Climate Risk

Starting January 1, 2026, listed businesses in Hong Kong will be required to report their ESG performance in line with the new climate-related disclosure requirements. Prof. Christine Loh, Chief Development Strategist of HKUST Institute for the Environment (IENV) and Co-PI of HKUST Green Finance Research Project, shared insights on the recent developments in ... 阅读更多

The GHG Emissions Calculation and Estimation Tools, co-developed by HKUST and the Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group, are a set of free and publicly accessible tools that companies and financial institutions can use as an alternative source of information. The calculation tool enables users, especially small and medium-sized ... 阅读更多

Prof. Christine Loh, Chief Development Strategist of HKUST Institute for the Environment (IENV) and Co-PI of HKUST Green Finance Research Project, and Ms. Helene Li, Co-Founder & CEO of GoImpact Capital Partners, shed light on the significance of decarbonization for businesses and practical tools to help enterprises drive the net-zero journey in a webinar ... 阅读更多

The op-ed by Prof. Christine Loh discusses how the carbon tracker tools contribute to building a new corporate governance system based on their carbon emissions, and how the Hong Kong government can capitalize on the tools to make Hong Kong a leader in this new corporate governance system in the climate change era. ... 阅读更多

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) collaborated with the Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group to develop the greenhouse gas emissions calculation and estimation tools (GHG emissions tools) to facilitate sustainability reporting by corporates and financial institutions in Hong Kong. Launched in February 2024, the ... 阅读更多

Hong Kong’s financial system is ready to go green. Asset owners are increasingly driving this revolution. Yet a successful transformation requires integrating science, data, technology, and sustainable values to assess climate risks and opportunities across various asset classes. On January 28, a group of Hong Kong-based leaders in green finance shared ... 阅读更多

Risk related to climate change is a systematic and unpriced risk. It is the biggest threat to business and society today. Losses related to the climate are now four times higher than in 1980s. According to Aon, 2019 losses reached US$232 billion, and they are projected to increase fast at 30% per year. More importantly, only US$71 billion of that is insured ... 阅读更多

ESG, or Environmental, Social, and Governance, has become a hot topic recently. In this article I summarize what I have learned about environmental risks from various sources, and provide my thoughts on academic research focusing on green finance. These thoughts reflect my limited exposure to the subject. Environmental Risks Environmental disasters can ... 阅读更多