Journey of Sustainable Development

2008

Published the first Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Donated over 24 million yuan to the earthquake-stricken areas in Wenchuan as part of earthquake relief efforts

2011

Launched “Love & Trust Alliance”, the first NGO 2.0 platform led by a financial institution in China

2013

Signed the “Joint Commitment of China’s Banking Industry to Green Credit”

2014

Created a sustainability information collection and statistical system for the first time in the industry

2015

Started carbon finance business and compiled the report “Analysis of China’s Carbon Trading Market Development”

2016

Launched volunteer activity themed “Environmental Conservation for Wild Birds”, which continues to this day

2018

Published the first sustainability report

Acquired the equity of Kazakhstan’s Altyn Bank, becoming the first Chinese financial institution to acquire bank equity from countries of the Belt and Road Initiative

2020

Contributed to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by donating 50 million yuan to the China Charity Federation

2021

Developed the first “carbon-neutrality bonds” and “sustainability-linked products” in the market

Provided support for flood relief by offering shelter and flood control supplies to the affected people during the extreme flooding in Zhengzhou on July 20

Signed the “Joint Declaration of Banking Sector to Support Biodiversity Conservation” , pledging to make contribution to reversing biodiversity loss over the next decade

2022

Renamed the “Strategic Development Committee” to “Strategic and Sustainable Development Committee”

Officially became a supporter of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

Launched the industry’s first personal carbon reduction account - “CITIC Carbon Account”

Published the first consumer-focused research report on low-carbon lifestyles by a banking institution in China in collaboration with professional research organizations - “2022 Green Book of Low-carbon Lifestyles”

2023

Published the first Environmental Information Disclosure (TCFD) Report

Formulated the “China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Management Measures” and “China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited ESG Action Plan”

Underwrote the first sustainability-linked Panda bond in the market