Climate Resilience and Adaptation Approach for Hong Kong Businesses

Laurence Delina is an Associate Professor of Environment and Sustainability at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His work focuses on climate finance, resilience, and just energy transitions, with a particular emphasis on Southeast Asia and the role of financial centres in mobilising capital for sustainable development. He has authored over 100 peer‑reviewed publications and four books. Laurence has held fellowships including a Visiting Fellowship at Harvard Kennedy School and was previously a Rachel Carson Fellow. He received his PhD from the University of New South Wales Sydney.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

Laurence’s sustainability goals for 2026 are anchored in advancing transformative solutions for climate action across Asia. He aims to catalyse the flow of capital into resilient and low‑carbon infrastructure, particularly in vulnerable communities, while elevating Hong Kong’s role as a hub for sustainable finance. Through deeper collaboration with policymakers, industry, and civil society, he seeks to turn cutting‑edge research into scalable, real‑world impact that accelerates a more just and enduring energy transition.

Background & professional expertise

Nicolette has been working in the insurance industry as a Technical Property and Natural Hazards Risk Engineer since 2008 and joined Zurich UK in 2013. In 2020 Nicolette joined the Climate Resilience Team and in April 2024 moved to Australia where she heads up the APAC Climate Resilience and Sustainability Team.

In her resilience role, Nicolette have had extensive involvement with assisting customers both nationally and globally to understand the physical impact of climate change and associated extreme weather events on their businesses and provide guidance on climate adaptation and resilience measures required to protect business, people, processes and infrastructure.

Languages

English (native), Afrikaans (native)

Selected Publications

Zurich Climate Resilience and Maersk: 2023

https://www.zurich.com/en/commercial-insurance/services/climate-resilience

Wall Street Journal 2023:

https://www.livemint.com/weekend/how-an-insurer-helps-a-shipper-stay-above-water-11685709334472.html

My Sustainability Goals for 2024:

A greater awareness of the impact climate change has on organisations.
Improvements in investment in climate adaptations to ensure sustainable resilient organisations.

With nearly 20 years of experience, Eileen works with multinational companies to address climate change. She specializes in improving business strategy to consider how climate change and its solutions affect society, the environment, and the economy.

Eileen directs BSR’s advisory and grant-funded work where climate intersects with human rights and equity, inclusion, and justice. She also supports companies with climate risk and scenario analysis, emissions reduction targets, and net-zero roadmaps. Eileen is BSR’s climate lead in the Asia-Pacific region, where she analyzed how climate change affects vulnerable nations, its people, and global supply chains.

Prior to joining BSR in 2017, Eileen served as a sustainability consultant, supporting companies on sustainability strategy development, strategic stakeholder engagement, and environmental management. While working at a public policy organization, she gained experience in international development, climate policy analysis, and effective communications.

Eileen holds a Master of Environmental Management from Duke University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Connecticut.

Jingwei is an Associate Director of ESG Research at Sustainable Fitch, based in Hong Kong. As part of Fitch’s global ESG research team, Jingwei conducts fixed-income investment research across key ESG themes within APAC and globally. Her research encompasses sustainable labelled debt markets, carbon markets, technologies to sector decarbonization, natural capital, and circular economy. She also frequently engages with investors and industry associations regarding recent market development, regulations and sectoral trends that are relevant to sustainable finance, with a particular focus on APAC and Greater China.

Jingwei joined Fitch Ratings in 2019. She holds a M.A. from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in the U.S.

My Sustainability Goals for 2024:

More awareness and actions around financing climate adaptation
Improving energy efficiency of buildings in Hong Kong

Michael Long joined Hongkong Land as Director and Head of Sustainability in April 2025. He brings over 28 years of experience in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy and implementation across the real estate sectors in Asia, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

Mr Long combines technical knowledge with a commercial, results-driven approach to help organisations address complex sustainability challenges. His philosophy centers on simplifying complexity, focusing on what truly matters, and always starting with the ‘Why’—creating impactful, meaningful outcomes for businesses and stakeholders alike.