Maximise Growth with ESG: Align Goals, Drive Value
We view ESG reporting as a strategic advantage for companies. Our approach focuses on aligning your ESG goals in Hong Kong with global best practices, helping you drive targeted growth while enhancing value. We offer tailored solutions to ensure you meet your goals effectively.
Why You Should Use InCorp Hong Kong For Your ESG Advisory Needs:
We Know
Hong Kong
Our team of local experts stays up-to-date with the latest regulatory changes, ensuring your business meets all ESG requirements effectively.
Tailored ESG Solutions
We provide customised ESG strategies for businesses of all sizes and industries, from startups to established enterprises
Reliable Support
Our dedicated team offers expert guidance and swift resolution of ESG challenges, ensuring seamless implementation and compliance.
Customisable ESG Tool
We offer a productised approach to our ESG services, shifting away from traditional person-hour billing. This ensures that costs are tied directly to the value you receive, not just the hours worked behind desks.
What Is ESG Reporting?
ESG is crucial to Hong Kong’s status as an International Financial Center, with mandatory reporting for all listed companies outlined by HKEX. Appendix 27 of the ESG Reporting Guide, linked to the Listing Rules, covers Environmental and Social aspects, while corporate governance is addressed separately in Appendix 14.
In 2019, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) integrated ESG factors into its credit risk analysis for bond investments. It supported international frameworks like the Principles for Responsible Investment and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
What We Can Do For You
We recognise that every company is at a unique point in its ESG journey, so we customise our approach to meet specific needs. Whether you’re just beginning or advancing your ESG reporting in Hong Kong, we offer expert guidance and support at every stage.
In addition to providing “Sustainability as a Service,” we deliver a range of value-added ESG services to enhance your sustainability efforts.
ESG Adoption
The ESG landscape in Hong Kong is evolving rapidly with new frameworks emerging regularly. We assist clients in identifying necessary information and addressing gaps in their current ESG strategies.
This helps them choose the most suitable framework based on factors like industry, size, complexity, and reporting readiness. Our four-step process ensures informed decision-making on a company’s environmental, social, and governance standing, tailored to specific business needs.
1. Pre-assessment
Assess your current ESG status with our ESG Framework Preparedness Workshop.
2. Understanding Materiality Assessment
Enhance company-wide awareness through Capability-Building Workshops for leadership and all management levels.
3. Core ESG Metric Identification
Simplify data management with APIs and structured Excel templates for tracking key ESG metrics.
4. Goal Setting
Align your goals with your company’s vision by identifying critical impact areas and material issues, considering your industry, chosen framework, and leading ESG ratings.
ESG Reporting
As ESG reporting gains prominence in Hong Kong, investors increasingly rely on this data to evaluate a company’s sustainability performance and governance practices. Companies with strong ESG credentials attract more informed investments.
Our services enable businesses to publish technology-driven, fully compliant ESG reports, ensuring transparency and adherence to regulatory standards. This strengthens investor confidence and promotes accountability and sustainability for all stakeholders involved.
1. Comprehensive ESG Health Assessment
Conduct an in-depth 360-degree evaluation of your company’s policies, data structures, and publicly available information to assess ESG performance.
2. GHG Emission Calculation Training
Provide training and support for calculating greenhouse gas emissions, ensuring accurate and compliant reporting.
3. Core ESG Metric Identification
Pinpoint the key ESG metrics to track and report on, enabling year-on-year progress monitoring for continuous improvement.
4. Sustainability Report Design
Create a final sustainability report that is aligned with global and regional reporting frameworks, ensuring clear, indexed documentation of your company’s efforts.
ESG Assurance
Greenwashing poses significant risks in ESG reporting, and the best way to address it is through independent assurance of your ESG disclosures.
Our ESG Assurance services in Hong Kong include a comprehensive review and validation of your ESG data to ensure transparency, accuracy, and compliance with global standards.
1. Process Audits
Perform thorough audits in key areas such as energy use, waste management, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices to assess ESG performance.
2. External Assurance
Provide independent external assurance for your sustainability reports, ensuring credibility and adherence to recognised ESG reporting standards.
ESG Rating Advisory
With ESG ratings from agencies like MSCI, DJSI, and GRESB becoming increasingly influential in investment decisions, these independent scores rank companies based on their ESG performance compared to industry standards. Investors now have more precise insights into a company’s sustainability credentials.
We assist companies in enhancing their ESG scores across all major rating agencies, helping them improve their standing and appeal to ESG-conscious investors.
1. GRESB Rating Assistance
As an official partner of GRESB, InCorp Hong Kong offers comprehensive support for GRESB assessments, helping companies improve their scores.
2. GHG Emission Calculation Training
We provide expert advisory services for completing the CSA form, ensuring your company achieves the highest possible score in DJSI ratings.
3. Core ESG Metric Identification
Our specialists conduct in-depth assessments of your current ESG ratings, identifying areas for improvement and guiding you in creating a clear path to boost your ESG performance.
ESG Due Diligence
Impact investing is gaining momentum as investors seek financial returns and measurable environmental or social impact. We support impact funds and their portfolio companies in delivering fair and transparent reporting by offering comprehensive due diligence services.
This includes assessing ESG risks and opportunities, ensuring compliance with relevant frameworks, and providing clear, actionable insights to enhance sustainable investment decisions.
1. Materiality Assessment
Perform thorough audits in key areas such as energy use, waste management, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices to assess ESG performance.
2. ESG Due Diligence and Impact Plan Feasibility
Assess target investments through ESG due diligence and impact plan feasibility evaluations to ensure alignment with sustainable goals.
3. Capability-Building Workshops
Provide workshops for portfolio companies to raise awareness of ESG practices, impact calculation, and necessary data collection.
4. Impact Evaluation
Evaluate and report the impact at fund and investment levels for LPs and GPs, ensuring accountability.
5. Comprehensive Reporting
Create comprehensive ESG reports at the fund and investment level, aligned with global or customised frameworks.
Sustainable Supply Chain
A sustainable value chain is becoming an essential requirement in global markets. We help organisations integrate their suppliers into their ESG strategies by:
1. Supplier Management Policy
Draft and implement a comprehensive supplier management policy that aligns with your ESG goals and sustainability objectives.
2. Vendor Data Collection
Utilise technology platforms for efficient data collection from vendors, ensuring accurate ESG tracking and compliance.
3. Supplier ESG Capacity Building
Develop and enhance your suppliers’ ESG capabilities through targeted training and support to foster sustainable practices across the value chain.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the key ESG regulations in Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong’s ESG regulations include the HKEX ESG Reporting Guide, mandatory Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) reporting by 2025, and compliance with the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Climate Standard.
- ESG integration helps manage risks, improves corporate reputation, attracts investors, and enhances financial performance by aligning with global sustainability goals.
- InCorp offers tailored services that ensure regulatory compliance, effective risk management, improved transparency, and smooth ESG integration.
