Tsinghua University's SDG-Aligned Transformation and Sustainable Finance Strategies

Universities and higher education institutions are in a unique position to adopt sustainable finance solutions. As centres of innovation and research, they are able to develop and implement cutting-edge sustainable finance practices, such as applying expertise and research findings to build green infrastructure, construct sustainable procurement policies, establish green funds, or use them to make sustainable investment decisions (Filho et al, 2022). Sources: "Tsinghua University" Tsinghua University also understands the importance of sustainable finance and has been making a lot of efforts in researching and innovating sustainable finance.  Sources: "Tsinghua University" Establishment of Green Fund Tsinghua University established the Paulson Prize for Sustainability in 2013, offering an annual prize of 50,000 dollars. The award recognises innovative projects in China that provide outstanding solutions to economic and environmental issues to address some of the worl...

Sustainable finance is a broad field that includes emerging financial activities. Its relationship to the SDGS is that sustainable finance aims to channel funds into economic activities that conform to the principles of sustainable development, otherwise the SDGS would not be achieved (Aracil et al, 2024). Sources: "Tsinghua University" In order to better promote sustainable development, Tsinghua University established the Research Team for Green Finance in 2018, which is the earliest rsearch platform on green finance in China. The research platform is dedicated to academic research in the field of sustainable and green finance and leads the integration of innovation, products and research, and international collaboration.  Sources: "Tsinghua University" ACHIEVEMENT Since its establishment, the Research Team for Green Finance has achieved a series of research results, such as the development of a basic analytical framework for climate risk analysis, the formation of...

The 2023 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the 193 Member States of the United Nations (UN) in September 2015. As key partners in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, the role of top universities is even more critical (Falzetti, 2021).  According to Zhou et al. (2019) universities have a more compelling role to play in building social human capital, economic development, poverty eradication, good governance and building more equitable societies to ensure the maintenance of peace and stability. Even the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda recognises that some Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) can be better achieved through university interventions. Sources: "Tsinghua University" Tsinghua University, as one of China's top universities, has long been involved in sustainable development initiatives. In 2017, Tsinghua University established China's first research Institute with SDGs as its research core - the Institute for Sustainable Development Goals,...