Annual Report 2023

92 92 China Merchants China Direct Investments Limited Annual Report 2023 ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE REPORT (CONTINUED) SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CONTINUED) Talent Attraction, Retention and Development We believe that creating a culture of continuous improvement and providing education opportunity is one of the most essential parts to the Company’s success. The Investment Manager provides opportunities for employees to develop, for example, on-the-job coaching, professional experience sharing sessions, peer cross-trainings, induction programmes, and in-house seminars in an ongoing basis. Employees are also encouraged to attend job-related seminars or training courses held by professional organisations or authorities to improve their knowledge and skills about the Listing Rules as well. The Investment Manager believes providing continuous learning opportunities for employees is mutually beneficial and it is expected that employees should be able to bring positive impacts to the Company’s and the Investment Manager’s operations and performance. Percentage of employees trained: Percentage of employees trained in CMCIM (Note 3) 2023 2022 Total All employees 61.11% 38.89% Gender Male 27.36% 42.86% Female 72.64% 57.14% Employee category Investment staff 58.05% 42.86% Back office staff 41.95% 57.14% Average training hours completed per employee: 2023 2022 Average training hours completed per employee in CMCIM (Note 3) Hours Hours Total All employees 14.95 12.39 Gender Male 15.00 11.67 Female 14.94 12.93 Employee category Investment staff 13.64 17.33 Back office staff 17.25 8.68 Note 3: The data only includes the trainings supported/organised by the Company and the Investment Manager. The training hours data includes those participated by resigned employee but excludes those participated by part-time and temporary employee and related to employee’s self-finance examination leave.