Strategic Transition Planning for a Lower-Carbon Future

Suki is experienced in sustainability consulting, environmental policy research, investor relations, and strategic communications. Currently serving as Assistant Manager – Policy and Research at Business Environment Council Limited (BEC), Suki leads climate change research and initiatives while promoting BEC’s Net-zero Carbon Charter membership among businesses. Suki holds an MBA degree from Chicago Booth and a Master of Environmental Management degree from Duke University.

Jessica is the Head of Sustainability of MTR Corporation responsible for developing sustainability-related policies and strategies and driving sustainability initiatives for the Corporation. She is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience in environmental and corporate sustainability. Jessica is a member of several international and local sustainability-related committees including UITP’s Sustainable Development Committee, WEF’s Community of ESG Practitioners, and HKGCC’s Environment & Sustainability Committee. She is also a member of the Board of Examiners of HKMA’s Hong Kong Sustainability Award.

Manshu leads the Hong Kong Chapter at the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). Building on the works by the GFANZ APAC Network, she focuses on engaging and building capacity with financial institutions across Greater China to scale transition finance to support the real economy transition to net-zero.

Before joining GFANZ, Manshu performed various roles covering programme management, market research and data analytics, at the Hong Kong Academy of Finance, Climate Bonds Initiative, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Bloomberg. Manshu holds a master’s degree in Financial Analysis from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and bachelor’s degrees in Science and Commerce from the University of Ottawa, Canada.

Manshu is now based in Hong Kong. She is fluent in Mandarin, English and Cantonese.

Max leads HSBC’s APAC ESG Solutions team, where the team work with clients across the region supporting them on developing their approach to ESG. HBSC’s ESG Solutions proposition covers how to integrate ESG within the business, how ESG can act as a value driver for a company, insights on regulatory changes, ESG rating considerations as well as key disclosures and considerations from a capital markets perspective.

My Sustainability Goals for 2024:
Continue to look forward to engaging with our corporate clients on how ESG can be an opportunity for their business and how they should look to develop going forward.