2025

The industrialization and implementation of green technologies rely on the resource integration and capital empowerment provided by professional platforms. Recently, the Asia-Pacific ESG Strategy Research Institute (APESG) successfully facilitated a strategic investment partnership between Zhejiang Huanyu Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as “Huanyu Technology”) and Hong Kong-listed company High Fashion Group (stock code: 00608.HK). This collaboration not only injected crucial industrial capital into the commercialization of Huanyu Technology’s core technologies but also leveraged High Fashion Group’s global network to establish an international pathway for its original green dyeing technologies. This achievement has also garnered attention and coverage from CCTV’s Industrial Spirit program.

On December 13, 2025, the 15th International Roundtable Conference of Multinational Corporations’ Leaders was grandly convened in Changping, Beijing. Hosted by the China International Council for the Promotion of Multinational Corporations (CICPMC), this year’s conference, themed “An Open China and the World,” brought together hundreds of representatives from Fortune Global 500 companies, international organizations, and foreign institutions in China. They jointly explored opportunities for transnational cooperation during China’s modernization drive in the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, injecting new momentum into building an open world economy.

Recently, the 40th Anniversary Dinner of the Hong Kong Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology (HKAAST) and the International Academic Seminar on the Institute of ESG and New Quality Productive Forces were grandly held in Hong Kong. Joseph Mak, Dean of the Asia-Pacific ESG Strategy Research Institute (APESG) and Chairman of the International Association for Sustainable Economy (IASE) China Chapter , was invited to attend this grand event as a keynote speaker. With the theme “ESG Talent: The Sustainable Engine of New Quality Productive Forces”, he delivered a keynote speech that deeply analyzed the inherent synergistic logic between new quality productive forces and ESG, systematically elaborated on the core supporting role of talent in the green transformation of industries, and introduced the practical path and value of the IASE international certification system in cultivating interdisciplinary talents.

On October 28th, the “2025 Global ESG Future Talent Gala & Inaugural Ceremony of IASE China Chapter,” hosted by the International Association for Sustainable Economy (IASE) China Chapter and Exponential Education (China), an international academic and educational innovation platform, and co-organized by the Asia-Pacific ESG Strategy Research Institute and the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce (Qianhai), was successfully held in Qianhai, Shenzhen. The IASE China Chapter was officially established at the meeting. With “Linking International Standards and Cultivating Local ESG Talent” as its core focus, the event brought together nearly 150 guests, including policymakers, academic experts, business leaders, and young talents, to discuss key issues such as ESG talent cultivation, localization of international standards, and green transformation of enterprises, injecting new momentum into the construction of China’s ESG talent system.

On September 22nd, the awards ceremony for the Sixth Greater Bay Area Outstanding Young Entrepreneur Selection was held simultaneously in Hong Kong, Macau, and Shenzhen, China.

On August 19, 2025, the 2025 International Green Build Conference (IGBC) officially opened in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. With the theme “Adaptation Through Sustainable Innovation,” this edition of the congress was co-hosted by GreenRE and REHDA Institute and attracted exhibitor representatives from multiple countries including ASEAN nations, the UK, China, and Singapore.

The Asia-Pacific ESG Strategy Research Institute (APESG) participated in this conference as a Chinese exhibitor, jointly exploring the cutting-edge development and innovative practices in green building.

On August 15, the “Hong Kong Express Trip: Greater Bay Area Biomedicine Enterprises Exchange Visit to Hong Kong” event, organized by the Shenzhen Qianhai Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce, was successfully completed. An exchange delegation of over 30 representatives—including biomedicine enterprise representatives from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, representatives from the Qianhai Administration, business associations, APESG, and professional institutions—conducted a one-day in-depth visit and exchange in Hong Kong.

In 2025, the Asia-Pacific ESG Strategy Research Institute (APESG)’s mainland subsidiary – Shenzhen Liansheng Sustainable Science Research Co., Ltd. – officially became a member of the Shenzhen Green Exchange.

As global ESG investment scales surge towards the $50 trillion mark, the policy engine of the Chinese market is accelerating. During this year’s Two Sessions, the Government Work Report clearly stated the need to expedite the development of a green and low-carbon economy, improve the green financial standards system, and promote the deep integration of ESG with the real economy.

Amid the wave of globalization, the Middle East market has emerged as a trillion-dollar blue ocean full of immense potential, drawing the attention of enterprises worldwide. Recently, the “Middle East Market Strategy Forum,” hosted by Yande International and co-organized by the Asia-Pacific Institute for Sustainable Development Strategies (APESG), concluded successfully in Shenzhen. The forum brought together over 180 representatives from various sectors, including policy, taxation, law, listed companies, and overseas enterprises, to explore new opportunities in Middle Eastern trade and illuminate the path of international development for businesses.