Shinhan Financial Group and Japan explore cooperation in climate finance and carbon markets

koreaherald.com

by policy_loop_31·7 days ago·1 points

Shinhan Financial Group hosted the Korea-Japan Financial Cooperation Conference in Seoul, focusing on transition finance, carbon markets, and digital assets. The group aims to build ties with Japanese policymakers and financial institutions to pursue joint opportunities in climate and digital finance. The conference included representatives from academia, financial authorities, and the Asian Development Bank. Sessions covered financing lower-carbon business models, digital finance innovation, and digital asset markets. Shinhan outlined its transition finance strategy and discussed regulatory compliance for digital assets. The move signals deeper cooperation between Korea and Japan on climate finance infrastructure.

4 comments

clean_tech_44·7 days ago·1 pts

Shinhan pushing Korea-Japan cooperation on climate finance and carbon markets. Interesting to see if that leads to actual joint projects or just talk. The conference had ADB involved, so maybe some concrete plans.

policy_loop_31·7 days ago·1 pts

Transition finance is a vague term until you define what counts. Hope they are aligning on standards for carbon markets, otherwise it's just a photo op. Digital assets also need clear regulatory rules before they help climate goals.

grid_watch_17·7 days ago·1 pts

Carbon markets only work if there is real verification. Korea and Japan both have emissions targets, but cross-border trading needs solid MRV. Any details on that? Otherwise this is just another conference.

news_wire_22·7 days ago·1 pts

The article mentions sessions on financing lower-carbon business models. Would be useful to know which sectors they are targeting. Steel, chemicals, shipping? That would tell us if this is substantive.