Yantai City Releases China’s First Blue Finance Taxonomy Yantai Municipality, in collaboration with the Institute of Finance and Sustainability (IFS) chaired by Dr. Ma Jun, has launched China’s first blue finance taxonomy to guide investments towards ocean-related sustainable projects. At today’s “Blue Finance Innovation and Development” conference, co-hosted by Yantai Government, IFS, and other agencies, Ms. Bai Yunwen, Vice President of IFS, unveiled the taxonomy. It includes 84 types of sustainable blue projects, such as sustainable fisheries, ocean power, and marine tourism. This taxonomy will help financial institutions identify eligible projects for blue finance, including blue bonds, loans, insurance products, carbon credits, and funds, and allocate fiscal incentives like interest subsidies. Dr. Ma Jun praised Yantai for leading blue finance in Shandong. He highlighted that this taxonomy could set a foundation for broader standards in mobilizing sustainable finance for the blue economy. Key components of a blue finance ecosystem include a blue taxonomy, TNFD-based disclosure, financial products, policy incentives, and innovative projects. The conference featured representatives from the People’s Bank of China, the National Banking and Insurance Regulator, Shandong Province, Yantai Municipality, UNDP, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), European Investment Bank (EIB), HSBC, Swiss Re, and local financial institutions. #BlueFinance #GreenFinance #Sustainability #Ocean #CarbonCredits #ClimateChange #TNFD
Institute of Finance and Sustainability
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Tongzhou,Beijing 823 位关注者
IFS, a Beijing non-profit research institution focused on ESG, natural capital, green tech, and low-carbon transition.
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Established by Dr. Ma Jun, the Institute of Finance and Sustainability (IFS) is a Beijing-based non- profit think tank specialized in ESG investment, natural capital, green technology innovation, and low-carbon transitions. Its mission is to advance green finance and sustainable development in China and globally, through high-quality research, capacity building, and advocacy work on green finance policies as well as market and product development. IFS clients include international organizations, domestic and foreign governments, financial institutions, and enterprises. In recent years, the IFS has managed the Green Finance Leadership Program (GFLP), supported several domestic and foreign sustainable standards-setting and international cooperation mechanisms, and provided over 100 advisory services, on topics such as regional and enterprises’ carbon neutrality roadmaps, taxonomies, green and transition finance products, ESG evaluation systems, green supply chain, sustainability disclosure, environmental and climate risk analysis.
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🌟 Join Us for an Event on ESG Financial Instrument-level Reporting! 🌟 The GIP Working Group on Sustainability Information Disclosure (WG2) is hosting an hybrid event on ESG financial instrument-level reporting on July 11th. Please join us to learn more about the reporting of green bonds, supply chain management, KPI-linked products, as well as the importance and best practice of post-transaction reporting and external review. This event is co-hosted by Credit Agricole-CIB and HSBC, and with support from EY. #ESG #Sustainability #GreenBonds #SupplyChainManagement #KPI #FinancialReporting #CreditAgricole #HSBC #EY #BeijingEvents #GIP
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📢 Over 300 people attended today’s Capacity-building Alliance of Sustainable Investment (CASI) event, where Arthur Yuen, Dept Chief Exec of HKMA gave a keynote address. The event was co-hosted by the Institute of Finance and Sustainability, HKMA Infrastructure Financing Facilitation Office (IFFO), and the University of Hong Kong.🌏 📢 Arthur mentioned that HKMA has been looking to address the core issues of standards, data, and know-how, with special attention to capacity-building following the roll-out of the Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance. 🌏 📢 Arthur also discussed how HKMA have been working extensively to encourage ideas and solutions to create an enabling environment with robust support to identify and manage #climaterisks.🌏 📢Teresa Ko, Vice Chair, IFRS Foundation discussed why #ISSB standards should be used: building on existing frameworks, responsiveness to investor demands, harmonizing & consolidating to reduce duplication & disclosure costs, strategic information disclosure, & interoperability. 🌏 📢 Teresa discussed that two new areas: #biodiversity & #ecosystem, and human capital, have been getting a lot more attention. 🌏 Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) 香港大学 #sustainableinvestment #sustainablefinance #capacitybuilding #greenfinance #biodiversityfinance #sustainabilitydisclosure
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💡 Our Senior Analyst Dr. Theresa Spandel recently participated in the Sino-German Expert Dialogue Series on Sustainable Finance, hosted by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH #China and supported by Institute of Finance and Sustainability (IFS) and Climate & Company. Here is a short summary of the key take-aways: 1️⃣ China’s green/sustainable booming bond market is now the second-largest globally! 2️⃣ Panda Bonds: a fascinating case study, offering new funding channels, flexible regulations, and lower financing costs. 3️⃣ EU-China Common Ground #Taxonomy: Facilitating cross-jurisdictional trading of green bonds. 4️⃣ Transition finance: Shifting from divestment to #transformation for greener operations. 5️⃣ #Compliance challenges: Navigating #EU regulations (#CBAM, #CSRD, #CSDDD) and managing #tax and #carbon risks. 6️⃣ Future steps to scale up impact including expanding the scope of Use of Proceeds, innovating financial products, and enhancing #disclosure and reporting 👉 Click here for a more detailed summary: https://lnkd.in/dkPzZHzy We are excited for future workshops on #equity #investments and #sustainability disclosures! Let’s drive positive impact together! 🙌 #sustainablefinance #climateandcompany #bondmarkets
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On May 15, 2024, the Capacity-building Alliance of Sustainable Investment (CASI) successfully held its third monthly seminar, in a hybrid way, with the theme of "Sustainable Finance Taxonomies: Fostering Sustainable Finance and Reducing Investment Risks". The event was co-hosted by Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), a member of CASI. Experts from the Securities Commission of Malaysia, Bank Indonesia, PwC China, ClientEarth, and Societe Generale were invited to share their insights and engage in discussions. CASI is an international platform founded by IFS that provides high-quality and impactful sustainable finance capacity-building services for emerging markets and developing countries. Through monthly seminars, offline training activities, online learning courses, and other formats, CASI aims to reach 100,000 people by 2030. For more information, please visit the official CASI website: https://www.casi.net/.
On May 15, 2024, the Capacity-building Alliance of Sustainable Investment (CASI) held its third monthly seminar, themed "Sustainable Finance Taxonomies: Fostering Sustainable Finance and Reducing Investment Risks". Co-hosted by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), the event featured experts from the Securities Commission Malaysia, Bank Indonesia, PwC China, ClientEarth, and Societe Generale. Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative, discussed global progress in sustainable finance taxonomies, particularly in Asia. He emphasized the urgent need to overhaul our approach to managing the planet, affecting energy systems, architecture, urban planning, and agriculture. Taxonomies offer guidance for these challenges, promising low-risk, high-return opportunities for investors. Collaboration among leading economies is crucial for this transformative change. Nur Nadira Awang Adek, Senior Manager at Securities Commission Malaysia, discussed Malaysia's Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) Taxonomy, which guides sustainable investments and climate transition financing. This voluntary taxonomy identifies activities aligning with environmental and social objectives without causing harm to other goals. The Malaysian Securities Commission plans to refine this taxonomy and align it with national and ASEAN policies. Heru Rahadyan, PhD, Assistant Director at Central Bank of Indonesia, highlighted Indonesia's higher GHG reduction targets of 31.89% (unconditional) and 43.2% (conditional) by 2030, demanding significant financing. In 2023, Indonesia mandated Bank Indonesia to regulate sustainable finance, requiring financial institutions to prepare sustainability reports and align with international standards. Banks are encouraged to develop green bonds and support the low-carbon transition. In the panel discussion, speakers shared perspectives on how to promote financial support for sustainable development and avoid green-washing risks. These speakers included Qing Ni, Sustainability Markets Leader, Climate and Sustainability Leader, PwC Mainland China and Hong Kong; Rachel Hemingway, Head of Transition Programmes, CBI; Danting Fan, Climate and Finance Lawyer, ClientEarth; and Amy Z., ESG Solutions & Product Strategist for Global Markets in Asia Pacific, Societe Generale. They provided insights from the angles of sustainability disclosure, transition finance development, anti-greenwashing measures, and ESG investment trends. NI Qing highlighted the evolving global landscape of sustainability disclosure, driven by ISSB, EU CSRD, U.S. SEC, and China’s guidelines for listed companies. Rachel Hemingway emphasized credible projects in climate transitions, with policies and taxonomies guiding transition finance. FAN Danting warned that unclear guidance leads to greenwashing, undermining investor confidence. Amy Zhang noted that despite greenwashing concerns, ESG investment remains viable, with future focus on transition and impact.
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Dr. Ma Jun, President of the Institute of Finance and Sustainability (IFS), emphasized in a recent interview with the Brazilian media outlet Reset the critical role of capacity building in generating credible and bankable projects. According to Dr. Ma, who leads the Capacity-Building Alliance of Sustainable Investment (CASI), large-scale training is essential. He points out that addressing the financial needs of developing markets requires more than just calling for trillions of dollars annually; it necessitates a foundation of viable projects.
A China foi pioneira com sua taxonomia nacional de #investimentos sustentáveis. Um sistema de classificação, além de pessoas capacitadas, são essenciais nas finanças do clima, diz Ma Jun, um dos responsáveis pela elaboração desse instrumento. Sem capacitação em larga escala, não se criam projetos críveis e financiáveis, afirma Ma, líder da Capacity-building Alliance of Sustainable Investment (CASI). “Não se trata de simplesmente dizer: ‘Ei, precisamos de trilhões de dólares todos os anos para mercados em desenvolvimento’”
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In April 2024, CASI hosted its inaugural event in Sao Paulo, Brazil 🇧🇷, with a genuine aim to advance sustainable financing across Latin America. We are deeply appreciative of our partners for their invaluable support. 🤝 The event is organized by Institute of Finance and Sustainability (IFS), also serving as the Beijing Secretariat of CASI, and the Institute for Climate and Society, with support from JGP, Instituto Itaúsa and ClimateWorks Foundation. With over 200 onsite 🏢 and 1000 virtual participants 💻, including representatives from across Latin America, the symposium sparked meaningful discussions on sustainable finance, fueling our shared determination. 🔥 CASI unveiled dynamic capacity-building programs, aiming to empower 💪 100,000 individuals by 2030. Looking ahead to our next event in Hong Kong 🌏 and expanding to Africa and the Middle East, we remain committed to our ongoing contribution to global sustainability. 🌱 Together, let's continue our journey towards a future resilient to climate challenges, one step at a time! 🚶♂️🚶♀️🌍 #CASI #SustainableFinance #LatinAmerica #InauguralEvent #SaoPaulo #ClimateAction #Sustainability #Finance #GreenFinance #CapacityBuilding #GlobalSustainability #ClimateResilience #ESG #EnvironmentalSustainability #SocialImpact #Governance #Innovation #Partnership #ClimateChange #Resilience #SustainableDevelopmentGoals #SDGs #ImpactInvesting #FinancialInclusion #ClimateWorks #HongKong #Africa #MiddleEast #Networking #SustainableGrowth #FinancialSector #CommunityBuilding #SustainableFuture
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"Today's big message was to remember that about 70% of the financial market, including small and medium-sized companies, smaller funds, are still not engaged and do not directly understand the opportunities of the low-carbon market. This is a great opportunity, that is, to bring the financial system as a whole closer to the agenda," said Maria Netto, executive director of iCS, at the end of the first day of the event "Financing the green transition: towards a low-carbon future and climate resilience", in São Paulo. Organized by Capacity-building Alliance of Sustainable Investment (CASI), Climate and Society and Institute of Finance and Sustainability (IFS), with the support of JGP, the Itaúsa Institute and ClimateWorks Foundation, the meeting, Maria explained, is very important because it brings Brazil and Latin America closer to China, with important conversations about trends that are already happening in the market globally. Watch the video below and follow the full speech!
“A grande mensagem de hoje foi lembrar que cerca de 70% do mercado financeiro, incluindo pequenas e médias empresas, fundos menores, ainda não estão engajados e não compreendem de forma direta as oportunidades do mercado de baixo carbono. Trata-se de uma grande oportunidade, ou seja, trazer para mais próximo da pauta o sistema financeiro como um todo”, disse Maria Netto, diretora executiva do iCS, ao fim do primeiro dia do evento "Financiando a transição verde: rumo a um futuro de baixo carbono e resiliência climática", em São Paulo. Organizado pela Capacity-building Alliance of Sustainable Investment (CASI), Clima e Sociedade e Institute of Finance and Sustainability (IFS), com apoio da JGP, Instituto Itaúsa e ClimateWorks Foundation, o encontro, explicou Maria, é muito importante porque aproxima Brasil e América Latina da China, com conversas importantes sobre tendências que já acontecem no mercado globalmente. Assista ao vídeo abaixo e acompanhe a fala completa!
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Please find updated agenda at the event page: https://lnkd.in/g-zs4jF2. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided between English and Portuguese. 📅🔗 You are warmly welcome to join us online then, as the event will be broadcast live globally. Also feel free to share the live-stream links with colleagues and partners if interested. 📺🌐 https://lnkd.in/gaEusREG (for either Portuguese or English, the same link for April 3 and 4) https://lnkd.in/d9rewCyG (English only, for April 3) https://lnkd.in/dJj5Cxmh (Portuguese only, for April 3) https://lnkd.in/dR4D3K5n (English only, for April 4) https://lnkd.in/d2mSSU2q (Portuguese only, for April 4)
🌍📈 First CASI In-person Capacity-building Event 🚀 🌱 First CASI In-person Capacity-building Event will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil on 3-5 April, entitled “Financing Green and Transition: Towards a Low-GHG and Climate-Resilient Future". 🌳💼 This event, co-organized by CASI in partnership with its secretariat at the Institute of Finance and Sustainability (IFS) and the Institute for Climate and Society, has garnered over 1000 registrations from global participants, both in-person and online, including regulators, financial institutions, industry representatives, and professionals. Our lineup of speakers features esteemed global experts from leading institutions alongside representatives from government, financial institutions, businesses, and universities in Brazil and across Latin America. 🌎🎙️ Please find updated agenda at the event page: https://lnkd.in/g-zs4jF2. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided between English and Portuguese. 📅🔗 You are warmly welcome to join us online then, as the event will be broadcast live globally. Also feel free to share the live-stream links with colleagues and partners if interested. 📺🌐 https://lnkd.in/gaEusREG (for either Portuguese or English, the same link for April 3 and 4) https://lnkd.in/d9rewCyG (English only, for April 3) https://lnkd.in/dJj5Cxmh (Portuguese only, for April 3) https://lnkd.in/dR4D3K5n (English only, for April 4) https://lnkd.in/d2mSSU2q (Portuguese only, for April 4) #Sustainability #ClimateChange #GreenFinance #EnvironmentalProtection #RenewableEnergy #ClimateResilience #CarbonReduction #SustainableDevelopment #ClimateAction #FinanceForClimate
Financing Green&Transition: Towards a Low-GHG and Climate-Resilient Future | Beijing Institute of Finance and Sustainability
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