Report launch (China): Global sustainable finance: trends, challenges and opportunities

The global sustainable finance market reached $8.2 trillion last year but is highly concentrated in developed markets and faces greenwashing concerns.

Drawing on UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2025, this session examines opportunities, challenges and actions needed to leverage the global sustainable finance market for sustainable development in developing economies.

• Ouyang Yongfu, Coordinator, Sustainable Investment Council, UNCTAD
• Mei Dewen, Vice Chairman, China Beijing Green Exchange; Secretary General, Beijing Green Finance Association (BGFA)
• Xie Wenhong, Head of China, Climate Bonds Initiative