AlphaESG: An NLP-based tool to help SMEs with ESG reporting

 

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Hong Kong lack experience in environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting. Our project aims to help SMEs better understand the ESG principles and requirements published by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) and complete their annual ESG reports in order to help attract potential investors. We will develop a tool, using natural language processing (NLP) to automate this process and save SMEs time and resources, while allowing them to comply with the ESG principles and requirements, improve their ESG performance, and attract socially responsible investors.

 

Team member(s)

Ms Yang Run* (PhD student, Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong)
Dr Zhou Guangzhao (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Ms Jian Yurui (Alumna, Department of Economics and Finance, City University of Hong Kong)

* Person-in-charge
(Info based on the team's application form)

 

Achievement(s)
  1. CityU HK Tech 300 Seed Fund (2023)