On December 23, 2022, ICBC attended the “2022 International Green Finance Summit · Dianchi Forum” hosted by the Kunming Municipal Government and the Green Finance Forum of 60 (GF60) via videoconferencing and was granted the “Best Financial Institution Award” of the GF60 Green Finance Awards 2022.

As an active advocate and practitioner of green credit standards and the Principles for Responsible Investment, ICBC always adheres to the mission of the financial sector to serve the real economy, follows China’s green, low-carbon economic and social development requirements, and intensifies financial support for these areas. By combining national needs and financial capabilities, ICBC has, with a focus on low-carbon transformation, promoted innovation in financial products and services and forged more comprehensive service solutions for green finance. It has pursued development and carbon emission reduction, overall and local development, and short-, medium- and long-term development in a well-coordinated way. With promoting low-carbon transformation of investment and financing business and following the path of ensuring safety while reducing carbon emissions, ICBC endeavors to ensure the security of food, energy resources and important industrial chains and supply chains, and to help steadily pursue the goals of carbon peak and carbon neutrality. Based on domestic conditions and facing the globe, ICBC has deepened international communication and cooperation in sustainable finance concept and green finance standards and promoted mutual recognition of relevant rules and standards, creating synergy for the development of green finance.

The GF60 Green Finance Awards 2022 were also revealed at the “2022 International Green Finance Summit · Dianchi Forum”. Co-initiated by the GF60, professional institutions and experts from academic institutions, the Awards aim to select excellent representatives in green finance and provide value experience and models for green development. ICBC won the “Best Financial Institution Award” with excellent performance in the four dimensions including environment, society, economy and governance.

Facing the future, ICBC will continue strengthening cooperation with relevant parties and better leverage its important role of green finance in promoting green development and helping achieve the goals of carbon peak and carbon neutrality. Meanwhile, ICBC will actively practice the global sustainable development initiative, continuously step up sustainable finance supply and diversity of products and services, and build a world-leading green bank, making new greater contributions to global economic development.