Feature Stories

Viewed through the lens of decarbonization, China’s new development offers a path worth pursuing by all. By Professor Christine LOH Chief Development Strategist, Division of Environment and Sustainability of HKUST China’s pledge on September 22 to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 was a major piece of good news for the world. Not only that, on September 30 ... Read More

Educators play an important and unique role in developing green business. Eric CORNUEL, President of the European Foundation of Management Development (EFMD), explains why and how. When it comes to the development of green finance and green investments, individuals, businesses, and educators all play an important role. This is especially the case for ... Read More

The property and construction sectors can help green finance gain a foothold in Hong Kong. With his extensive experience in both the finance and property sectors, Albert IP, who is the new Chairman of the World Green Organization, an Independent Non-executive Director and a Sustainability Committee Member of New World Development Company Ltd, is connecting ... Read More

Grace HUI, Head of Green and Sustainable Finance at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing ( HKEX), outlines what it takes for Hong Kong to become a leading city for green investment. Asia still has some way to go to catch up with Europe and the US when it comes to the green finance ecosystem. But even so, green finance is booming in the region. According to Grace ... Read More

To achieve a sustainable future, a huge investment from both public and private sectors will be needed. As a regulator of Hong Kong’s securities and futures markets, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) must closely monitor developments and think about how it can contribute to the process, says Christine KUNG, Head of International Affairs and ... Read More

The Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA) promotes green finance principles in the region and helps position Hong Kong as an international green finance center. Its founder Dr MA Jun, a veteran economist, banker and leading advocate for green finance, talks about how industry forces should be gathered in Hong Kong, the Mainland and beyond in driving ... Read More

Arthur YUEN, Deputy Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, talks about how the HKMA as a banking supervisor, an investor and a facilitator, drives and promotes sustainability in the banking sector and beyond. There is no doubt that climate change will become a global issue that needs to be tackled head-on in the coming decade. Every ... Read More

Christopher HUI, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, explains Hong Kong’s unique position in addressing two key pain points in the development of green finance. Hong Kong’s unique status as a comprehensive international financial center and its much-vaunted commercial strengths will be instrumental in helping the city develop as Asia’s ... Read More

From extreme typhoons and flooding in Asia, to the continuing rise of global temperatures and now the COVID-19 pandemic, it is hard to argue that these events pose zero threat to our livelihood and our generations to come. Whether it is looking at the broader economy or from a risk assessment perspective, governments worldwide are now standing at attention ... Read More