The UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges (UN SSE) initiative participated in a series of high-level events during China SIF Week 2025, engaging policymakers, regulators, stock exchanges and market leaders on the future of sustainability and nature-related financial disclosure. The UN SSE was pleased to co-host the annual Conference, which brought together more than 600 participants from across China and the region.
During the conference’s flagship ESG Policy Trends Panel, UN SSE Project Officer, Landon Wilcock, highlighted the growing global momentum behind sustainability and nature-related disclosures, including the rapid uptake of ISSB standards and emerging frameworks such as the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). He also noted some of the unique challenges facing policymakers and regulators today including the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The session explored how regulators, exchanges, financial institutions and corporates are responding to expectations for transparent, decision-useful sustainability reporting.
As part of China SIF Week, the UN SSE also convened a dedicated SSE Roundtable on Sustainable Finance, which brought together more than 20 stock exchanges, regulators, financial institutions, and leading companies from mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Southeast Asia and South Asia. Participants exchanged insights on the implementation of sustainability disclosure standards, capacity-building needs, and emerging practices in climate and nature-related reporting.
A key focus of the Roundtable was the UN SSE Model Guidance for Nature-Related Disclosure, developed in partnership with the TNFD. The Guidance provides exchanges and listed companies with a practical, step-by-step template for aligning market practices with global sustainability disclosure expectations. Discussions emphasized the importance of capacity building - particularly in fast-developing markets such as China - where sustainability reporting reforms continue to advance rapidly.
The UN SSE underscored our commitment to supporting stock exchanges, regulators and listed companies across the region: helping strengthen market transparency, resilience and long-term sustainable development.
“The UN SSE is pleased to co-host the China SIF Annual Conference and appreciates the opportunity to work with leading institutions across China on advancing sustainability,” said UN SSE Project Officer, Landon Wilcock. “As sustainability and nature-related disclosures gain importance for financial markets, China is well positioned to help shape emerging global practices. Through tools such as the UN SSE Model Guidance for Nature-Related Financial Disclosures, we look forward to supporting exchanges, regulators and companies in enhancing market transparency and resilience.”
The UN SSE will continue to collaborate with China SIF and regional partners to expand capacity-building efforts, support the implementation of ISSB and TNFD-aligned practices - including an upcoming SSE Academy training program - and promote sustainable finance across Asia’s capital markets.