To further promote the opening of China’s green bond market, and enhance the role of the Common Ground Taxonomy (CGT) in facilitating cross-border flows of green capital, the expert group convened by the Green Finance Committee (GFC) of China Society for Finance and Banking has undertaken the relabelling work for green bonds newly issued in China’s interbank market in March 2025 against the CGT.
9 green bonds supporting projects on climate mitigation have been newly identified as CGT-aligned, with a total scale of RMB 7.81 billion. Among these, 5 green bonds have already been aligned with the CGT during issuance. Each bond meets the specified technical requirements outlined in the Substantial Contribution Criteria of the CGT. The specific details are as follows:
Table 1: New Relabelled Green Bonds
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Number
|
Bond
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Issuing Amount (RMB/100 Million)
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1
|
AGRICULTURAL DEV GREEN BOND 25(02)
|
20.00
|
|
2
|
HUADIAN LEASING MTN 25(001)(GREEN)
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5.00
|
|
3
|
SHANGHAI YUEXIU MTN 25(001)(GREEN)
|
5.00
|
|
4
|
CHONGQING METRO GN 25(002)(CNB)
|
15.00
|
|
5
|
FUZHOU METRO GN 25(001)(CNB)
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5.00
|
|
6
|
HUANENG HYDROPOWER GN 25(001)
|
13.00
|
|
7
|
YINBAO HOLDING GN 25(001)(SUSTAINABILITY-LINKED)
|
0.50
|
|
8
|
SHENERGY MTN 25(001)(CARBON NEUTRAL BOND)
|
9.00
|
|
9
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SUZHOU ENERGY DEV GN 25(001)(SL)
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5.60
|
In March 2025, 6 CGT-aligned Chinese outstanding green bonds were due. The specific details are as follows:
Table 2: Matured Relabelled Green Bonds
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Number
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Bond
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Issuing Amount (RMB/100 Million)
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1
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CHONGQING METRO GN 20(002)
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15.00
|
|
2
|
22 HEGC MTN002
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5.20
|
|
3
|
22 SHENERGY MTN001
|
9.00
|
|
4
|
JINNENG POWER GN 23(001) A
|
3.00
|
|
5
|
CHINA MERCHANTS LEASING SCP 24(008)(GREEN)
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5.00
|
|
6
|
HUANENG HYDROPOWER GN 24(006)(RURAL REVI)
|
13.00
|
As of March 31, 2025, expert group has evaluated a total of 397 CGT-aligned Chinese green bonds traded in the interbank market, 246 of which remain in duration.
The 246 outstanding bonds account for 23.32% of the total number of outstanding green bonds in the interbank market, with an issuance scale of RMB 346.236 billion, accounting for 19.72% of the total scale of outstanding green bonds in the interbank market. Among them, the proportion of issuance scale with issuer rating of AAA, AA+, AA, and unrated is 93.6%, 4.5%, 0.3% and 1.6% respectively. The top three allocations of use of proceeds are H1.1 Construction and operation of public transportation system in urban and rural areas (27.7%), D1.3 Electricity generation from wind power (25.7%), and D1.1 Electricity generation using solar photovoltaic technology (18.2%).
The Common Ground Taxonomy (CGT) aligned bond data published on this and other websites as part of China’s bond labeling work by the Expert Group convened by the Green Finance Committee of China Society for Finance and Banking is public information. The Expert Group welcomes all individuals and institutions to disseminate and use these data, and to develop indices, products and related services on the basis of these data.
Click here for the list of CGT aligned Chinese green bonds (April 2025 version)
