China Merchants Securities Co., Ltd. (CMSC) published its tenth consecutive Sustainability Report, detailing 2025 progress across environmental, social and governance (ESG) pillars.

Key highlights

1. Strategy and governance • The board-level Strategy and Sustainability Committee oversees ESG, supported by a group-wide governance framework. • Four mission areas—sustainable capital, low-carbon transition, technological empowerment and social well-being—anchor all initiatives.

2. Green finance acceleration • Green bond underwriting reached RMB 18.11 billion, up 9.00% year-on-year. • Thirteen technology-oriented equity financings raised RMB 22.66 billion; underwriting amounted to RMB 11.30 billion, a 39.00% increase. • CMSC Asset Management invested RMB 1.91 billion in green bonds, while Zhiyuan Capital’s green-field investments totalled RMB 2.15 billion. • Climate-related scenario analysis indicates potential loss from transition risk remains below 0.30% of net assets in all modelled cases.

3. Digital and AI deployment • “AI-driven securities firm” strategy rolled out across five application clusters; R&D investment reached RMB 1.91 billion, 7.64% of revenue. • AI assistants “Zhao Xiao Gu,” “Zhao Xiao Shu” and “Zhao Xiao Ju” launched, enhancing wealth advisory, internal operations and customer support. • The cloud-native core trading system won multiple fintech awards, including the People’s Bank of China Financial Technology Development Award (Second Prize).

4. Operational footprint • Scope 1+2 greenhouse-gas emissions totalled 22,750.61 tCO₂e; per-capita electricity use at headquarters fell 37.26% from the 2019 baseline, achieving the 2% reduction target well ahead of plan. • Total gasoline consumption declined 34.73% year-on-year.

5. Social impact • Inclusive-finance initiatives supported 665 “Gazelle Incubator” SMEs and delivered RMB 37.79 billion in rural-revitalisation and inclusive bond underwriting. • Investor-education outreach covered 44.39 million person-interactions; overall customer-satisfaction rate remained high at 99.78%. • Total donations via the Shenzhen CMS Charitable Foundation reached RMB 28.72 million; volunteer services logged 1,799 hours.

6. Workforce development • Headcount stood at 12,792, with female employees accounting for 43.8%. • Training coverage hit 100%, averaging 38.78 hours per employee; integrity training reached full participation across all staff and directors. • An employee stock-ownership plan now covers 213 core staff, holding 8.32 million A-shares.

7. Compliance and integrity • No major violations recorded in anti-money-laundering, anti-corruption or unfair-competition areas. • All suppliers (100%) signed anti-bribery clauses.

CMSC plans to maintain its ESG momentum by deepening green-finance offerings, advancing AI applications and tightening climate-risk management to support China’s dual-carbon goals and its own long-term value creation.