Zijin Mining, a major global metals miner, has been honored with the "2025 China ESG Leader" badge by leading Chinese ESG rating agency SynTao Green Finance. The company was also featured in the agency’s report, “Steady and Sustained Progress: China ESG Leaders Annual Report 2025”, for its outstanding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance.

The selection criteria were exceptionally rigorous: Winners required an A- or higher ESG rating, rankings within the top 10% of their industry, and zero major ESG incidents over the past three years. Among 5,377 A-share listed companies assessed, only 138 (2.6%) qualified—collectively representing 19.7% of the A-share market’s total capitalization.

Notably, the recognized ESG leaders averaged a score of 73.99 points, outperforming non-selected firms by a significant 20.05 points. Zijin excelled in the environmental dimension with a 77.28 score—25.59 points above the average of unrecognized companies—validating its leading practices in eco-friendly mining and carbon emission management.

Drawing on SynTao’s STαR ESG data platform, which incorporates extensive data points and a sophisticated assessment system, the China ESG Leaders report was released at the 2025 China Sustainable Investment Forum in June.

Translator: Li Yuanxing   Reviser: Jian  Editor-in-Chief: Fa Yuan

About Zijin Mining
Zijin Mining is a leading global metals and mining company and one of the world’s largest producers of gold, copper, and zinc. The company has more than 30 large-scale mining operations and projects across 19 countries on 5 continents. Leveraging strong in-house research, engineering, and development capabilities, Zijin maintains high operational efficiency and low costs in both acquisitions and operations. This enables the company to be an industry leader in value creation, underpinned by its philosophy of pursuing development for all and sustained by superior environmental, social, and governance performance. Zijin’s shares trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX: 2899) and the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE: 601899).