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• Investors in strategic minerals will be required to commit a minimum investment of US$ 1 million, establish joint ventures or special purpose vehicles with Government participation and also undertake environmental protection and fulfil corporate social responsibility obligations. Herald
• Comfortably the leading trend that PR professionals expect to see in 2023 is 'social responsibility', incorporating DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion), CSR (corporate social responsibility), and ESG (environmental, social and governance). PR Week
• Using the corporate social responsibility (CSR) report disclosure as an external shock on investors' heterogeneous belief in China, we find that firms with environmental, social and governance (ESG) information disclosure have lower idiosyncratic risk than their counterparts. Science Direct
• The usual opacity of Chinese firms, their relative backwardness in terms of government and public relations, and their deficient corporate social responsibility practices further will complicate matters. The Diplomat

Last updated: 24 June 2026