SUSTAINABLE FINANCE INTERNSHIP - TRAINING MATERIALS

Time: 9 January 2023, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Venue: HKEX office

Topics covered:

• Core Climate Introduction

Ken Chiu, Head of Carbon and ESG Products, HKEX

• Carbon Market Introduction (pdf)

Charles Bedford, Founder and Chief Impact Officer, Carbon Growth Partners / Adjunct and Visiting Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

• Pre-recorded Video (Case Study)

Danny Hung, Executive Director and Vice President, China State Construction International Holdings Limited / Chairman and President, China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited

Training video:

Time: 10 January 2023, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Venue: HKMA office

Topics covered:

• Hong Kong's Carbon Neutrality Goals and Climate Action Plan (pdf)

Mrs Dorothy Ma, Principal Assistant Secretary for Environment and Ecology (Climate Change), Environment and Ecology Bureau

• Global and European Sustainable Finance Landscape (pdf)

Urban Josefsson, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Branch, Head of Institutional Banking Asia, SEB

Carol Au Yeung, Client Executive, Financial Institutions Coverage, Hong Kong Climate & Sustainable Finance, SEB

• Mainland China and Hong Kong's Sustainable Finance Landscape (pdf)

Chaoni Huang, Vice President and Secretary General, Hong Kong Green Finance Association / Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Capital Markets APAC, BNPP

Training video:

Time: 13 January 2023, 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Venue: SFC office

Topics covered:

• Insights on Climate Change and Sustainable Finance (pdf)

Elvis Au, Former Deputy Director at Environmental Protection Department, Adjunct Professor at HKUST (Division of Public Policy) and HKU (Department of Urban Planning and Design and Department of Geography)

• Insights on ISSB and Corporate Sustainability Reporting (pdf)

Teresa Ko, Senior Partner, Hong Kong, China Chairman at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Vice Chair of IFRS Foundation

• Hong Kong’s alignment to international regulatory standards and further initiatives to enhance the ecosystem
  • HKEX’s ESG Regulatory Framework (pdf) - Christine Lau, Assistant Vice President, Listing Division, HKEX
  • Management and Disclosure of Climate Related Risks by Fund Managers (link)- Winnie Tam, Senior Manager, Intermediaries Supervision, SFC

• • ESG Funds Requirements (pdf) - Kenneth Chan, Senior Manager, Investment Products, SFC
  • Sustainable Investing for MPF Funds (pdf) - Susanna Lai, Senior Manager, and Tom Kam, Manager, Product Regulation Division, MPFA

• • Regulatory Work for Banks (pdf) - Willy Mak, Senior Manager, Banking Policy, HKMA

• • Strategic Roles of Insurance in Green and Sustainable Development (pdf) - Frankie Chan, Senior Manager, Policy and Development, Insurance Authority
  • Initiatives to Enhance Hong Kong’s Green and Sustainable Finance Ecosystem (pdf) - Grace Wong, Senior Manager, Market Development, HKMA

• SFC’s Sustainable Finance Internship Program and broader regulatory role
  • Sustainable Finance Internship (pdf) - Kok Hoong Hew, Director, Human Resources, SFC

• • SFC’s Broader Regulatory Role (pdf) - Steven Leung, Senior Manager, Commission Secretariat, SFC

Time: 16 January 2023, 10:00 - 11:45 a.m.

Venue: IA office

Topics covered:

• Environmental and Climate Risk Analysis (pdf)

Matthew Day, Head of Zurich Resilience Solutions, Asia

• Structuring Sustainable Finance Products (pdf)

Jonathan Drew, Managing Director, Sustainable Finance in Real Assets & Structured Finance Group, HSBC

Alfred Lee, Managing Director, Head of Institutional Business, North Asia ex-China, Amundi Hong Kong Limited

• Designing Sustainable Portfolios and ESG Investing (pdf)

Torsten Blake BoHm, Head of Investment and Solution, AXA HK

Time: 15 February 2023, 08:55 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Venue: University of Chicago Hong Kong Campus

Topics covered:

• Voluntary Carbon Markets, Core Climate & Climate Vault

Michael Greenstone, Professor, Director of the Energy Policy Institution at the University of Chicago (EPIC), Director of Becker Friedman Institute (BFI)

• Clean Slate: ESG Impact Principles Applied to Start-Ups

Mark Barnekow, Executive Director, The University of Chicago Hong Kong Campus

• Walk the Walk: Carbon Risk and ESG in Investment Decisions (pdf)

Agnes K Y Tai, Head of Sustainability Investment and Advisory, Asset Management, ARTA TechFin Corporation Limited, Director, Great Glory Investment Corporation