2025 marks the fifth anniversary of my country's "double carbon" goal and the first year of mandatory disclosure of ESG reports by A-share listed companies. The Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the People's Bank of China, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges have been implemented intensively. As early as 2004, Southern Metropolis Daily launched a special study on "Responsible China", focusing on the multi-dimensional manifestations of corporate social responsibility and paying tribute to innovative cases of corporate social responsibility. Over the past 20 years, Nandu has witnessed the process of ESG concepts from germination to vigorous development in China, and witnessed ESG becoming an important criterion for measuring the sustainable and high-quality development of enterprises. Integrating ESG and sustainable development concepts into the company's development strategies and operation and management activities, continuing to strengthen ecological and environmental protection, fulfill social responsibilities, and improve corporate governance is not only an obligation of listed companies, but also a reference for all market-oriented enterprises to improve corporate governance capabilities, competitiveness, and innovation capabilities. In order to further promote the development of the economy in a green and high-quality direction and promote corporate ESG innovation practices, Southern Metropolis Daily launched the "2025 ESG Sustainable Development Innovation Case Collection" activity to extensively collect outstanding practical cases of enterprises in the ESG field and showcase enterprises 'innovation achievements in the fields of environment, society, and governance are divided into 12 topics.

This solicitation is open to A-share, Hong Kong-listed companies and non-listed companies that are interested in disclosing ESG reports or sustainability reports. It focuses on catering chains, food fast-moving consumer products, fashion consumption, finance, Internet, new energy and other industries, aiming to explore unique ESG innovation practices with China characteristics. The "Sustainable Innovation Laboratory" research group of Southern Metropolis Daily will join forces with Fuguo ESG Research Institute of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and Miaoying Technology to comprehensively evaluate the "ESG Innovation Cases of the Year","Good Sustainable Life Things of the Year","ESG Pioneers of the Year" and "Environmental Friendly Pioneer Enterprise","Green Finance Benchmark of the Year","Outstanding Employer of Social Contribution of the Year", and "Benchmark of Compliance Governance of the Year". Miaoying Technology provided exclusive data support for this selection. From now until October 20, companies are welcome to sign up and submit ESG innovation practice cases. The "Sustainable Innovation Laboratory" research group will organize a professional review committee to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the submitted cases. In late November, Southern Metropolis Daily will hold the 2025 Sustainable Development Innovation Ecology Conference in Shanghai, announce the shortlist and award honors to the final shortlisted cases, and release think tank research results such as the "2025 ESG Sustainable Development Innovation Development Report". declaration requirements

1. Each registered company can choose to submit cases in up to two directions. ① The description of the application dossier is presented in word document format, and each article shall not exceed 2000 words. If there are relevant schematic drawings, photos, etc., they can be inserted in the document accordingly. There should be no more than 4 pictures in each application dossier. ② Each application document provides a summary and refinement of no more than 200 words, including main practices, characteristic experiences and outstanding results (used for summary and display of later cases).③ If there are pictures included in the data, please put all the original pictures into a compressed package and submit them.
2. The content of the case requires clear themes and focus on practice, including: (1) Main practices and experiences; (2) Encourage quantitative description of the results achieved; (3) Experience summary and enlightenment.
3. Case practice should have: (1) Effectiveness: The practices and measures of registered enterprises have played a relatively prominent role in practice and achieved obvious results. (2) Demonstrative: The practices and measures of registered enterprises represent leading practices in the industry and have certain influence and demonstration role. (3) Innovation: The practices and measures of registered companies are unique and innovative, and can include innovation in management methods, technology or path innovation, etc. (4) Promotability: The practices and measures of the registered enterprise have reference significance and promotion value for other companies in the industry.