Recently, the Department of Economy and Information Technology, the Department of Construction, the Department of Water Resources, and the Office for Water Conservation of Zhejiang Province jointly released the list of water-saving enterprises in Zhejiang Province for 2021. Zhejiang Wanxiang Marelli Shock Absorber Co., Ltd. and Wanxiang Qianchao Driveshaft Co., Ltd. were included on the list. Last year, Wanxiang Qianchao Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Wanxiang Systems Co., Ltd. were listed as water-saving enterprises in Zhejiang Province for 2020.

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To implement the "Opinions of the State Council on Establishing the Strictest Water Resource Management System" and promote the construction of a resource-conserving society, the Zhejiang Provincial Commission of Economy and Information Technology, the Department of Construction, the Department of Water Resources, and the Office for Water Conservation jointly issued the "Notice on Launching the Construction of Water-Saving Enterprises," outlining the deployment of water-saving enterprise development across the province. The notice calls for taking the Scientific Outlook on Development as guidance and following the water management principles of "prioritizing water conservation, achieving spatial balance, adopting systematic governance, and leveraging both market and government forces." It emphasizes that enterprises should be the main actors, with improving water-use efficiency at the core, and urges the promotion of water-saving enterprise development in key water-intensive industries. By identifying a group of model water-saving enterprises, the notice aims to encourage businesses to strengthen water conservation management and technological innovation, accelerate the transformation of industrial water-use practices, and advance the "Comprehensive Governance of Five Types of Water."
Wanxiang Qianchao has consistently practiced thrift and actively responded to the calls of Party committees and governments at all levels, proactively implementing and promoting the construction of water-saving enterprises. It has strengthened basic management for water conservation, tightened standards for per-unit-product water intake quotas, improved the rate of industrial water reuse, metering accuracy of water meters, cooling water recovery rates, overall water leakage rates in enterprises, and the utilization of unconventional water resources. These efforts have driven enterprises to meet and exceed benchmark standards, reduce water consumption per unit of product, and enhance the efficiency of water resource utilization.

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In terms of specific measures, all companies under Wanxiang Qianchao have consistently adhered to “green operations” as their guiding principle, managed all business activities in accordance with the principle of ecological sustainability, enhanced management through scientific, lean, and digital approaches, optimized various energy consumption performance indicators, established and improved environmental management systems, implemented comprehensive process control over energy consumption, built green supply chains and ecological industrial chains, and earnestly assumed responsibility for environmental protection.
To this end, each company under Wanxiang Qianchao has introduced detailed energy management systems, closely linking various energy consumption and management indicators with the enterprise’s economic responsibility assessment. They have set stringent annual targets for reducing energy consumption by at least 5% as part of the assessment process, thereby establishing a water-saving mechanism primarily driven by economic incentives. This approach fosters a habit of conserving water among everyone, at all times, and in every location, thus promoting energy conservation throughout the company. To effectively manage water resources, each company has strengthened organizational leadership by setting up a three-tier management structure at the company, department, and team levels. The general manager, department heads, and team leaders serve as the leaders of this organizational network. Based on the actual conditions of their enterprises, they have formulated specific implementation plans for energy management. A sound system of leadership accountability has been established, with fixed quotas and responsibility agreements for water and energy conservation signed at all levels—from departments and workshops down to teams—and further implemented at the employee level. All staff are fully engaged and committed to these efforts. Complementary, rigorous assessment guidelines have been developed, incorporating measures such as "daily inspections, monthly assessments, and immediate rewards and penalties." As a result, strong leadership, clear objectives, appropriate measures, and tangible results have been achieved, establishing a long-term, efficient, and resource-conserving working mechanism.

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In addition to strictly enforcing energy management systems, various companies have also adopted a variety of measures to reduce costs and increase revenue. For example, the Universal Joint Factory, in order to achieve the company’s energy-saving targets, conducts monthly statistical analysis and performance evaluations of electricity, water, and gas consumption per 10,000 yuan of output value in each manufacturing department, implementing a comprehensive management system and carrying out a series of energy-saving upgrades. One such upgrade involves using a collection system to gather and treat rainwater for use as make-up water in cooling systems, saving approximately 10,000 cubic meters of tap water per day annually. The Transmission Shaft Company purifies both production wastewater and domestic sewage from each workshop and reuses the treated water for diluting chemicals at the wastewater treatment plant and flushing plate-and-frame filters. Marelli Shock Absorbers continuously improves its facilities to enhance the rate of recycled water usage and the utilization of non-conventional water resources. By converting cooling towers into closed-loop systems, the company has reduced its intake of tap water by 2,400 cubic meters per year; furthermore, by upgrading its paint-spraying workshop, it has cut its tap water consumption by 5,190 cubic meters per year. The Universal Systems Company consumes large amounts of purified water and generates significant volumes of wastewater (concentrated brine). To reduce its reliance on fresh water, the company now uses its discharged wastewater—though still of relatively good quality—to meet daily sanitation needs such as ground cleaning and toilet flushing, thereby saving 5,544 cubic meters of tap water annually. In addition, all companies have stepped up water conservation education among their employees through special meetings and posting slogans, thus reinforcing awareness and commitment to water-saving practices.
Water is the source of life—and it is also a finite resource. In their daily production and operations, all companies under Wanxiang Qianchao have consistently placed planned water use and water conservation at the forefront of their work, carrying out various initiatives to recycle water resources and improve water-use efficiency. Moving forward, each company will continue to prioritize resource conservation, promote and share water-saving experiences, and make positive contributions to advancing the green, sustainable, and high-quality development of their enterprises.