Advocating Good Corporate Governance a review of 2020 and a preview of upcoming HKEX initiatives

HKIoD Speaker Luncheon Meeting with
Ms Bonnie Y Chan
Head of Listing, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
on Friday 22 October 2021
2021年10月22日星期五午餐演講會
主講嘉賓:香港交易所上市主管 陳翊庭女士
Topic: Advocating Good Corporate Governance – a review of 2020
and a preview of upcoming HKEX initiatives

Highlights of address

Ms Bonnie Y Chan stated that high standards of governance are an important driver of good business performance.
The preview of upcoming HKEX initiatives is focused on three areas: –
a. Corporate Governance: consultation conclusions, guidance for IPO applicants on CG/ESG and new rules.
b. Diversity:-
Listed Issuers with single-gender board: to appoint director(s) of a dierent gender in the coming 3 years and set targets to track diversity progress.
IPO Applicants: not expected to have single gender board and report on progress of achieving better diversity.
c. ESG:-
Listed issuers and IPO applicants: to establish systems for board oversight of ESG matters and consider adopting practices to reduce carbon emissions and control climate-related risks.
Provision by HKEX: guidance on TCFD-aligned disclosure, new sustainability standards and new centralised ESG Portal for awareness & education.

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