Financial Street Securities Releases 2025 ESG Report Highlighting Tech-Driven Financing, Lower Carbon Footprint and Robust Compliance

Bulletin Express
Apr 17

Financial Street Securities (01476, “the Company”) has issued its 2025 Environmental, Social & Governance Report, detailing progress from 1 January – 31 December 2025 across technology finance, green operations, human capital development and rigorous compliance.

Company & Governance • Scope: The report covers all businesses consolidated in the Group’s 2025 financial statements and follows HKEX Appendix C2 ESG Guide. • Oversight: A three-tier governance model—Board, ESG Working Group and functional departments—drives a six-pillar agenda: technology finance, green operations, employee development, rural revitalisation, compliance/AML and investor protection. • Recognition: Awards during the year include “Outstanding Financial Innovation Case” (Securities Times) and “Excellence Rating” for its Internet Investor Education Base (Inner Mongolia Securities Regulator).

Technology & Digital Finance • Capital-market access: Prioritised “specialised, sophisticated, distinctive and innovative” (SSDI) and high-tech enterprises, underwriting equity financing for pharma manufacturing and special electromechanical equipment issuers. • Debt solutions: Completed RMB1.00 billion Science & Technology Innovation Bonds, earmarking at least 70 % of proceeds for high-tech sectors such as AI infrastructure and innovative drugs. • Digitalisation: Rolled out backstage investor-education management system and upgraded 956088 hotline and online service platforms.

Green Operations & Climate Action • 2025 footprint (Hohhot HQ): Scope 1 emissions 58.70 t; Scope 2 emissions 3,282.81 t; electricity use 4.83 million kWh; water use 6,756 m³; non-hazardous waste 2.40 t. • Targets: Maintain or gradually lower energy, water, waste and GHG-intensity levels from the 2024 baselines (e.g., ≤ 329.20 kWh/m² electricity, ≤ 0.651 m³/m² water). • Measures: Paperless offices, energy-efficient lighting, centralized HVAC management, phased upgrade of 120 Xinchuang servers with efficiency controls, leak inspections and green procurement. • Biodiversity: RMB18,000 donated to Hongyan Wetland restoration; employee volunteer tree-planting undertaken.

Human Capital & Workplace • Workforce: 2,068 employees (52.5 % women); turnover 8.0 %. • Development: 213 training sessions; 100 % participation; average 33 hours per employee. • Benefits: “Five Insurances and One Fund”, enterprise annuity, annual health checks, maternity/paternity leave, targeted hardship assistance and diverse wellness programmes (sports meets, orienteering, e-sports). • Safety: Zero fatalities or lost-time injuries; full health-and-safety compliance.

Compliance, AML & Integrity • Policies: Updated 10 internal rules to align with China’s new Anti-Money Laundering Law; upgraded employee behaviour monitoring and internet access controls. • Training: Six AML sessions plus company-wide integrity courses; all staff signed compliance commitments. • Oversight: Three self-inspections and an on-site AML review by PBoC Inner Mongolia Branch completed; no material penalties, corruption cases or data-privacy breaches recorded in 2025.

Social Responsibility & Inclusive Finance • Rural revitalisation: RMB1.23 million allocated to five banners/counties in Inner Mongolia under “One Branch for One County” programme; 20 projects covering industry, livelihoods and ecology. • Disaster relief & community support: Donated RMB80,000 to flood-stricken areas; 132 schoolbags to students in need; procured RMB348,000 in local agricultural products for employee welfare.

Customer Protection & Investor Education • Complaints: 317 cases handled with 97 % resolved; hotline answered 132,741 calls with a 93.28 % pick-up rate; 571,515 customer follow-ups completed. • Investor education: National-level base ran over 200 activities, including SSE “I Am a Shareholder”, SZSE “Investor-Centric” campaign and 37 “Investor Education Enters 100 Schools” events, reaching more than 10,000 participants on- and offline.

The Board states that ESG principles are now fully embedded in strategy, with ongoing reviews against HKEX and mainland sustainability guidelines to ensure continued progress toward high-quality, responsible growth.

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