"ESG is a future to embrace"

Reporter Han Songyan

Increasingly severe environmental problems, the new crown pneumonia epidemic that has not yet been fully contained, and the global supply chain facing new challenges continue to impact the development of human society, and ESG investment that comprehensively considers the environment, society and corporate governance will become an important concept and consensus

The long-term development of ESG investment urgently needs stable policy construction

ESG's overall approach to economic, environmental, social and corporate governance benefits is both a widely recognized concept of responsible investment and a widely adopted value investment standard

Sheng Qiuping, vice minister of the Ministry of Commerce, pointed out that practicing the ESG concept will help promote the sustainable development of the real economy and capital market, enhance the level of social responsibility fulfillment of enterprises in investment and operation, continuously improve environmental quality, establish and improve the environmental governance system, coordinate economic development and energy emission reduction, and promote the realization of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals, which is an important direction

At present, the global industrial chain and supply chain have been impacted, commodity prices have risen significantly, the global inflation situation is grim, and the uncertainty facing the development of the world economy has risen

"China's 'double carbon' target is extremely important for the development of its ESG investment system, setting an example

Li Daokui, dean of the Institute of Chinese Economic Thought and Practice at Tsinghua University and a special consultant of the Growth Enterprise Development Committee of the China International Association for the Promotion of Multinational Corporations, said that the digital development promoted by the epidemic will further promote trade in services as the main driving force for future international trade, and in this process, ESG will play an important role

"At present, there is no pricing for carbon emissions, and if government policies can form a unified carbon pricing mechanism, companies can contribute to carbon emissions to

Liu Jianxing, deputy director of the International Cooperation Center of the National Development and Reform Commission, believes that at present, China should actively participate in responding to climate change on the one hand, and realize the formulation, publicity, interpretation of relevant talents and open cooperation

Sheng Qiuping said that the Ministry of Commerce will completely, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept, anchor an important part of the domestic cycle, link the important hub of the domestic and international double cycle, vigorously develop service trade, digital trade and green trade, promote green and low-carbon international investment, deepen the pilot of supply chain innovation and application, and promote green intelligent consumption and new services

ESG has become the active choice for enterprises to achieve high-quality development goals

ESG and sustainable investing are becoming increasingly important

Shang Fulin pointed out that at present, a green and low-carbon circular development economic system is being established, the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development is steadily advancing, and more and more enterprises will take the ESG concept as an active choice to

This year, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission and the China Securities Regulatory Commission issued the latest version of the Guidelines for Green Finance in the Banking and Insurance Industry and the Guidelines for the Management of Investor Relations of Listed Companies, and the concept of ESG has been formally incorporated into the regulatory system

Sustainable development is about everyone, and serving people's better lives requires enterprises to continue to play a role

Li Yong, chairman of the board of directors of Huayong Investment Group, said that it is necessary to restrain and control investment behavior in terms of environment and social responsibility, so that investment-driven innovation can truly promote the sustainability

He Youyou, global executive director of JPMorgan Chase Bank (China) Co.

"The implementation of ESG, the improvement of the company's own comprehensive competitiveness, long-term value investment and social recognition are mutually reinforcing relationships

Xu Yang, President of Yabao China and Global Vice President of External Affairs, said that after the "double carbon" goal is proposed, the government and the market need to jointly explore how to further improve the quality of policies, and also consider how to enable different stakeholders to participate in
high quality.
Although there may be some uncertainty in the short term, ESG is a future
that needs to be embraced.

China Food News (2022-09-09-02 edition)

(Editor-in-Charge: Luo Chen)