经济日报记者 勾明扬 为充分发挥绿色金融牵引作用、完善绿色金融标准体系和基础制度，中国人民银行、国家金融监督 管理总局、中国证监会近日联合印发《绿色金融支持项目目录（2025年版）》，进一步加大金融支持经 济社会发展全面绿色转型和美丽中国建设力度。 目前我国绿色信贷规模全球第一，绿色债券、绿色保险市场规模居全球前列，预计2030年实现碳达 峰目标资金需求将超25万亿元，绿色金融发展空间十分广阔。 政策加力支持 中国人民银行发布的《2025年第一季度中国货币政策执行报告》显示，今年3月末，绿色债券累计 发行4.3万亿元，其中绿色金融债累计发行1.8万亿元，为金融机构投放绿色信贷提供了稳定资金来源。 聚焦重点领域 深入推进污染防治攻坚，是绿色金融加大支持力度的重点领域之一。 6月13日，国家开发银行在上海清算所面向全球成功发行80亿元3年期绿色金融债券，发行利率 1.32%，获得了各类投资者的踊跃认购，认购倍数达2.33倍。本次发行募集资金将用于支持污水处理、 再生利用及污泥处理处置设施建设运营，生活垃圾处理设施建设运营等城市更新领域项目。据测算，相 关项目按照绿色债券支持比例折算后，预计可实现年减排二氧化碳4. ...

中国人民银行等4部门去年10月印发的《关于发挥绿色金融作用服务美丽中国建设的意见》强调，要着 力提升金融机构绿色金融服务能力，丰富绿色金融产品和服务。银行、保险、证券、基金等金融机构要 立足职能定位，提升绿色金融供给质量。持续加大绿色信贷投放，发展绿色债券、绿色资产证券化等绿 色金融产品，强化绿色融资支持。 "绿色金融的快速发展，使我国成为全球最具活力的绿色金融市场之一。这主要得益于绿色金融政策体 系与市场实践的双向赋能，特别是标准的引领作用。"交通银行董事长任德奇说，今年人民银行又更新 发布了绿色金融支持的项目目录，扩大了绿色金融的业务边界和范围。 为充分发挥绿色金融牵引作用、完善绿色金融标准体系和基础制度，中国人民银行、国家金融监督管理 总局、中国证监会近日联合印发《绿色金融支持项目目录(2025年版)》，进一步加大金融支持经济社会 发展全面绿色转型和美丽中国建设力度。 目前，我国绿色信贷规模全球第一，绿色债券、绿色保险市场规模居全球前列，预计2030年实现碳达峰 目标资金需求将超25万亿元，绿色金融发展空间十分广阔。 政策加力支持 中国人民银行发布的《2025年第一季度中国货币政策执行报告》显示，今年3 ...

Core Viewpoint - The Chinese government is enhancing its green finance framework to support the transition to a green economy and the construction of a beautiful China, with a focus on expanding the green finance project directory for 2025 [1][3]. Group 1: Green Finance Development - China has the largest green credit scale globally, with green bonds and green insurance markets also ranking high internationally. The funding requirement to achieve carbon peak by 2030 is expected to exceed 25 trillion yuan [1]. - As of the end of March, the balance of green loans in both domestic and foreign currencies reached 40.61 trillion yuan, a 9.6% increase from the beginning of the year, with significant contributions from infrastructure upgrades and low-carbon energy transitions [3]. - The issuance of green bonds has significantly increased, with a total of 4.3 trillion yuan issued by the end of March, including 1.8 trillion yuan in green financial bonds, providing stable funding sources for green credit [2]. Group 2: Policy Support and Market Demand - The People's Bank of China and other financial authorities are actively supporting the development of green finance, emphasizing the need for financial institutions to enhance their green finance service capabilities and product offerings [2]. - The demand for green bonds is driven by strong corporate needs for green transformation, alongside favorable market conditions such as lower interest rates and clear funding usage [2]. Group 3: Focus on Key Areas - Pollution prevention is a key area for increased support through green finance, with recent bond issuances aimed at funding urban renewal projects, including wastewater treatment and waste management facilities [4]. - The National Development Bank successfully issued 8 billion yuan in green financial bonds, with a subscription rate of 2.33 times, indicating strong investor interest [4]. Group 4: Urban Renewal Opportunities - Urban renewal presents significant growth potential, with regulatory bodies encouraging financial institutions to support projects that enhance infrastructure and meet reasonable financing needs [5]. - Various financial tools, including insurance and trust products, are being promoted to provide diverse financial support for urban renewal initiatives [5]. Group 5: Climate Change Response - Despite rapid development, challenges remain in China's green finance sector, including insufficient coverage of standards and a lack of innovative products [6]. - The insurance industry is increasingly recognized for its role in managing climate risks, with initiatives to expand coverage for various natural disasters [6][7].

Core Viewpoint - China People's Insurance Group (PICC) aims to leverage its unique position in the insurance industry to support green development through innovative products and services, establishing standards, and becoming a long-term investor in the green economy [1] Group 1: Green Development Initiatives - PICC has established a community for urban and rural residential catastrophe insurance and developed a "PICC Meteorological Index Insurance Pricing Model" to expand catastrophe insurance coverage to multiple disaster causes, including typhoons and floods, covering 4.1 billion people across 20 provinces and 118 cities by 2024 [2] - The company plans to enhance the operational mechanism of the catastrophe insurance community and develop a catastrophe risk quantification model tailored to China's disaster realities, promoting diverse catastrophe insurance forms such as catastrophe bonds [2] - PICC is focusing on positive incentives through the development of green insurance products like new energy vehicle insurance and green building insurance, while also implementing negative constraints via environmental pollution insurance to correct negative externalities [2] Group 2: Green Insurance and Investment - In 2024, PICC signed the United Nations Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) and established a green finance committee, creating a unified green insurance statistical system and an ESG risk assessment system for insurance clients [3] - The company provided risk coverage of 184 trillion yuan in green insurance, insuring 11.59 million new energy vehicles, a 57.3% year-on-year increase, and offering environmental pollution liability risk coverage of 19.7 billion yuan [3] - PICC is implementing green investment guidelines and creating ESG-themed products, with a planned investment scale exceeding 100 billion yuan in green development by 2024 [3] Group 3: Support for Shipping Industry - During the 2025 Lujiazui Forum, PICC and Bank of China jointly released an action plan to support the construction of the Shanghai International Shipping Center, focusing on financial services for shipping safety, convenience, and green transformation [4] - The "CSI Bank of China-PICC Shipping Development Theme Index" was launched to reflect the prosperity of the shipping industry, selecting 50 securities from various sectors related to shipping and logistics [5] - PICC aims to leverage its global advantages and lead in shipping insurance, creating an open cooperation platform for domestic and foreign shipping, shipbuilding, port, and logistics entities [5]

Core Insights - China has made significant progress in green finance, with green loan balances exceeding 40 trillion RMB, leading globally in this sector [2][3] - The country is enhancing international cooperation in green finance, particularly with Europe, to facilitate cross-border green capital flow [2][7] Green Finance Achievements - As of Q1 2023, China's green loan balance surpassed 40 trillion RMB, with green bonds and insurance markets also ranking among the largest globally [2] - By the end of 2024, China's green insurance coverage is expected to approach 500 trillion RMB, with major insurance groups investing over 500 billion RMB in green projects [2][4] Role of Financial Institutions - Banks and insurance companies are pivotal in promoting green finance, with institutions like Bank of Communications reporting over 10% of their loan portfolio in green loans, amounting to approximately 800 billion RMB [3] - China Pacific Insurance has developed innovative insurance models to enhance disaster coverage and promote green consumption [4] Challenges in Green Finance - Despite achievements, challenges remain, including insufficient coverage of existing green finance standards and a lack of product innovation [5] - High-carbon industries, such as power and steel, which account for 75% of national carbon emissions, require more financial support for low-carbon transitions [5] International Collaboration - China is actively sharing experiences and collaborating with the EU to develop a unified green finance market, with ongoing efforts to align standards and enhance product offerings [7][8] - The need for innovative financial products, such as options and futures, is emphasized to support energy transition financing [8] Supply Chain and ESG Compliance - Chinese companies face challenges in adapting to EU's stringent green transition and ESG compliance requirements, necessitating adjustments in supply chain management [9][10] - Companies are encouraged to diversify market strategies and enhance supply chain transparency to mitigate risks associated with regulatory compliance [10]

Core Viewpoint - China People's Insurance Group aims to enhance its role in green finance by innovating insurance products and establishing standards to support disaster risk resilience, environmental governance, and long-term investment in green economic transformation [2][3][4]. Group 1: Disaster Risk Management - The company is focused on improving catastrophe insurance policies and product systems to become a resilient recoverer from climate risks [2]. - In response to increasing economic losses from natural disasters, the company has expanded its catastrophe insurance coverage to include multiple disaster causes such as earthquakes, typhoons, floods, and landslides, now covering 4.1 billion people across 20 provinces and 118 cities in China [3]. - The company plans to further strengthen the operational mechanism of the catastrophe insurance community and develop a catastrophe risk quantification model tailored to China's disaster realities [3]. Group 2: Environmental Governance - The company is working on both positive incentives and negative constraints to become a significant environmental externality governance entity [3]. - Positive incentives include developing insurance products for new energy vehicles and green buildings, while negative constraints involve environmental pollution liability insurance to increase operational costs for high-emission enterprises [3]. - In 2024, the company signed the United Nations Principles for Sustainable Insurance and established a unified green insurance statistical system and ESG risk assessment system for insurance clients [4]. Group 3: Green Economic Transformation - The company aims to be a long-term investor in green economic transformation, leveraging its long-term insurance funds to support green productivity development [4]. - It has created ESG-themed asset management products, including carbon finance and green bond indices, with investments exceeding 100 billion yuan in support of green development [4][5]. - The company plans to conduct carbon emission assessments of its investment portfolio and explore carbon performance-based financing evaluations to gradually reduce the carbon intensity of its asset mix [5].

Group 1: Financial Performance - The company reported original insurance premium income of RMB 538.055 billion, a year-on-year increase of 4.3% [1] - Underwriting profit decreased to RMB 5.713 billion, down 43.9% year-on-year [1] - Net profit increased to RMB 32.161 billion, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 30.9% [1] - Basic earnings per share were RMB 1.446, with a proposed final dividend of RMB 0.332 per share [1] Group 2: Strategic Initiatives - The company actively engaged in major national strategies and provided quality insurance services, covering insurance liabilities amounting to RMB 298.8 trillion [2] - Established various insurance initiatives, including the China Integrated Circuit Co-insurance Body and the Green Ship Insurance Community [2] - Launched the first comprehensive catastrophe insurance in Hebei and developed high-level insurance centers in Shanghai [2] Group 3: Social Responsibility and Innovation - The company participated in social security system construction, serving 840 million people through social insurance services [3] - Agricultural insurance provided risk coverage for 55.42 million farming households, amounting to RMB 2.1 trillion [3] - The company introduced innovative insurance products and enhanced digital transformation, including AI platform applications [3]