30•60 Responsible Future｜The 16th International CSR Forum held

In recent years, ESG has become a hot topic in capital market and financial market.
 

Yin Gefei, Founder and Chief Expert of GoldenBee, Deputy Secretary-General of ISO 26000 Stakeholder Global Network (ISO 26000 SGN), analyzed the four mechanisms in the CSR era, and proposed that ESG will enhance the awareness of risks and opportunities in social responsibility, provide a new action framework of social responsibility, quantify the performance of social responsibility in investment and financing, and highlight G (Governance) in social responsibility. This may set off a new wave of corporate social responsibility development.
 

CSR has always been the key to promote the sustainable corporate development. In recent years, there is a global trend that CSR is undergoing the transition from voluntary mode to mandatory mode.
 

Experts and scholars from Europe, Japan and the United States share their views through videos 
 

The information shared by experts and representatives from Europe, Japan and the United States showed that the consensus and requirements of EU’s green deal, strengthened CSR information disclosure, digital transformation and integration of SDGs into corporate strategies are promoting and helping the more flexible corporate development strategies and priorities.
 

 

Guan Zhusun, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, GoldenBee CSR Consulting
 

Under the background of the COVID-19 pandemic, the goals of carbon peak and carbon neutrality and the decisive victory of poverty alleviation, the composite index of CSR in China has shown some new characteristics although it dropped slightly.

 

The founding disclosed in the GoldenBee China CSR Index Report 2020 released by Guan Zhu, indicates that, 

- The CSR composite index of state-owned enterprises and state-controlled enterprises rose against the trend;

- The CSR composite index of electric power and engineering industries rose, while the mining, manufacturing, storage and transportation and financial industries dropped;

- Enterprises attached strategic importance to social responsibility;

- CSR leadership and daily management indicators fluctuated;

- The proportion of loss-making enterprises increased significantly, and the shareholder index decreased significantly;

- The index of customers and employees decreased;

- The supplier index developed steadily;

- The community index decreased slightly;

- The CSR information disclosure of growing enterprises needs to be strengthened;

- The case practice focuses on sustainable products / services, community and environment. 

Accordingly, the Report put forward suggestions: carry forward the social responsibility of state-owned enterprises; enhance the CSR leadership; promote the integration of social responsibility into management and operation; actively participate in rural vitalization; strengthen social responsibility information disclosure; share good CSR stories.
 

The breakout sessions of the forum focused on current hot topics, such as Sustainable Brands: a New Track for Global Competition, Approaches to Activating Stronger Corporate ESG Action, Sustainable Commercial Value of Rural Vitalization and High-Quality Development and Responsible Competitiveness.
 

New Strengths

SDG Initiative by Chinese Youth released and Biodiversity -Sustainable Art Exhibition launched