SDG Finance in China | 2019 January

1. Sustainable Development Finance Summit was held in Beijing

Sustainable Development Finance Summit was successfully held in Beijing on January 9. Institutional investors and listed companies had intensive discussions on developing strategy with ESG and impact focused.

【Summit Recap】

In a mature market, ESG investing is not asking institutional investors to sacrificed their income. As an investor, I firmly believe that ESG investing is an investment strategy aligned with China’s development strategy. - Yimei Li, GM at China Asset Management

China’s investors know ESG well but in practice, they lack a systematic understanding. So PRI aims to help more investors in learning the value from environment, society and government and integrate the elements into their strategies. - Nan Luo, Head of PRI China

We found that ROI of the companies aligned with our ESG criteria is 10%-20% higher than those which do not have ESG assessment or meet the assessment criteria.   - Zhao He, General Manager at BNP Paribas AM China

Bad performance in ESG not only brings social cost but also economic loss. By realizing that, we see many investors have integrated ESG into their investment decisions. - Ivan Chung, Associate MD at Moody's Investors Service

As A share has been included in MSCI Emerging Market Index, I believe China's regulatory agencies are actively promote information disclosure of A-share listed company.   - Nan Hua, Head of MSCI Index China