The Beijing International Sustainability Conference was successfully held on 19 June, 2025. The conference focused on the theme of “Implementing Global Baseline: Building Compatible Sustainability Disclosure Infrastructure", discussing best practices and the role of ISSB Standards in building a robust sustainability-disclosure ecosystem, with over 12 million online views.
The event brought together leading figures from regulatory agencies, international organizations, business, and academia to share insights on improving sustainability disclosure systems worldwide.
JA Solar was honored to attend this landmark event as the sole representative from the private sector, where it shared its perspectives in sustainability disclosure.
The conference opened with keynote speeches from a distinguished lineup, including Emmanuel Faber, Chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board(ISSB); Lin Qiyun, Director General of the Accounting Regulatory Department of the Ministry of Finance of China; Wang Xin, Director General of the Research Bureau of the People’s Bank of China; Peng Huagang, President of the China Enterprise Reform and Development Society; and Wang An, Executive Director of CRRC Corporation Limited.
In his remarks, ISSB Chair Emmanuel Faber spoke highly of China’s leadership in aligning domestic sustainability standards with global frameworks. Lin Qiyun noted that China aims to establish a sustainability disclosure system with distinctive national characteristics by 2027, contributing Chinese solutions to global governance.
Ms. Li Jing, President of Branding and Sustainability Officer at JA Solar joined a high-level panel titled “Building a complete global sustainable disclosure system”, with experts from the Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria, the World Resources Institute (WRI), ARGA Investment Management, ACCA, and EY.
Q: What are the key steps for companies in implementing ISSB Standards and identifying material metrics?
A: Companies should prioritize disclosure metrics that are closely linked to financial performance that providing investors and the market with comparable and decision-useful information. The ISSB Standards have provided a unified global benchmark to reduce
compliance burdens and enhance transparency. For technology-intensive sectors like solar, the standards also have offered industry-relevant guidance.
Beyond financial metrics, JA Solar also places greater emphasis in practice on cross-cutting topics that are of concern to stakeholders such as customers, including responsible supply chains, climate, and nature. By focusing on these areas through more targeted actions, the company steadily strengthens its resilience and builds investor confidence.
As a member of the ISSB Standards P4EAST (Priority Four Early Adopter Support and Training) initiative, JA Solar was among the first to follow up on the ISSB S1 and S2 standards shortly after their release, and has actively promoted their integration into the company’s governance framework. In 2024, JA Solar published its first climate report the JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd. 2023 Climate-Related Disclosure Report and TCFD Report, which provided financial quantification of climate-related information. While supporting its customers in achieving their emission reduction targets, JA Solar has also been rigorously advancing its own carbon management efforts and has incorporated its supply chain into decarbonization plans, empowering and supporting upstream small and medium-sized enterprises to achieve low-carbon transformation together.
Q: How effective is ESG reporting in attracting investors, and how can it be strengthened through regulation or communication?
A: A transparent and quantifiable ESG framework is essential for cross-comparison and gaining investors’ trust. ESG acts as common language for global companies to align on sustainability goals and practices. Consequently, ESG has become an operational necessity and Chinese enterprises are thriving from vision to action, ambition to action, conception to action.
Q: How does ESG enhance global competitiveness?
A: ESG and sustainability must be embedded into the core operations of photovoltaic companies. PV growth has always aligned with global climate actions—from COP28’s 11 TW renewable energy goal to “Energy for All” vision implemented widely in Africa.
Global attention to climate and sustainable development has consistently served as a powerful engine driving the photovoltaic industry's growth. JA Solar particularly welcomes the increasing focus from both investors and governments on long-term risk management. As highlighted in the Davos Forum risk assessment, “Climate change remains one of the most critical risks within a ten-year horizon.”
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In closing remarks, ISSB Vice Chair Hua Jingdong affirmed that the summit has yielded valuable insights for advancing global collaboration on sustainability disclosures. The proceedings crystallized a fundamental consensus across sectors: Uniform and comparable sustainability reporting forms the cornerstone for the long-term, stable development of global capital markets
At this pivotal moment when global sustainability standards are rapidly converging while Chinese standards are aligning with international norms—JA Solar is contributing China’s solar expertise to the ISSB standards through advanced green manufacturing practices. By disclosing comprehensive GHG emissions and reduction pathways, and referencing the IFRS S1 and S2, JA Solar is establishing a climate-focused disclosure system rooted in governance, risk, and strategic response. This paves the way for full alignment with global standards.
In the future, JA Solar will continue to actively participate in the development and implementation of international sustainability standards with an open and collaborative approach, serving as a bridge between global standards and industry practice, promote local adoption of IFRS guidelines and strengthen ESG governance as well as transparency. With Chinese innovation and intelligent manufacturing, JA Solar aims to empower the global green transition and the achievement of the Paris Agreement goals.
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