Case Study 1: Green Finance for High‑Quality Development|The ESG Assessment System for Huzhou Financing Entities and Its Applications

Huzhou Green Finance Institute has compiled and released the report *Green Finance Empowering High‑Quality Local Economic Development: Huzhou’s Practical Exploration and Impact Evaluation*. It systematically summarizes the practices and outcomes of Huzhou’s green finance reform, assesses the relationship and mechanism between green finance and high‑quality economic development, analyzes challenges encountered in deepening the reform, and puts forward recommendations for advancing green finance reform and innovation during the 15th Five‑Year Plan period. Centered on the development of the green finance system, scientific and technological innovation, green industries, openness and shared benefits, the report sorts out typical cases of how Huzhou’s green finance underpins high‑quality economic growth. This issue features the first in a series of case studies: The ESG Evaluation System for Huzhou Financing Entities and Its On‑the‑Ground Application. We will keep sharing more cases. Stay tuned!

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