Title: Advancing Sustainability Assurance in Hong Kong: Public Consultation Awareness Session
Date: 29 January 2026
Time: 11:00am – 12:30pm (90 minutes)
Language: English
Format: Online (Zoom link will be provided on 28 January 2026)
Remarks: No CPD certificate will be issued for this awareness session
Description:
Join HKCGI and the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council (AFRC) for the awareness session on the Proposed Regulatory Framework for Sustainability Assurance in Hong Kong, a landmark initiative to strengthen trust and transparency in sustainability reporting.
This session will highlight the key proposals of the framework, explore their implications for the profession, and provide a platform for participants to share views and ask questions.
AFRC materials for reference:
Programme Rundown & Speakers
- Opening Remarks: Ms Janey Lai, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, AFRC
- Presentation: Mr Sivananth Ramachandra Iyer, Director of Policy, Registration and Oversight, AFRC
- Panel Discussion:
- Mr Sivananth Ramachandra Iyer, Director of Policy, Registration and Oversight, AFRC
- Mr Hendrik Rosenthal, Director – Group Sustainability, CLP Holdings Limited
- Ms Tina So, APAC Sustainability Advisor, ISS Corporate
- Ms Natalie Chan, Managing Director, PIE Strategy Limited
- Ms Anne Huang, APAC Head of Sustainability, Business Assurance, SGS
- Mr Ernest Lee FCG HKFCG(PE), Past President, HKCGI; Senior Technical Partner, Deloitte China (Chair)