CISI FIN’s 2025 ESG Report Highlights HK$107 Billion Green Bond Underwriting and Strengthened Risk Controls

Bulletin Express
Mar 31

China Industrial Securities International Financial Group Limited (CISI FIN) released its 2025 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, detailing expanded sustainable-finance activity, tightened risk-management frameworks and lower carbon-intensity metrics.

Key financial and sustainable-finance metrics • Green and sustainable bond underwriting totalled 59 issuances, mobilising HK$107.00 billion; all bonds underwritten against a HK$5.00 billion internal target were labelled green (HK$3.21 billion achieved). • Offshore bond services for Chinese issuers reached 226 transactions, raising HK$16.04 billion. • Equity services comprised 14 Hong Kong listings (one sponsorship, 13 underwritings). • Asset-management and proprietary desks invested HK$1.28 billion and HK$1.05 billion respectively in sustainable bonds; portfolio-level ESG product revenue was HK$5.00 million.

Operational governance and risk controls • The Board, ESG Committee and ESG Working Team held a combined four meetings on ESG matters; 25 risk-management policies were revised. • Five Risk Management Committee sessions and 11 internal-control line meetings were convened; annual risk appetite, limits and authorisations were issued. • No cases of bribery, corruption, or data-privacy breaches were recorded; no customer complaints were received during the year.

Human-capital development • Headcount stood at 191 (106 male, 85 female); training coverage reached 100 %, averaging 34.76 hours per employee. • Promotion rate was 14.36 %, with 56.91 % of staff receiving fixed-salary increases.

Environmental performance • Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse-gas emissions were 220.62 tCO₂e, equal to 0.06 tCO₂e per square metre—a 14.29 % reduction from the 2021 base year. • Electricity intensity was 94.59 kWh per square metre, broadly flat year-on-year. • Toner-cartridge recycling reached 40 units; paper use fell to 1.18 tonnes after expanded “Follow-You” printing and OA digital workflows.

Community and recognition • Social-welfare spending totalled HK$42,660.98 with 187 employee volunteers participating in charitable initiatives. • CISI FIN received the “Outstanding Award for Green and Sustainable Bond Lead Manager” at the Hong Kong Green and Sustainable Finance Awards 2025, alongside multiple industry accolades for investor relations and wealth-management service quality.

Strategic outlook The Board reaffirmed plans to link executive variable compensation to climate targets, deepen climate-risk integration across investment processes and pursue further growth in green-finance mandates to reinforce CISI FIN’s competitive positioning in Hong Kong’s evolving sustainable-finance landscape.

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