1、01ESG Survey Report for Asset Owners(2023)ESG Survey Report for Asset Owners(2023)is based on a survey,jointly conducted by China Sustainable Investment Forum(China SIF),SynTao Green Finance and China Southern Asset Management,on asset owners practice of engagement and stewardship in China.More than
2、 50 Chinese and offshore asset owners have responded to the questionnaire,covering sovereign funds,pension funds,insurers,banks and their wealth management subsidiaries,family offices,and many other types of financial institutions,with more than US$2.9 trillion in assets under management(AUM).Stewar
3、dship,also known as active ownership,refers to the use of influence by institutional investors to fulfil their fiduciary duties and exercise active ownership to maximise the long-term value of the portfolio company as a whole,including the value of shared economic,social and environmentalassets.Enga
4、gement is one of the main tools used in stewardship and refers to the communication between investors and current or potential investees to enhance the ESG practices of the portfolio companies.For asset owners,stewardship is an important initiative to influence change in the real economy through gre
5、en finance,and also a fiduciary duty and responsibility to fulfil.By analysing asset owners awareness and practices of engagement and stewardship,implementing engagement and stewardship in China,and stewardship requirement for asset managers,this report provides a reference for the market to underst
6、and the attitudes and needs of asset owners for engagement and stewardship in China.We would like to express our gratitude for the valuable support extended by the following organisationsthroughout the questionnaire distribution process:EuroSIF,UK SIF,NorSIF,SWESIF,Climate Bonds Initiative(CBI),AIGC