The number of ESG funds continues to increase, with a total size surpassing 820 billion RMB.

In February 2025, the China Securities Regulatory Commission issued the "Implementation Opinions on Five Major Financial Articles in the Capital Market", proposing to enrich the product system of the capital market to promote green and low-carbon transformation, specifically including enriching green financial products in the capital market, and launching more green-themed public funds. ESG funds, as a market-based financial tool, can attract the participation of individuals and institutional investors through public offerings or institutional subscriptions. In the view of industry insiders, the issuance of ESG funds has a multidimensional driving role in the development of green finance, and the two have formed a deep linkage in terms of ideological alignment, fund guidance, and market improvement. According to data from DataBao, as of May 23, there are a total of 669 ESG public funds in the domestic market, with a total scale of 824.32 billion yuan.