Hong Kong Trade Development Council Releases Greater Bay Area Enterprise ESG Report
The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) released the Greater Bay Area Enterprise ESG Report
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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,
Hong Kong Releases Sustainable Finance Work Plan
Hong Kong’s Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group (CASG) released a sustainable finance work plan
Hang Seng Indexes Company Releases China Central SOEs ESG Leaders Index
Hang Seng Indexes Company announced the launch of the Hang Seng SCHK China Central SOEs ESG Leaders Index
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
HKEX Strengthens Climate Disclosure Requirements for Listed Companies
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has released a consultation document on climate disclosure for listed companies, and plans to change the requirement of “Comply or Explain” to mandatory disclosure in 2024, and promote it to all listed companies in 2026
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
HKEX Releases Carbon Market Report
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange releases a carbon market report, which analyzes the current development of the global and Chinese carbon markets in detail, and proposes the opportunity for Hong Kong to participate in the process
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
Introduction to HK’s Climate Action Plan 2050
In 2017, Hong Kong released the “2030 Climate Action Blueprint”, promising to reduce carbon emissions to 65% to 75% of 2005 by 2030. In 2020, carbon emissions have been reduced to 80%.
Hong Kong’s carbon emissions have reached a peak in 2014. According to