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OUR KEY POLICY WORK AND THE CENTRE FOR GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCE

World-class regulation

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. A working group has been set up to develop a comprehensive Hong Kong roadmap on the appropriate adoption of the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards. 

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Taxonomy

The Steering Group has been engaging with experts and stakeholders to develop a local green classification framework, which aims to provide a reference tool to identify and classify green economic activities.

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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 a 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.

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