HKMA ESG Regulations
As Hong Kong’s central bank, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority is responsible for banking industry supervision and financial policy formulation. It has also incorporated sustainable factors into its decision-making, such as formulating a net-zero plan for the banking industry and establishing Hong Kong green taxonomy.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is responsible for implementing the government’s green bond program. Green bonds are not only open to institutional investors and individual investors, but also combined with financial technology to complete tokenization pilots.
Hong Kong Issues Institutional Green Bonds
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) stated that it has successfully issued institutional green bonds based on the government’s green bond program, with a total value of $6 billion
Hong Kong Issues Tokenized Government Green Bonds
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) recently announced that Hong Kong’s first tokenized government green bonds were successfully issued. The green bond is based on the government’s green bond plan and is also the first officially issued tokenized green bond in the world