HONG KONG, March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Autohome Inc. (NYSE: ATHM; HKEX: 2518) ("Autohome" or "the Company"), the leading online destination for automobile consumers in China, today announced the publication of its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") Report. The report discloses in detail the exploration and progress of Autohome's ESG practices in 2022, ranging from corporate governance, product responsibility, and employee development to green concepts and social welfare. The report demonstrates Autohome's commitment to embedding social responsibility into its products, services, and corporate governance while actively promoting sustainable development of the industry.
According to the report, Autohome has developed a comprehensive ESG management system to strengthen compliance and solidify its management foundations. 100% of the Company's directors and employees have received integrity training and there were no corruption-related lawsuits throughout the year, with the information security training coverage rate reaching 100%. Autohome's accomplishments in ESG have been widely recognized across various sectors. In 2022, Autohome was honored the "Outstanding ESG Innovation Case" at the "2022 Boao Forum for Entrepreneurs". The Company was also awarded the honorary titles of "New Energy Technology Pioneer", "Annual Golden Award of Social Responsibility" and "Enterprise with the Outstanding ESG Governance Among Chinese Companies Listed in Hong Kong and the United States".
The report provides a comprehensive overview of the Company's ESG initiatives and highlights achievements across four major pillars:
Encountering significant changes and challenges in the entire industry and the globe, as a leading automotive service platform in China, Autohome strives to adapt and make life easier for consumers by leveraging technology to simplify decision-making processes and reduce transaction costs, ultimately providing consumers with a true convenient car consumption service experience.
Through continuous innovation, Autohome strives to achieve balanced and sustainable development for the Company, employees, users, content creators, partners, and society as a whole. Going forward, Autohome will remain committed to improving ESG standards and creating long-term and sustainable development value for the industry and society.
To learn more about Autohome's commitments to driving ESG, view the full report at: https://autohomeinc.gcs-web.com/static-files/3b6e77e4-49af-4430-8780-6d881981f2bb
Quan Long, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Autohome, first announced the Company’s carbon neutrality strategy on CCTV
About Autohome
Autohome Inc. (NYSE: ATHM; HKEX: 2518) is the leading online destination for automobile consumers in China. According to QuestMobile, the company ranked first in the industry with 66.30 million monthly active users in June 2022. Its mission is to enhance the car-buying and ownership experience for auto consumers in China. Autohome provides professionally produced and user-generated content, a comprehensive automobile library and extensive automobile listing information to automobile consumers covering the entire car purchase and ownership cycle.
The ability to reach a large and engaged user base of automobile consumers has made Autohome a preferred platform for automakers and dealers to conduct advertising campaigns. Further, the Company's dealer subscription and advertising services allows dealers to market their inventory and services through Autohome's platform extending the reach of their physical showrooms to potentially millions of internet users in China and generating sales leads for them.
The Company offers sales leads, data analysis and marketing services to assist automakers and dealers improving their efficiency and facilitating transactions. As a transaction-centric company, Autohome operates "Autohome Mall," a full-service online transaction platform facilitating transactions for automakers and dealers. Further, through its website and mobile applications, it also provides other value-added services including auto financing, auto insurance, used car transactions and aftermarket services.
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