The Sustainable Finance Internship Initiative was launched by the Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group in October 2022. In addition to creating more local internship opportunities, training sessions were also conducted in January and February 2023, for interns and university students to deepen their understanding of sustainable finance. Further details and e-materials are as below.
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE INTERNSHIP - TRAINING MATERIALS
Training Programme (January - February 2023)
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
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:
Mrs Dorothy Ma, Principal Assistant Secretary for Environment and Ecology (Climate Change), Environment and Ecology Bureau
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
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:
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)
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
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- 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
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- Regulatory Work for Banks (pdf) - Willy Mak, Senior Manager, Banking Policy, HKMA
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- 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
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- 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:
Matthew Day, Head of Zurich Resilience Solutions, Asia
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
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
Agnes K Y Tai, Head of Sustainability Investment and Advisory, Asset Management, ARTA TechFin Corporation Limited, Director, Great Glory Investment Corporation
