The FSDC is pleased to support the ESG Achievement Awards 2020 organised by Institute of ESG & Benchmark. At the awards’ online briefing session today (21 Jan 2021), our Executive Director Dr King Au spoke on the theme of "ESG, Impact and Socially Responsible Investing". As Europe and the US are frontrunners in terms of ESG investment, he said, Asia has plenty of room to catch up. However, some good progress has been made in the region in recent years. Hong Kong is a prominent, if not the leading, player in fostering the ESG agenda. For example, the Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group formed by the Hong Kong Government and regulators announced its green and sustainable finance strategy for Hong Kong and five key action points last December. Dr Au is also glad to see Hong Kong's universities are investing more in developing professional ESG practitioners.
The FSDC will soon publish paper highlighting future trends in FinTech and ESG related areas. Stay tuned!