With the removal of all COVID-19 restrictions, the annual Risk Management and Business Intelligence (RMBI) Symposium resumed its in-person mode, continuing to serve as a platform for academics, professionals, subject experts and our fellow students to meet and exchange their views. Similar to COVID-19, climate change is one of the causes giving rise to social disruption. In view of the urgency in addressing climate-related risks, “Global Climate and Environmental Risk Management: Challenges and Opportunities” was chosen as this year’s theme, bringing together subject experts of various backgrounds:
(From left) Mr. C. F. WONG, Commissioner, Climate Change Unit, Environment and Ecology Bureau, HKSAR Government; Dr. HUI Cho-Hoi, Head, Banking Policy Division, Hong Kong Monetary Authority; Mr. Ken CHIU, Head of Carbon and ESG Products, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
(From left) Ms. Sammie LEUNG, Partner, Regional ESG Services, PwC Asia Pacific; Mr. Eimund LOO, Partner, Digital Advisory, ERM: Environmental Resources Management; Dr. Agnes K. Y. TAI, Director, Great Glory Investment Corporation
They discussed industry knowledge and shared their unique insights on:
(1) Steps taken by the HKSAR Government to tackle climate-related problems, including recent establishment of the Office of Climate Change & Carbon Neutrality to help strengthen co-ordination and promotion of de-carbonization;
(2) The role of the business sector in achieving carbon neutrality and contributing to the growth of green and sustainable finance in Hong Kong;
(3) Impacts of climate change on the banking and financial industry;
(4) Recent developments in carbon markets and the key trends and practices;
(5) ESG services market experiences in the region;
(6) Current ESG digital landscape, typical technology challenges facing organizations today and the possible solutions; and
(7) Recent academic findings and market trends in behavioral finance.
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