On October 20, the “2026 Sustainable Global Leaders Conference” was held in Shanghai. Liu Zhihui, president of Societe Generale Securities, said that with economic and social development, ESG has long gone beyond the scope of simple social responsibility and has become one of the core indicators for judging the long-term value and development of enterprises. Enterprises that lack ESG governance capabilities will face higher thresholds in terms of financing costs, market valuation, and long-term capital acquisition. This is where the value of the securities industry lies. It can not only help enterprises finance money, but also help enterprises go a long way to forge resilience through the cycle. Liu Zhihui said that to promote ESG capacity building, the following path can be adopted: First, assist enterprises to establish an ESG governance structure and establish a solid institutional foundation for sustainable development. The second is to help enterprises plan a path of green and low-carbon transformation, transform ESG development goals into quantifiable and discloseable business indicators, so that the results of the transformation can be recognized and reasonably priced by the capital market. The third is to push enterprises to incorporate the ESG concept into strategic decisions, seek a dynamic balance between scale expansion and steady operation, short-term profit and long-term value, and establish resilience as the DNA of the enterprise organization.

On October 20, the “2026 Sustainable Global Leaders Conference” was held in Shanghai. Liu Zhihui, president of Societe Generale Securities, said that with economic and social development, ESG has long gone beyond the scope of simple social responsibility and has become one of the core indicators for judging the long-term value and development of enterprises. Enterprises that lack ESG governance capabilities will face higher thresholds in terms of financing costs, market valuation, and long-term capital acquisition. This is where the value of the securities industry lies. It can not only help enterprises finance money, but also help enterprises go a long way to forge resilience through the cycle. Liu Zhihui said that to promote ESG capacity building, the following path can be adopted: First, assist enterprises to establish an ESG governance structure and establish a solid institutional foundation for sustainable development. The second is to help enterprises plan a path of green and low-carbon transformation, transform ESG development goals into quantifiable and discloseable business indicators, so that the results of the transformation can be recognized and reasonably priced by the capital market. The third is to push enterprises to incorporate the ESG concept into strategic decisions, seek a dynamic balance between scale expansion and steady operation, short-term profit and long-term value, and establish resilience as the DNA of the enterprise organization.