近日，香港证监会（Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission，HK SFC）宣布支持和提倡为在香港提供产品及服务的环境、社会及管治（ESG）评级和数据产品供应商，制订一套操守准则供其自愿遵守。该自愿操守准则将经由一个业界领导的工作小组制订，即香港ESG评级和数据产品供应商自愿操守准则工作小组。我会会员单位中诚信绿金作为唯一中资信用评级机构的子公司，担任工作小组成员。
香港证监会欢迎国际资本市场协会（International Capital Market Association, ICMA）担任该工作小组的秘书单位。ICMA将召集和领导该工作小组，其成员包括来自本地、内陆及其他国际ESG评级和数据产品供应商的代表，以及本地金融业的主要产品使用者。工作组第一次会议将于本月召开，并计划在3个月后对自愿操守准则进行公开意见征询。 中诚信绿金是中诚信集团旗下专业从事绿色金融领域的全资子公司，作为中国绿色金融与ESG可持续发展市场引领机构之一，始终坚持将创新研究和产品服务研发作为长期重点发展战略，中诚信绿金拥有完备的绿色债券数据库、上市公司及发债企业ESG数据库等；在区域绿色金融体系建设服务、绿色银行服务、绿色债券评估、ESG服务等方面均处市场领先地位。 2023年6月，中诚信集团旗下中诚信绿金国际有限公司正式进入香港金融管理局“绿色和可持续金融资助计划”认可外部评审机构名单，成为首家获得此资质的中资评级机构。未来，中诚信将大力推动香港地区绿色与可持续金融业务，联动内陆的团队力量和服务优势为客户在香港提供专业的离岸绿色与ESG服务。 Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HK SFC)announced to develop an ESG code of conduct yesterday, in supporting the ESG ratings and data product providers in Hong Kong. A Voluntary Code of Conduct Working Group (VCWG) will be convened, aiming to develop and promote a globally consistent, interoperable, and proportionate voluntary code of conduct for ESG ratings and data product providers providing products and/or services in Hong Kong (VCoC). As the only subsidiary of Chinese credit rating agency, China Chengxin Green Finance Technology (Beijing) Ltd. (CCXGF) serves as a member of the working group. The International Capital Market Association (ICMA)will serve as the Secretariat for the working group, members include representatives from local, Mainland and other international ESG rating and data product providers, as well as key product users in the local financial industry. The first meeting of VCWG will be held this month, and a public consultation on the draft of the VCoC is planned to be published three months later. CCXGF is a wholly owned subsidiary of China Chengxin International Credit Rating Co., Ltd. (the first and the largest CRA in China). As a pioneering third-party service provider that participated in the development of China’s green finance system, CCXGF maintains a complete onshore ESG bond database, and an ESG rating database that covers the entire A-share companies. CCXGF has established a leading market position in providing ESG external reviews/ certifications, ESG ratings, and related consulting services. In June 2023, CCX Green Finance International Limited was officially listed as a recognized external reviewer of HKMA’s Green and Sustainable Finance Grant Scheme, making it the first Chinese CRA subsidiary in the list. CCX group will keep on developing Hong Kong market, by leveraging the team strength and service advantages from Mainland, and providing sustainable finance/ ESG services for offshore clients. （点击”阅读原文“查看工作小组名单）
