30 Oct, 2024 Hong Kong Monetary Authority publishes its Sustainable Finance Action Agenda By Gilly Hutchinson Clara Hackney The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) published its Sustainable Finance Action Agenda (the Action Agenda) on 21 October 2024. The...
21 Oct, 2024 Hong Kong SAR publishes voluntary code of conduct for ESG ratings and data products providers By Clara Hackney Gilly Hutchinson The Hong Kong Code of Conduct for ESG Ratings and Data Products Providers (the Code) was published on 3 October 2024. This is a voluntary...
17 Oct, 2024 The impact of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive on businesses in Asia By Rachel Barrett Julia Grothaus David Ballegeer Tom Cobbaert Gilly Hutchinson +2 more... Show less The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (the CSRD) seeks to fundamentally change the approach to sustainability reporting...
08 Oct, 2024 Hong Kong SAR publishes exposure drafts of two Hong Kong sustainability disclosure standards for public consultation By Gilly Hutchinson On 16 September 2024, the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (the HKICPA) published the Exposure Drafts for HKFRS S1...
28 Aug, 2024 Hong Kong Monetary Authority issues good practices on climate-related risk governance for banks By Clara Hackney Gilly Hutchinson On 22 August 2024, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issued a circular sharing some industry good practices and key observations on...
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...