ESG (environmental, social and governance) key material supply chain transparent solution system and method

Abstract

The invention discloses a transparent solution system and method for an ESG (Environmental, Social and Management) key material supply chain. The transparent solution system and method for the ESG (Environmental, Social and Management) key material supply chain are used for realizing traceability, evaluation and information disclosure of key materials. The system comprises a data acquisition module, an evaluation module, a visualization module, a disclosure module and a material life cycle data center module. The data acquisition module acquires and verifies the multi-source heterogeneous data to ensure the authenticity and traceability of the data; the evaluation module performs ESG index evaluation based on the collected data and provides index management and early warning functions; the visualization and disclosure module is used for displaying and sharing evaluation results and supply chain information; and the data center module realizes data security storage and tampering prevention. The system can improve the supply chain management capability, realizes ESG risk management and control and transparent disclosure, and is suitable for enterprises, supervision organizations and third-party auditing organizations.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of sustainable development (ESG) related technologies, specifically to a transparent supply chain solution system and method for ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) key materials. Background Technology

[0002] As global emphasis on sustainable development and green, low-carbon transformation deepens, Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) has gradually become an important standard for measuring a company's long-term value and sustainable competitiveness. Regulatory agencies, investors, and consumers worldwide are placing higher demands on the transparency and accountability of corporate supply chains, especially in the procurement, processing, distribution, and use of critical materials such as minerals, energy, and scarce raw materials. Companies are required to trace and disclose the legality of material sources, carbon emission levels, labor rights protection, and supplier compliance.

[0003] Currently, traditional supply chain traceability methods mainly rely on internal enterprise information systems such as ERP and MES, as well as paper-based data from some third-party audits and certifications. However, these methods have the following shortcomings:

[0004] Data fragmentation and lack of integration: The lack of unified data standards between different enterprises and different links leads to incomplete traceability information and makes it difficult to form a transparent view of the entire chain.

[0005] Insufficient authenticity and credibility: Traditional traceability relies heavily on self-reporting by enterprises and lacks external verification mechanisms, making it easy for false reporting and omissions to occur, which makes it difficult to support the credibility of ESG disclosures.

[0006] Limited dynamic monitoring capabilities: Existing traceability is mostly based on ex-post data collection and static disclosure, which cannot meet the needs of regulators, investors and consumers for real-time monitoring, risk warning and sustainable assessment.

[0007] Lack of correspondence with ESG indicators: Most current systems focus on logistics, quality or safety traceability, but lack correlation and quantification with core ESG indicators such as carbon emissions, energy use, labor rights, and supplier compliance.

[0008] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a transparent supply chain solution and methodology for ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) critical materials that can integrate multi-source data, provide transparent monitoring of the entire supply chain process, and combine traceability information with ESG evaluation indicators to improve enterprises' compliance, risk management capabilities, and sustainable development levels. Summary of the Invention

[0009] The purpose of this invention is to overcome the problems of data fragmentation, insufficient authenticity, lack of dynamic monitoring, and lack of ESG indicator mapping in existing technologies, and to provide a transparent supply chain solution system and method for ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) critical materials. This system and method enable transparent tracking of the entire supply chain, ensuring the legality and compliance of critical material sources, verifiable processes, and tamper-proof data. It also effectively combines traceability information with ESG-related indicators, thereby supporting corporate compliance management, information disclosure, and sustainable development assessment. Technical solution

[0010] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention proposes the following technical solution:

[0011] A transparent supply chain solution system for ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) critical materials, characterized by comprising:

[0012] Data Acquisition Module: This module is used to acquire information related to key materials from multiple heterogeneous data sources, including but not limited to basic supplier information, raw material sources and compliance certificates, mining, processing and technological information, transportation routes and logistics node information, carbon emission and energy consumption data, and labor rights and social responsibility audit information. This module supports IoT sensors, enterprise ERP systems, third-party certification platforms, manual data entry, barcode scanning, and external data interface access to achieve full-chain data acquisition for key materials. It performs integrity, accuracy, and consistency checks on the collected data, including format specification checks, logical association checks, multi-source data comparison, and security checks, to ensure that the data entering the system is authentic, reliable, and traceable.

[0013] Evaluation module: Used to calculate the ESG compliance of key materials based on verified data and generate a comprehensive evaluation result.

[0014] Visualization Module: Used to visualize and display the results of ESG indicator inspections; the module can provide visualization and query services to different roles such as upstream and downstream supply chains, users, regulatory agencies or third-party auditing institutions, including supply chain traceability paths, risk warning information panels, compliance evaluation results and ESG disclosure reports (including reports disclosed by the company to the public and reports disclosed by external companies to the company).

[0015] Disclosure module: Used for disclosing and managing supply chain evaluation results; this module supports the management of publicly disclosed data and allows other companies to view and compare the ESG-related data disclosed by this company based on authorization.

[0016] Indicator Management Module: Used for modeling and management of ESG assessments of critical materials.

[0017] Early warning module: used for setting, classifying and dynamically adjusting thresholds for ESG early warning indicators; the module combines real-time data fluctuations to manage potential ESG supply chain risks, and is used to provide risk warnings for ESG indicator inspection results, triggering warnings when anomalies are detected or when preset thresholds are exceeded.

[0018] Supply Chain Management Module: This module is used to manage the main information, user information, and transaction relationships of an enterprise's upstream and downstream supply chains. It can support the construction, updating, and maintenance of supply chain relationships, thereby enhancing the enterprise's ability to manage ESG risks in the upstream and downstream sectors.

[0019] Recycling Chain Management Module: Used to track the recycling and reuse of materials; and to incorporate the recycling results into the ESG supply chain evaluation system.

[0020] Credibility Management Module: This module enhances the credibility of system output results by using IT technologies such as data storage, verifiable credentials, third-party endorsement and auditing, and blockchain to strengthen the credibility of supply chain data and ESG evaluation results.

[0021] Material Data Center Module: Used to securely and reliably store, prevent tampering from and ensure traceability of collected and evaluated data, forming an ESG data foundation.

[0022] System Management Module: Used for basic system configuration, operation and maintenance, and deployment management.

[0023] A solution for achieving transparency in the supply chain of critical ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) materials, characterized by the following steps:

[0024] S1: Collect key material-related data at each stage of the supply chain;

[0025] S2: Clean, standardize, and securely store the collected data;

[0026] S3: Construct a full lifecycle traceability link for key materials to achieve data association across entities and processes;

[0027] S4: Establish a mapping relationship between the data in the traceability chain and ESG evaluation indicators to generate compliance evaluation results;

[0028] S5: Displays ESG assessment information such as traceability results, compliance evaluation, and risk warnings through a visual interface, and can output ESG disclosure reports or traceability data. It also supports ESG data sharing and interactive disclosure with upstream and downstream partners in the supply chain through internal or external channels. Attached Figure Description

[0029] Figure 1: Material lifecycle diagram

[0030] Figure 2: Schematic diagram of the system architecture of the present invention

[0031] Figure 3: Schematic diagram of the method of the present invention Detailed Implementation

[0032] To facilitate a better understanding of the technical solutions of this invention by those skilled in the art, the specific implementation methods of the ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) critical material supply chain transparency solution system and method of this invention are further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that these embodiments are merely illustrative and not intended to limit the scope of protection of this invention.

[0033] First of all, Figure 1 The diagram illustrates a process flow chart for achieving transparency in the supply chain of key materials as described in this invention, to facilitate a clearer understanding of the subsequent embodiments by those skilled in the art. As shown, the material lifecycle covers the entire process from the initial mining stage, through ore beneficiation and smelting, raw material processing, component manufacturing, complete machine assembly, market circulation, and usage, to waste recycling and reuse. At each stage, the system can collect and upload key data, including material source information, carbon emission data, energy consumption, transportation flow, social compliance, and governance indicators. Through full-process digital recording and chain-like evidence storage, a comprehensive traceability chain is formed for the material's source, flow, and environmental and social impact, providing a basis for subsequent ESG assessments and compliance supervision.

[0034] Example 1: System Implementation

[0035] like Figure 2 As shown, the present invention provides a transparent supply chain solution system for ESG critical materials, including: a data acquisition module, an evaluation module, an early warning module, a visualization module, a disclosure module, a supply chain management module, an indicator management module, a critical material management module, an ESG indicator management module, an early warning module, a recycling chain management module, a credibility management module, a material data center module, and a system management module.

[0036] Data Acquisition Module: This module is used to acquire information related to key materials from multiple heterogeneous data sources, including but not limited to basic supplier information, raw material sources and compliance certificates, mining, processing and technological information, transportation routes and logistics node information, carbon emission and energy consumption data, and labor rights and social responsibility audit information. This module supports IoT sensors, enterprise ERP systems, third-party certification platforms, manual data entry, barcode scanning, and external data interface access to achieve full-chain data acquisition for key materials. It performs integrity, accuracy, and consistency checks on the collected data, including format specification checks, logical association checks, multi-source data comparison, and security checks, to ensure that the data entering the system is authentic, reliable, and traceable.

[0037] Evaluation module: Used to calculate the ESG compliance of key materials based on verified data and generate a comprehensive evaluation result.

[0038] Visualization Module: Used to visualize, display, and download the results of ESG indicator inspections; the module can provide visualization and query services to different roles such as upstream and downstream supply chains, users, regulatory agencies, or third-party auditing institutions, including supply chain traceability paths, risk warning information panels, compliance evaluation results, and ESG disclosure reports (including reports disclosed by the company to the public and reports disclosed by external companies to the company).

[0039] Disclosure module: Used for disclosing and managing supply chain evaluation results; this module supports the management of publicly disclosed data and allows other companies to view and compare the ESG-related data disclosed by this company based on authorization.

[0040] Indicator Management Module: Used for modeling and management of ESG evaluation of critical materials.

[0041] Early warning module: used for setting, classifying and dynamically adjusting thresholds for ESG early warning indicators; the module combines real-time data fluctuations to manage potential ESG supply chain risks, and is used to provide risk warnings for ESG indicator inspection results, triggering warnings when anomalies are detected or when preset thresholds are exceeded.

[0042] Supply Chain Management Module: This module is used to manage the main information, user information, and transaction relationships of an enterprise's upstream and downstream supply chains. It can support the construction, updating, and maintenance of supply chain relationships, thereby enhancing the enterprise's ability to manage ESG risks in the upstream and downstream sectors.

[0043] Recycling Chain Management Module: Used to track the recycling and reuse of materials; and to incorporate the recycling results into the ESG supply chain evaluation system.

[0044] Credibility Management Module: This module enhances the credibility of system output results by using IT technologies such as data storage, verifiable credentials, third-party endorsement and auditing, and blockchain to strengthen the credibility of supply chain data and ESG evaluation results.

[0045] Material Data Center Module: Used to securely and reliably store, prevent tampering from and ensure traceability of collected and evaluated data, forming an ESG data foundation.

[0046] System Management Module: Used for basic system configuration, operation and maintenance, and deployment management.

[0047] Example 2: Method Implementation

[0048] like Figure 3 As shown, the present invention also provides a method for achieving supply chain transparency for ESG critical materials, which includes the following steps:

[0049] S1: Collect key material-related data from each link of the supply chain. Data sources include IoT devices, enterprise ERP, manual data entry, barcode scanning, and third-party certification systems.

[0050] S2: The collected data is cleaned and standardized, and qualified data is stored in the ESG Big Data Center using tamper-proof storage.

[0051] S3: Construct a full lifecycle traceability link for key materials to achieve data association across entities and links, ensuring data integrity and traceability;

[0052] S4: Establish a mapping relationship between the data in the traceability chain and the ESG evaluation indicator system, and generate ESG compliance evaluation indicators through a calculation model;

[0053] S5: Display traceability results, compliance assessments, and risk warnings through a visual interface, output ESG disclosure reports, and support ESG data sharing and interactive disclosure with upstream and downstream partners in the supply chain through internal or external channels.

[0054] It should be understood that the specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative or explanatory of the principles of the invention and do not constitute a limitation thereof. Therefore, any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention should be included within the protection scope of the invention. Furthermore, the appended claims are intended to cover all variations and modifications falling within the scope and boundaries of the appended claims, or equivalent forms of such scope and boundaries.

Claims

1. A transparent supply chain solution system for ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) critical materials, characterized in that, include: a. Data Acquisition Module: Used to acquire information related to key materials from multiple heterogeneous data sources, and to verify the integrity, accuracy and consistency of the acquired data to ensure that the data is authentic, reliable and traceable; b. Evaluation module: Based on the data acquired and verified by the data acquisition module and the ESG evaluation index data, the module evaluates the ESG indicators of the key material supply chain and forms a comprehensive evaluation result of each link. c. Visualization Module: This module is used to visualize, display, and download ESG indicator evaluation results, supply chain traceability paths, risk warning information, and disclosure reports, providing query, display, and download services to upstream and downstream supply chain users, regulatory agencies, or third-party auditing institutions. d. Disclosure module: Sharing and disclosing ESG data with upstream and downstream partners in the supply chain through internal or external channels; e. Material Data Center Module: Used for collecting production and manufacturing data of key materials, and ensuring secure, reliable, tamper-proof, and traceable storage of collected and evaluated data; 2. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The evaluation module also includes: a. Indicator Management Module: Used to establish, manage, and adjust the definitions of ESG critical materials, critical material evaluation indicators, and evaluation models; b. Early warning module: used to trigger early warnings based on real-time data and evaluation results according to conditions; 3. The system according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that, The system also includes: a. Supply Chain Management Module: Used to manage information on upstream and downstream supply chain entities, user information, and transaction relationships to improve the ability to manage ESG risks; b. Recycling Chain Management Module: Used to track the material recycling and reuse process and incorporate the recycling results into the ESG evaluation system; c. Credibility Management Module: Used to enhance the credibility of supply chain data and ESG evaluation results, including data storage, verifiable credentials, third-party endorsement or audit measures; d. System Management Module: Used for system basic configuration, operation and maintenance, and deployment management; 4. A solution for achieving transparency in the supply chain of critical ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) materials, characterized in that: Includes the following steps: a. Collect key material-related data at each stage of the supply chain; b. Clean, standardize, and securely store the collected data; c. Establish traceability links for key materials to achieve data association across entities and processes; d. Establish a mapping relationship between the data in the traceability chain and ESG evaluation indicators to generate compliance evaluation results; e. Display ESG assessment information such as traceability results, compliance evaluation, and risk warning through a visual interface, and output ESG disclosure reports or traceability data. Support ESG data sharing and interactive disclosure with upstream and downstream of the supply chain through internal or external channels.

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