中诚信绿金国际为国内首单绿色日元债券提供第二方意见

中诚信绿金国际有限公司作为赣榆城发聘请的具有相关专业资质的第二方意见提供人，对赣榆城发制定的绿色金融框架从“绿色金融框架与《绿色债券原则（2021年版）》和《绿色贷款原则（2023年版）》符合性、与公司可持续发展战略相关性、环境效益实现可能性以及环境与社会风险管理有效性”四个维度进行评估。赣榆城发计划将募集资金用于符合绿色金融框架要求的：可持续水资源与废水管理、绿色建筑、废弃物管理领域，助力实现联合国发布的可持续发展目标中目标6、11和12。中诚信绿金国际有限公司授予连云港市赣榆城市建设发展集团有限公司绿色金融框架Gf-1等级，认为该框架的四大核心要素完全符合国际资本市场协会发布的《绿色债券原则（2021年版）》及贷款市场协会、亚太贷款市场协会和银团与交易协会发布的《绿色贷款原则（2023年版）》且与公司可持续发展战略的相关性极强，由此实现既定环境目标的可能性极高，同时环境与社会风险管理的有效性出色。

中诚信绿金国际有限公司于2022年正式在香港注册成立，业务服务覆盖绿色债券与绿色贷款的评估认证、ESG报告与ESG评级、ESG投资人服务、气候风险披露与咨询服务。中诚信绿金将积极推动各个绿色金融与可持续业务产品在香港的推广与应用，整合自身在中国境内的专业优势和品牌声誉，为境外市场的客户提供优质的绿色与可持续金融服务。

Basing on its own green finance framework, Lianyungang Ganyu City Investment Development Group Co., Ltd. (or “the issuer”) has successfully issued the first Yen-dominated green bond in China on April 26th, 2023, with an issuing scale of 5.8 billion Japanese yen, and a bond term of 3 years. The bond is provided with the second-party opinion by CCX Green Finance International Ltd. This bond comes with other market benchmarking significances - it is also the first Yen-dominated bond from local SOE issuer, the first Documentary Structured Yen-dominated bond, and the first Yen-dominated bond listed on the Macao Stock Exchange.

CCX Green Finance International Ltd. provided the second-party opinion service on the following four dimensions against “the Green Bond Principles (GBP) 2021” and “the Green Loan Principles (GLP) 2023” -

1.the alignment of the issuer’s green finance framework with the four core elements of two guidelines above.

2.the relevance of the issuer’s green finance framework with its overall sustainability strategy and policy.

3.the possibility of achieving the estimated environmental benefits.

4.the effectiveness of the issuer’s environmental and social risk management.

The issuer plans to allocate the use of proceeds in areas comply with its green finance framework, including sustainable water and wastewater management, green building, and waste management, facilitating the achievement of Goal 6, 11, 12 under United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). CCX Green Finance International Ltd. assigned the issuer with SPO result of Gf-1, and concluded the alignment of the issuer’s green finance framework with the four core elements of “the Green Bond Principles (GBP) 2021” and “the Green Loan Principles (GLP) 2023”, the relevance of the issuer’s green finance framework with its overall sustainability strategy and policy, the possibility of environmental benefit achievement and the effectiveness of the issuer’s sustainability risk management are high.

CCX Green Finance International Ltd. was officially established in 2022 in Hong Kong, the scope of service includes the SPO of green bonds and green loans, ESG rating and reporting services, climate-related risks consulting and disclosure services. The company will actively in the market and business development in Hong Kong, integrate its professional advantages and brand reputation in China, and provide high-quality green and sustainable finance services to clients in overseas markets.