ICBC released 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility (ESG) Report (“the Report”) on 27 March 2018. This is the 11th consecutive year the Bank published such report since 2007. KPMG Huazhen LLP performed assurance procedures on the Report.

The Report combines the Bank’s performance of social responsibilities with its vision of “Build a world-class and modern financial enterprise with global competitiveness by adhering to the principles of‘delivering excellence, sticking to our founding mission, customers' favourite, leading in innovation, security and prudence, and people-oriented’”, based on which a main framework was developed. Meanwhile, with reference to the latest regulatory requirements of SSE and HKEx and based on such social hot-spot issues as supply-side reform, inclusive finance, green finance and poverty relief through finance, the Report stresses efforts made by the Bank in creating value, corporate governance, serving the real economy, implementing national strategies, developing inclusive finance, practicing green finance, targeted poverty relief through finance, building a satisfactory bank, furthering product innovation, protecting customers’ rights and interests and dedicating to people-oriented development as well as future prospects…