Translator：Wang Qiyu

On the afternoon of September 20, 2023, the "ESG Legal Products Launch and ESG Ecosystem Practice Sharing Seminar" was smoothly held at the Shanghai Landing Law Offices' Equality Conference Room. Shanghai Landing Law Offices, along with Jinluliangyan Video and Weibo accounts and the CarbonSmart City platform, simultaneously conducted online broadcasting.

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Official Launch of Landing ESG Compliance Legal Services Manual

Ms. Wang Libo, partner at Shanghai Landing Law Offices and head of the ESG business, provided a detailed introduction to the background of Landing ESG compliance legal services, international ESG policies and trends, as well as the six key aspects of how ESG compliance can help companies create value, including top-line revenue growth, enhanced strategic flexibility, optimized allocation and increased asset value, talent attraction and retention, and cost reduction and efficiency improvement.

During this event, Landing unveiled five major ESG compliance legal service products:

- ESG Investment and Financing Due Diligence Specialized Services: Aimed at optimizing the quality of due diligence for companies/projects across environmental, social, and governance dimensions to assist in risk quantification, value assessment, and decision-making.

- ESG Compliance Governance Specialized Legal Services: Geared towards helping companies establish an ESG compliance governance system, continuously optimize ESG compliance management, enhance sustainable development capabilities, and improve ESG performance.

- ESG Crisis Event Handling Specialized Legal Services: Designed to provide comprehensive legal services, both litigation and non-litigation, for companies facing violations in environmental, social, or governance disclosure or potential violations that may lead to media exposure, litigation, or administrative penalties.

- ESG Report, Attestation, and Rating Optimization Services: Offering comprehensive services for companies to produce ESG reports, conduct ESG attestation, and optimize ESG rating performance.

- ESG Supply Chain Compliance Specialized Services: Providing ESG compliance services for Chinese supply chain companies establishing or planning supplier relationships with the European Union or facing ESG audits by lead companies in Southeast Asia, India, and other regions.

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Establishment of the ESG Ecosystem and Launch of Customized Enterprise ESG Training Products

Customized Enterprise ESG Training

ESG Ecosystem Alliance partners will collaborate with industry associations, ESG rating agencies, financial institutions, industry experts, and more to offer customized, combinable, and modular ESG training services for enterprises. This includes specialized training in enterprise carbon asset management, green and low-carbon senior management talent, sustainable development strategies, and green business capabilities, as well as training in green loans, subsidies policy interpretation for enterprises, ESG information disclosure and management, green supply chain management, and specialized ESG legal compliance training.

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ESG Practice Sharing by Alliance Member Partners

Ms. Zhou Yan, a partner at Gan Zhicheng Certified Public Accountants, Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), Member of the Chartered Management Institute (MCMI), and Certified Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) from the United States, delivered a keynote speech. She emphasized that ESG reporting and attestation are integral components of corporate financial and tax management, and assisting companies in benchmarking against industry models through ESG training is an effective approach.

Ms. Tang Yanqi, Global Carbon Forum Director, Co-founder of CarbonSmart City Technology, and expert in LCA Green Supply Chain Management and Carbon Inclusive Mechanisms, delivered a keynote speech titled "Enterprise Carbon Asset Management and Value Realization." She pointed out that with the introduction of the "3060" dual-carbon goals, carbon neutrality in China involves not just carbon emissions reduction but, more importantly, the upgrade of all industries. "Everything can be carbon-neutral," and the ESG era has arrived, fundamentally transforming the underlying logic of enterprise value creation. Therefore, it is essential to focus on value realization when considering ESG, particularly one of the core issues, carbon asset management. The future of ESG is here.

Ms. Chen Yining, CEO of GovLaw United Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd., and CEO of Shanghai Jiwei Sunshine Public Relations Consultants Co., Ltd., delivered a speech. She pointed out that in the process of corporate management, the details are often overlooked, ultimately leading to various public relations issues. ESG management is at the core of enterprises, and ESG is no longer a trend but a must for companies.

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Offline Exchange and Launch of the ESG Studio

After the live broadcast, Liu Yixing, Global Director of Landing Global Management Committee, Zhang Yijun, Senior Partner at Shanghai Landing Law Offices, and alliance member partners engaged in offline discussions. They discussed the prospects of ESG business development, collaboration models, and operational details. Following the exchange, Landing, Gan Zhicheng, and Zhuofude ESG Studio were officially established, and all participants took a group photo to commemorate the occasion.