On January 15th, the 2017 Zheshang International Green Finance Development Forum was held in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, with the theme of "Green Finance, Sponge Smart City, and Modern Habitat - the Synergistic Symbiosis of Technology, Humanity, and Finance in Ecological Shaping". The forum was hosted by Zhejiang International Financial Assets Trading Center, Zhejiang Provincial Association for the Promotion of Financial Industry Development, China Development Bank Zhejiang Branch, China Financial Information Center, and Shanghai Huaxia Cultural and Economic Promotion Association. It was hosted by Oriental Xinhua Investment Management Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Hanbi Zijin Industrial Development Co., Ltd., and Hangzhou Hanbi Building Cultural and Creative Industry Fund. It was also hosted by Shanghai Internet Finance Industry Association, Shanghai Equity Investment Association Supported by China Construction Technology Group and Deloitte China. The forum was broadcast live on Lujiazui Financial Network. 

Zhu Lungen, Vice Mayor of Jinhua Municipal People's Government, Zhao Nuan, Chairman and CEO of Zhejiang Merchants International Financial Assets Trading Center, Ji Jiayou, Deputy Inspector and Director of Financial Services Department 1 of the Shanghai Headquarters of the Central Bank of China, Cheng Tianyun, Secretary of the Jindong District Committee of Jinhua City, Zhang Xingquan, Senior Advisor to UN Habitat, Wang Zhe, Secretary General of Shanghai Internet Finance Industry Association and Former Chairman of Shanghai Gold Exchange, Vice President of China Development Bank Zhejiang Branch Shen Caizhan, Director of the Green Finance Special Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial Council for the Promotion of Finance, Pan Hengning, Assistant General Manager of the China Financial Information Center, Lai Zhengyi, Chairman of the Hangzhou Hanbilou Cultural and Creative Industry Fund and Chairman of the Xianglin Group, an international consulting expert of the United Nations Green Sponge Smart City, a specially appointed expert for decision-making consultation of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, a doctoral supervisor, professor, and former vice president of the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, and Wang Hongwei, former dean of the Shanghai Institute of Finance, Li Lin, General Manager of the Strategic Development Department of the Head Office of Pudong Development Bank, Vice President, Professor, and Doctoral Supervisor of the Shanghai Institute of Advanced Finance at Shanghai Jiaotong University, Li Feng, Ph.D., University of Chicago, and Chang Xiaodong, Assistant General Manager of China Construction Technology Group (China Construction Investment Corporation), and other guests attended the event.

Murray Gameron, former president of the European Photovoltaic Association, Liu Cheng, CEO and founder of Polar Plus Dezhi Weiguang (Shenzhen) Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Lv Liquan, executive vice general manager of Xianglin Group and general manager of Hanbi Zijin Industrial Co., Ltd., Qin Yi, partner of Deloitte China and head of blockchain art finance, Sun Lu, partner of KDG Design Group in Canada, Xie Xiangping, business partner of Oriental Xinhua Fund, and Director of Gaopeng (Shanghai) Law Firm Partner Xie Xiangyang, Deputy Director of Sponge City Research Center of China Construction Technology Group Zhu Linhui, and Director of Science and Technology Department of Jinhua Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau Wang Huixin held a round table discussion. The round table was presided over by Li Di, General Manager of Oriental Xinhua Investment Management Co., Ltd.

Xie Xiangyang, director and partner of Gaopeng (Shanghai) Law Firm, defines the first element of "green finance" as the sustainable development of the financial industry itself. Secondly, green finance is actually the sustainable support of finance for the improvement of human settlements and the process of Industry 4.0. Lawyer Xie Xiangyang believes that green finance should not be solved based on official standards, but rather should achieve sustainable support for the improvement of human settlements in the financial industry. We should build green finance companies with a level of 100 billion or even trillions.

This article is translated by software translator for reference only.