湖州创新推出“VEP+”系列金融产品 累计提供授信10.52亿元

Core Viewpoint - The city of Huzhou is actively promoting green finance and ecological product value assessment, aiming to integrate ecological sustainability with economic development, as part of the "Green Mountains and Clear Water are Gold and Silver Mountains" philosophy established 20 years ago [1][2][3]. Group 1: Green Finance Initiatives - Huzhou has introduced the "VEP+" series of financial products to support enterprises and farmers involved in VEP (Ecological Product Value) projects, providing preferential credit terms totaling 1.052 billion yuan for 17 enterprises and 887 farmers [1]. - The city aims to expand the scale of green credit, with green loans currently accounting for 33.9% of total loans, surpassing the national average by nearly 20 percentage points [2]. Group 2: Ecological Product Value Assessment - Huzhou has established the first local-specific VEP accounting standards in the country, which will serve as a basis for green finance credit and ecological benefit evaluations [1][2]. - The city has conducted VEP accounting for 179 projects, with a total ecological value exceeding 8 billion yuan [3]. Group 3: Industrial and Ecological Transformation - Over the past 20 years, energy consumption per unit of GDP in Huzhou has decreased by approximately 48%, with high-tech industries projected to account for 69.3% of industrial output by 2024 [2]. - Huzhou is a pilot city for the national ecological product value realization mechanism, focusing on enhancing ecological product accounting and monitoring systems [3].