First Shanghai Contributes to Sustainable Future with Steady Operation and Elite Team
First Shanghai Investments Limited (“First Shanghai” or “the Group”) is a conglomerate corporation focusing on three core business sectors: financial services, direct investments, property and hotel development. Its businesses are mainly distributed in Hong Kong and regions with rapid economic growth in Mainland China, such as the Pearl River Delta and the Yangtze River Delta regions. To provide professional and high-quality services, First Shanghai always upholds the operation philosophy of integrity and implements a green supply chain. In addition, First Shanghai understands that talents are an essential element in the operation and development of the Group. It is committed to providing employees with an appropriate working environment, helping them to realize their potential and enhance their working performance. Furthermore, under the impact of COVID-19, the Group is aware of the importance of restoring social and economic stability, and hence determined to assist and serve the society from various aspects in contributing to sustainable development.
Steady Operation to Achieve Professional Services
First Shanghai adheres to the operating principles of compliance and integrity to ensure the long-term stable development of the Group. In the investment business aspect, to help customers gain a clear understanding of the investment risks and trading procedures on the financial services and products, the Group has set out relevant processes and information specifications in the “Compliance Manual” and “Operation Manual,” enabling customers to make appropriate investment decisions. Meanwhile, First Shanghai has established new procedures for due diligence and customer suitability assessment of financial products, providing the most suitable services and products. Additionally, given that its business operation involves extensive customer information and data, the Group attaches great importance to protecting information security and privacy. The Group guarantees that all customer information obtained during business operations will be properly stored after use or destroyed upon approval, ensuring the relevant information will not be used in any illegal means.
First Shanghai also pays attention to the sustainable management of supply chain. Under the influence of globalization, product and service supplies have expanded from a single market source to a global one, diversifying the supply chain. Apart from the quality and performance of the products and services supplied, environmental and social performance also becomes a pivotal consideration factor. The Group is committed to establishing a green supply chain, further improving supplier selection criteria, and actively procuring green products with high efficiency and low carbon emissions. By adhering to the vision of green operation, it protects the environment and resources.
Sound Training to Build an Elite Team
As an enterprise with a macro vision, First Shanghai understands talent recruitment and training is the cornerstone of the Group’s long-term development. To strengthen its soft power, First Shanghai is committed to providing employees with various opportunities and strengthening their response to changes in the market environment. Its training covers a series of content related to business operation, including compliance requirements, risk management, etc., in order to provide comprehensive training for employees and build the industry’s top professional elite team. For example, the Group provides training on anti-money laundering regulations for employees who need to handle clients’ accounts. It helps employees consolidate their knowledge and grasp the latest information while ensuring the Group’s service quality. In addition, First Shanghai provides continuous training courses in collaboration with multiple institutions, encouraging employees to continue their education. To ensure that employees can receive continuous training, the human resources department of the Group has jointly organized a series of online courses with the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute, helping employees to continue studying during the pandemic.
Enthusiastic about Charity to Build a Better Society
First Shanghai upholds the motto of “Benefiting from the society, giving back to the society”, it has formulated community investment and public welfare policies, supporting a wide variety of community investment projects in response to the expectations and needs of local communities. In order to reduce the environmental impact of its operations, the Group has developed a series of internal monitoring mechanisms and measures and provided assistance to environmental conservation institutions. By actively participating in relevant volunteer activities, it supports the development of local environmental conservation work. In 2021, in addition to donating to the World Wildlife Fund Hong Kong, First Shanghai also participated the volunteer activity to remove Mikania in Mai Po, which helped to reduce the threat brought by Mikania to the local plants. Apart from environmental protection, First Shanghai also cares about the growth of young people. The Group has been committed to supporting the “Wind Under the Wings III” Programme held by the Hong Kong Playground Association, it invited employees to serve as mentors for the youth. Through monthly meetings and communication, it has helped young people establish correct financial management concepts and life planning, guiding the proper development direction of future social pillars.
Ambitious to Adhere with Sustainable Future
As an enterprise providing comprehensive products and services, First Shanghai adheres to the principles of honest operation and professional services, manages and supervises business operations with sincerity and offers reliable and high-quality services. Looking forward to the future, First Shanghai will continue to review its business operations by implementing sustainable development principles to develop effective environmental, social and governance risk management measures. Other than educating employees on the concept of sustainable development, the Group will also maintain close communication with stakeholders to fulfill public expectations on its environmental, social and governance, and further enhance the sustainable development operation performance.