At the 2026 Sustainable Global Leaders Conference held in Shanghai's Huangpu Expo Park from October 20 to 22, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co.,Ltd. (SSE: 600000) Vice President Zhang Jian delivered a speech outlining the bank's sustainable finance practices from two perspectives.
On the first front, strengthening strategic momentum and enhancing the sustainable development model and governance system, Zhang Jian stated that in recent years, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co.,Ltd. (SSE: 600000) has grasped industry evolution trends, deeply implemented its digital-intelligent strategy, and fully integrated ESG elements into its operational and management practices. The bank has established a long-term management mechanism featuring board-level deployment and decision-making, senior management coordination and advancement, and collaborative implementation across all departments, continuously refining its sustainable governance system. Currently, the bank holds an MSCI ESG rating of AA, with Wind and Sino-Securities ESG ratings both at the highest level in the industry.
On the second front, deepening key sectors and enriching the supply of sustainable financial products and services, Zhang Jian stated that Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co.,Ltd. (SSE: 600000) has consistently provided clients with high-quality comprehensive financial products and services. In the green and low-carbon transition sector, the bank offers multi-scenario, customized financial services centered around the "SPD Green Innovation" brand and the "Carbon Account Plus" comprehensive financial service solution. In the sector of empowering small and medium-sized enterprises, the bank has built a digital-intelligent supply chain service system anchored by "SPD Chain Connect," implementing a "one chain, one policy" approach. In the sector of inclusive livelihood protection, the bank has established an "online plus offline" coordinated "Smart, Beneficial, Digital" service model, exploring innovative practices to enhance the quality, effectiveness, and influence of sustainable finance.
Regarding business achievements, Zhang Jian stated that in recent years, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co.,Ltd. (SSE: 600000) has completed multiple nationally pioneering green finance transactions, including the country's first water ecological product management rights pledge loan, the nation's first dual pioneering biodiversity protection indicator-linked syndicated loan for both manufacturing and foreign-funded enterprises, "carbon asset plus digital RMB bond" and the country's first "sustainability-linked plus carbon asset" composite medium-term note. Inclusive finance business has improved in quality and expanded in coverage, with inclusive loan increments reaching a four-year high, and supply chain finance business scale and served clients both increasing. The bank has been awarded Best Supply Chain Finance Bank at the China Supply Chain Finance Annual Conference for two consecutive years.
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