香港で初の生物多様性ローンが、セントラル・ヤーズ（Central Yards）の緑地開発を行うヘンダーソン・ランド（恒基兆業地産）に提供された。融資はHSBCと恒生銀行が提供し、推定1億香港ドル規模となる。資金は都市林の管理や生物多様性のモニタリングに充てられる予定である。
この融資は、自生種の樹木で構成される新たな都市林を維持・管理するためのスマートシステムの構築に充てられる。また、同敷地における都市の生物多様性に関する調査や評価、継続的なモニタリング費用もカバーされる。
このプロジェクトの一環として、複数の庭園全体で400本以上の樹木と約280種の植物が植栽される予定である。
HSBC香港のグローバル・コーポレート部門責任者であるマシュー・ハン氏は、この融資は企業が持続可能性の目標を達成するためのスケーラブルな青写真になると述べた。また、今回の取り組みが国際的なサステナブルファイナンスの拠点としての香港の地位を強化するものであると付け加えた。
HSBCが最近実施した調査によると、アジアの企業の約60％が現在、気候移行を重要な戦略的焦点と見なしている。
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Hong Kong has awarded its first stablecoin issuer licences to HSBC and a joint venture led by Standard Chartered, marking the city's latest step towards becoming a global digital asset hub. HSBC plans to launch its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin in the second half of this year, integrating it into its PayMe and mobile banking platforms.
The Hong Kong government launched an updated Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (BSAP) on December 31, 2025, building on the success of the 2016 version and incorporating the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, China's updated national BSAP, public consultation feedback, and Hong Kong's new challenges and opportunities. The plan focuses on four key areas to integrate biodiversity conservation into urban life and sustainable development.
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Hong Kong's Finance chief Paul Chan says the city will channel capital and innovation into the global green transition for carbon-neutral development. Speaking at a symposium on low-carbon transition and sustainable development, he highlighted Hong Kong's role in green finance and technology.
Hassan Abdalla, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, stated that climate change has become a core financial issue, highlighting the bank's role in directing the banking sector toward sustainability. The Central Bank, in partnership with the International Finance Corporation, hosted a sustainable finance conference on February 15, 2026. The event focused on building climate resilience and accelerating the shift to a low-carbon economy.
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HSBC has signalled its intent to engage with Hong Kong’s forthcoming stablecoin regime, as its CEO Georges Elhedery declined to confirm a licence application but noted ongoing discussions with regulators. This indicates the bank’s interest in the city’s digital innovation landscape. The move aligns with Hong Kong’s push to establish itself as a hub for digital asset trading.
Hong Kong's Secretary for Development, Bernadette Linn Hon-ho, announced that the government will offer nine residential sites to developers in the 2026-27 land sale programme, including three carried over from the previous list, expected to yield about 6,650 flats. Combined with other land sources, the potential supply of new flats is estimated to reach 22,580 units, an eight-year high. Linn noted that the market is recovering, with transactions steadily increasing.
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Egypt has required non-banking financial institutions with capital over EGP 100m to measure their carbon footprints and offset 20% of annual emissions by purchasing carbon credits, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid announced. The statement came at the International Finance Corporation conference on innovation for resilience.