China’s postal regulator recently summoned ZTO Express for irregular operations, inconsistent service quality, and inadequate protection of couriers’ rights—issues that highlight the significant gap between the company’s ESG commitments and its real-world execution.

Meituan's ESG Performance: Rider protections are continuously enhanced, while platform governance and environmental data disclosure remain weak spots.

Everbright Securities’ MSCI ESG rating has stagnated at B for two consecutive years—despite formally compliant disclosures, weak governance execution and shallow social and environmental insights highlight the need to shift from “formal compliance” to “substantive improvement.”

Xiaomi’s 2024 ESG Report highlights its shift from compliance disclosure to strategic integration, showing progress in green manufacturing, responsible innovation, and diversified governance, while leaving room to strengthen data governance and value creation.

POP MART’s 2024 Sustainability Report highlights the company’s progress in building an IP-centered sustainability narrative, demonstrating strong integration of cultural innovation and social responsibility, while revealing the need for deeper environmental disclosure and a clearer carbon neutrality roadmap.

Zijin Mining’s 2024 Sustainability Report shows steady progress in energy transition and carbon reduction, with continuous improvement in governance and disclosure, while highlighting room for enhancement in energy efficiency, safety management, and Scope 3 emission reduction.

HKEX, together with the Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Macau carbon exchanges, signed a quadrilateral MoU to jointly advance the Greater Bay Area carbon market and green finance ecosystem.

Chinese President Xi Jinping announced at the UN Climate Summit that China will cut its net greenhouse gas emissions by 7%–10% from peak levels by 2035, marking its first absolute reduction target and underscoring its commitment to green transition and global climate governance.

Arc’teryx’s firework show with artist Cai Guoqiang on the Tibetan Plateau sparked environmental controversy, with differing domestic and international apologies fueling a PR crisis and raising questions about brand responsibility and the limits of artistic expression.