Our head of ESG Funds and Hong Kong-based partner Kate
Hodson joined the We Are Guernsey Hong Kong Masterclass supported
by the Hong Kong Green Finance Association earlier this year and
wrote the following article for BL Global's Asia edition
discussing the global agenda of financing sustainability and
particularly how this is shaping up in Hong Kong.
The interest in ESG is now a truly global one. According to a
2019 survey by UBS of over 600 asset owners in 46 countries, 78%
are already integrating ESG principles into their investment
processes. It has grown substantially and rapidly from being a
fairly niche consideration to a demand that has driven changes in
regulation and governance in jurisdictions and financial hubs
around the world.
