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On 26 May 2023, ICSD’s Founding Chairman, Dr. Angus Yip, was interviewed at HOY TV’s 「聲東擊西」and talked about the Certified ESG Planner certification and programs.
please see the following link: https://hoy.tv/dramas/%e8%81%b2%e6%9d%b1%e6%93%8a%e8%a5%bf/
ICSD Chairman, Dr. Angus Yip, was invited to deliver an ESG talk at the dinner of Rotary Club Bayview Sunshine HK on 26 April 2023
ICSD’s Chairman, Dr. Angus Yip, talked about ESG development at the event of Graphic Arts Association of Hong Kong on 20 April 2023
ICSD’s delegates joined and spoke in the international Conference of Hong Kong Housing Society on 17 April 2023
ICSD was the Judge and Supporting Organisation for the Family Office Association of HK’s 2023 Case Competition
Certified ESG Planner program was embedded in the Master Degree course at Lingnan University: SCI505 Introduction to ESG Planning
ICSD is pleased to announce that an exclusive weekly column at "Finance 730"
「ESG 理要知」was reserved to our members to publish the articles related to ESG matters
please see the following link: https://finance730.com.hk/author/icsdglobal/
Certified ESG Planner program was adopted by Chinese University of HK as a 2-credit bearing Earth Science course for full-time students
(Course code: EASC5602 Corporate Sustainability and Certified ESG Planner)
ICSD actively participated in Sustainable Investing and ESG Conference 2022, became a Silver Sponsor, Guest Speakers and joined panel discussions
ICSD was the Silver Sponsor and sent our ESG experts to participate in the United Nations’ ESG Conference on 1 & 2 December 2022
On 12 November 2022, ICSD’s Chairman, Dr. Angus Yip, joined as a guest to share his views on ESG career prospect in GBA with secondary students at an event organised by HKFYG Leadership Institute
ICSD is proud to announce the collaboration with a renowned social enterprise, iEnterprise, to launch a Certified ESG Planner program with the focus on ESG impact management
ICSD delivered a theme talk on “Corporate Sustainability” to the students at Hong Kong Hang Seng University on 24 October 2022
ICSD delivered a theme talk on “ESG Reporting” to the students at Shue Yan University on 21 October 2022
ICSD supports JCIHK SDG Pioneer Program 2022 and joined the judging panel of the semi-final contest held in hybrid mode on 24 Sep 2022
8 JCIHK SDG Pioneer Teams each presented impactful projects for achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals. Congratulations to 5 winning teams who will join the Final Contest held in JCI World Congress on Oct - 4 Nov 2022.
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JCI Victoria: SDG Enterprise Awards 2022
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JCI Hong Kong Jayceettes: Business on Stilettos 2022: Global Female Entrepreneur Award
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JCI Harbour: Green Great Deal
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JCI City & JCI City Lady: Every Child is a Wonderful Artist
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JCI Lantau: Sustainable Lantau
ICSD completed three programs (15 hours per program, total 80 persons) of Certified ESG Planner in-house training program for Bank of Communications (Hong Kong) in September 2022
Invited by Hang Seng Bank, ICSD provided a seminar on ESG and Sustainable Banking to their staff in Business Banking on 13 September 2022
ICSD and Chinese University SCS co-organised a ESG Forum: “Opportunities in Hong Kong Sustainable Finance and Green Careers” on 24 August 2022
In-house training for Fubon Bank (Hong Kong)
ICSD’s Chairman, Angus Yip, and Vice Chairman, Mike Hui,
conducted an in-house 20-hour training program of “Sustainable Banking and Finance” for Fubon Bank (Hong Kong) in the first quarter of 2022. The participants who have successfully completed the program are eligible to apply for Certified ESG Planner trademark designation.
ICSD’s Summer Intern 2022: Jeffrey Tong (Grade 11, International Christian School) and Nicole Tong (Form 4 student)
ICSD Founding Chairman, Angus Yip, delivered a webinar on financial well-being for the staff at Facebook.
Certified ESG Planner (CEP) was reported on media (on.cc東網)
致富智庫：ESG唔關你事？MPF及升職加薪統統牽涉其中...
上兩周已先後談及如何使用「環境、社會及管治」(ESG)精選優質股，以及它的未來發展潛力，可能大家仍然覺得ESG離你很遠，但事實是你已經不知不覺參與其中，簡單如擁有強積金戶口的打工仔，或許當中已涉足ESG投資。
根據積金局早前指出，強積金投資於綠色債券及ESG基金的金額，由2011年9月底1.55億元，大幅飆升至去年9月底的139億元，按年增逾88倍，佔強積金總資產亦由0.04%，升至1.2%。佔比仍較小，但預期隨着可持續投資日益受關注，增長潛力巨大。
此外，香港現有數隻以ESG為主題的ETF，例如Global X中國潔淨能源ETF(02809)以再生能源為主題，追蹤Solactive中國清潔能源指數。嘉實中證滬深300 ESG領先指數ETF(03108)，以及海通MSCI中國A股ESG ETF(03031)，同樣集中投資於內地境內上市、並符合ESG評級的中國公司。
全球各地政府愈來愈關注氣候變化帶來的風險，ESG相關投資是大勢所趨，但政策的改動或會影響投資環境，長線投資時更要關注當中風險，大家宜定期檢討投資。
除了投資ESG以外，事實上，目前不少企業都對具備ESG知識的人才需求甚大，對在職人士無疑是一個新機遇。現時ESG尚未有一套標準考核機制，有意進入ESG行業人士難以透過「考牌入行」，但仍可透過進修來裝備自己。
市面上有部分ESG相關的課程，例如由香港管理專業協會舉辦的ESG策劃行政人員證書課程，或由嶺南大學持續進修學院舉辦的ESG投資行政人員證書課程。當完成上述其中一個課程，通過評核並合格後，並每年繳交800元會費成為國際可持續發展協進會(International Chamber of Sustainable Development)的會員，便獲授權使用「認可ESG策劃師CEP®」資格。
以嶺南大學持續進修學院ESG投資行政人員證書課程為例，會讓學員掌握全面的ESG投資基礎及其應用，入學要求中六或以上程度，學費為4,700元。
另外，全球投資專業人士組織CFA協會兩年前推出的ESG投資資格證書課程(Certificate in ESG Investing)，全球報讀人數已超過1.15萬人，而世界各地對該課程的興趣與日俱增。
誠然，不少投資管理公司亦已要求旗下員工增加對ESG投資的專業知識，包括對這方面人才需求殷切的金融機構如滙豐財富管理及個人銀行、安盛投資管理等。據報，新世界發展去年招聘ESG策略師，為物業開發及經營實施標準化管理制訂環保目標，並在業務模式中注入環保、健康、智能及關愛元素等，市場估計月薪高達10萬元。
Source: "on.cc東網"
Certified ESG Planner (CEP) was reported on media (CTgoodjobs)
【人物專訪】ESG策劃師分享行業概況 識ESG搵工叫價可提高20%？
隨著全球企業對環境、社會及企業管治（ESG）日益關注，這股潮流在近一兩年席捲香港，成為大眾焦點。市場上熟悉這範疇的專家不多，香港管理專業協會講師、英國特許銀行家葉榮鏗（Angus）正是其中一位。他形容各行各業對認識ESG的人手需求「爆炸性」增長，求職者包括畢業生，如果有基本ESG知識絕對有優勢。
ESG是企業經營關鍵字
自中國於2015年簽署《巴黎協定》，承諾減少碳排放強度後，香港配合國家發展方針，大力推行相關政策，致力爭取2050年前實現碳中和的目標，迫使企業正視ESG問題。除了政府層面的推動，Angus指年青一代亦十分著重環境保護、可持續發展等議題，使ESG變成企業經營的關鍵字。
企業搶人潮 叫價提高20%
現時市場上欠缺獨立解決在ESG問題的人才，許多公司要求現職員工進修，學習ESG基本知識；如企業有寬鬆預算，則會邀請顧問幫忙，但礙於疫情關係影響出行，人手仍嚴重不足。Angus作為認可ESG策劃師，見證了企業搶人實況，「求職者如果讀過ESG課程，有基本知識，即使你沒豐富經驗，薪酬叫價高10至20%，企業都會優先考慮，搵工相對較容易。」
環保學系畢業生是企業ESG主要招攬對象，皆因他們擁有紥實的環境知識，了解碳排放計算、節約能源技術等，可以為公司提供實質建議。硬技能固然重要，Angus補充求職者的軟技能亦不可缺，「ESG講求利害關係人參與（Stakeholder Engagement），你要從不同持份者角度出發分析ESG問題，並因應業務性質，決定處理先後次序。」
金融業ESG發展概況
Angus認為香港金融業在ESG發展走得較前，因此也是最渴求人手的行業。他分享銀行ESG主要涉及兩大範疇，包括貸款及投資業務。「銀行在審核借貸時會考慮對象是否做好ESG、有否違反社會責任、破壞環境等。這些因素亦會影響貸款抵押品的安全性，例如在極端天氣下抵押物業價值下降，或增加信貸風險。」另一方面，銀行亦推出很多ESG相關投資、融資產品，在追求潛在投資回報的同時，為地球出一份力。
ESG快速入門法
對於打工仔來說，如果想提升職場競爭力，有什麼方法可以快速認識ESG？Angus指出坊間有不少ESG課程，其中由香港管理專業協會舉辦的ESG策劃行政人員證書課程適合各行各業，課程涵蓋企業可持續發展、ESG報告及投資等基礎知識，並教授學員應用CEPAR的5步原則處理迫切的ESG問題。「這是香港自己首個ESG認證課程，並在聯合國可持續發展知識平台登記。整個課程共15小時，完成課程及一份500字的應用習作，即可以申請入會，並可在名字後獲授權使用CEP®的註冊商標作為資格證明，在求職面試時自然更有信心。」
Source: "CTgoodjobs"
ICSD is the supporting organisation
Certified ESG Planner (CEP®) was registered at United Nations SDGs Knowledge Platform
Certified ESG Planner (CEP®) was registered at United Nations SDGs Knowledge Platform.
(Registration number: 39533)
ICSD gave comments on the Environmental Protection Department‘s consultation paper on the Scheme on Regulation of Disposable Plastic Tableware
ICSD gave comments on the Environmental Protection Department‘s consultation paper on the Scheme on Regulation of Disposable Plastic Tableware.
Our “SLABM” Initiative was registered as a United Nations Partnership project
Our “SLABM” Initiative was registered as a United Nations Partnership project.
(Registration number: 39200)