Around two thirds of the green bonds issued in Hong Kong are used to fund projects in the mainland. Photo: Shutterstock
Around two thirds of the green bonds issued in Hong Kong are used to fund projects in the mainland. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong finance sector teams up with universities to plug green finance and ESG talent gap, tap China opportunities

  • Hong Kong needs more professionals who are well versed in the classification of projects that would qualify for environmentally-friendly funding, seminar hears
  • Some US$70 trillion of green financing will be needed to fund the transformation of China’s economy into one that is carbon neutral by 2060

Around two thirds of the green bonds issued in Hong Kong are used to fund projects in the mainland. Photo: Shutterstock
Around two thirds of the green bonds issued in Hong Kong are used to fund projects in the mainland. Photo: Shutterstock
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