Crédit Agricole CIB honoured as Best Sustainable Bank by FinanceAsia

Building on its success last year (read more), Crédit Agricole CIB has been named Best International Sustainable Bank for Hong Kong SAR and China (Mainland) at the 30th FinanceAsia Awards 2026.

These awards reflect Crédit Agricole CIB's leadership in advancing sustainable finance development. The Bank has set concrete targets as revealed in its medium-term plan ACT 2028: €240 billion in transition financing and €1 billion in sustainable finance revenue by 2028.

Advancing Mainland China's green and sustainable development

As a leading advocate in Mainland China, the Bank is a major advisor to Chinese sovereign, sub-sovereign, and key financial institutions, setting new benchmarks in the country’s sustainable finance market.

Government partnerships:

• Assisted China's Ministry of Finance in developing its Sovereign Green Bond Framework in February 2025 (read more) and served as Green Structuring Advisor for China's inaugural international green bond in April 2025 (read more).
• Supported Hainan Province's CNH sustainability and blue bonds in September 2025 and Guangdong Province's CNH green and blue bonds in October 2025.

Market firsts and product innovation:

• First Multi-jurisdiction Common Ground Taxonomy (M-CGT) aligned international green bond from ICBC’s Singapore branch in August 2025.
• First M-CGT themed green bond from Bank of Communications Financial Leasing in March 2025.
• Best-in-class sustainability-linked loan for CDB Aviation, a mainland Chinese full-service aircraft leasing company, in June 2025.
• Solidarity-based offshore renminbi note issued by Crédit Agricole CIB in April 2025 (read more).

Supporting Hong Kong's position as a sustainable finance hub

As a key and long-standing partner of the Hong Kong SAR Government, Crédit Agricole CIB has been supporting the city in driving its sustainable finance agenda, including the following initiatives in 2025:

• Taxonomy: Active contributor to all phases of the Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance published January 2026, while supporting in aligning the Hong Kong SAR Government's Green Bond Framework with international standards.
• Green Bonds: Supported all rounds of Hong Kong SAR Government institutional green bond issuances since 2019, including the multi-currency Digitally Native Green Bond in November 2025—our third consecutive tokenised green bond mandate (read more Will open in a new tab ).
• Social Bonds: Involved in all four social bonds issued by Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation, including in 2025 Asia's first 30-year social bond dedicated to reverse mortgage financing elderly retirement.