Sustainability Community

Hi everyone, excited to bring to you this video!

CFA UK Sustainability community champion Eric Yim recently talked to Kenneth Hui, Executive Director, Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). It was great to learn how HKMA successfully issued blockchain tokenised green bonds to finance public projects in Hong Kong.

This issuance raised an equivalent of HK$800million (around US$100million) in total. Eric and Kenneth talk about why this project was undertaken, the technology itself, what lessons were learned and the key outcomes.

This video is part of CFA UK professional learning 

HKMA issued a report on bond tokenisation which you can download from our library.

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Aya Pariy
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Bond Tokenisation in Hong Kong.pdf   910 KB 1 version

Good morning Community!

We are getting ready to our webinar on June 26, 1 pm UK time, zoom with Jonathan Gardiner from Bloomberg on Green Bonds.  Jonathan is a Sustainable Index Product Manager and an ESG specialist in fixed income products. He is a member of the Advisory Council to the International capital Markets Association (ICMA - International Capital Market Association) on Green, Social & Sustainability Bond Principles.

You will hear an overview of the green bond market, how index providers use such securities to create green bond benchmarks and why such securities may be of interest to investors. You will also learn the drivers of this market, hear about investment opportunities, discover how to integrate green bonds into your portfolio and explore data characteristics, regional mechanics and other challenges in the space.

Register here 

Look forward to seeing you there!

In relation to this webinar, I'd like to share with you this interesting Handbook from ICMA and The Green Bond Principles. This helps with impact reporting, has templates and was worked on by 11 financial institutions. The compilation was led by EBRD, IfW, NIB and the World Bank. 

Since 2015, various Multilateral Development Banks and International Financial Institutions have developed harmonised frameworks for impact reporting across several categories of green projects, including energy efficiency, sustainable water management, and climate change adaptation. This handbook consolidates these frameworks, enhancing their usability and reducing redundancy. It provides issuers with guidelines and templates for reporting on the allocation and impact of green bond proceeds, emphasizing both qualitative and quantitative performance measures. The handbook also ensures compatibility with different management approaches for green bond proceeds and acknowledges other market initiatives offering impact reporting guidance

Do we have members issuers of green bonds? What are your thoughts?

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Handbook for issuers Green Bonds Impact Reporting.pdf   1.23 MB 1 version