With the support of UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transition), the Climate Bonds Initiative and SynTao Green Finance launched China Green Finance Policy Analysis Report 2021. The report assesses China's latest green finance policies and prov
Climate Bonds Initiative and SynTao Green Finance, with the support of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and Natixis Corporation and Investment Banking (Natixis CIB) present the Green Bond China Investor Survey 2022 report. Conducted with 42
Trend 1: Carbon Targets Lead the Development of ESG and Green Finance
Trend 2: Policies Drive Green Asset Allocation by Financial Institutions
Trend 3: ESG and Green Finance Products to Experience Substantial Growth
Trend 4: Insurance Assets Accelerate
The "China Sustainable Investment Review 2021" summarizes the international development trend of sustainable investment, reviews the progress of sustainable investment policies in China in recent years, the practices of financial institutions, compares th
Based on the ratings of all A-shares companies, we focus our analysis on the CSI 800 index1 constituents from 2018 to 2021, and the main findings are...
On April 21, 2021, the People's Bank of China, the National Development and Reform Commission and the China Securities Regulatory Commission jointly released the "Notice on the Issuance of the Catalog of Green Bond Endorsed Projects (2021 Edition)", (here
The A-share listed companies have been on a steady upward trajectory in ESG disclosure over the past few years. However, there are few studies on their climate related disclosures and carbon emission in China. Considering this, this Report focuses on clim
Despite Covid-19 in the past year, Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) and responsible investment have maintained strong momentum worldwide. Indeed, an increasing number of stakeholders have acknowledged ESG. SynTao Green Finance (STGF)
China Sustainable Investment Review 2020 (this “Report”) straightened out the status quo and size of sustainable investment in China based on public information. According to China SIF’s research on publicly available information, in China, the balance of
Green infrastructure presents a huge investment opportunity globally, with an estimated USD100tn (RMB707tn) worth of climate compatible infrastructure required between now and 2030 in order to meet Paris Agreement emissions reduction targets.
However, th
We examine two ESG-related investment issues. First, using industry neutral, bi-annually re-balanced portfolios constructed by ESG scores, we track ESG-tilted investment portfolio performance for the CSI300 constituent stocks during 2015-2020. The differe
Great importance has been attached to ESG investing by regulatory authorities, financial institutions, listed companies, and industry associations in China. According to the survey conducted by the Asset Management Association of China (AMAC), 87% of inst
