Promotes Sustainable Finance, Facilitates ESG Ecosystem Development
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 22 December 2023 – Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency (“HKQAA”) hosted the “Sustainable Finance, ESG and Climate Resilience • Hong Kong 2023” International Symposium recently at the Exchange Square of HKEX. The event had Mr Christopher Hui, GBS, JP, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, as the officiating guest, and Mr Chen Guohuang, Deputy Director-general of the Department of Finance of Guangdong Province, Ms Li Lei, Deputy Director-general of the Department of Finance of Hainan Province, and Ms Zhang Sufen, Deputy Director-general of Shenzhen Finance Bureau, as special guests.
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Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency
Established in 1989 as a non-profit public organisation by the Hong Kong Government, HKQAA is committed to promoting good management practices. Through knowledge sharing and technology transfer, it helps industries enhance their management performance. It also provides innovative and professional services to support enterprises and society to address challenges and foster sustainable development. It has developed a wide range of pioneering services to meet the needs of industries and society, covering such areas as social responsibility, environmental protection, energy management, carbon neutrality, green and sustainable finance, ESG, elderly service and barrier free accessibility management. HKQAA is devoted to encouraging enterprises to create value and contributing to shaping a better environment and society.
As a leading conformity assessment service organisation and standard setter in the region, HKQAA has been accredited by many national and international institutions. Its expert has been nominated by the China National Institute of Standardization and the Innovation and Technology Commission of the HKSAR Government to join ISO technical committees to develop ISO standards for green debt instruments and sustainable finance. It also has representation in the National Standard’s expert groups responsible for drafting audit and certification requirements for occupational health and safety, anti-bribery and compliance management systems.
HKQAA is dedicated to promoting sustainable development to industries and the community. It carries out research on sustainable development and responsible investment, and publishes research reports on sustainable financing in the Greater Bay Area and books on sustainable development, green finance and social responsibility. For more information, please visit http://www.hkqaa.org
