Green finance empowers physical entities, and Nanhua Futures supports the implementation of the "dual carbon" goal

2026-04-09 10:34

Realizing carbon peak and carbon neutrality is a major strategic decision of the country, and an inevitable requirement for promoting high-quality economic and social development and building a modern harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. The futures market has core functions of price discovery and risk management, and has natural advantages in guiding resource allocation, assisting low-carbon transformation of industries, and serving green development. As a domestic "A+H" dual listed futures company, Nanhua Futures actively shoulders the mission of green finance, based on the professional advantages of futures, integrates the concept of green development into the entire operation process, reduces its own environmental footprint through green operation, empowers the low-carbon transformation of the real economy through green finance, and injects strong financial momentum into the implementation of the "dual carbon" goal. In 2025, Nanhua Futures will achieve fruitful results in green operation, climate risk management, and green finance innovation, and embark on a green development path that combines financial characteristics, industry attributes, and ecological value.

Green operation is the foundation for financial institutions to fulfill their environmental responsibilities. Although Nanhua Futures, as a financial service enterprise, has limited direct environmental emissions, it always promotes green office, energy conservation and consumption reduction with high standards, and strives to reduce its operational carbon footprint. Nanhua Futures has established a comprehensive environmental management system, with the board of directors responsible for overseeing and managing environmental and climate issues, approving environmental related strategies and goals, and regularly listening to environmental performance reports; The Risk Management Committee assists in examining climate related risks and incorporates climate risks into the overall risk management framework; The management is responsible for specific implementation, promoting energy conservation and emission reduction, environmental data monitoring, and employee environmental protection training, forming a green operation pattern of top-down collaboration and full participation.

Efficient utilization of resources is the core link of green operation. Nanhua Futures has established a full lifecycle resource management system covering energy, water, and office materials, promoting resource conservation and recycling. In terms of energy management, Nanhua Futures continues to promote energy-saving transformation, optimize the management of electricity facilities such as air conditioning, lighting, and office equipment, and explore the application of new energy vehicles. In 2025, the total energy consumption decreased by 16.0% year-on-year, and the energy consumption density decreased by 9.5%, with outstanding energy-saving and consumption reduction effects. In terms of water resource management, Nanhua Futures installed water-saving sanitary ware, regularly checked for pipe network leaks, posted water-saving signs, and cultivated employees' water-saving habits. In 2025, the water consumption was 5680 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 1.5%, and the water consumption density decreased by 4.0%. The water resource utilization efficiency continued to improve. In terms of paper management, the company has fully implemented paperless office, realizing electronic approval, reimbursement, and document circulation through the OA system, guiding customers to use electronic bills, advocating for double-sided printing and paper recycling.

Green finance innovation is the core lever for serving the "dual carbon" goal. Based on the functions of the futures market, Nanhua Futures deeply explores the demand for green finance, promotes the deep integration of futures tools and green industries, and provides precise financial support for the low-carbon transformation of the real economy. Nanhua Futures actively researches innovative products such as carbon finance and green derivatives, pays attention to the development trends of the national carbon market, explores the research and development of derivatives such as carbon futures, carbon options, and carbon forwards, helps to discover carbon market prices and manage risks, provides carbon asset preservation and carbon risk hedging tools for enterprises, and enhances the liquidity and effectiveness of the carbon market. In response to the risks faced by green industry enterprises such as raw material price fluctuations, product price drops, and supply chain instability in new energy, photovoltaics, wind power, and energy conservation and environmental protection, Nanhua Futures customizes hedging plans, locks in costs and stabilizes profits through tools such as futures and options, and helps green enterprises to enter the market with light equipment, focus on technological innovation and industrial upgrading.

Nanhua Futures has always believed that finance is an important support for green development, and futures tools are powerful weapons for low-carbon transformation. In the future, Nanhua Futures will continue to use green finance as a link, rely on professional capabilities, deeply cultivate green operations, innovate green products, empower green industries, integrate the concept of green development throughout the entire operation process, accurately inject financial strength into all aspects of green development, contribute Nanhua wisdom and strength to achieve the "dual carbon" goal, promote green, low-carbon and high-quality economic and social development, and let the beauty of ecology and the effectiveness of development coexist and prosper.

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