10.Loans in Five Key Sectors Account for 70% of New Credit

Q2 2025 China Monetary Policy Report (PBOC Analysis Group by Aug 15)

As of June 2025, loans to technology (↑12.5% YoY), green industries (↑25.5%), inclusive finance (↑11.5%), elderly care (↑43%), and digital economy (↑11.5%) all outpaced total loan growth. The share of new loans to these five sectors now reaches about 70%, compared to over 60% for real estate/infrastructure in 2016. Green loans surged from RMB 9.9 trillion (2019) to RMB 36.6 trillion (2024), averaging over 20% annual growth. Micro-loans maintained over 20% growth since 2018, with beneficiaries tripling to 60.99 million inclusive small and micro enterprise credit accounts. (Xinhua)

09. Amway Launches Personal Carbon Neutrality Initiative

On Aug 15, Amway announced full carbon neutrality for 13 Nutrilite herbal products and committed RMB 10 million to fund personal carbon reduction. Through its "You Act, We Donate" program and WeChat mini-app "Amway Carbon Ledger", the initiative supports marine carbon sink projects (seagrass beds, mangroves, oyster reefs) while tracking individual carbon footprints. (Xinhua)

08. Baowu Releases CSR Brand "Co-Forge with Baowu"

On Aug 15, China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited and its subsidiaries published 33 CSR reports and debuted its CSR brand "Co-Forge with Baowu". 22 CSR projects were categorized as:

The move reflects tailored CSR strategies based on industrial characteristics and resource endowments. (Jiefang Daily)

07. Chery Initiates Sustainable Education Ecosystem in South Africa

On Aug 21, Chery's South Africa subsidiary launched the "Education Champions for Africa" initiative in Johannesburg, establishing the Chery Education Foundation with an initial investment of 3 million ZAR. The foundation will collaborate with local education authorities to identify and support projects in basic and preschool education, addressing urgent needs in early childhood development.（Jintai News）

06. UN Global Innovation Hub Unveils Digital Carbon Reduction Platform

On Aug 12, at the 2025 EESA Energy Storage Summit in Shanghai, the UN Global Innovation Hub debuted a digital platform for a more sustainable world project showcase. This tool helps governments and cities find tailored solutions while facilitating knowledge sharing through case studies, scientific reports, and innovative methodologies, to support collaborative climate actions.(East Daily)

05. EU Consults on Circular Economy Act

Recently, the European Commission launched its long-anticipated public consultation and call-for-evidence for the upcoming Circular Economy Act (CEA), targeting two key goals: tackling e-waste (growing 2% annually with <40% recycling rate) by improving recovery of critical raw materials, and expanding circular markets through updated waste standards, extended producer’s responsibility, and mandatory green public procurement criteria.(GIZ International Cooperation on Circular Economy)

04. 12 Chinese Agencies Strengthen Yangtze River Governance Coordination

On Aug 14, the Supreme People's Court and 11 other central agencies issued a directive to enhance judicial-administrative collaboration for Yangtze ecological protection. The policy unifies enforcement standards for key areas like pollution control, fishing bans, and sand mining, while supporting cross-regional joint actions in ecologically sensitive zones.(Xinhua)

03. China Consumers Association Releases Green Consumption Guide

On Aug 15, the China Consumers Association launched the China Green Consumption Guidelines (exposure draft). Based on China's socio-cultural context and residents' daily life scenarios, the guidelines systematically propose 50 actionable recommendations that integrate scientific rigor, environmental friendliness, and practicality. These recommendations span multiple domains including food consumption (promoting the "Clean Plate Campaign" and reducing single-use tableware), transportation (advocating low-carbon travel), resource utilization (promoting energy-efficient appliances and rational water/electricity use), and daily consumer goods (guiding purchases of green-certified products, resisting excessive packaging, and facilitating recycling of old items). (CNR News)

02. China to Establish World's Largest National Park System

On Aug 19, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration announced breakthrough progress in China's national park system development. According to the National Park Monitoring System Construction Plan, over the next three years, the latest scientific research and technological achievements will be utilized to build an integrated "air-ground" monitoring system. This system will enable regular precision recognition and real-time monitoring of wildlife in key areas of national parks, significantly enhancing the intelligence and refinement of park management. Meanwhile, China will steadily and orderly establish new national parks, with the goal of basically completing the world's largest national park system by 2035. (CCTV News)

01. China Achieves Significant Results in Promoting Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality

On Aug 15, the National Development and Reform Commission released important achievements in China's green transition and the fifth anniversary of its carbon peaking and carbon neutrality pledge. China has established the world's most systematic and complete top-level design and policy system for carbon emission reduction, fully integrating carbon peaking and carbon neutrality into the broader framework of ecological conservation and socio-economic development. Progress has been made in optimizing and upgrading the industrial structure, significant results have been achieved in the green and low-carbon transition of the energy sector, the green and low-carbon transportation system is being rapidly improved, the green and low-carbon level of urban and rural development continues to rise, the carbon sequestration capacity of natural ecosystems has been enhanced, and  green and low-carbon lifestyles have become increasingly popular. China's contribution to global climate governance is becoming more prominent. (CCTV.com)