, earning it titles such as “Provincial Water Conservation Model Enterprise in 2020”. In the future, the company will carry out energy-saving and emission-reduction upgrades to its existing facilities, striving to create a modern, green \"garden-style\" factory that is environmentally friendly, automated, visualized, and intelligent, thereby pursuing a new path of high-quality development based on environmental protection.