Qujing Ambient Temperature Factory, a subsidiary of Mengniu Group, successfully got the audit of T?V Rheinland in Germany and obtained the Zero-carbon Factory Certification issued by T?V Rheinland. Prior to this, the factory had already received the PAS2060 Carbon Neutrality Certificate from T?V Rheinland and the Carbon Neutrality Certificate from the China Guangzhou Carbon Emission Rights Trading Center. With these certifications, Qujing Ambient Temperature Factory has become the first zero-carbon factory in the dairy industry to achieve both international and domestic certifications.
Mengniu Group's first virtual digital employee, Naisi, made its official debut, being hailed as the "First Virtual Anchor of the Chinese Dairy Industry" and the "First E-commerce Virtual Anchor of the mextaverse Nomadic Ethnic Group." Naisi became the first digital person in the China’s dairy industry.
the second phase of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) was held in Montreal, Canada. During the conference, Mengniu was the only dairy company included in the "Collection of Corporate Biodiversity Conservation Cases", theming at "Accelerating Business Action for Biodiversity Conservation in China", released by China Business and Biodiversity Initiative.
November through December
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was held in Qatar from November to December, during this period, Mengniu, as a global official sponsor of the tournament, showcased its numerous products on the world stage. Mengniu also led 11 young Chinese football plaxyers and representatives of traditional Chinese football culture, Cuju, to Qatar, promoting cultural exchanges and mutual learning. With Mengniu's two ambassadors, Messi and Mbappé, meeting in the final, they captured the hearts of millions of fans.
The "Building an ESG Ecosystem, Promoting Sustainable Development—ESG China Forum 2022 Winter Summit" released the "Central State-Owned Enterprises Listed Companies ESG Blue Book (2022)" and the "Central SOEs ESG Pioneer 50 Index." Mengniu Dairy was selected as an exemplary case and emerged as the top performer among 426 central state-owned enterprises (SOEs) listed companies participating in the rating. Mengniu also ranked first in the "Central SOEs ESG Pioneer 50 Index."
Mengniu Group, as the sole representative of China's dairy industry, was included in the "2022 Corporate Climate Action Case Collection" released by the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt, become the one to receive authoritative recognition and set an industry benchmark for Chinese companies in addressing climate change.
Mengniu Group, a strategic partner of China's space program for 19 consecutive years, and the China Space Foundation held a launch event in Beijing for their space-cultivated probiotic strains. They unveiled two domestically developed strains, "2016 Guoren No. 1" and "2016 Guoren No. 2." These probiotic strains, which were cultivated in space, are the first two strains in China to beremained in space for over a month, setting a new benchmark for innovation in the integration of the aerospace and food industries.
Mengniu's MSCI ESG rating, announced by index provider MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) turned A class from BBB due to its outstanding performance in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG).
Mengniu, among 34 shortlisted projects, received the "2022 National Quality Benchmark" award from China Association for Quality for its relentless exploration and practice in digital management of "smart quality" across the entire industrial chain. Mengniu is the only company in the dairy industry to receive this award.
Mengniu officially announced its membership in the internationally recognized responsible business platform, Sedex, being a member of this platform, Mengniu aims to build a responsible supply chain that meets international standards, achieving higher quality sustainable development. At the same time, Mengniu and Sedex jointly released a new version of "Mengniu Supplier Code of Conduct” by analizing an in-depth analysis of the industry's current situation and existing supplier responsibility management work, so as to promote compliance management among suppliers, covering areas such as Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) and business and human rights, showcasing the responsible influence of China's leading dairy enterprise.
Considering Mengniu's outstanding performance in promoting ethnic unity, the Publicity Department, the United Front Work Department, and the Ethnic Affairs Commission of Inner Mongolia kointly awarded Mengniu with "the Eighth Batch of Autonomous Region Ethnic Unity and Progress Demonstration Enterprises" when the mutual learning activities for the promotion of ethnic unity and progress was organized by the Ethnic Affairs Commission of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co., Ltd., the only dairy enterprise, received “Inner Mongolia Charity Award” from the region’s Vice Chairman, Qi Batou, at first “Inner Mongolia Charity Award” ceremony held by the Civil Affairs Department of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in Hohhot.
The 2022 Q2 Hang Seng Index Series Review showed that Mengniu Dairy (2319.HK) once again ranks top 30 in ESG performance in Hong Kong stocks for three consecutive years.
Rabobank released the “2022 Global Dairy Top 20” list, where Mengniu Group rose two spots to rank among the top seven global dairy companies. This ranking marks a historical high for Mengniu in the global dairy industry rankings, making it the only China dairy company on the list to achieve an upward ranking.
Thhe Chinese Football Association and Mengniu Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Beijing, jointly announcing that Mengniu officially became the senior partner of China Youth Football League. The two parties will give full play to their advantages, conduct in-depth cooperation in building competition brands, offering public welfare and other aspects, jointly promote the “integration of sports and education”, and comprehensively promote the development of China youth football.
The launching ceremony of the 2022 “Hope Project ? Mengniu World Cup Youth Football Charity Tour”, theming at “China Strong, Youth make Future”, was held in Beijing. The project will select 400 “youth footballers” from 9-16 years old students and drive them to participate in a 10-day “Mengniu FIFA Elite Summer Camp Training”. From “Milk Aids Students” to the World Cup charity, Mengniu’s philanthropic stories with “Be Strong Youth” continues.
Tthe Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) held its Global Board of Directors meeting in Dublin, Ireland. It announced that Lu Minfang, president of Mengniu Group, was elected as global director of CGF. Lu Minfang has taken on decision-making roles in several significant international dairy industry organizations, and Mengniu will continue to promote the participation of China’s dairy industry in global governance, contribute Chinese wisdom to the global dairy industry.
Mengniu has significantly enhanced its brand influence among numerous brands. On June 15th, the “2022 Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands” list was officially released. Mengniu valued 9.726 billion US dollars in 2022, an increase of 15% compared to the previous year, ranking first in the growth rate among Chinese dairy companies. At the same time, Mengniu has become one of the few China companies to continuously accumulate value in uncertain environments, and the only brand in the China fast-moving consumer goods industry with a double-digit growth rate.
Mengniu, the only representative from the dairy industry, joined the “Supporting Greening to Protect the Earth, Helping China Contribute to Global Environmental Governance” initiative launched by China Environmental Protection Foundation and more than 30 China social organizations, institutions, and enterprises that have long been committed to environmental protection. Mengniu Group’s president Lu Minfang expressed that Mengniu would work together with all parties to build a green, low-carbon, inclusive, more resilient and sustainble future.
Mengniu Group released the “2021 China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd. Sustainable Development Report (ESG Report)” and announced its GREEN strategy. In the future, Mengniu will focus on five directions to promote comprehensive sustainable development transformation throughout the industry chain: sustainable corporate governance, common prosperity in the dairy industry, environmentally friendly green production, responsible industrial ecosystem, and universally accessible nutritious products. Additionally, Mengniu proposed the “2030 Carbon Peak, 2050 Carbon Neutrality” dual carbon targets in the report, aiming to promote implementation of the national dual carbon strategy.
Mengniu Group and Maotai Group held the Maotai Ice Cream Launching Event in Guiyang City. They officially introduced their jointly developed pre-packaged product “Maotai Ice Cream” wirh three different flavors. This collaboration marks a new venture in cross-border marketing for both companies.
Mengniu, at the prime of its “youthfulness”, globally unveiled its Employer Value Proposition (EVP) – “Let's Moo Together”, calling worldwide talents to join Mengniu and make remarkable achievements together.
Mengniu released its full-year financial results for 2021, showing Mengniu achieved a revenue of approximately 88.14 billion yuan with a year-on-year increase of 15.9%. The net profit attributable to the parent company reached 5.0255 billion yuan, an increase of 42.6% compared to the previous year.
Mengniu’s brand ambassador Gu Ailing clinched 2 gold medals and 1 silver on the Beijing Winter Olympics, becoming a double champion. Gu Ailing emerged as a new inspirational idol for the public. The “Ice and Snow Miracle” relations between Gu and Mengniu, representing mutual support and achievements, was widely discussed across the internet.
The Chinese women’s football team staged a comeback against all odds and bravely won the Asian Cup championship, reclaiming the top spot in Asia after 16 years. As a partner of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) and the Chinese national team, Mengniu took the lead by offering a prize of 10 million RMB to pay tribute to the indomitable “Steel Roses”. This gesture garnered widespread attention and praise from netizens, making it a trending topic across various social media platforms.