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GB/T 45490-2025Terminology for green finance (English PDF)

绿色金融术语

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Issued by

SAMR; SAC

Level / Type

National · Recommended

Issue date

March 28, 2025

Implementation date

March 28, 2025

Scope

GB/T 45490-2025 is the English-translated version of 绿色金融术语.

GB/T 45490-2025 is the Chinese national standard covering the vocabulary the Chinese financial system uses when it calls something green — the base terms of green finance, climate finance, transition finance and green assets, then green credit, green securities, green insurance, green funds, trusts, leases and notes, the environmental rights and carbon finance terms, the assessment, certification and rating terms, the statistical terms, and the definitions that decide which loan or bond can be counted as green. First edition, under the People's Bank of China. In force from 28 March 2025. Issued on 28 March 2025, it has been in force since 28 March 2025.

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National Standard of the People's Republic of China

ICS: 03.060
Classification: A 11

Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC

PrefaceIII
1 Scope1
2 Normative references1
3 Basic terminology1
4 Green Credit Terminology2
5 Green Securities Terminology2
6 Green Insurance Terminology3
7 Terminology of green funds, green trusts, green leases and green notes5
8 Environmental rights terminology5
9 Carbon Market and Carbon Finance Terminology6
10 Green Assessment Certification and Rating Terminology1010
11 Terminology of environmental benefits, environmental costs and ecological compensation mechanisms10
12 Green Finance Statistical Terminology1113
13 Green finance guarantee mechanism and institutional terminology11 Reference13
Index14

Foreword

This document is in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for standardization work Part 1: Structure and drafting rules for standardization documents" Drafting.

Please note that some of the contents of this document may involve patents. The issuing organization of this document does not assume the responsibility for identifying patents.

This document is under the jurisdiction of the National Financial Standardization Technical Committee (SAC/TC180).

This document was drafted by: The People's Bank of China, the Financial Research Institute of the People's Bank of China, the China Securities Association, Beijing Dadao Zhijian Technology Co., Ltd.

China Financial Electronics Group Co., Ltd., China Energy Conservation Consulting Co., Ltd., China People's Property Insurance Company of China, China Bond Asset Management Co., Ltd.

Credit Rating Co., Ltd., Beijing Green Exchange Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Carbon Emissions Trading Center Co., Ltd., China Chengxin Green Gold Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Menglang Sustainable Digital Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

The main drafters of this document are: Wang Xin, Zhang Bei, Yang Ping, Wang Yan, Cao Nan, Li Wei, Yang Fuyu, Feng Lei, Mao Qizheng, Wang Dongni, Lei Yao, Guan Xiaoming, Li Yalin, Liu Jialong, Wang Paihan, Li Jianing, Liao Yuan, Xiang Fei, Chen Daidi, Qi Jiuhong, Meng Meng, Shen Shuangbo, Ge Xingan. Green finance terminology

1 Scope

This document defines the common terminology of green finance.

This document applies to green finance, as well as related areas such as investment, financing, management, scientific research, teaching, communication, and publishing.

2 Normative references

This document has no normative references.

3 Basic terminology

3.1 Green Finance

Financial activities that support economic activities such as environmental improvement, response to climate change, and conservation and efficient use of resources.

3.2 Climate Finance

Support financial activities that address climate change.

Note. Climate investment and financing aims to achieve national voluntary contributions and low-carbon development, and is an important part of green finance. Its support covers both mitigation and adaptation. aspects.

3.3 Sustainable Finance

The financial sector should give due consideration to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and environmental (E), social (S) and governance (G) factors when making investment decisions.

And increase investment in sustainable economic activities and projects, or other financial activities that help improve ESG issues.

Note. Environmental considerations include mitigation of and adaptation to climate change, as well as broader environmental issues such as protecting biodiversity, combating pollution and developing circular economies. Ji et al.

3.4 Green Finance System

Strengthen institutional arrangements for financial support for the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development and the construction of a beautiful China.

Note. The green financial system supports both green economic activities and transitional economic activities.

3.5 Transition Finance

Support economic activities and business entities that mitigate climate change and transform high-carbon emissions or difficult-to-reduce emissions into low-carbon emissions or near-zero emissions financial services.

Note. Transition finance supports both specific economic activities (including production facilities and projects) and the overall transformation of business entities.

3.6 Green assets

The amount of money generated by a specific accounting entity in transactions or events related to green economic activities, which can be measured in monetary terms and is expected to bring certain benefits resources.

3.7

Financial activities such as the financing provided by financial institutions for energy conservation and energy efficiency improvement projects and the corresponding risk identification and management measures.

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