Jessica Chan

Jessica is the Head of Sustainability of MTR Corporation. She leads the development of sustainability strategies, driving sustainability initiatives, and overseeing the preparation of sustainability reports and disclosures. She has developed a corporate Climate Change Strategy for the company and leads regular review of climate risks and controls across various business units. She has also crafted a long-term decarbonisation roadmap and set science-based carbon reduction targets for MTR. Furthermore, Jessica provides her technical expertise to support the issuance of green bonds by the company.

With an extensive background spanning over 25 years in environmental and corporate sustainability, Jessica is a seasoned sustainability professional with a diverse skill set encompassing sustainability strategies and policies, sustainability communications and disclosure, regulatory compliance, and emerging sustainability issues. Actively engaged in the sustainability arena, Jessica is a member of various international and local sustainability-related committees, including the Sustainable Development Committee of The International Association of Public Transport, the Community of ESG Practitioners of the World Economic Forum, and the Environment & Sustainability Committee of The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.

Jessica also contributes to academia as a member of the Programme Advisory Committee for an MSc sustainability programme at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and serves as an Advisory Board member for an MSc ESG Management programme at Lingnan University. Since 2021, she has been a member of the Board of Examiners for the Hong Kong Sustainability Award organised by The Hong Kong Management Association.