The earth has been warming at an unprecedented rate in the last 2,000 years, says a recent report on the current climatic conditions from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Record droughts, wildfires, and floods are raging around the world, and the threat of climate change is becoming more and more serious. The future of the planet clearly depends on the choices that humanity makes today.
Amid the dual challenges of the global economic crisis due to climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, green finance is fast becoming a new development concept and instrument that countries are striving to promote. Many pioneering practices and attempts have been carried out in terms of policies, institutions, industries, and talent creation. Disseminating these successful cases on a global scale and accelerating the spread of green finance is crucial for driving green growth, sustainable development, and even saving the planet on which we live.
The International Finance Forum (IFF), also known as the F20 (Finance 20), upholds the spirit of “Comprehensive and sustainable development – New capital, new value, and new world”. It initiated the first Global Green Finance Award in 2020. By leveraging its global networks and platforms, IFF is committed to establishing partnerships worldwide via exchanges and dialogue with governments, enterprises, and civil society to promote the development of green finance and foster green growth. Through research and demonstration, innovative green finance projects will foster a green recovery in the post-pandemic era, thus contributing to green growth and the realization of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
The award was highly rated by the UN and many other international organizations. After the success of the 1st IFF Global Green Finance Award in 2020, the IFF is now launching the IFF 2021 Global Green Finance Award.
Salient features of the 2021 awards
Accreditation by authorities
Participation in high-level dialog
Attention from key stakeholders
Significant international influence
Projects that are suitable for the awards
We are looking for global green finance solutions that promote the transformation of economic growth mode, contribute to pollution prevention and control, address climate change, improve energy efficiency, energy conservation and emission reduction. These include but are not limited to innovation and practices in policies, institutions, industries, services, technology and talent creation.
“The IFF 2021 Global Green Finance Award will include 10 Annual Awards for institutions and 10 Innovation Awards for innovative projects.
Granted to institutions that have made outstanding contributions to global, regional or national sustainable development through green finance practices, including achieving carbon peak and carbon neutrality, addressing climate change and biodiversity conservation. The green finance business of the institutions must be sustainable and profitable.
Granted to projects that demonstrate significant innovation in the field of green finance, in particular those that have made significant contributions to achieving carbon peak and carbon neutrality, addressing climate change and promoting biodiversity conservation.
All types of organizations, including public, private and non-profit organizations are eligible to apply for the Awards;
Any institution that carries out activities which foster green finance development and bring about real benefits are eligible to apply for the Awards;
Eligible institutions to apply for the Awards should be established no later than 2018, and the project activities should complete no earlier than 2018;
The projects of the participating institutions must have produced actual economic, environmental or social impacts in the fields of green finance, climate change, and promotion of biodiversity conservation;
No threshold is set for the size of the project and its economic, environmental or social impact;
Jury Committee
IFF Co-chairman
Chair, Council of the Presidents of the UN General Assembly
Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea
IFF Co-chairman
President Emeritus of European Council
Former Prime Minister of Belgium
IFF Board Member
Former Prime Minister of New Zealand
Co-chair of Silk Road International Association
Former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
Former Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Vice Chair of National Council for Social Security Fund
Board Member of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
Former Chairman of SINOPEC Group
IFF Board Member
Executive Director and Vice Chairman of the Paulson Institute
IFF Vice President
Former Secretary of Economy and Finance of Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR)
IFF Vice President, Former Financial Secretary
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
IFF Academic Committee Member
Former Chairman of Dalian Commodity Exchange
Researcher of Finance Department, School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics
IFF Vice President & Director of the IFF Global Center
Former Secretary-General of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Vice Minister of Ministry of Science and Technology
Honorary Director of the Expert Committee at National Climate Change Committee
IFF Academic Committee Member
Former Vice President of the Asian Development Bank
IFF Academic Committee Member
Chairman of China Securities Finance Corporation
IFF Academic Committee Member
Professor of School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University
Director of Institute for Public Policy
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
IFF Board Member
Director-General of Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
IFF Vice President
Former Minister of Economy and Finance of Italy
Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley International Limited
IFF Academic Committee Member
Former Chair for the Compliance Review Panel of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Deputy Director of Institutes of Science and Development at Chinese Academy of Sciences
Member of CPPCC Standing Committee
Deputy Director, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Vice Chairman of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
Member of CPPCC Standing Committee
Former Vice Chairman, China Insurance Regulatory Commission
IFF Vice-president and Secretary-General
Former Vice-president, New Development Bank
Former Vice-president, the World Bank
IFF Co-Chief Economist
Former Deputy Chief Economist of Asian Development Bank
Agenda
Winners
Hong Kong Green Finance Association
Industrial Bank of China
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Bank of China
Citi Bank
Ernst & Young
CSC Financial
Shanghai United Assets and Equity Exchange
E Fund
Lianhe Equator Environmental Assessment Co., Ltd.
Bank of Qingdao
China Construction Bank
All-China Environment Federation
Standard Chartered Bank
CECEP Fund
China Central Depository & Clearing
The People's Insurance Company (Group) of China
China Asset Management
Postal Savings Bank of China
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP
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Organizer
Academic Support
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