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The HKGFA-CASI Certificate in Sustainable Finance is a self-paced, professional level online English programme aimed to provide a comprehensive and practical application of green and sustainable finance (GSF), with a focus on Asia. The programme is uniquely structured to offer six courses: GSF taxonomy, sustainability disclosures, GSF products, transition finance, climate risk assessment and management, and carbon markets, delivered online via the CASI Academy, in addition to two live webinars with industry experts and in-person networking opportunities for professional development.
This English program will provide a comprehensive overview of sustainable and green finance in Asia, including the regulatory landscape, sustainable financing products, ESG integration and climate risk management to achieve net zero targets.
HKD 17,500 (HKGFA members and HKUST alumni (including open programme participants) are entitled to a discounted fee of HKD 15,500) Details
The 2024 Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA) – Hong Kong Financial Services Institute (HKFSI) Certificate in Green and Sustainable Finance 6th cohort will be on Saturdays 23 Nov, 30 Nov, 7 Dec. Through this comprehensive Mandarin course, you can learn about the current green finance landscape and related products, including topics covering relevant standards and certifications, green bonds, the carbon market, carbon trading, carbon taxes, and carbon accounting, as well as carbon neutrality-driven transformation and the relationship between climate risks and economic stability. Please be noted that the course will be delivered in Mandarin. Please refer to the event page in Traditional and...
HKD 15,000 (HKGFA members and HKFSI members & alumni are entitled to a discounted fee at HKD 13,500) Details
This English program will provide a comprehensive overview of sustainable and green finance in Asia, including the regulatory landscape, sustainable financing products, ESG integration and climate risk management to achieve net zero targets.
HKD 17,500 (HKGFA members and HKUST alumni (including open programme participants) are entitled to a discounted fee of HKD 15,500) Details
This English program will provide a comprehensive overview of sustainable and green finance in Asia, including the regulatory landscape, sustainable financing products, ESG integration and climate risk management to achieve net zero targets.
HKD 17500 (HKGFA members with 10% discount) Details
The 2024 Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA) – Hong Kong Financial Services Institute (HKFSI) Certificate in Green and Sustainable Finance – Fifth Cohort – will be on 28 Apr (Sun), 11 May (Sat), and 18 May (Sat). The previous cohorts have been completed with very positive comments from the participants. Please be noted that the course will be delivered in Mandarin. Please refer to the event page in Traditional and Simplified Chinese for more course details.
HKD 15000 (discounted for members) Details
The 2023 Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA) – Hong Kong Financial Services Institute (HKFSI) Certificate in Green and Sustainable Finance – Fourth Cohort – will be on 19 Nov (Sun), 25 Nov (Sat), and 2 Dec (Sat). The previous cohorts have been completed with very positive comments from the participants. Please be noted that the course will be delivered in Mandarin. Please refer to the event page in Traditional and Simplified Chinese for more course details.
HKD 15000 (discounted for members) Details
This English program will provide a comprehensive overview of sustainable and green finance in Asia, including the regulatory landscape, sustainable financing products, ESG integration and climate risk management to achieve net zero targets.
HKD 15000 (HKGFA members with 10% discount) Details
The 2023 Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA) – Hong Kong Financial Services Institute (HKFSI) Certificate in Green and Sustainable Finance –Third Cohort – will be on 6 May, 13 May and 20 May. The first two cohorts have been completed with very positive comments from the participants. Please be noted that the course will be delivered in Mandarin. Please refer to the event page in Traditional and Simplified Chinese for more course details.
HKD 15000 (discounted for members) Details
This English program will provide a comprehensive overview of sustainable and green finance in Asia, including the regulatory landscape, sustainable financing products, ESG integration and climate risk management to achieve net zero targets.
HKD 15000 (HKGFA members with 10% discount) Details
The 2022 Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA) – Hong Kong Financial Services Institute (HKFSI) Certificate in Green and Sustainable Finance – Second Cohort – will be on 8 Oct, 15 Oct and 22 Oct. The first cohort has been completed with very positive comments from the participants. Please be noted that the course will be delivered in Mandarin. Please refer to the event page in Traditional and Simplified Chinese for more course details.
HKD 15000 (discounted for members) Details
The 2022 Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA) – Hong Kong Financial Services Institute (HKFSI) Certificate in Green and Sustainable Finance is NOW recruiting participants! Please be noted that the course will be delivered in Mandarin. Please refer to the event page in Traditional and Simplified Chinese for more course details.
HKD 15000 (discounted for members) Details
This English program will provide a comprehensive overview of sustainable and green finance in Asia, including the regulatory landscape, sustainable financing products, ESG integration and climate risk management to achieve net zero targets.
HKD 15000 (HKGFA members with 10% discount) Details
HKGFA Training Series
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This webinar brings together industry leaders to discuss how sustainability is redefining professional roles and hiring priorities, and how it is becoming deeply embedded in strategy, risk management, and capital allocation despite the geopolitical headwinds. To support the growing demand for practical multi-disciplinary skills, the webinar will also showcase how the online HKGFA-CASI Certificate in Sustainable Finance programme can equip individuals with the tools and network necessary to navigate this evolving landscape.
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Join the webinar to hear from experts with technical presentations on the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) and the WWF Risk Filter, showcasing how these tools help identify location-specific biodiversity risks, screen portfolios, and generate decision-useful insights for strategy, risk, and reporting. This will be followed by a fireside chat with practitioners, who will share their experience on implementation, governance and resourcing needs, and how these tools can be embedded into existing ESG, risk and disclosure processes.
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This webinar, titled “Driving Sustainable Infrastructures: Enabling climate resilience with sustainable finance“, brings together industry leaders to share an overview of the green and sustainable finance (GSF) product landscape and market developments, as well as key considerations from different stakeholder perspectives and practical application demonstrated through a case study on designing sustainable infrastructures for climate adaptation and resilience. This webinar forms a part of the course content under the online HKGFA-CASI Certificate in Sustainable Finance programme.
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Join us to explore the evolution of green and transition finance policy in mainland China through the lens of Huzhou, a city that has successfully transitioned to a green development pathway
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Hear from industry practitioners and education providers on the latest green and sustainable finance (GSF) talent enhancement developments, as well as the incentives and accreditations available to advance Hong Kong as a leading global sustainable finance hub.
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Hear from industry experts on the latest market developments for asset managers in climate-related disclosure standards and practical insights into transition-focused portfolios.
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Hear from industry experts on the engagement strategies to achieving net-zero and the tools, metrics, and data available to support transition planning for the real economy.
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HKGFA Transition Planning Webinar Series #1 – 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.
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This session will highlight case studies and success stories in integrating nature and biodiversity into business operations and investment decision-making. Join us in the fifth and final session where industry veterans will share their experiences, challenges, and opportunities in their path of biodiversity integration.
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This is the fourth HKGFA Biodiversity Series under the cross-collaboration of the TNFD/ Biodiversity Workstream and the Net Zero Commitments Workstream. This webinar will deep dive into how biodiversity-related considerations should be integrated in financial products and asset financing, with case studies from FIs.
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During this event, our esteemed panelists will delve into the latest developments in the green tech landscape, shedding light on the financing platforms and structures available to scale up start-ups and leverage emerging technologies to accelerate the transition of the real estate sector.
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What are the existing biodiversity-related reporting and target-setting frameworks in EU, ASEAN, and global contexts? Explore the practical application, challenges, and considerations in biodiversity integration and reporting.
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How will financial institutions incorporate biodiversity into their lending and investment decisions? What kind of tools and processes will they use to measure biodiversity, and what are the challenges? How will this affect loans and investments made to Asian entities? This webinar provides practical examples on how to consider the risks, impacts and opportunities arising from biodiversity and nature for banks and asset managers.
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The presentations and panel discussion discuss the sustainability and decarbonisation challenges facing the data center industry, and how green and sustainable finance structures can be utilised to address the challenges.
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Where are we at with biodiversity integration in APAC and globally? What are the challenges and solutions of corporates and asset managers in their journey on biodiversity integration? This webinar – HKGFA Biodiversity Training Series: Global & APAC State of Biodiversity and Momentum marks the launch of the HKGFA Biodiversity Training Series under the cross-collaboration of the HKGFA TNFD/ Biodiversity Workstream and the Net Zero Commitments Workstream.
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How can the market assess an issuer’s commitment to decarbonize, what should asset owners be aware of and how do investors address the real challenge and risks of greenwashing?
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What are the gaps in the private equity industry’s knowledge, awareness, and capacity in ESG and sustainability-related areas? How could capacity building unlock opportunities for climate-related investment? Don’t miss the opportunity to listen to the important findings of the Private Equity Industry Insight Report on ESG And Climate Change from our esteemed speakers from the private equity, legal and professional consulting industries.
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Explore the vast opportunities and developments in the carbon market from the perspectives of corporates, financial institutions, and technology.
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There has been a surge of interest from banks and investors worldwide to have a clear and transparent set of rules to measure their financed emissions to assess risk, manage impact, meet the disclosure expectations of important stakeholders, and assess progress to global climate goals. This is the second HKGFA-Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) webinar on the importance and implementation to measure financed emissions of a portfolio.
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Measuring financed emissions is the starting point to manage risk and identify opportunities associated with greenhouse gas emissions. This is first of the HKGFA-Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) webinars to share the importance and implementation to measure financed emissions of a portfolio. Topics include introductions to PCAF, the value of measuring financed emissions, GHG accounting implementation, and Practitioner’s experience and sharing.
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The Common Ground Taxonomy (CGT) is a milestone work resulting from an in-depth comparison exercise that puts forward areas of commonality and differences between the EU and China’s green taxonomies. GBA-GFA and HKGFA will also launch the report – HK CGT: The opportunities presented by a CGT-based taxonomy for HK and the GBA in collaboration with HKUST and the Guangdong Green Finance Committee. The report aims to examine the proposal to adopt the CGT in HKSAR and seeks to provide a series of recommendations to help financial regulators with designing a policy environment within which the CGT can operate effectively.
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What is the role of Sustainable Finance in helping the transition of carbon intensive sectors? Can carbon intensive companies consider sustainable finance and what are the pre-requisites? Our expert speakers in HKGFA Training Series – Financing the Transition to Lower Carbon Emissions – The Role of Sustainable Finance has shared some insights into the themes.
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Developing Asian economies will need to invest $1.7 trillion per year in climate-adjusted infrastructure investments until 2030. The webinar panel will focus on investment funds, public and private funds in investing in green infrastructure to meet the Government’s climate goals, the advantages of using investment funds versus traditional financing methods, and the opportunities in investing in green and sustainable infrastructure opportunities and challenges.
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