Sinopec Corp. released its 2025 Sustainability Report, detailing progress across environmental, social and governance metrics.
Key environmental results • Total greenhouse-gas emissions declined 0.42% to 167.25 million t CO₂-eq, while methane-emission intensity dropped 53.8% from the 2020 baseline to 1.92 m³ per tonne of oil-and-gas equivalent. • Carbon-capture volume reached 2.05 million t and recovered methane totalled 1.16 billion m³. • Industrial freshwater withdrawal fell 1.8% to 605.40 million m³, with overall water-saving projects cutting use by 11.20 million m³. • Energy-efficiency projects saved 556 thousand t of standard coal; green-power output from solar and wind rose to 474.74 million kWh.
Climate and transition targets • Carbon emissions are set to peak before 2030, fall at least 25% from peak by 2040 and reach carbon neutrality “around 2050”. • Methane-emission intensity is targeted to fall 20% from 2023 to 2028.
Green investment • Expenditure on green and low-carbon businesses totalled RMB54.20 billion in 2025, with plans to deploy about RMB53.50 billion in 2026.
Operational highlights • Natural-gas output increased 4.0% to 41.16 billion m³, lifting gas to 47.7% of domestic oil-and-gas equivalent production. • Eleven hydrogen-supply centres delivered 45.70 thousand Nm³ per hour of high-purity hydrogen; the network expanded to 150 refuelling stations and eight hydrogen corridors. • Photovoltaic installations at more than 7,000 stations generated 470.60 million kWh.
Technology and R&D • R&D spend rose to RMB25.00 billion, with 9,953 patent applications filed and 5,768 patents granted. • Industrial demonstration of 60K large-tow carbon-fibre and bio-jet-fuel certifications progressed, while pilot projects for waste-plastic chemical recycling reached 35 thousand t capacity.
Safety and workforce • No major safety incidents were recorded; company-wide occupational-health examination coverage remained at 99.9%. • Training reached 1.55 million participations, averaging 68.04 hours per employee.
Supply-chain and social impact • Sinopec evaluated 2,209 suppliers on ESG criteria and conducted due-diligence on 2,445 suppliers during the year. • Rural-revitalisation and charitable spending totalled RMB638.60 million, including over RMB2.10 billion in consumption-based assistance purchases from targeted regions.
Governance • The board’s HSE committee oversees ESG strategy; five independent non-executive directors comprise 38% of the board. • No corruption-related fines or customer data-privacy breaches were reported in 2025.
With consistent reductions in emissions, scaled-up green investments and reinforced governance, Sinopec Corp. positions itself to meet medium- and long-term decarbonisation objectives while expanding clean-energy and technology businesses.