Hong Kong Green Finance Association

Gathering Industry Forces to Promote Green Finance and Investment
Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA) brings together the talent and expertise of financial institutions and green businesses in Hong Kong.
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Aim and Mission

The aim and mission of HKGFA is to gather industry experts and provide policy suggestions to the HKSAR Government and other regulators in developing green finance in the city.

Founded in September 2018, Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA) creates a platform that offers channels and opportunities to facilitate the development of green finance and sustainable investments in Hong Kong and beyond. It aims to mobilize both public and private sectors resources and talents in developing green finance policies, to promote green finance business and product innovation within financial institutions. HKGFA’s main goal is to position Hong Kong as a leading international green finance hub by providing greater access and opportunities for Hong Kong’s financial institutions to participate in green financing transactions locally, in Chinese Mainland and in markets along the Belt & Road. This is in line with the global trend of implementing the UN sustainable development goals and the Paris Agreement.

HKGFA’s key activities are organized through five working groups, namely Banking – Financing The Transition
Product Innovation And Solutions, Sustainability – Related Disclosures, Policy and Standards, Greater Bay Area Green Finance Alliance, and Real Estate. Please see the Working Group session for more information.

Dr. Ma Jun

Chairman & President of HKGFA

Dr. Ma Jun, M.H., is a prominent advocate for sustainable development and green finance, with significant influence both domestically and internationally.  In Hong Kong, he is the Chairman and President of Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA) and contributes to various committees focused on green finance and sustainable development.

In Chinese Mainland, he serves as Chairman of the Green Finance Committee and President of the Institute of Finance and Sustainability.  Internationally, he chairs the Capacity-building Alliance of Sustainable Investment (CASI) and co-chairs several global green finance initiatives. With over three decades of experience, Dr. Ma has held key roles, including Co-Chair of the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group, and positions at the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), Deutsche Bank, World Bank, and International Monetary Fund (IMF).

As a pioneering leader in green finance, Dr. Ma has played a central role in advancing China’s green finance ecosystem. He organised the country’s first green finance guidelines and bond taxonomy and initiated regional pilot programs. Globally, he has been instrumental in shaping the G20 Green Finance Framework, the Green Investment Principles for the Belt and Road Initiative, and the International Platform on Sustainable Finance (IPSF) Common Ground Taxonomy. His contributions to initiatives such as the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) on biodiversity and the CASI platform have further solidified his reputation. Under his leadership, his teams have supported over 20 governments and financial institutions in developing green finance strategies, earning him numerous international accolades.

Dr. Ma earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Georgetown University in 1994 and a master’s degree in Management Science from Fudan University in 1988.

Convening Members