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2022year11month18Today, the results of EY's inaugural 'Sustainable Development Officers of Listed Companies Summit and Annual Best Awards' were grandly announced. The event took place this year2Launched in the month, it has received widespread attention from all sectors of society and has received applications from all walks of life for candidacy. After extensive analysis by an independent judging committee and careful selection, a total of10Enterprises,3Individuals and12The practice case was awarded the 'EY Sustainability Annual Best Award'2022"Outstanding enterprises, individuals, and excellent cases have gathered at today's summit forums in Beijing and Shanghai."
Frost & SullivanFrost & SullivanDr. Wang Xin, Global Partner and President of Greater China at Frost & Sullivan (referred to as 'Frost & Sullivan'), was invited by the independent judging panel to attend the award ceremony. He presented awards to outstanding enterprise winners Shanghai Electric Co., Ltd. and New Natural Gas Co., Ltd., as well as to representative enterprises of 'Social Action Leadership' excellence cases.

Chen Kai, Chairman of EY China and Chief Executive Officer of Greater China, said: "In addressing challenges such as climate change and public health, innovative technologies have demonstrated tremendous value and potential. As an important entity in technological innovation, companies increasing investment in research and development and accelerating the application of innovation are not only an important opportunity to reconstruct industrial and value chains and build future competitiveness, but also provide new opportunities and pathways to solve environmental and social problems. At the same time, by continuously innovating financial products and services and expanding the application scenarios of green finance, we have also seen financial institutions providing strong support for the green and low-carbon transformation of the economy and society.
The inaugural 'Sustainable Development Officials of Listed Companies Summit and Annual Best Awards Selection' is an innovative exploration by EY to promote sustainable development across various industries. The comprehensive, objective, professional, and fair evaluation by the independent judges presents us with the latest explorations and achievements of Chinese enterprises and industry experts on the path to high-quality sustainable development. In the future, EY will pool the wisdom and strength of all parties to support more Chinese enterprises in integrating high-quality sustainable development concepts into their strategies and management, achieving a win-win situation for economic, environmental, and social benefits. This will contribute to advancing Chinese-style modernization and realizing high-quality development."
The theme of this event is "Creating Long-Term Value, Painting a Credible Future". The selection aims to widely discover and lead pioneering models that drive sustainable development in China. Focusing on major national strategies such as green development, rural revitalization, and common prosperity, it refers to the latest global sustainable development assessment systems.ESGCriteria, taking into account business, social, and technical impacts, ultimately select the annual outstanding enterprises, individuals, and excellent cases through an independent judging committee.
The outstanding enterprises and individuals selected this time come from a wide range of fields, covering multiple industries including energy, construction, finance, machinery, catering, transportation, and technology. They were evaluated from three dimensions: social action leadership, technological innovation progress, and financial empowerment.12An excellent case. This fully demonstrates that the concept of green development is blossoming everywhere, and the path to green transformation is steadily advancing towards a long-term goal.

Dr. Wang Xin presented awards to Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd.
Dr. Wang Xin presented awards to New Energy Natural Gas Co., Ltd.

Dr. Wang Xin presented awards to the outstanding case representative enterprises of Social Action Leadership
On the day of the event, EY held a session titled 'How Listed Companies RespondESGTwo roundtable discussions are held: "Challenging the Opportunities & Seizing the Momentum" and "Carbon Markets and Green Finance to Boost the Dual Carbon Process." Representatives from government departments, regulatory bodies, industry organizations, academic research institutions, and leading enterprises in the industry are invited to exchange ideas and spark discussions on topics such as the opportunities and challenges of transformation and development across various industries, as well as how to use technology, finance, and other means to promote green and sustainable development.

As a global growth consulting firm, Frost & Sullivan brings together the world.61years of consulting experience,24Over the past year, we have dedicated ourselves to serving the booming Chinese market. With a global perspective, we help clients accelerate their business growth, enabling them to achieve growth, innovation, and leading benchmarks in the industry. Dr. Wang Xin stated that he is delighted to be named an 'EY Sustainability Annual Best Award'.2022"The judges of the independent judging panel witnessed these The emergence of outstanding enterprises, individuals, and cases that have made remarkable contributions and played a leading role.
Dr. Wang Xin pointed out,ESGInvestment is an investment philosophy that focuses on the environment, society, and governance. It is an important lever for the comprehensive green transformation of China's economic and social development. As a new type of investment philosophy and criterion,ESGIt has great value for the economic development of enterprises, society, and the country. At the same time, he said that China has infinite potential in the field of green finance and will become a major global player.ESGOne of the markets, globallyESGThe market plays an important role, and it is expected that globally in the futureESGThe investment scale will continue to grow, especially in China.ESGThe investment scale will experience explosive growth.
Frost & Sullivan has been continuously paying attention to green investment and has produced a large number of forward-looking reports on green industries, guiding investors to focus on China's green sector. "Green venture capital is an important lever for China to implement its carbon neutrality goals. Carbon neutrality accelerates the significant transformation of our energy sector, improves our ecological environment, and enhances the quality of life. Frost & Sullivan will continue to pay attention to carbon neutrality and fully support the country in achieving its carbon neutrality targets," said Dr. Wang Xin.
In the future, Frost & Sullivan looks forward to continuing its partnership with EY. The 'Sustainable Development Officer Summit Forum of Listed Companies and the Annual Best Awards Selection' always adheres to the principles of professionalism, rigor, objectivity, and fairness. It is committed to serving the high-quality development of the country, supporting more enterprises on their journey towards sustainable development, and jointly creating long-term value for the country and society, while building a trustworthy and sustainable beautiful business world.

"EY's Sustainability Annual Award2022"List of Winners (in no particular order of ranking)"
Special Jury Prize
►Guodian Power Development Co., Ltd.
►Bank of China Co., Ltd.
Outstanding Enterprise
►Guodian Power Development Co., Ltd.
►Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd.
►Dalian-Qinhuangdao Railway Co., Ltd.
►Sumitomo Corporation
►Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd.
►Geely Automobile Holdings Limited
►Dayu Water Conservation Group Co., Ltd.
►Xin'ao Natural Gas Co., Ltd.
►Jinko Energy Co., Ltd.
►Happy Valley Group Co., Ltd.
Outstanding Individual
►Ma Jun, Dean of the Beijing Institute of Green Finance and Sustainable Development
►Fu Jianguo, Deputy General Manager and Senior Engineer of Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
►Xue Keking, Secretary of the Board of Directors of China State Construction Engineering Corporation
Excellent Cases
►Social action leadership
China Architecture & Design & Research Group Co., Ltd. - "Qingliu Plan" Green Carbon Supply Chain Construction Initiative
Alibaba Group Holding Limited — Driving Ecosystem Carbon Reduction88Carbon Account ” Project
Tencent Holdings Limited - Carbon Neutrality Path and Practices
WanGuo Data Holdings Co., Ltd. - Carbon Neutrality Strategic Planning
Jinyu Biotechnology Co., Ltd. — Corporate Responsibility in the Prevention and Control of Zoonotic Diseases
►Technological innovation and progress
Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. - Implementation of the "Dual Carbon" Strategy
SAIC-GM-Wuling Motor Co., Ltd. - Wuling New Energy Builds a Digital Low-Carbon Car Lifestyle
Zhejiang Hailiang Co., Ltd. — Research on Precision Copper Tube Low-Carbon Intelligent Manufacturing Technology and Equipment
Tianhe Renewable Energy Co., Ltd. — Zhejiang Huzhou Tianhe Renewable Energy21MW 600W+Distributed Photovoltaic Zero-Carbon Factory Project
►Finance converges to empower
Bank of China Co., Ltd. - Supporting Biodiversity Conservation for the Beijing Winter Olympics and Promoting a Green Winter Olympics
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Co., Ltd. — Green Finance Practice Case
Postal Savings Bank of China Co., Ltd. - Innovating the Layout of Personal Carbon Accounts Empowering Carbon Inclusive Development through Technology
Independent Review Board Members
► (Founder Member of the Independent Review Board) Wang Zhan Sir
Chairperson of the Shanghai Federation of Social Sciences, Vice President of the China Economic System Reform Research Association, Executive Director of the China International Economic Exchange Center
► (President of the Independent Evaluation Committee) Jiao Jie professor
Professor at the Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Strategy, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University Dean of the State-owned Assets Management Research Institute at Tsinghua University, Director of the China Industrial Development Research Center, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University
►Yu Xingxi Sir Secretary-General of the Beijing Listed Companies Association
►medvern Sir General Manager of Beijing Green Exchange (formerly Beijing Environment Exchange)
►Lu Yuebing doctor Climate Capital Group Chairman
►king listen doctor Global Partner and President of Frost & Sullivan Greater China Region
►Chao Yi Army Sir Partner of Hankun Law Firm
►Liu Senlin Sir Managing Director of CICC Capital
Group photo of independent judging panel members


