The guidelines incorporate the recommendations on disclosures from the ICMA Climate Transition Finance Handbook, which was published in December.
May 25, 2021HKMA Chief Eddie Yue urged banks to transform into 'green banks'. HSBC and BOCHK announced plans to expand their green finance business.
April 30, 2021Financial institutions will be expected to incentivise borrowers to decarbonise through loan terms and preferential interest rates.
April 29, 2021The PBOC will allocate more green bonds to China’s foreign exchange reserves. A new catalogue of projects that are eligible for green bond issuance has been issued.
April 22, 2021Climate change could impact monetary policy, credit risk, market risk and liquidity risk, and undermine the stability of the entire financial system, PBOC governor Yi Gang said.
March 23, 2021China Energy Investment Corp, State Power Investment Corp, China Huaneng Group Co and China National Nuclear Corp will issue carbon neutrality bonds on the SSE.
March 5, 2021Paul Chan spoke of measures to boost green bond issuance, launch southbound Bond Connect, expand Stock Connect, and subsidise REITs, fund managers and family offices coming to Hong Kong.
February 26, 2021The guideline indicates that green finance initiatives will be given a greater weighting in financial institutions’ performance evaluations.
February 24, 2021The bonds reportedly received a lukewarm response from investors who are seeking higher yields amid signs of tighter liquidity.
February 11, 2021The panel will discuss initiatives to help channel investment into Japanese companies that support efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
December 31, 2020