30 May, 2024 Hong Kong publishes draft voluntary code of conduct for ESG ratings and data products providers By Clara Hackney Gilly Hutchinson The global trend towards the supervision and regulation of ESG-related metrics continues. Following Singapore’s code of conduct for ESG...
17 May, 2024 Hong Kong Monetary Authority publishes sustainable finance taxonomy By Clara Hackney Gilly Hutchinson On 3 May 2024, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) published the Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (the Hong Kong Taxonomy)....
10 May, 2024 Hong Kong Stock Exchange introduces new climate-related disclosure requirements By Gilly Hutchinson Terri Poon On 19 April 2024, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange published the conclusion paper to its April 2023 climate-related disclosures consultation...
09 May, 2024 Hong Kong expands green and sustainable finance incentives and launches taxonomy for sustainable finance By Gilly Hutchinson On 3 May 2024, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) published its updated guideline on the Green and Sustainable Finance Grant Scheme...
04 Apr, 2024 Hong Kong SAR government issues vision statement on adoption of the ISSB standards By Gilly Hutchinson On 25 March 2024, Hong Kong’s Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (the FSTB) issued a vision statement outlining the Hong Kong...
13 Mar, 2024 Hong Kong SAR Government’s first multi-currency digital green bonds By Gilly Hutchinson Grace Wee On 7 February 2024, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (the HKSAR...
19 Jan, 2024 Hong Kong SAR’s Cross-Agency Steering Group announces key initiatives to support sustainable finance By Gilly Hutchinson On 8 January 2024, the Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group (the Steering Group) announced its key initiatives for...
12 Dec, 2023 Hong Kong Monetary Authority publishes guidance to banks on distributing green products By Clara Hackney Carl Fernandes Kishore Bhindi The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued a circular with an appendix of FAQs setting out its expected standards in relation to...
12 Dec, 2023 Fifty Shades of Green? Sustainability and antitrust developments in Asia By Gilly Hutchinson In the shadow of COP28, we are reminded of the imperatives to engage our businesses in achieving environmental and sustainability goals....
02 Nov, 2023 Hong Kong's SFC announces the development of an industry-led voluntary code of conduct for ESG ratings and data products providers By Clara Hackney The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has announced that it will be sponsoring and supporting the development of a voluntary code...
01 Jun, 2023 The Hong Kong Monetary Authority publishes consultation on prototype of a Green Classification Framework for Hong Kong By Gilly Hutchinson Clara Hackney Sarah Martin On 30 May 2023, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) published a discussion paper seeking market feedback on the “Prototype of a Green...
25 Apr, 2023 The Hong Kong Stock Exchange publishes consultation on mandatory climate-related corporate disclosure requirements By Gilly Hutchinson Christopher Yip Terri Poon On 14 April 2023, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (the Exchange) published a consultation paper seeking market feedback on proposals to...
30 Nov, 2022 The Hong Kong Stock Exchange publishes analysis of corporate ESG disclosure practices By Gilly Hutchinson Terri Poon On 25 November 2022, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange) published its 2022 Analysis of ESG Practice Disclosure (the...
02 Nov, 2022 HKEX announced the launch of new international carbon market By Gilly Hutchinson Karen Lam Carl Fernandes Jenny Wong I-Ping Soong +2 more... Show less On 28 October 2022, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) announced the launch of Core Climate, a new international carbon market that...
16 Aug, 2022 Hong Kong SAR: SFC sets out ESG next steps By Gilly Hutchinson Clara Hackney To the backdrop of another summer of droughts, wildfires and floods across the northern hemisphere, the Securities and Futures Commission...