Shouqing Zhu

Senior Associate, Sustainable Finance, WRI China

Bio

Shouqing Zhu is a Senior Associate and Head of China Finance Centre at WRI's Beijing office. He leads and coordinates WRI’s work related to promoting sustainability in the financial system in China, which focuses on improving the environmental and social performance of Chinese investments, both overseas and domestic. He has served as a team leader for the Green Finance Task Force of the People’s Bank of China, the international coordinator for the Green Finance Task Force of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), and team leader for China green finance studies of the Asian Development Bank.

Prior to joining WRI, Shouqing held executive positions and worked with multinational corporations, national governments, multilateral institutions and non-profit organisations in Asia, Europe, Australia and North America to develop and implement programs in areas of cross-border investment, regional economic development, greenhouse gas management, capacity building, and commercialization of cleantech. He participated in recommending policies to APEC Leaders on trade and financial reform with the APEC Business Advisory Council.

Shouqing holds an M.A. degree in World History from Peking University and an M.Phil. degree in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge. He also pursued doctoral research in banking regulation and management at the University of Melbourne. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Greenhouse Gas Inventory Quantifier (GHG-IQ).

Blog Posts

4 Ways China’s Belt and Road Initiative Could Support Sustainable Infrastructure
by Shouqing Zhu - May 22, 2017
At a recent forum, leaders discussed the future of the Belt and Road Initiative, China'as massive infrastructure plan. Will it develop projects that protect the health and prosperity of its people in years to come, or put them and the global environment in jeopardy?
China Champions Green Finance in the G20
by Shouqing Zhu - September 20, 2016
A G20 communique on green finance and new national guidelines on greening China's financial system could help shift investments from high-carbon to low-carbon sectors.
New Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Starts Building a Green Future
by Shouqing Zhu - July 01, 2016
People watched closely when China launched the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) last year, with a mandate to be “lean, clean and green.” After its first annual general meeting and seminars this week, it appears that the AIIB is starting to move in a positive direction.
With New Guidelines, China’s Green Bond Market Poised to Take Off in the Year of the Monkey
by Shouqing Zhu - January 08, 2016
China recently issued its first directive on “green bonds,” funds exclusively applied to finance new and existing green infrastructure projects. The new standards should help scale up the use of green bonds and usher in new low-carbon projects like renewable energy and public transit systems.
By Taking 5 Steps, China Can Start Leading the Green Finance Revolution
by Shouqing Zhu - November 11, 2015
A new report lays out clear recommendations for how the Chinese government can put the right policies in place to shift investments from polluting to sustainable industries.
Will China Lead the Way on Green Finance?
by Shouqing Zhu, Denise Leung and Leo Horn-Phathanothai - July 17, 2015
China will need investments in the order of $330 billion (RMB 2 trillion) a year from 2015-2030 to overcome its environmental challenges. Tapping the private sector can help scale up the country's green finance.

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