Introduction

Join us for the first webinar of the HKGFA Transition Planning Webinar Series, “Transition Finance in Action: Trends and State-of-Play”.

Hear from industry experts on the latest market developments, solutions, tools, and metrics in transition planning to help financial institutions navigate this fast-evolving landscape and understand the current state-of-play.

This session will also showcase HKGFA’s Transition Planning Knowledge Repository (TPKR), which encompasses the key components of a credible transition plan – Available online now.

Date: 12 March 2025 (Wed) 3pm – 4:30pm HKT

Format: Live-streamed virtually on Zoom by HKGFA

This webinar is open for registration.

*SFC licensed persons are eligible to claim 1 SFC CPT hour subject to employer approval.

Watch the replay here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QntGzLmwmGs&t=1s

This session features

Opening Remarks

• Dr. Ma Jun, Chairman and President, Hong Kong Green Finance Association

TPKR Presentation

• Ms. Ivy Lau, Head of ESG Solutions, APAC, Mizuho Bank, Ltd.; Co-chair, HKGFA Transition Planning Workstream

Moderator

• Ms. Rachel Hemingway, Head of Strategic Programme Design, Climate Bonds Initiative

Speakers

• Mr. Fei Lau, Head of Sustainability Strategy, Economics and Strategic Planning Department, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
• Ms. Gilly Hutchinson, Solicitor, Head of ESG Regional Development (Asia), Linklaters
• Ms. Ivy Lau, Head of ESG Solutions, APAC, Mizuho Bank, Ltd.; Co-chair, HKGFA Transition Planning Workstream
• Ms. Chitra Hepburn, Managing Director, Head of APAC ESG & Climate and Head of South Asia, MSCI

The panellists highlighted the following trends and market developments:

1. The growing awareness in the market on the need for transition plans, and to access transition finance. There is still more work to be done on capacity building, to facilitate the understanding of what constitutes as a credible plan, measuring climate targets set, and enable companies, especially those in hard-to-abate sectors to decarbonise.
2. There is a need to further improve the current data collection approach, given the importance of the quality, accessibility, transparency, and relevance of data required for companies to access transition finance effectively and mitigate transition-washing risks.
3. Interoperability is key to catalysing transition processes worldwide – By publishing comparable taxonomies, frameworks, and standards, entities will be able to operate beyond their local jurisdictions to scale transition finance.
4. A holistic approach is required to enable the development of robust and time-bound transition plans that align with the net-zero pathways as it will encourage multi-stakeholder engagement and equip them with the tools and guidance necessary to ensure a smooth transition.

This webinar is kindly supported by Climate Bonds Initiative and CDP.

For more details, please contact the HKGFA Secretariat at info@hkgreenfinance.org.

Please note: The organiser reserves the right to review all registration and may reach out if the registration is unsuccessful due to capacity limit for different types of audience and ensure relevancy.