CIE & HeXie Academy: ESG Investment & Disclosure Dialogue

19 Jun 2025

Suzhou, 18 June – The “Corporate Disclosure from an ESG Investment Perspective” roundtable, co-hosted by Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University’s College of Industry-Entrepreneurs (CIE) and HeXie Academy together with the Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) Sustainable Development Promotion Association, SynTao Green Finance, and the Suzhou Industrial Park Listed Companies Association, was held yesterday at the SIP ESG Innovation Centre.Focusing on corporate sustainability disclosure, the event drew more than a dozen representatives from listed companies, financial institutions, research bodies and professional services firms to explore how best to align disclosure practice with ESG-driven investment.

The session was moderated by Mr. Qiang Qian, Secretary-General of the China Sustainable Investment Forum (SIF) and Deputy General Manager of SynTao Green Finance.In a keynote address, Mr. Zhongmin Wang – former Vice-Chairman of the National Council for Social Security Fund and Honorary Chairman of the China SIF – argued that as China’s “dual-carbon” strategy advances, ESG disclosure is fast becoming the critical nexus linking energy transition, green-power trading and AI-enabled innovation. He urged companies to enhance data completeness and digital governance, thereby improving market recognition.

Ms. Rong Xu, Consulting Deputy Director of the SIP City Development Institute’s ESG Research Centre, introduced the Park’s efforts through the ESG Industrial Development Action Plan and related incentives to promote an ESG industry centered on green services, corporate social responsibility, and intelligent management, enhancing enterprises’ global supply chain disclosure and compliance capabilities. Mr. Qiang Qian emphasized the role of rating systems and digital platforms in improving information disclosure and aligning with regulatory standards, advising companies to strengthen quantitative data on climate, nature, and governance topics. Mr. Fei Li, Co-Director of Disclosure at CDP, highlighted that emission metrics are becoming a key benchmark for investors to assess corporate sustainability, noting that systematic disclosure of Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions and decarbonization pathways can optimize financing conditions and enhance supply chain advantages.

During the corporate presentations and panel discussion that followed, participants delved into boosting disclosure quality, leveraging digital technology and aligning with international standards. They concurred that data interoperability and technological enablement will be pivotal in deepening sustainability disclosure.

In closing remarks, Dr. Binqi Tang, Assistant Professor of the CIE and HeXie Academy underscored that robust disclosure forms the data infrastructure for ESG investment. By quantifying direct, indirect and value-chain emissions, investors can more accurately gauge corporate sustainability. Comprehensive, science-based disclosure by listed firms, he added, helps capital flow more efficiently toward low-carbon transition and sustainable growth.

The roundtable provided a high-impact platform for exchange and collaboration, charting concrete pathways for corporate sustainability disclosure in the ESG investment era. Leveraging CIE and the HeXie Academy’s interdisciplinary strengths, the organisers pledged to deepen digital and sustainability research grounded in HeXie Management Theory, foster talent, advance scholarship and consulting, and contribute to high-quality economic and social development through an integrated innovation ecosystem.

19 Jun 2025

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