Sustainable Finance – where are we in Hong Kong and where we want to get to?
Supported by the Financial Markets Committee and the Environment & Energy Committee
Speakers:
Jonathan Drew, Managing Director, Infrastructure and Real Estate Group, HSBC
Leonie Kelly-Farley, Partner, Policy & Practice, Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFi)
Moderator:
Grace Hui, Managing Director, Head of Green and Sustainable Finance, Markets Division, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
Sustainable finance has become an increasingly important topic for many companies and whilst Hong Kong has long been a finance centre for Asia, it is very much still on a journey to becoming a green finance centre for Asia.
The Chamber has brought together a set of panellists to discuss the current and future position of green and sustainable finance in Hong Kong. Join us to hear from Grace Hui who will introduce the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s Sustainable and Green Exchange, as well as Jonathan Drew who will discuss current trends in sustainable investing and financing and Leonie Kelly-Farley who will share insights from an investor community perspective. The panel will also cover ESG ratings and what is required to make Hong Kong a leading green and sustainable finance centre of the region.
Details on how to join will be sent via email by 5pm the day before the webinar.
About the speakers
Jonathan Drew leads the ESG Solutions Group for Global Banking at HSBC. Jonathan graduated with an MA in Economics from Cambridge University in England and is also qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Jonathan started his banking career more than 20 years ago in London and after working in rapidly emerging Latin America and raising capital for large scale projects in the Middle East has been based in Hong Kong since 1997 witnessing first-hand the rapid growth of Asia and notably China. During this time he has been involved in successful transactions across a wide range of sectors including advising on and arranging finance for projects that produce and deliver energy (renewable and non-renewable) and transport people and resources from source to point of consumption as well as a wide range of infrastructure projects in social and education sectors with a focus on resource efficiency and sustainability. These transactions have involved supporting projects, corporates and institutions to approach various financial markets and structuring innovative and tailored products including to meet the often large and specific needs of clients in markets with very distinct financial and regulatory characteristics.
In recent years Jonathan has also been responsible for the structuring and delivery of sustainable bonds, loans and other financial support for corporate and institutional clients as well as collaborating with colleagues in the markets business in the creation of sustainable investment opportunities for clients. Jonathan is a member of the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Green Finance Association and also chairs the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association Green and Sustainable Loan Committee.
Leonie has over 11 years' of professional experience spanning conservation finance, impact and sustainability consulting, and financial services, across Ireland, UK and Europe and Asia. Leonie was previously Head of Impact Investment at the Zoological Society of London where she was focused on developing conservation funding mechanisms to direct impact capital to help save species on the edge of extinction. At Deloitte LLP UK she worked principally across impact advisory and impact assurance. Leonie is a Fellow of the Finance Innovation Lab of London, and holds a Masters in Environment & Development from The London School of Economics & Political Science, and a BA in Economics & Geography from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
About the moderator
Grace Hui is the Head of Green and Sustainable Finance at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) with responsibility for the development of HKEX’s green and sustainable finance programme including exploring the creation of commercial propositions to facilitate sustainable financing for environmentally-aligned companies. From 2013 to April 2020, Ms. Hui was the Chief Operating Officer of HKEX’s Listing Division overseeing structured products & fixed income, primary market information, listing policies, listing enforcement and accounting affairs. Prior to that, Ms. Hui was with UBS in various roles in Hong Kong and in New York, including Chief of Staff and Global Chief Operating Officer of UBS Legal & Compliance Department. Ms. Hui holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematical Sciences from The London School of Economics and Political Science and is a qualified lawyer in Hong Kong and in England & Wales. Ms. Hui is a member of the Sustainability Committee of The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and co-chairs the Market Development Work Stream of the Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agencies Steering Group established by Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Securities and Futures Commission.
Pricing
- Member: HK$140
- Non-Member: HK$250
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