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ESG Information Centre

The Institute has joined 13 other accounting bodies, all members of A4S ABN, in publicly committing to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within their own organizations, as well as provide an enabling environment for their membership to do the same. As part of our commitment, we have established this information centre to provides convenient access to the latest development, thought leadership as well as learning resources on ESG that are relevant to the accounting profession, in order to facilitate our members to stay ahead of the market.

Check out the latest news and developments regarding ESG.

Date	Title
3 May 2022	New Proposals for European Sustainability Reporting Standards
27 April 2022	ISSB establishes working group to enhance compatibility between global baseline and jurisdictional initiatives
23 April 2022	Boao Forum focuses on green growth
7 April 2022	Journey to Sustainability: The ASEAN Taxonomy
4 April 2022	IPCC Working Group III report: “Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change” released
1 April 2022	HKICPA invites comments on the International Sustainability Standards Board’s Exposure Drafts
29 March 2022	ISSB to publish exposure drafts on climate and general sustainability-related financial disclosures
24 March 2022	HKEX Signs MOU with CEEX to Explore Greater Bay Area, International Carbon Opportunities
24 March 2022	IFRS Foundation and GRI to align capital market and multi-stakeholder standards to create an interconnected approach for sustainability disclosures
21 March 2022	SEC Proposes Rules to Enhance and Standardize Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors
14 March 2022	IOSCO’s 2022 Sustainable Finance work plan strengthens the organization’s commitment to increasing transparency and mitigating greenwashing
3 March 2022	Global accounting bodies urge profession-wide commitment to reverse nature loss
2 March 2022	ESG investing: Asian listed firms have a lot of catching up to do in climate impact disclosures, survey shows

Read some selected ESG articles and thought leadership issued by the Institute and other local and global organizations that provide insights across

various aspects and issues in relation to ESG.

Articles from A Plus

2022 issue
March	Meet the speaker Herbert Yung FCPA, the Institute’s Director, Member Engagement and Sustainability Lead, on what to expect from the e-Series on environmental, social and governance reporting
February	Closing the loop How accountants can help companies transition to a circular economy
January	Post-COP26 sustainability disclosure trend Simon Ng, Chief Executive Officer of Business Environment Council on how companies can embrace the sustainability disclosure trend to build climate resilience

2021 issue
December	Setting the right tone Awardees of this year’s Best Corporate Governance and ESG Awards on creating long term value and maintaining resilience through sustainability
November	The impact of climate risk on corporate reporting Chris Joy, FCPA, the Institute’s Executive Director, on the profession’s role in providing transparency and insights on the financial impacts of climate change
September	The journey to net-zero What are companies doing to limit their carbon emissions for a net-zero future?
August	How to empower CFOs to drive climate action Sanjay Rughani, Chair of the IFAC Professional Accountants in Business Advisory Group writes on how CFOs can steer companies towards decarbonization
July	Second opinions How can common standards combat greenwashing?
June	Beyond the bottom line Experts from the Best Corporate Governance Awards' Organizing Committee and Review Panel discuss why ESG is now at the heart of every successful organization
April	Investing for a sustainable future How will the rise of green finance in Hong Kong elevate the city on the global stage?
January	Starting over How can businesses use the pandemic as a means for change and even long-term growth?

Other articles and reports

Date	Title
May 2022	Asia’s net-zero transition: Opportunity and risk amid climate action by McKinsey Understanding Materiality: Lessons From Industries With High ESG Risk by Sustainalytics
April 2022	Post-Issuance Reporting in China's Green Bond Market 2022 by Climate Bonds Initiative, SynTao Green Finance & UK PACT Green Bond China Investor Survey 2022 by Climate Bonds Initiative & SynTao Green Finance GSF Data Source Repository by Hong Kong Monetary Authority All the ESG Investing Terms, Explained from The Wall Street Journal Stakeholders are asking questions: How to tell them a credible ESG story by PwC
March 2022	Sustainable ESG for Hong Kong’s Post-Covid SMEs by HKTDC Carbon Market Opportunities for Hong Kong- Preliminary Feasibility Assessment by Carbon Market Workstream of the Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group HSBC’s first global ESG sentiment survey by Wai Shin Chan, Global Head of ESG Research
February 2022	Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability by IPCC Working Group 2 New Horizons: Navigating ESG in 2022 – Global Edition by ISS ESG Getting Started with ESG: What Every Company Needs to Know by Sustainalytics Developing Hong Kong as a Leading Investment Fund Hub for Green and Sustainable Infrastructure Financing by HKGFA
January 2022	ESG White Paper: Asia’s Workforce Awakens to ESG by Mojodomo The Net-Zero Transition: What It Would Cost, What It Could Bring by McKinsey China’s Growing Sustainable Debt Market by Climate Bonds Initiative SMEs’ net-zero challenge by ACCA AFF 2022 HKTDC PwC Joint Pulse Survey ESG Investing: Challenges and Opportunities for Hong Kong by PwC

Our Sustainability Committee and Education and Training Department continue to identify areas of training in ESG, and have launched various programme across the spectrum of ESG to equip members with both essential knowledge and advanced insights on the subject. Explore the training through the dedicated webpage:

ESG guidance, standards and frameworks

The following is a non-exhaustive list of guidance, standards and frameworks that are commonly adopted by global and local organizations in relation to ESG reporting.

Best Corporate Governance and ESG Awards

The Awards recognize that investors and other stakeholders are more and more interested in how listed companies and major public sector organizations are addressing issues such as climate change and other environment and social concerns that may affect their businesses and services.

The Best Corporate Governance Awards 2021 – Judges’ Report contains commentaries from the judges and reviewers on the CG and SSR performance of the winning companies and organizations, information on international and local developments in these areas, as well as background information on the Awards.

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