Sangfor Technologies Highlights Measurable Progress in its 2025 ESG Performance

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Report highlights a 4.5% reduction in combined Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, 25.55% of operating income reinvested in R&D, zero product recalls, and a global workforce surpassing 7,000 employees

SHENZHEN, China — Sangfor Technologies, a global provider of enterprise-grade infrastructure spanning cloud infrastructure, cyber security, artificial intelligence, has released its 2025 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report. The report is grounded in measurable results: in 2025, the company reduced combined Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 4.5%, reinvested 25.55% of operating income into research and development, and recorded zero product recalls — while growing its global workforce to over 7,000 people and its customer base to more than 100,000 across 100+ countries and regions spanning APAC, EMEA, and LATAM.

This release looks at what lies behind those numbers: environmental practices at Sangfor's Shenzhen headquarters, product quality and R&D investment, and the university partnerships and community programs that shape the company's workforce strategy.

“At Sangfor Technologies, we believe sustainability commitments are best expressed through facts and data,” said Keith Lee, Cloud Business Director, at Sangfor Technologies International Market Division. “Our 2025 ESG Report is built on that principle: measured, year-over-year figures and the specific operational choices behind each. That approach offers a useful lens for understanding what ESG commitment looks like in practice at a global technology company.”

Sangfor Technologies is a global provider of cloud infrastructure and cybersecurity solutions, headquartered in Shenzhen (China). Founded in 2000, and publicly listed since 2018 in Shenzhen Stock Exchange (STOCK CODE: 300454.SZ), the company serves over 100,000 customers worldwide across 100+ countries and regions. Sangfor serves Fortune Global 500 companies, government institutions, universities, and healthcare organizations.

Sangfor’s sustainability performance is well recognized by independent third-party rating agencies: Grade A from MSCI ESG Ratings, A- from Syntao Green Finance, and A from Chinascope Green Finance, alongside recognition as an outstanding sustainability practice case by the China Association of Public Companies. Beyond sustainability, the company's products have also earned independent recognition from analyst firms such as Gartner, including a “Strong Performer” placement in Gartner's Voice of the Customer for Network Detection and Response and Full-Stack Hyperconverged software, discussed further below.

Gartner, including - a Representative Vendor in the 2025 Gartner® Market Guide for Server Virtualization Platforms, and Sangfor Whitepaper Featuring Gartner ® Research: From VMware Renewal Pressure to Infrastructure Choice

Figure 1. Twenty-six years of growth: from 3 employees and 1 office in 2000 to over 7,000 employees and 70+ offices worldwide by 2026, tracing Sangfor's key product launches, Gartner Magic Quadrant positions, and international office openings, including new offices in Spain, South Africa, and Japan in 2026.

How Sangfor Achieved Zero Recalls While Reinvesting 25.55% of Revenue in R&D

Product quality at Sangfor is anchored in a defined development process. In 2025, the company recorded zero version recalls and closed 95.5% of customer complaints, under a framework built on ISO 9001:2015, the international standard for quality management systems, combined with an internal methodology the company calls IPD/SDL — Integrated Product Development merged with a Security Development Lifecycle, which embeds security review directly into the product design process. This discipline has earned external recognition: Gartner named Sangfor a “Strong Performer” in its Voice of the Customer evaluations for both Network Detection and Response (NDR) and Full-Stack Hyperconverged software, and in 2026 Sangfor's Athena SASE platform became the only Asia-Pacific-headquartered vendor included in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms.

Independent audits reinforce these internal standards. In January 2025, Sangfor's Global Security Operations Center in Kuala Lumpur, the facility behind its round-the-clock Managed Detection and Response service, earned ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, the leading international standard for information security management systems. This is a demanding, externally verified benchmark: it confirms that an accredited auditor reviewed the company's actual data-handling practices against a recognized international standard.

This level of quality is underpinned by sustained investment. In 2025, Sangfor reinvested 25.55% of its operating income into research and development, positioning innovation spending as a core strategic priority. That work is distributed across dedicated R&D centers in Shenzhen, Beijing, Nanjing, and Changsha, giving the company close proximity to its largest engineering talent pool in China. The cumulative output includes 1,687 granted patents (1,509 of them invention patents), 547 registered software copyrights, and 297 active trademarks, supported by enforcement actions that removed 1,404 infringing listings from third-party marketplaces. In an industry where intellectual property is often the core product itself, this combination of geographically distributed R&D, audited security practices, and active IP protection represents a meaningful signal of technical maturity.

Figure 2. Sangfor's cumulative intellectual property portfolio: 1,687 granted patents, 547 software copyrights, and 297 active trademarks.

From Campus Hiring to CSR Ethics: Sangfor's Workforce Strategy

That same commitment to technical excellence extends to the people behind it. Sangfor's global workforce reached 7,282 employees in 2025, and the company's approach to its people spans the full employment lifecycle — from how it cares for current staff to how it builds the pipeline for future staff. For staff based overseas, welfare provisions were expanded this year to include 24-hour virtual clinical consultations, crisis extraction support for families, and dedicated regional mental health resources — the kind of coverage that matters most precisely when an employee is far from home and needs it.

That same long-term view shapes how Sangfor builds its future workforce. In 2026, the company expanded its recruitment presence across university campuses spanning Asia-Pacific and Europe, engaging directly with students at institutions including The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Nanyang Technological University, the National University of Singapore, and Politecnico di Milano. These engagements, held across multiple countries and regions, target roles spanning sales, pre-sales engineering, and specialized AI research and development, giving graduates around the world a direct route into the company's technical and commercial functions.

Beyond recruitment fairs, this outreach has grown into formal, multi-year academic partnerships. Sangfor has established collaborations with universities such as DRB-HICOM University of Automotive Malaysia and Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur, focused specifically on cybersecurity education; the agreements include co-developed coursework, joint research, and dedicated talent development centers designed to prepare students for the field before graduation. Combined with the internal career pathways detailed on the company's careers site, this reflects a talent strategy built on sustained university relationships rather than one-off hiring campaigns.

Sangfor's social responsibility work extends into the communities where it operates, and reflects the same emphasis on educational access that runs through much of its ESG program. In 2025, the company invested RMB 3.1796 million in community initiatives, most notably the “Migrant Bird Teacher Project,” which placed several volunteer art and music educators across 34 student clubs in 15 rural schools — bringing arts education to communities that often lack access to it, with a scope and reach that can be measured and tracked year over year.

Inside Sangfor's Shenzhen Headquarters: Emissions and Energy Design

Sangfor's combined Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions fell to 11,504.61 metric tons of CO2 equivalent in 2025, down from 12,044.10 metric tons the year before. Of that total, direct emissions from natural gas use (Scope 1) accounted for a modest 119.00 tCO2e, while the bulk — 11,385.61 tCO2e — came from purchased electricity (Scope 2).

That scope-based approach follows the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, the framework used by the large majority of companies that voluntarily disclose emissions, which separates direct operational emissions (Scope 1) from indirect emissions associated with purchased energy (Scope 2). It's also worth noting what these numbers don't cover: for most companies that disclose them, Scope 3 emissions across the value chain are by far the largest category, and the hardest to compute, since they depend on data gathered from an entire supply chain rather than a company's own operations.

Figure 3. Sangfor's combined Scope 1 + Scope 2 emissions fell 4.5% year-over-year, from 12,044.10 to 11,504.61 tCO2e.

Sangfor also reports an operating carbon intensity of 0.22 tCO2e per square meter at its Shenzhen headquarters tower — a metric tied to the building's physical footprint that offers a stable, comparable benchmark as Sangfor's real estate expands.

Behind that intensity figure are specific engineering choices:

• Dry-hanging structural frameworks, reducing the use of chemical adhesives in construction
• Centralized climate control, automated to a fixed 26°C setpoint for consistent, efficient operation
• Elevators engineered to save 40% of electricity outside standard commuting hours
• Paperless workflows integrated into everyday operations

Each of these ties directly to measurable energy use. Sangfor applies this same approach — extending infrastructure lifespan and optimizing resource use — to its cloud and virtualization architecture, supporting customers in pursuing their own sustainability goals.

Sangfor's 2025 ESG Results in 9 Key Metrics

Here is the full set of figures reported for the year:

What Sangfor's ESG Data Means for Global Stakeholders

Sangfor's sustainability journey extends well beyond emissions reduction. Across the four areas covered here — environmental management, product quality, workforce development, and community investment — the company approaches sustainability as a broader commitment rather than a single metric. Together, they show each of these areas functioning as an expression of the same operating discipline, backed by verifiable numbers.

That discipline is what makes Sangfor's 2025 performance worth documenting for an international audience — specific operational choices, tracked year over year across its buildings, products, people, and the communities it touches. As Sangfor's international footprint continues to grow, from new offices in Spain, South Africa, and Japan to deeper university partnerships across Asia-Pacific and Europe, that same standard — real numbers, checked year over year — is what should define how the company presents its progress.

About Sangfor Technologies

Sangfor delivers AI-enabled cloud infrastructure that integrates compute, storage, network and built-in security into a unified platform, helping organizations simplify digital and AI transformation. With a strong focus on innovation and customer success, Sangfor is also recognized as a proven VMware alternative, offering enterprise-grade solutions for infrastructure modernization, migration, and operational efficiency.

With over 7,000 employees and more than 70 branch offices across APAC, EMEA, Europe and LATAM, the company is committed to delivering its mission to Make Your Digital & AI Transformation Simpler and More Secure. For more details visit: https://www.sangfor.com