Orient Securities Completes 2021-2025 Sustainability Plan, ESG Rating Upgraded to AAA
Orient Securities announced the completion of its 2021-2025 sustainability development plan, covering governance, economy, environment, and society. The company channeled over RMB 600 billion into sustainable areas, exceeding its RMB 450 billion target, and achieved operational carbon neutrality in 2025. Public welfare spending reached RMB 143.39 million, surpassing the RMB 100 million goal, with employee volunteer coverage at 34.52% against a 30% target. MSCI upgraded its ESG rating to AAA.
Orient Securities released its sustainability development plan in 2021, based on the 14th Five-Year Plan and the dual carbon goals. The plan was implemented in three phases: 2021-2022 as the layout period, 2023-2024 as the comprehensive advancement period, and 2025 as the target sprint period. By the end of 2025, all set targets under the plan had been completed on schedule, covering governance, economy, environment, and society.
In governance, the company established a sustainability governance system spanning the decision-making, management, and execution levels. In 2025, the board's strategy committee was upgraded to the Strategy and Sustainability Committee to strengthen strategic leadership and oversight. The company also formulated the ESG Risk Management Measures and the ESG Due Diligence Guidelines, integrating ESG factors into its comprehensive risk management system.
In the economic sphere, the plan aimed to channel RMB 450 billion into sustainable development through investment and financing activities, with sustainable investment and financing growing at an average annual rate of no less than 9%. By the end of 2025, the company had cumulatively directed over RMB 600 billion toward green, low-carbon, and rural revitalization areas, exceeding the target. It published the Responsible Investment Statement and the Statement on Exercising Voting Rights, advancing responsible investment strategies such as negative screening and positive screening.
In green operations, the company set goals in 2021 to achieve operational carbon neutrality by 2025 and net-zero emissions for its investment portfolio by 2060. In 2025, the company achieved operational carbon neutrality by purchasing and retiring green electricity certificates, as well as purchasing and canceling national certified emission reductions, Shanghai carbon inclusive Class I emission reductions, and international voluntary emission reductions. Daily operations included energy management, paperless offices, and green data center initiatives.
In the social sphere, the plan targeted public welfare spending exceeding RMB 100 million from 2021 to 2025 and employee volunteer coverage of 30%. By the end of 2025, the company and its subsidiaries had invested RMB 143.39 million in public welfare, with employee volunteer coverage reaching 34.52%, both exceeding targets.
The company's ESG performance has gained external recognition. Its MSCI ESG rating was upgraded to AAA, it was consecutively included in S&P Global's Sustainability Yearbook (China Edition), and it has been listed in the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index Series for five consecutive years.