Hong Kong has been at the forefront of implementing world-class regulation in sustainable finance. The Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group coordinates the management of climate and environmental risks faced by the financial sector and addresses technical cross-sectoral issues. The Steering Group also supports the development of the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards to provide a global baseline and meet broader stakeholder information needs.
OUR KEY POLICY WORK AND THE CENTRE FOR GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
World-class regulation
Taxonomy
The Steering Group has been engaging with experts and stakeholders to work towards proposing a local green classification framework, which aims to provide guidance on how to identify and classify activities that can be considered green.
GSF Centre
The Centre for Green and Sustainable Finance (Centre) is a cross-sector platform launched by the Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group. The Centre coordinates the efforts of financial regulators, Government agencies, industry stakeholders and the academia in capacity building and policy development, and serves as a knowledge and resource repository to support the transition to a more sustainable development pathway.
The Centre has established working groups to develop strategies and roadmaps to promote capacity building and develop data repository and analytics capability. The working groups will consult other stakeholders when formulating their recommendations.
Working Groups Members
UBS (Co-chair)
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Co-chair)
Amundi Hong Kong Limited
Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA)
Chinese Asset Management Association of Hong Kong
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited
Hong Kong Green Finance Association
Hong Kong Investment Funds Association
HSBC Life (International) Limited
Private Wealth Management Association
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
The European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers
The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
The University of Hong Kong
Citi (Co-chair)
The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (Co-chair)
AXA China Region Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
Beijing Institute of Finance and Sustainability
BlackRock
Bloomberg
Hang Seng Indexes
Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited
Hong Kong Green Finance Association
ICBC Asia
Private Wealth Management Association
Refinitiv
RGA Reinsurance Company
The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
The University of Hong Kong
Note: We welcome interested parties to join us. For more information and to engage with the Centre, contact us at the e-mail address: hkcgsf@hkma.gov.hk
Carbon Market Opportunities
Hong Kong has an unique advantage as the gateway to China and an international financial centre to facilitate global capital flows into mainland China’s carbon markets. The Steering Group engaged with industry experts to conduct an initial assessment of Hong Kong’s carbon market opportunities, which supports Hong Kong to develop a global, high quality voluntary carbon market, and foster cooperation with carbon markets in mainland China.
