Satellite Event on Nature-related Disclosure and Biodiversity Risk Assessment Successfully Concludes at Hong Kong Green Week 2026
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Update time : 2026-09-10 11:34:35
On Thursday, 10 September 2026, as part of Hong Kong Green Week 2026 (7-10 September), a satellite event titled "Nature-related Disclosure and Biodiversity Risk Assessment" was successfully held at The Bank of East Asia Building in Central, Hong Kong. It brought together investors, corporate representatives, policymakers, and international organization representatives from China and around the world for in-depth discussions on nature-related disclosure and biodiversity risk assessment issues.
This event was organized by the China Sustainable Investment Forum (China SIF) and the China Climate Engagement Initiative (CCEI), co-hosted by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and the FAIRR Initiative, with strategic partners The Bank of East Asia (BEA),COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited, SynTao Green Finance, and the United Nations Development Programme Biodiversity Finance Initiative (UNDP BIOFIN) as supporting organization.
Opening remarks were delivered by Peiyuan Guo, Chairman of China SIF and SynTao Green Finance; Hon-shing Tong, Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer of BEA; and Venus Zhao, General Manager of Public Relations Division of COSCO SHIPPING Ports.
The first session "Nature Finance — Disclosure and Engagement" was opened with a fireside discussion moderated by Peiyuan Guo with Fiona Reynolds, President of the FAIRR Initiative, and Nathan Fabian, Chief Policy & Research Officer of PRI.Senior representatives of CDP, Vontobel Asset Management, BlackRock, Fidelity International, HSBC Asset Management, and COSCO SHIPPING Ports joined the open discussion.
The second session "Biodiversity Risk Assessment" featured lead speeches by Roman Novozhilov, Chief of ESG at the New Development Bank (NDB), and John Murton, Senior Sustainability Advisor and Head of Blended Finance Programmes at Standard Chartered Bank. Senior representatives of BEA, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Harvest Fund, and CWR joined the open discussion.
The closing remarks were delivered by Fei Leng, UNDP BIOFIN National Coordinator.
China SIF and CCEI would like to thank the co-hosts — PRI and the FAIRR Initiative — and the strategic partners — BEA, COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited, SynTao Green Finance, and UNDP BIOFIN — for their invaluable support. Special thanks go to BEA for generously hosting the seminar at its venue in Hong Kong.
