Hong Kong – SFC Chair on the importance of sustainable finance

The Chair of the SFC, Ashley Alder, has given a speech highlighting the importance of sustainable finance and setting out future steps to ensure there are market driven solutions to risks such as climate change, while avoiding problems such as “greenwashing” (making misleading environmental disclosures or claims). Points of interest include: Noting the need for a more coordinated approach to sustainable finance by governments and the private sector, Mr Alder observed that financial reg