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期货和衍生品行业监管动态

As a priority, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Hong Kong
Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) are evaluating a climate-first approach to

implement the ISSB standards for Hong Kong listed companies. An SFC-HKEX joint

working group is looking into the readiness of listed companies to report under the

proposed draft disclosure requirements and the challenges they face.

Carbon market opportunities

Following the Steering Group’s engagement with stakeholders and the

publication on 30 March 2022 of its preliminary feasibility assessment of carbon

market opportunities for Hong Kong, the HKEX has commenced further discussions

with various carbon exchanges and stakeholders from across the carbon market

ecosystem.

Notes:

1. The CGT is a report resulting from an in-depth comparison exercise

that puts forward areas of commonality between Mainland China’s and the

European Union’s taxonomies. It was first published in November 2021, and

subsequently updated in June 2022.

2. See the press release “The Green and Sustainable Finance

Cross-Agency Steering Group welcomes the publication of the International

Sustainability Standards Board proposed standards for public consultation”

dated 31 March 2022.

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About the Steering Group

Established in May 2020, the Steering Group is co-chaired by the Hong Kong

Monetary Authority and the SFC. Members include the Environment Bureau, the

Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, the HKEX, the Insurance Authority and
the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority. The Steering Group aims to

co-ordinate the management of climate and environmental risks to the financial sector,

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