From October 16 to 18, the 2025 Sustainable Global Leaders Conference is being held at the Shanghai World Expo Park. Wang Sheng, chairman of
Wang Sheng stated that focusing on the "five major articles" of tech finance, green finance, inclusive finance, pension finance, and digital finance is crucial for promoting high-quality development and serving the real economy.
Tech Finance: Cultivating "Patient Capital" and Strengthening the Foundation of Innovation Wang emphasized that innovation is the primary driving force for development. The Sci-Tech Innovation Board, Growth Enterprise Market, and Beijing Stock Exchange provide precise financing support for tech enterprises at various stages of development. Notably, this year, the development of tech finance has progressed further with the establishment of a technology board in the bond market. The capital market has become the core force supporting the development of tech enterprises with its comprehensive service capabilities.
In the past three years,
Green Finance: Practicing ESG Concepts to Define Development "Green development is the foundational color of high-quality financial growth," Wang emphasized. Since the 18th National Congress, the country has coordinated high-quality development and high-level protection, adhering firmly to an eco-priority and intensive green low-carbon high-quality development path. According to the Energy Transition Index released by the World Economic Forum in June this year, China's ranking has risen to 12th place, and the average annual growth rate of green loans during the 14th Five-Year Plan exceeds 20%, making China's green loan scale the largest globally.
Inclusive Finance: Serving Small Businesses and Agriculture, Upholding the Era's Mission Inclusive finance is the financial service responsibility to promote real economic development and common prosperity. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, China saw an average annual growth rate of over 20% in inclusive microcredit, with the balance reaching 36 trillion yuan.
Wang disclosed that in the past three years,
Pension Finance and Digital Finance: Positioning for Future Markets and Leading Industry Innovation
On pension finance, Wang noted that last year, the average life expectancy in China reached 79 years, with the current reserves for commercial pensions and health insurance reaching 11 trillion yuan. Long-term care insurance now covers over 180 million individuals.
Regarding digital finance, Wang described it as a vital engine for adapting to the digital economy. At the end of last year, the People's Bank of China and seven other ministries issued the "Action Plan for Promoting High-Quality Development of Digital Finance," which aims to construct a financial system that highly adapts to digital economic development by 2027.