Annual Report 2025

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE REPORT (CONTINUED) China Merchants China Direct Investments Limited Annual Report 2025 97 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (CONTINUED) Climate-related Disclosure (continued) Green Office and Operation (continued) Environmental Impact Management The Company aims to reduce the footprint on the environment and natural resources. An environmental management system has been founded and is carried out along with the “Green Office Guideline” that is included in the induction package, offering useful sustainable office tips for employees and the management to adapt in and out of the office environment. The ESG Taskforce is in charge of promoting and updating the guideline. Given the business nature of the Company and the Investment Manager, we have not been aware that there is any significant impact from our business operations on the environment, natural resources and climate change. Nevertheless, the Company and the Investment Manager will try to minimise the impacts on the environment to a reasonable extent. An example is to consider environmental friendliness as one of the criteria when making procurement decision. Water consumption The Company and Investment Manager operate in a sub-leased office and the source of water and its supply are controlled and managed by the office’s management. Therefore, there is no designated water meter to monitor the water usage of the office of operations. We fully understand that water is very precious and measures are necessary to be taken to keep the consumption of water to minimal. For example, to emphasise the importance of cultivating employees’ awareness and habits of water conservation, the Investment Manager constantly encourage employees to develop good habit of conserving all types of resources including water in order to reasonably avoid water wastage. The water source is from Hong Kong Water Supplies Department and it poses no sourcing and issues or risks to our operations.