In the first of this two-part article, Terry Yang, Partner, Jane Chen, Senior Associate, and Kirsty Souter, Senior Associate, Clifford Chance, provide a practical overview of the mandatory and voluntary carbon markets in China, and clearly explain the relevant regulatory frameworks.
Authors from the School of Business, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, discuss the results of their recent survey on perceptions of board gender diversity in Hong Kong listed companies.
For good reason, the need to mitigate and adapt to climate change has been a core focus of ESG frameworks in recent years. Nevertheless, there has been a growing awareness that the focus on climate change may have obscured the importance of addressing a related and equally grave threat to our planet and human well-being – biodiversity and ecosystem health.
Authors at the Research Centre for Sustainable Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, continue their three-part series of policy proposals to help Hong Kong achieve its emissions reduction targets. In this third and final article, they focus on transportation emissions, particularly in the private vehicle sector, and recommend the electrification of private cars.
Robin Healy FCG HKFCG, Institute Council member and Vice-Chairman of the Membership Committee, and Director – Corporate Governance Secretariat, and Kevin Leighton, Independent Corporate Governance Consultant, Link REIT, review two recent examples of corporate misconduct, underscoring the importance of having a robust culture and ethics framework in place.
Alexandra Tracy, President, Hoi Ping Ventures, looks at the growing focus of regulators and standard-setters on increasing transparency around companies’ impacts and exposures related to biodiversity and natural ecosystems.
In the first of three articles, published in CGj in September 2023, authors at the Research Centre for Sustainable Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, made recommendations to improve the city’s carbon emissions reduction measures. Here, in the second article, they examine the issue of power generation and offer some policy suggestions for advancing the use of low-carbon and renewable energy sources.
For its latest research report, the Institute teamed up with Hong Kong Metropolitan University to look at the way ESG ratings providers operate in Hong Kong. CGj highlights the findings of the report with a focus on the implications for corporates, investors and wider stakeholders.
Mark Lin, Partner, and Stephanie Tsui, Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells, summarise the avenues available to financial and securities regulators to take action against companies that misrepresent their green credentials, despite there currently being no specific anti-greenwashing legislation in force in Hong Kong.
