2022-12-20
Towngas ESG Symposium attracts over 5,000 online and offline participants | Experts from various fields exchange ideas to propel the country and Hong Kong towards carbon neutrality
With Mr TSE Chin-wan (3rd from right), Secretary for the Environment and Ecology of HKSAR; Mr Peter WONG Wai-yee (3rd from left), Managing Director of Towngas; Dr Doris NG (2nd from right), Assistant Academic Dean and Head of Degree Programmes of HKMA; Dr Christine LOH Kung-wai (2nd from left), Independent Non-Executive Director of Towngas Smart Energy; Mr John HO Hon-ming (1st from right), Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of Towngas; and Mr Anthony CHEUNG Chun-yue (1st from left), Supervisory Board Member of World Benchmarking Alliance, officiate at the kick-off ceremony.
Mr TSE Chin-wan, Secretary for the Environment and Ecology of HKSAR, was invited to be the Officiating Guest at the Symposium. Over 20 other guests from various sectors, such as public utilities, finance and investment, social welfare and corporate governance, were also at the Symposium to give keynote speeches and participate in panel discussions on the hottest ESG-related topics. Also at the Symposium, Towngas became the first Hong Kong company to publish a directive document, the Climate-related and Nature-related Directive Guide, in response to the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework to review and disclose the ecological and biodiversity impacts, as well as the risks and opportunities arising from the operations of Towngas and its subsidiary, Towngas Smart Energy Company Limited (Towngas Smart Energy). The Guide also further aligns disclosures with the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) by disclosing financial information that is related to the potential opportunities and risks led by climate change.
Watch the recordings of the ESG Symposium: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1C4ktmcGlJTmLnGvKfhq-RD2fyUWaody
Watch the event highlights video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXy7eIPP2H0
Watch the behind-the-scenes video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeYzJfepsDs
Towngas recently held an ESG Symposium with over 5,000 participants online and offline, including many senior management members
of companies, sustainability practitioners, university academics, etc.
.Interactive panels were set up in the venue to introduce participants to energy-related trivia, such as raw materials for
gas production and sources of hydrogen in Hong Kong.
An exhibition was set up at the Symposium to showcase Towngas’ work and achievements in the areas of
environmental, social and corporate governance over the years.
environmental, social and corporate governance over the years.