OREANDA-NEWS. December 02, 2013. The “2013 Sustainable Financial Global Summit” hold by the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative  (2013 UNEP FI Global Roundtable) was opened in Beijing, and BOC gave support to this summit as a “Green Sponsor”.

Under the theme of “Financing the Future We Want – China, Emerging Markets and the World Economy”, the 2013 GRT attracted more than 400 senior delegates from over 200 international institutions in multiple sectors, including finance, environment, energy and research. To highlight the concept of “Sustainable Finance” in 2013 GRT, BOC offset the carbon emissions from this summit by means of “carbon neutralization” as a “Green Sponsor”, and made it a real zero-emission green conference.

Since 1994, the “UNEP FI Global Roundtable”, as a biennial high-level conference, has become an important platform where international financial institutions, government departments, and stakeholders can discuss issues over finance and sustainable development.

As the most internationalized and diversified Chinese bank, BOC, by staying firmly committed to its concept of “assuming social responsibilities and being the best bank", has aligned its own demand for growth with economic development and social progress; vigorously developed low-carbon finance and green credit. BOC has creatively launched energy-saving and emission reduction financing projects based on the clean development mechanism(CDM), financial and wealth management products based on carbon emission permits; and continuously enriched the system of carbon-specific financial products, dedicated to fulfill sustainable development of finance.