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  • Green Building Market and Investment Opportunities

     May 28, 2021

    Globally, buildings account for 19 percent of the world’s GHG emissions. In Asia, the investment potential in new green developments and retrofitting existing buildings is in the region of US$16 trillion. If the right investment choices are not made today, we will be looking into high-carbon urban infrastructure for the next 40 to 70 years. The webinar shared compelling case studies of IFC’s investments and green building design support through EDGE certification.  

  • CEO Talk - Green Opportunities For Bank Transformation

     April 27, 2021

    The Asia-Pacific region has the highest climate-smart investment potential in the world. To seize its enormous potential and limit global warming, it is more important now than ever for banks to build their capacity to green their operations and adequately assess, manage, and disclose ESG risks. This webinar facilitated a discussion with former CEO of HSBC, Chief Executive of HKMA, and other executive directors, which demonstrated that the transformation into green banks can create effective market-based solutions and address a range of impacts that emerge from climate change while at the same time allow banks to identify and secure new business opportunities.

  • Green Commercial Bank Transformation

    March 25, 2021

    To stand a chance of combatting climate change we need to urgently accelerate the transformation of green banks and financial institutions. Climate investments represent a US$23 trillion investment opportunity, but banks and other financial institutions can contribute by more than just investing at their disposal to stimulate climate finance. In this virtual event, speakers from Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and IFC helped us envision and come to terms with the urgent need for financing climate action.