Thriving Together, Sharing Responsibilities: SSE Releases A Casebook of ESG Practice by SSE-Listed Companies Going Global

As global industrial chains undergo accelerated reshaping and the green transition advances in depth, sustainability requirements have become deeply embedded in global economic and trade rules and supply chain systems. Moving from "going global" to "going local", SSE-listed companies going global are integrating ESG principles throughout their strategies, governance, and business management. This has given rise to a range of exemplary and innovative ESG practices, vividly illustrating the new meaning of globalization in which Chinese companies thrive together with local communities, share responsibilities, and pursue mutually beneficial outcomes as they expand overseas.

To summarize representative ESG management practices among SSE-listed companies going global and encourage listed companies to strengthen their sustainability capabilities, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has compiled and released A Casebook of ESG Practice by SSE-listed Companies Going Global (the "Casebook"). Drawing on three dimensions—environmental, social, and sustainability-related governance—the Casebook features 31 ESG practice cases of SSE-listed companies going global based on China Securities Index (CSI) ESG ratings. Covering a broad range of industries, including energy, electronics, shipping, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, and non-ferrous metals, it provides a systematic account of their achievements in developing ESG governance frameworks, institutional mechanisms, risk management, and overseas operations. By distilling broadly applicable experience and pathways, the Casebook offers a reference for more SSE-listed companies while serving as a gateway to SSE-listed companies for international investors.

The Casebook is organized into three parts comprising eleven chapters. Focusing on topics such as climate change response, ecosystem and biodiversity protection, water resource utilization, and the circular economy, the Environment part presents typical approaches taken by listed companies to coordinate carbon emissions control, conduct environmental risk assessments, and advance green products and resource recycling across their global operations. Centering on topics such as employee rights protection and talent development, supply chain governance, data security and customer privacy protection, product and service safety and quality, and local community contribution, the Society part walks through measures adopted by these companies to safeguard labor rights, mitigate supply chain risks, and strengthen product quality management across culturally diverse contexts. Focusing on the development of governance structures, institutional frameworks, risk management, and business ethics, the Sustainability-Related Governance part presents practical approaches taken by these companies to build integrated ESG governance systems and to align execution across global operations.

The release of the Casebook marks another important step by the SSE in putting sustainability principles into practice and advancing the "five major areas" of finance. Looking ahead, the SSE will continue to improve its framework of sustainability disclosure rules, expand sustainable investment and financing, and strengthen capacity building for listed companies. The aim is to help more listed companies connect stakeholders through responsible governance, engage with communities through locally rooted actions, and achieve mutual success by continuously creating value. Through open cooperation, a more resilient and caring model of globalization can thus be forged.

Thriving Together: A Casebook of ESG Practice by SSE-listed Companies Going Global