Transition Planning In Action: A Co-Creation Workshop

12 Sep (Fri) Day 2 : 10:00 – 11:30

Full Programme
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Corporate transition planning is gaining momentum, but ambition doesn’t always translate into execution. This interactive session will explore how board leaders and sustainability practitioners can unlock tangible progress in climate transition planning within their organizations. Hosted by Climate Governance Initiative Hong Kong (CGI HK), the session brings together insights from transition planning and transition financing experts with real-world experience. Together, we’ll explore what makes transition plans credible, actionable, and influential. Participants will engage in small-group co-creation to surface immediate, practical actions they can take to drive more robust transition planning in their spheres of influence. Aggregate insights will be shared back with the broader community via CGI HK’s channels.

Learnings

  • Understand the evolving expectations around corporate transition planning
  • Learn from real-life corporate examples of transition planning and execution
  • Discover pathways for integrating transition planning into core business decisions
  • Gain clarity on the role individuals (especially those at board level) can play in catalyzing momentum from within

Post-Event Actions

  • Initiate or revisit their organization’s transition planning conversations with new insights
  • Share key takeaways from the workshop with colleagues and leadership teams
  • Pilot one new action (e.g. setting interim targets, reviewing financed emissions, exploring supplier transitions)
  • Connect with peers or experts from the session for follow-up support or collaboration

Speakers

Anthony Cheung

GHG Protocol

GHG Protocol Independent Standards Board Member

Anthony Cheung is Managing Director and Head of ESG at one of Asia’s largest multi-manager investment platforms, where he oversees ESG integration and sustainable investment strategies. With over 20 years of experience in asset management across Europe and Asia, he served at renowned institutions including Gartmore, Pictet, and BNP Paribas.

As the first Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA) in Asia, Anthony has served on the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) Supervisory Board, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Stakeholder Council, and the CFA Institute ESG Technical Committee. He contributes to climate governance as a board member of Friends of the Earth (HK) and the Hong Kong Institute of Directors.

Recognized by the 2019 Regional ESG Leader Award by Insights and Mandate, Anthony actively advocates for advancing science-based, implementable climate accounting and sustainability reporting frameworks in Asia. Anthony is a Fellow of CPA Australia and based in Hong Kong

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Manshu Deng

Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero

Hong Kong Chapter Director

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.

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Serena Mak, CESGA CPA (Aust.) FRM

DBS Bank (Hong Kong)

Board Governor & Honorary Secretary

Serena is currently working as Executive Director in the Sustainable Finance team within the Institutional Banking Group of DBS Hong Kong.

Prior to DBS, Serena was the Head of ESG Funding Asia for Home Credit, an international consumer finance provider that focuses on responsible lending to people with little or no credit history.

Serena also has over 15 years of experience with Goldman Sachs treasury and market operations in Singapore and Hong Kong, with focus on liquidity management and payment transaction surveillance across the APAC region.

Ms. Mak is also serving as Board Governor & Honorary Secretary at Friends of the Earth (Hong Kong) with a focus on Green and Sustainable Finance development in Asia.

Ms. Serena Mak holds both MSc Investment Management and BBA (Hons) from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

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