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Sunny Optical | Sustainability Performance

https://www.sunnyoptical.com/en/

Designs and manufactures optical and imaging components, including lenses, camera modules, and precision instruments for consumer and industrial applications.

1984

China

10,001+ employees

Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing

$1B - 10B in revenue

$500M - 1B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#10250
Overall
#606
in China
#368
in Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

407 out of 449

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversity
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

527.8K CO2e tonnes, 2024
Critical

Renewable energy

23% 2024
Aligned

Waste generated

9.9K tonnes, 2024
Leading

Female employees

38% 2024
Aligned

Externalities

30.2M $, 2024
Aligned

Revenue

38.3B $, 2024▼17.3% YoY

R&D intensity

7.64% 2024

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 128 out of 449


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 128 out of 449

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Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
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Renewable energy

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23%2024

Industry rank: 80 out of 449


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: 80 out of 449

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

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Renewable electricity

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%2024

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total electricity

Share of renewable electricity

Industry benchmark

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark

87.7

B/M 26.8

229.2

B/M 516.3

158.3

B/M 46.5

93.4

B/M 125.8

1.6

B/M 2.0


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
Company
Benchmark
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Waste

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9.9K2024

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • Sunny Optical Technology Group Co Ltd, Chinese major optical/camera modules manufacturer (Apple iPhone, Huawei, Samsung supplier), has faced sustained scrutiny over alleged inadequate disclosure of Apple customer concentration risks affecting Sunny Optical's revenue, plus periodic Chinese SAMR enforcement at multiple Sunny Optical Ningbo production facilities affecting product safety compliance.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

Total biodiversity loss (CO2e tonnes)
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Potential species loss

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Biodiversity impact

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Waste management

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Water management

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Air pollution

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Revenue

38.3B $, FY2024▼17.3% YoY

EBITDA

2.8B $, FY2024▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

7% Industry: 3▼57.4% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$38.3BFY2024 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)

Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

1.3B 2024▼71.5% YoY

Capex

2.1B 2024▲7.6% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.3 Industry: 0▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

7.6%FY2024

R&D as % of revenue

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Return on invested capital

9.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark

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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
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33.2

▲ 0.3%

2022

31.7

▼ 4.4%

2023

38.3

▼ 2.2%

2024

69.3

2030

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

Not available

Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

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Workplace health & safety policy

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14%
Independent Directors

3 out of 21 incl. management

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Overall score

91

Environment

99

Social

99

Governance

74

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

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Firearms

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Tobacco

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Gambling

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Nuclear

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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