Bank of China used the breadth of its Greater Bay Area network to direct capital towards sustainable projects across Hong Kong, Guangdong, Shenzhen and Macau in 2025. Bank of China (Hong Kong)’s green and sustainability-related loan balance increased 33.5% year-on-year, while its ESG bond investments rose 21.9% to HKD124.3 billion ($15.8 billion). Its green deposit scheme had attracted more than 600 international companies and local SMEs since its 2020 launch, creating a funding base for lending to green industries.
The bank was prominent in several of the region’s largest sustainable finance transactions. Bank of China (Hong Kong) helped arrange MTR Corporation’s HKD30 billion seven-year green syndicated loan, acting as green loan coordinator, mandated lead arranger, bookrunner, underwriter and agent bank. The facility was increased from HKD23 billion after attracting subscriptions exceeding five times its initial size. It also helped arrange HKD27 billion-equivalent and HKD10 billion-equivalent green bond issues for the Hong Kong government, and supported Swire Properties’ RMB3.5 billion green bond, the year’s largest dim sum bond from a Hong Kong company.
Its green deposit scheme had attracted more than 600 international companies and local SMEs since its 2020 launch
Execution across the GBA distinguished the franchise. Bank of China supported Guangdong’s RMB7.5 billion offshore bond issue in Hong Kong, which included green, blue and Nansha-themed tranches. In Macau, it acted as sole global coordinator for Guangdong’s RMB2.5 billion offshore issue and helped Shenzhen raise RMB1 billion through climate-focused green bonds. The Shenzhen transaction attracted orders of RMB6.62 billion, an oversubscription of 6.62 times. This regional platform allowed the bank to connect government and corporate issuers with investors while financing clean transport, renewable energy, water management and low-carbon infrastructure.
