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Companies might be allowed some flexibility when it comes to buying voluntary carbon credits to offset the carbon footprint of their supply chains under an upgraded guidance by UK-based international standard setter VCMI.

Trading volume on HKEX’s Core Climate since its October 2022 debut is less than 1 per cent that of the world’s leading carbon market, as a lack of links with mainland China carbon exchanges stymies progress.

The market for carbon credits needs a wake-up call to boost trust and transparency in claims and benefits linked to green projects, a local green finance association says.

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<li class="spanHeading">Practical Net-Zero Guide for Business (Net-Zero Guide) published to help guide companies in developing a pathway to net zero</li>
<li class="spanHeading">Partnership with leading ESG data providers to display HKEX-listed companies ESG metrics</li>
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A proposed mainland-Hong Kong carbon-trading connect program could be an important financial tool to promote the city’s green finance-hub initiative.

Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Measuring Businesses’ ESG Performance a Growing Challenge Standard Measures and Data Needed April 28, 2021 GMT Highlights of the “Integration of ESG and Climate Risks in Investment Management Conference” with Imperial College Business School and Ping An Technology: With increasing numbers of investment managers seeking to integrate ESG factors into their portfolio management decisions, the challeng...