The renowned international financial magazine Global Finance announced the results of its 2026 Sustainable Finance Awards recently. Bank of China was honored with two prestigious awards: Best Sustainable Finance Bank in China and Best Green Bond Bank in the Asia-Pacific.

As a leading authoritative publication in global finance, Global Finance presents the Sustainable Finance Awards to honor financial institutions across the globe that show outstanding leadership and deliver tangible contributions to green finance and other sustainable development fields. These awards are solid proof of widespread international recognition of BOC's achievements in green finance practices.

In recent years, BOC has innovated issuance structures, diversified fund application scenarios, and improved information disclosure transparency. It actively channels capital into low-carbon transition projects, empowering high-quality green development with eco-friendly financial services.

Green credit business

BOC took part in influential flagship green projects worldwide, extending credit support for the world's largest single under-construction photovoltaic power station and the world's largest pumped storage power station.

In 2025, BOC secured the top spot among Chinese banks in Bloomberg's global rankings for Green Use-of-Proceeds Loans, Sustainability-Linked Loans, and Green Loan Principles-Aligned Loans. 

Green bond business

In October 2025, BOC issued dual-currency sustainable development bonds denominated in British pounds and renminbi, among which the pound tranche marked the first GBP-denominated sustainable development bond issued by a Chinese institution in the market.

In November 2025, BOC issued RMB 30 billion worth of green financial bonds, including RMB 10 billion floating-rate bonds — the largest single-tranche floating-rate bond issued by domestic commercial banks in China.

As of the end of the first quarter of 2026, BOC's underwriting volume of domestic and overseas green bonds reached RMB 33.409 billion and USD 3.943 billion, respectively, placing it among the leading Chinese financial institutions.

Bank of China will continue to leverage its global expertise and comprehensive services, expand its diversified green finance products, further cement its global brand "BOC Green +", and make contributions to global green transition and sustainable development.