地球正處于第六次物種大滅絕時期。據科學家估算，自工業革命以來，地球物種滅絕的速度超出自然滅絕率數百倍至千倍。根據國際自然保護聯盟統計，自1500年以來，大約有超過800個已知物種滅絕。如今，更多物種瀕臨滅絕，令全球生物多樣性面臨嚴重威脅。
探究寧夏葡萄酒産業的ESG實踐
宁夏贺兰山东麓地区，依托其独特的气候和土壤条件，近年来成为中国最大的连片酒庄葡萄酒产区。截至2023年底，宁夏产区已建成130家酒庄，另外正兴建的酒庄亦有110多家。酿酒葡萄种植面积超过60万亩，占全国近40%；年产葡萄酒达1.4亿瓶，占国产酒庄酒酿造总量的近半。2011年以来，贺兰山东麓的葡萄酒在国际大赛中屡获殊荣，远销至40多个国家和地区，进一步增强中国葡萄酒在国际市场的竞争力。
Mutual Funds’ Strategic Voting on Environmental and Social Issues
Do Environmental and Social funds vote the way they talk? Do they walk the walk or only talk the talk? Every year, around March-April, asset managers like BlackRock, Vanguard or Fidelity vote on behalf of their millions of funds investors in thousands of proposals at their portfolio companies. In recent years, their votes on environmental and social proposals have taken the spotlight. Indeed, the extent to which these managers support environmental and social proposals is an important factor in the debate concerning the impact of institutional investors on firms’ attitudes towards ES issues. It is equally relevant to efforts by the SEC and other regulatory agencies to encourage institutional engagement and tackle concerns over greenwashing.