October 2026 to March 2027

2026–27 ESG Thematic Programme Series

Five audience-led programme tracks connect governance, disclosure, sustainable finance, cross-border collaboration, social impact and public service with practical decisions and partnerships.

Programme planning in progress | Detailed dates to be announced

The sectors below describe suggested speaker profiles and do not indicate that any individual guest has been invited or confirmed.

Large enterprises, listed companies and financial institutions

From Compliance to Value Creation: ESG Governance, Disclosure and Green-Finance Opportunities for Large Enterprises

Help organisations move from regulatory compliance to strategic transformation by integrating ESG into governance, disclosure, finance, supply chains and climate-risk management.

Issue Directions

  • ESG governance upgrades
  • Climate risk and carbon management
  • Disclosure compliance
  • Green-finance instruments
  • Supply-chain management
  • Enterprise ESG roadmaps

Suggested Speaker Sectors

  • Listed-company directors or executives
  • Corporate sustainability leaders
  • Investor-relations leaders
  • Bank sustainable-finance representatives
  • ESG advisory or audit specialists
  • Industry associations

Corporate finance teams, financial institutions and investors

Capital for Low-carbon Transition: Green Finance, Transition Finance and Sustainable Business Growth

Examine how green bonds, sustainability-linked lending, transition finance and carbon markets can support credible low-carbon business transformation.

Issue Directions

  • Market trends
  • Green bonds
  • Sustainable-finance instruments
  • Transition finance
  • Taxonomies
  • Greenwashing controls
  • Carbon markets and green assets

Suggested Speaker Sectors

  • Bank sustainable-finance leaders
  • Green-bond advisers
  • Asset managers
  • Rating specialists
  • Corporate finance directors
  • Carbon-market or climate-technology representatives

GBA governments, financial institutions, enterprises and professional-service organisations

Regional Collaboration and Capital Enablement: A Green-Finance Alliance and Cross-border Sustainability Ecosystem

Advance regional collaboration, institutional interoperability, cross-border capital, transition-finance innovation and the delivery of priority projects.

Issue Directions

  • Alliance positioning
  • Standards recognition
  • Institutional interoperability
  • Transition finance
  • Connected carbon markets
  • Project incubation
  • International capital and enterprise expansion

Suggested Speaker Sectors

  • GBA policy or financial authorities
  • Green-finance alliances or industry platforms
  • Exchange or carbon-market representatives
  • Banks and insurers
  • GBA enterprise executives
  • Cross-border legal and certification specialists

Social enterprises, charities, non-profits and community organisations

Mission and Shared Impact: ESG Governance, Social-value Measurement and Sustainable Resources for Social Organisations

Strengthen governance, public trust, impact measurement and resource connections while improving organisational resilience and cross-sector collaboration.

Issue Directions

  • Mission alignment
  • Transparent accountability
  • Impact measurement
  • Low-carbon operations
  • Fundraising capacity
  • Impact investment
  • Talent and organisational resilience

Suggested Speaker Sectors

  • Social-enterprise founders or executives
  • Charitable foundations
  • Non-profit governance members
  • Corporate CSR or ESG partnership leaders
  • Social-impact specialists
  • Impact investors or grant makers

Hong Kong government departments, public bodies and policy organisations

Public Governance and Green Transition: ESG for Sustainable Services, Policy Coordination and Urban Resilience

Explore ESG-informed public governance, cross-department coordination, low-carbon operations, green procurement, service innovation and community resilience.

Issue Directions

  • Whole-of-government ESG governance
  • Carbon-neutrality roadmaps
  • Public-sector decarbonisation
  • Green procurement
  • Public-works management
  • Data transparency
  • Citizen participation and co-creation

Suggested Speaker Sectors

  • Government bureaux or departments
  • Public-body sustainability leaders
  • Environmental and climate-policy specialists
  • Public procurement or works representatives
  • Smart-city and data-governance specialists
  • Community-service or academic representatives

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