香港：港交所推出绿色股票认定计划，上市公司即日起可申请
香港交易所10月20日宣布推出「HKEX Green Equity」绿色股票认定计划。这是一项自愿参与的认定项目，目的是帮助投资者更容易识别在绿色业务方面有显著活动的香港上市公司。港交所表示，该计划与全球同类认可框架接轨，将成为港交所低碳转型生态的重要组成部分，即日起接受合资格公司申请。
根据计划，合资格公司将由独立的认可审核机构按照港交所绿色股票框架进行评估，评估内容是公司业务活动对绿色经济的贡献程度。达到框架要求的公司可获得绿色股票认定并使用认定标志，但须持续符合要求并接受年度复核。认可审核机构的名单已在港交所绿色股票专页公布。
港交所集团总法律顾问兼集团首席可持续发展总监 Paul Chow 在声明中表示，投资者对可持续投资机会的需求持续增长，市场需要可信、透明的方式来识别为绿色经济作出贡献的公司。港交所表示，该计划与集团现有的可持续发展安排互补，包括气候披露，以及旗下 Core Climate 平台提供的碳信用与绿电证书等产品，并有助推动香港可持续金融分类目录在资本市场的应用。（据港交所10月20日声明，经 Asia Asset Management 与 Fintech News HK 报道）
Hong Kong: HKEX Launches Green Equity Designation Programme, Applications Open to Listed Companies
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced on October 20 the launch of HKEX Green Equity, a new voluntary designation programme designed to help investors more readily identify Hong Kong-listed companies with significant green business activities. HKEX said the programme is aligned with similar globally recognised frameworks and will form a key part of its low-carbon transition ecosystem. Eligible companies are welcome to apply from October 20.
Under the programme, eligible companies will be assessed by independent Recognised Reviewers based on the HKEX Green Equity Framework, which evaluates the extent to which a company's activities contribute to the green economy. Companies that meet the framework requirements will be awarded the HKEX Green Equity designation and may use the designation mark, subject to ongoing compliance and annual reassessments. A list of approved Recognised Reviewers has been published on the dedicated HKEX Green Equity webpage.
Paul Chow, HKEX Group General Counsel and Group Chief Sustainability Officer, said in the statement that investor demand for sustainable investment opportunities continues to grow, creating a greater need for credible and transparent ways to identify companies contributing to the green economy. HKEX said the programme complements its broader sustainability offerings, from climate disclosures to products available through Core Climate, including carbon credits and Green Electricity Certificates, and helps promote adoption of the Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance in capital markets. (Based on HKEX's October 20 statement, as reported by Asia Asset Management and Fintech News HK)
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