香港上市公司ESG价值核算报告（2025）-香港公司治理公会

Core Insights - The report highlights the acceleration of global ESG value accounting standardization, with Hong Kong establishing a sustainable disclosure framework based on ISSB standards, aiming to enhance the quality of ESG disclosures among listed companies [1][15][24]. ESG Value Accounting Framework - The report constructs a framework for ESG net value and ESG risk opportunity value, utilizing a six-step process to monetize nine common issues and nine industry-specific issues [2][10]. - In 2024, 1,235 Hong Kong listed companies are identified as having a positive ESG net impact, representing 48.37% of the total, with notable performance in sectors like banking and defense [2][10]. - The quality of ESG disclosures has improved significantly, with the number of companies publishing ESG reports increasing from 1,657 in 2018 to 2,541 in 2025, and the disclosure rate across 31 primary industries exceeding 84% [1][45]. Investment Applications of ESG Value Accounting - ESG value accounting demonstrates significant application value in investment, with factor tests indicating that ESG net value and unit revenue ESG net value factors have an IC mean close to or exceeding 2%, showing strong predictive power for stock returns [2][10]. - An ESG net value and risk opportunity value-enhanced index based on Hang Seng Index constituents has shown positive cumulative excess returns from 2018 to 2025, indicating the effectiveness of positive screening strategies [2][10]. Corporate Applications of ESG Reporting - ESG reports are becoming the "fourth financial statement," providing quantitative support for dual materiality analysis, helping companies identify core issues, optimize resource allocation, and enhance disclosure transparency [2][10]. - The report emphasizes that ESG value accounting can be integrated into DCF valuation models, improving corporate value assessment by incorporating ESG risk opportunity values and net values [2][10]. Future Outlook - The report anticipates that ESG value accounting will play a multidimensional role in advancing corporate ESG management from compliance to value creation, providing comparable quantitative bases for sustainable investment [3][24]. - ESG value accounting is expected to be deeply embedded in financial institutions' credit approval and asset management processes, further solidifying Hong Kong's position as a sustainable finance hub [3][24].