On May 11, 2022, The release ceremonies of "Webcasting with ESG" and "Low-Carbon-Healthy Enterprise ESG Evaluation Index System" co-sponsored by the International WELL Building Research Institute (IWBI), the International Institute of Green Finance (IIGF) of the Central University of Finance and Economics, the Well Habitat Laboratory, and Beijing ZhongJianXie Certification Centre (JCC) were successfully held online. Professor Wang Yao, Dean of IIGF, Wang Haishan, Chief Expert and Chairman of JCC, and Simon She, President of Delos & IWBI China attended the meeting and delivered speeches. Lin Han, head of Well Habitat Laboratory, and Wei Jianxun, technical director of green and low-carbon business of JCC, delivered keynote speeches on topics such as ESG and green building, and introduced in detail the "Low-Carbon-Healthy Enterprise ESG" jointly developed by the three parties. Evaluation System".
Professor Wang Yao shared the impact of ESG on the financial market and the value of enterprises. She pointed out that ESG can supplement corporate non-financial information for the financial market and improve market transparency; good ESG performance can enhance company value. At present, Chinese regulators are gradually carrying out policy development steps to make ESG information disclosure mandatory, and the mandatory ESG information disclosure will become an inevitable trend. The "Low-Carbon-Healthy Enterprise ESG Evaluation Index System" builds a low-carbon-healthy ESG system with Chinese characteristics based on the local and international standards, and deeply quantifies the greenhouse gases directly or indirectly emitted by enterprises in all aspects of social and production activities. Corporate carbon accounting and disclosure, and further enhance the health and well-being of all space users by creating healthy building spaces and healthy communities.
Dr. Wang Haishan pointed out in his speech that finding a balance between low-carbon development and healthy living is an important opportunity for the upstream and downstream of the engineering and construction industry. challenge. At present, the renovation and design of low-carbon and livable buildings need to invest a lot of money. The "Low-Carbon-Healthy Enterprise ESG Evaluation Index System" can establish an important trustworthy mechanism for the market, realize data disclosure through the verification of carbon assets of buildings, and introduce national certification and testing mechanisms, thereby enhancing the construction industry's ESG performance. In terms of performance, improve the overall corporate credit level, and help the construction industry to carry out low-carbon transformation of investment and financing.
Simon She expressed his insights on the global ESG investment trend. He said that the industry trends in the market in recent years show that the integration of health, low carbon and ESG is an inevitable trend of the times and a new trend of ESG investment philosophy. With the global pandemic of COVID-19, the linkages between population health and the economy have been highlighted like never before. Investing in health means investing in a business's best resources—that is, paying attention to the people in the business. The global market is paying more and more attention to the importance of human health in enterprises and the impact of health on the world economy, and investment strategies will also focus on this direction in the future. Health, once considered the invisible H in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting, is now a key part of underpinning all ESG and will play a key role in companies assessing where to invest in the future. The future of investing is in health invest. In addition, he also expressed his expectation for the "Healthy Habitat and ESG Webcast Series" co-hosted by the four parties in the future, "I hope we can continue to work together in the future, deeply cultivate the health industry chain and industry heritage, and explore the integration and development of the industry and the ESG field. new path."
In the first class of "Healthy Habitat and ESG Webcast Series" in 2022, the two co-organizers of the webcast series: Well Habitat Lab and the International Institute of Green Finance of Central University of Finance and Economics jointly researched and developed independently. The three co-organizers of the broadcast series:GFIR, Well Habitat Laboratory and JCC jointly promote the "Low-Carbon-Healthy Enterprise ESG Evaluation Index System", which jointly promotes industry application practices. The indicator system brings together the efforts of the tripartite partners, and is also the major action of the tripartite in the field of ESG this year.
Introduction to "Low-Carbon-Healthy Enterprise ESG Evaluation Index System"
This system is a system for evaluating the ESG performance of enterprises. The core focus is on low carbon and health. It integrates different fields such as green finance, building science, healthy living, and low-carbon emission reduction to complete the integration of the entire evaluation system. through. She believes that in the context of the dual carbon goals and Healthy China 2030, the birth of this evaluation index system has important strategic significance, and pays more attention to the carbon emissions of enterprises in daily operations and the performance level of healthy living. Emphasizing the creation of a sustainable non-financial performance and promoting companies to pay more attention to environmental contributions, energy consumption, employee health and other aspects will have a profound impact on the long-term value of the company. Ms. Lin Han introduced the specific quantitative methods in detail and took Taigu Real Estate as a case, and made a special interpretation and analysis of health finance.
——Lin Han, Vice President of Delos China & Head of Well Habitat Lab
Carbon Verification in "Low-Carbon-Healthy Enterprise ESG Index Evaluation System"
Wei Jianxun made a special sharing on "Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Helping the Development of Low-Carbon-Healthy Buildings", and analyzed the current situation of carbon emissions of buildings in my country, the construction ideas of low-carbon-healthy buildings, and the accounting of carbon emissions of buildings. He pointed out that at present, my country's construction sector is characterized by large carbon emissions, wide coverage and arduous emission reduction tasks. With the gradual improvement of people's pursuit of living comfort, reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions in the construction industry will face huge challenges. challenge. In addition, Mr. Wei also introduced the characteristics, elements and four process methods of low-carbon-healthy buildings, and technical content such as building carbon emission accounting.
——Wei Jianxun, Technical Director of Green and Low-Carbon Business of Beijing China Construction Association Certification Center
At the end of the event, all leaders and guests watched the short video online of "Signing Ceremony of Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement on Low-Carbon-Healthy Enterprise ESG Evaluation and Carbon Evaluation Report". The host announced the first batch of pilot units of the "Low-Carbon-Healthy Enterprise ESG Evaluation Index System", namely: Sino-Ocean Group Holdings Co., Ltd., China Life Property Insurance Co., Ltd., Century Jinyuan Investment Group Co., Ltd., and Contemporary Energy-saving Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Congratulations on the official release of the "Low-Carbon-Healthy Enterprise ESG Evaluation Index System", we believe that this initiative will build a bridge between the healthy living industry and the ESG field of global concern, and stimulate enterprises and organizations to invest in healthy living , further enhancing the health and well-being of all space users by creating healthy buildings and communities. I also look forward to the first batch of pilot enterprises to have a wonderful collision with the "Low-Carbon-Healthy Enterprise ESG Evaluation Index System" in the future, and I also look forward to them shining brightly in the ESG field, going further and better! JCC will also continue to strengthen cooperation with all parties, and look forward to meeting you in the "Healthy Habitat and ESG Webcast Series" class next time!
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At the end of 2020, the IWBI Asia team established the IWBI Asia ESG Task Force to specifically explore how efforts and achievements in the field of healthy living can present their value in terms of environmental, social responsibility and corporate governance (ESG). IWBI and Well Habitat Lab jointly launched the "Healthy Habitat and ESG Webcast Series" class in 2021, inviting experts and representatives from different fields to interpret domestic and foreign policies and ESG industry development trends from different dimensions and perspectives.
The late sun is beautiful, and the spring breeze is fragrant. In the spring of 2022, the "Healthy Habitat and ESG Webcast Series" will start again. As the co-sponsor, JCC will explore the journey of healthy Habitat and ESG with you.
"Healthy Habitat and ESG Webcast Series" 2022
The 2022 "Healthy Habitat and ESG Webcast Series" will be co-hosted by IWBI, Well Habitat Lab, the International Institute of Green Finance of Central University of Finance and Economics, and the Beijing China Construction Association Certification Center to create a more professional and diversified Webcast class.