Environment
climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, deforestation/reforestation, pollution mitigation, energy efficiency and water management.
Social
employee safety and health, working conditions, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and conflicts and humanitarian crises, and is relevant in risk...
Governance
corporate governance such as preventing bribery, corruption, Diversity of Board of Directors, executive compensation, cybersecurity...
Introduction
keep operation sustainable and carry out social responsibilities
- Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) is a company effort to keep operation sustainable and carry out social responsibilities. Hong Kong Logistics Association (HKLA) attempts to bring in ESG to the logistics industry in particular targeting on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) so that Hong Kong’s logistics enterprises can engage in the global ESG trend at this early stage keeping Hong Kong as an international logistics hub.
- This evaluation form may assist the management/governance of SMEs to identify the baseline and the areas for improvement. The beauty of the evaluation methodology is internalized comparison via statistical tool in order to make it suitable for local logistics industry. Of course it will be kept enhancing along with the evolving global market requirements over time.
- There are FOUR parts in the evaluation form to cover the top management broad directives to ESG specific evaluation areas and its development path.
- Through the rating system, the subject company can understand and appreciate the elements of ESG within the organization. A strategic direction and planning can be developed through this process. And the company will move forward in a sustainable manner.
- On-site audits as well as the evidence proof are an important assessment of the evaluation process to validate and substantiate the claims made by the organization.
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