香港已向恒基地产发展有限公司提供首笔生物多样性贷款，用于资助其“Central Yards”项目的绿化空间。该笔融资由汇丰银行与恒生银行联合提供，金额预计为1亿港元。资金将用于支持城市森林管理及生物多样性监测。
这笔贷款资金将用于资助智能系统，以维护和管理一片以本地植物为主的新建城市森林。资金还将涵盖对该项目地点城市生物多样性的调查、评估以及持续监测工作。
作为该项目的一部分，多个花园内将种植超过400棵树木及约280种植物。
汇丰香港工商金融主管洪志成表示，此次融资为企业实现可持续发展目标提供了一个可扩展的蓝图。他补充称，此举巩固了香港作为领先国际可持续金融中心的地位。
汇丰近期的一项调查显示，约60%的亚洲企业现已将气候转型视为核心战略重点。
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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.