China SIF｜钱谷美幸：从气候风险到韧性增长的战略转型

Core Insights - The 13th China Responsible Investment Forum highlighted the shift of sustainable development from merely an environmental issue to a core financial, economic, and investment topic [1][21] - Climate and nature-related impacts are increasingly recognized as financial risks, necessitating a focus on adaptation and resilience as key investment themes [5][25] Group 1: Emerging Investment Frontiers - New markets are emerging in digitalization and AI monitoring, with companies like Pachama and OroraTech utilizing satellite data and AI to quantify forest carbon storage and land degradation in real-time [6][27] - Digital monitoring has become an investment theme itself, providing credible measurements and enhancing market confidence as data accumulates [7][27] Group 2: Natural and Ecosystem Markets - Financing for nature and biodiversity is becoming a new asset class, with growing investor interest in biodiversity-linked tools, ecological restoration projects, and natural capital valuation [8][29] - COP30 emphasized the rising global focus on ecosystem restoration and natural financing, particularly in Asia, where China is positioned to develop these markets more rapidly than other regions [9][29] Group 3: Infrastructure and Resilience Financing - Adaptive and resilient infrastructure represents a significant future capital demand, including water systems, resilient urban infrastructure, and disaster-resistant supply chains [10][30] - Early examples of resilience financing at the sovereign and industry levels, such as the Caribbean Disaster Risk Insurance Facility, demonstrate how parametric insurance can provide liquidity post-climate disasters [10][28] Group 4: Health Resilience as a New Financial Market - The integration of climate, nature, and health is emerging as a significant trend, with capital flowing into health security and resilience [11][29] - Initiatives like pandemic funds are financing early warning systems and health monitoring infrastructure in emerging economies, marking the emergence of a new asset class in health resilience [11][29] Group 5: Implications for Finance and Business - The financial industry must support capital allocation for adaptation, resilience building, natural financing, and health security solutions [12][30] - Asia's unique advantages, including policy frameworks and financial platforms, position it to scale investments more rapidly than other regions, with China's progress in transforming financial and market infrastructure drawing attention at COP30 [12][30] Group 6: New Strategic Directions - The shift in investment logic is moving from managing climate risks to designing for resilient growth, integrating climate, nature, health, and digital innovation to create value [13][31] - The current challenge lies in fostering collaboration across public and private sectors, financial and corporate realms, and international borders to build the next phase of sustainable and resilient growth [14][32]