HKMA ESG Regulations
As Hong Kong’s central bank, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority is responsible for banking industry supervision and financial policy formulation. It has also incorporated sustainable factors into its decision-making, such as formulating a net-zero plan for the banking industry and establishing Hong Kong green taxonomy.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is responsible for implementing the government’s green bond program. Green bonds are not only open to institutional investors and individual investors, but also combined with financial technology to complete tokenization pilots.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Launches Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) launches the Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance
Hong Kong Issues the World’s First Multi-Currency Digital Green Bonds
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announces the issuance of two-year multi-currency digital green bonds
Hong Kong Plans to Issue Retail Green Bond
The Hong Kong government plans to issue its first retail green bond this year
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Releases Net Zero Plan
Net Zero Plan for Banking The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) releases the Net Zero plan for the banking industry, which aims to assist banks
Hong Kong Plans to Establish Green Taxonomy
Hong Kong Monetary Authority plans to establish a green taxonomy in order to strengthen the international green financial center
Hong Kong Issues Institutional Green Bonds
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) stated that it has successfully issued institutional green bonds based on the government’s green bond program, with a total value of $6 billion
Hong Kong Issues Tokenized Government Green Bonds
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) recently announced that Hong Kong’s first tokenized government green bonds were successfully issued. The green bond is based on the government’s green bond plan and is also the first officially issued tokenized green bond in the world
Introduction to HK’s Green and Sustainable Finance Grant Scheme
Hong Kong launched the “Green and Sustainable Finance Grant Scheme (GSF)” to provide funds for issuers of green bonds and borrowers of green loans to promote the development of green and sustainable finance. This plan is integrated from the