As infrastructure and energy projects around the world are increasingly influenced by demands for sustainability, local employment opportunities, and positive community impact, the need for effective solutions to address these challenges has never been greater. This event will bring together industrial experts including companies, financiers, organisations and academics to discuss best practices, transparency, and disclosure reporting in the realm of ESG. Building on existing partnerships, the exchange will foster collaboration to support Sustainable Development Goals.

Date: Wednesday,15 January 2025

Time: 13:00-17:00
Location: Intercontinental Sanlitun

Language: Chinese and English (Simultaneous translation provided)

Note: This event opens to CBBC member only.

Agenda

13:00-13:30 Guest Registration

13:30-13:40 Welcome Remarks

• Alex Way, Counsellor, Net Zero and Sustainable Development, British Embassy Beijing

• TBC, China National Institute of Standardization

13:40-14:10 Keynote speech: ESG standards setting and standards solution

• Formulation and implementation of the ISSB Sustainable Information Disclosure Standards - Leng Bing, ISSB Member, The IFRS Foundation

• Progress of the ESG Standard Research - China National Institute of Standardization

• Sustainable international standards empower Chinese enterprises to succeed overseas - Wan Yang, Head of Sustainability Solutions, APAC region, BSI

14:10-14:30 Coffee Break

14:30-15:30 Panel discussion 1: Exchange of experience in implementing ESG standards and rules for international infrastructure

Moderator: 

• Philip Vernon, Head of Economic Development, British Embassy

Panellists:

• Samon Sun, Senior Associate, Pinsent Masons

• Paulo Lopes, China Country Head and Director, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

• Jocelyn Guo , China Outward Foreign Direct Investment Manager , Arup 

• Steven Zha, Head of Renewable Technology Department, UK Innovation Center, CRRC Zhuzhou Institute Co., LTD

• TBC

15:30-15:50 Coffee Break

15:50-16:50 Panel discussion 2: ESG investment practices and standardisation needs

Moderator: 

• China National Institute of Standardization

Panellists ：

• Ni Qing, Partner, Markets Leader, ESG, PwC

• Ma Jinting, Senior Project Officer, Capital Markets, CDP

• Yuan Yuan, SVP Climate Change, Corporate Sustainability, HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited 

• Liu Yifang, Director, Sustainability Standards Research Center, Central University of Finance and Economics

• Zhao Wang, Senior Expert, Carbon Neutrality Industry Intellectual Property Operation Center, China Three Gorges Corporation