Useful Links

ESG guidance, standards and frameworks

The following is a non-exhaustive list of guidance, standards and frameworks that are commonly adopted by global and local organizations in relation to ESG reporting. 

• ISSB Prototypes of Climate and General Disclosure Requirements

• Hong Kong Stock Exchange ESG Reporting Guide
• HKICPA Technical Bulletin: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Assurance Reporting
• Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
• Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Universal Standards
• Integrated Reporting (<IR>) Framework
• Integrated Thinking Principles
• Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Standards
• Green Bond Principles (GBP)
• Climate Bonds Standard 
• United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment
• United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

ESG certifications

The following is a non-exhaustive list of ESG certification programmes organized by various organizations:

• The A4S Academy Programme – A4S

• Certificate in Green and Sustainable Finance – Deloitte

• Trainings on Green and Sustainable Finance – Hong Kong Monetary Authority

• Certificate in Sustainable Finance – HKGFA / HKUST

• Certificate in ESG Investing – CFA Institute

• Certified ESG Analyst – European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies

• Sustainability and Climate Risk Certificate – Global Association of Risk Professionals

• Certificate in Green and Sustainable Finance – The Chartered Banker Institute

• GRI Professional Certification Program – Global Reporting Initiative