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

In the actions and results of sustainable finance, Tsinghua University has not released much concrete and detailed data, and has not disclosed specific report data. But in the budget statement, you can find the university's total investments in various projects, such as environmental pollution, green transportation, rural revitalization and school infrastructure. Sources: "Tsinghua University" Project fund According to Tsinghua University 2023 departmental budget (Chinese version only), the total annual funding for environmental pollution projects is 2.225 million yuan. The total annual funding for green transportation is 4 million yuan. 25,000 yuan was invested in the special education of rural revitalization. In the infrastructure renovation project, the total annual fund is 103.944 million yuan, and the contribution to the construction of green campus is, significantly improved. Sources: "Tsinghua University" Although Tsinghua University has not publicly rele...

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...