The First Three Workshops of the BRICS Green Finance Training Series Successfully Held with over 35,000 Participants from 21 Countries
From green bonds to green credit, and then to carbon markets and carbon finance, a two-month financial training program themed around green and low-carbon has sparked heated discussions in BRICS countries and other emerging markets and developing countries. Recently, the BRICS Green Finance Training Series, jointly hosted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the chair unit of the BRICS Business Council Chinese Chapter and the leader unit of the Financial Working Group of Chinese Chapter, and the BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center, successfully completed its first three sessions.
The first three sessions of the BRICS Green Finance Training Program covered key and trending topics in green finance. 8 experts and scholars from business community and academia of BRICS countries were invited to give an in-depth introduction on the policy framework and development trend of Global Green Finance, including Cheng Lin, Director of Center for International Collaboration at IFS and Head of GIP Secretariat Beijing Office; Praveshni Sewmohan, Vice President of Sustainable Finance at Standard Bank Group Ltd.; Cui Ying, Assistant Dean at the International Institute of Green Finance at the Central University of Finance and Economics; Li Jin, Deputy General Manager of the Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange; Wang Bo, Senior Manager at the Institute of Green Technology Innovation, China Everbright Environment Group) Ltd.. These experts thoroughly researched the needs of BRICS participants and carefully prepared their teaching materials, engaging in deep discussions with the participants, achieving the expected outcomes.
Widespread Impact: 21 Countries and Over 35,000 Participants
Digital and green economies are the future development directions. This training program was conducted online and broadcasted via the cloud live platform. The three sessions attracted over 35,000 views from 21 countries, including the BRICS countries, Congo-Brazzaville, Indonesia, and Egypt. Participants praised the program as a "clash and exchange of sustainable development concepts" and an "interaction and resonance of green ideas." They hope that such practical and demand-oriented courses can be conducted regularly in the future.
Collaborative Effort to Build a Personalized Training System
2022 marks the "Year of China" in BRICS. As the first event co-organized by the BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center and the leader unit of the Financial Working Group of BRICS Business Council Chinese Chapter, the Training Series helped form an upward synergy for development by pooling the superior resources of all parties. The program strengthened green finance capacity building for financial and industrial enterprises within the BRICS framework through online exchanges, promoting green finance development and collaborative exchange, and achieving remarkable results. Moving forward, the organizers will focus on policy coordination, talent development, and project development, effectively integrating BRICS resources domestically and internationally to facilitate more practical cooperation.
In addition, the BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center will adhere to advancing personnel training, one of its three key tasks, and continue to integrate resources from government, industry, academia, research, and application to create a distinctive and effective personalized training system.