The reporter learned from Industrial Bank Co.Ltd(601166) on the 20th that the bank successfully underwritten the first phase of "bond link" green financial bonds of China Development Bank in 2022. The bonds are issued to domestic and foreign investors with a term of 5 years and an issuance scale of 15 billion yuan. As a member of the underwriting syndicate of this issue of green thematic bonds, Industrial Bank Co.Ltd(601166) underwriting volume reached 1.9 billion yuan, ranking second in the market, and taking practical actions to help carbon peak and carbon neutralization.
The funds raised by the bonds are mainly invested in green industrial projects such as "green upgrading of infrastructure - green transportation - Construction of urban rail transit facilities", which comply with the green bond support catalogue of the people's Bank of China, the green bond principles of the international capital market association and the climate bond standards of the international climate bond Initiative (CBI). The screening standards for raised investment projects are strict and of high quality, With obvious environmental and social benefits, it will effectively promote the construction of low-carbon transportation system, which can reduce 19600 tons of carbon dioxide, 9700 tons of standard coal, 47.91 tons of nitrogen oxides and 0.90 tons of inhalable particulate matter.
As China's first equatorial bank, Industrial Bank Co.Ltd(601166) based on the leading edge of green finance, focusing on key areas of carbon and pollution reduction, "commercial banks + investment banks" at the same time, actively grasp the "double carbon" strategic opportunity, continue to maintain the position of head market maker in various factor markets such as bonds, foreign exchange, commodities and derivatives, and actively increase the investment and trading of green bonds, We will deeply participate in China's green bond market and help China's economy and society make a comprehensive green and low-carbon transformation. By the end of 2021, the bank had underwritten more than 30 billion yuan of green bonds, ranking first in the stock bank for five consecutive years; A total of 3675.3 billion yuan of green financial financing has been provided to 40619 enterprises. The supported projects can save 40.88 million tons of standard coal and 106.72 million tons of carbon dioxide in China every year.
