GUOTAI JUNAN INTERNATIONAL RELEASES 2021 ESG REPORT

KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 (Bernama) -- Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited (Guotai Junan International, the Company or the Group) has released the 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report.

According to a statement, in 2021, global issuers and investors were increasingly paying attention to ESG investing and financing, resulting in the emergence of a thriving green and sustainable finance market. And the enterprises across various industry sectors were taking on the challenge of decarbonisation.

During the year, the Group adhered to the green operating philosophy including “Finance for the Good” and “Finance for the People” established by the parent company, Guotai Junan Securities Co Ltd, and integrated sustainable development into daily operations.

These are to ensure employees’ safety, while providing high-quality and responsible financial products and services to help the clients, business partners and the whole society move towards a zero-carbon economy.

The summary of the report includes energy saving and emission reduction with the Company's greenhouse gas(GHG) emission comprehensively dropping in 2021; collaborative efforts to combat COVID-19 with two doses vaccination rate of nearly 96 per cent; and, integrating ESG factors into the decision-making process and practising responsible investment and active ownership.

According to the report, Guotai Junan International continued to prioritise the conservation of energy and resources and fully implement the emission reduction strategy in 2021, while also incorporated ESG factors into the Group’s Risk Framework as well as the policies and strategies of the front-line businesses.

In 2021, Guotai Junan International implemented a number of virus prevention measures to combat COVID-19. To protect the health and safety of employees, the Company timely applied work shifts and the ‘minimum-scale office model’ and arranged a division of labour and cooperation among employees to ensure effective and stable operation.

In the future, the Company will continue to focus on strengthening its group-wide ESG management and implementation of sustainable development strategies, increase investment in environmental protection and energy conservation, and, enhance corporate governance, among others.

More details at https://www.gtjai.com.

-- BERNAMA