The International Cooperation Center (ICC) of the National Development and Reform Commission and the UN Global Leadership and ESG Development Programme (UNGLEP) signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Beijing, committing to advance the high-quality development of the Green Belt and Road Initiative, strengthen global cooperation on climate change response, deepen collaboration in green and low-carbon industries and investment projects, and enhance global ESG sustainable development, while providing professional, authoritative, and constructive capacity-building and innovative practical solutions.
The two parties will establish a joint working team to deepen cooperation in the following key areas: conducting collaborative research to promote ESG system development and participation in global rule-making; organizing global leadership training programs and establishing institutionalized international project exchange platforms; jointly fostering industry-academia-research collaboration platforms to facilitate comprehensive green and low-carbon development and the implementation of digital transformation practices; and promoting partnerships in social impact investment and sustainable development capacity-building projects.
