Sustainability

The growing global population, demographic shifts, climate change and increasing pressure on diminishing natural resources have all brought sustainability to the top of the political, social and business agenda.

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PwC at COP28

Let's make climate action count

Tracking the Low-Carbon Transition of Enterprises

Business and Sustainability in China 2022/2023

ESG Star Talk

Sharing with you ESG stories and leading practices

PwC named a Leader in IDC MarketScape

Worldwide ESG/Sustainability Strategy Consulting Services

How we can help

Our world has undergone significant transformations. As the effects of the climate crisis, resource scarcity, inequality, and rapid technological advancements become more evident, businesses will have to transform to ensure their continued success. This requires the development of new strategies, business models, and operational practices, as well as enhanced reporting capabilities.

Sustainability is the capacity to create long-term value through a comprehensive focus on environmental, social and governmental (ESG) factors.

Our PwC purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems, and we find tremendous opportunities to fulfil this purpose by assisting our clients in addressing climate and sustainability challenges within the broader ecosystem.

PwC operates as a global network of firms in 151 countries, comprising over 360,000 individuals who are deeply committed to delivering high-quality assurance, advisory, and tax services. ESG considerations are now integrated across our entire range of services, reflecting our dedication to sustainability.

Within our China and Hong Kong firms, we have over 500 experts and professionals who are entirely devoted to supporting governments, regulators, society as a whole, financial services institutions, and corporates in navigating sustainability challenges and seizing opportunities.

Our service offerings

Fuel your next move with a tech-enabled approach

We put our teams, our experience, our skills, and our digital tools to work to make a difference for you. Our products are designed, developed and supported to help you lead the next phase of your sustainability.

ESG reporting tool
Let the tool take care of the data with streamlined and reliable data collection processes to provide timely, readily available and analysed ESG data

Download to read more on our ESG reporting tool

Emissions Tracker

Managing emissions with transparency and trust

A digital solution, with data tracking and transparent calculation methodologies to aggregate, analyse, and report carbon data.

Part of PwC’s decarbonisation services, Emissions Tracker brings together PwC’s deep climate expertise, knowledge of people, process, technology, and data to enable you to progress more effectively on climate action.

Centralised, secure data collection

Manage collection of scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions data across your operations and value chain, with robust data management practices to safely store and secure your data with an audit trail.

Estimate emissions using robust methodologies

Track ongoing progress against targets set and promote high data quality and transparency based on Greenhouse Gas Protocol and global standardised frameworks.

Inform insightful decision making through interactive dashboards

View all your emissions data in one place, analyse and draw insights for transparent, informed conversations and better management of your emissions reduction initiatives.

Case studies

Read how PwC helps in the client’s decarbonisation journey

Watch our latest insights

PwC ‘ESG Star Talk’ focuses on multiple aspects such as global trends and hot topics, sustainable urban and green industrial park, industry sustainable development, and sustainable investment and financing. In addition, the platform will also conduct exchanges on excellent practice cases to jointly build an ecosystem in the field of ESG and to create a new benchmark for sustainable industries.

We hope that through the PwC ‘ESG Star Talk’ series, you will gain more insights and practical experience of ESG, maintain enterprise competitiveness, and promote sustainable innovations as well as bolster sustainability capabilities. PwC is looking forward to working with you to promote green and low-carbon development and build a sustainable future.

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ESG reporting – Double materiality approach

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) mandates companies operating within the EU to consider the impact of sustainability practices not only on their financial outcomes but also on the wider ecosystems and economies they function in. This leads to a discussion of ‘double materiality’ which requires companies to take into account the financial materiality perspective in an 'outside-in' approach and the impact materiality for affected stakeholders in an 'inside-out' approach. What does the concept of ‘double materiality’ truly entail, and how can your business incorporate this into its sustainability strategy and reporting?

Hear from Cyrus Cheung, our ESG Disclosure and Consulting Partner, who discusses the double materiality implications for companies looking to prioritise their sustainability initiatives with Cindy Ngan, our ESG Climate and Sustainability Partner.

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) – how can non-EU companies get ready

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is one of the EU initiatives to drive the transition to a sustainable economic environment by improving the transparency on #sustainability disclosures. Non-EU enterprises should thoroughly assess whether the CSRD applies to their group or any of their EU or non-EU subsidiaries. It is particularly crucial if their securities are listed on an ‘EU-regulated’ market or if the group generates significant revenue within the EU. What are the criteria that companies need to meet and when should they start reporting?

Hear from Qing Ni, our ESG Markets Leader, who discusses the CSRD implications for companies in Asia with Cindy Ngan, our ESG Climate and Sustainability Partner.

Sustainability reporting - CSRD update

The European Union (EU) Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (#CSRD) has been adopted and is designed to harmonise and improve the quality of #sustainability #reporting for EU and certain non-EU companies. What are the new reporting initiatives and how can non-EU companies prepare for this?

Hear from Nadja Picard, our Global Reporting Leader, who shares the key insights of the CSRD sustainability reporting requirements with Cindy Ngan, our ESG Climate and Sustainability Partner

ESG Outlook 2023: Accelerating Business Action on Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation

The way governments, industry and financiers collectively respond to emerging risks and build the necessary resilience to address future crises will define the success of reducing emissions by 45% by 2030 and whether the 2050 net zero climate goals are met. With multiple factors at play, what key trends will shape the ESG agenda in 2023? What are the implications for societies? How should businesses navigate the landscape? Join us to hear from a distinguished group of panelists, including Qing Ni, ESG Markets Leader, PwC China.