From 2014 onwards, HKQAA has been appointed by Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited (Hang Seng Indexes) to provide sustainability rating and research services for the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index Series. This year marks the 9th annual assessment cycle. In response to addressing the high risks and emerging ESG issues, such as circular economy, building social capital and innovation culture, and after consultations with key stakeholders and a comprehensive review of the assessment methodology and process, HKQAA has revised the HKQAA SRR in 2023.
自2014年起，香港品质保证局受恒生指数有限公司（简称“恒生指数”）委托，为恒生可持续发展企业指数系列进行可持续发展评级与研究工作。今年已经是本局执行评级工作的第 9 个年度。为了应对高风险和新兴的ESG问题，如循环经济、社会资本建设和创新文化建设，在咨询关键持份者和全面检讨现行评估方法和过程后，香港品质保证局在2023年对有关评级工作进行更新。
The key updates in 2023 include a revision to
the assessment methodology and process, incorporating certain new practices, as
well as modifications to the scoring calculation. Firstly, the assessment approach is reorganized
into a structure of three core aspects of Environmental, Social, and
Governance. The Social aspect includes five subjects of Human Rights, Labour
Practices, Fair Operating Practices, Consumer Issues, and Community Involvement
and Development. Certain new practices
are incorporated into the questionnaire to align with current focus areas and
global initiatives. The questionnaire
format has been revised to be more transparent and clearer, and guidance on the
information required to obtain a particular score (from 1 to 5) is provided. Companies are encouraged to provide relevant
performance information by completing the questionnaire and submitting
supporting evidence.
2023年的主要更新包括评估方法和流程的修订，加入了一些新实践，并对评分计算进行了修改。首先，评估方法被重新组合成为环境、社会和治理三个核心方面的结构。社会方面包括人权、劳动实务、公平运营实务、消费者议题和社区参与和发展这五个主题。为与当前关注领域和全球倡议保持一致，问卷中加入了一些新的实践。问卷格式已修订为更透明和更清晰，并提供了获得特定分数（从1到5）所需信息的指导。鼓励公司通过完成问卷并提交支持性证据来提供相关绩效信息。
In addition, the weighing factors of materiality of the previous seven core
subjects are adjusted in this version. Equal
materiality weight among Environmental, Social, and Governance aspects is used
as the base before applying industry-specific materiality factors to determine
the final materiality of each Aspect Subject. The Environmental, Social, and Governance
Aspect Scores will be derived from the questionnaire assessment results,
applying Materiality Rating, Accountability Rating, Country Risk Rating,
Industry Risk Rating, and Media Watch Rating. The total of Environmental,
Social, and Governance Aspect Scores is the Company Overall Score.
此外，在这个版本中调整了前七个核心主题的相关性权重；使用环境、社会和治理的平等权重作为基础，然后应用行业特定的相关性因素来确定每个方面主题的最终相关性。环境、社会和治理方面得分将根据问卷评估结果，应用相关性评级、问责评级、国家风险评级、行业风险评级和媒体监测评级来确定。环境、社会和治理方面得分的总和是公司的总体得分。
For details of the update, please refer to the HKQAA-HSIL Sustainability Rating and Research Scoring Handbook Revision 4.0 available for download in the eligible company’s account at this dedicated platform.
有关更新的详细信息，请参阅香港品质保证局-恒生指数可持续发展评级与研究评分手册修订版本4.0，该手册可在合資格公司的帐户中下载。
Should you have any enquiries, please contact srr@hkqaa.org
如有任何查询，请联络 srr@hkqaa.org