Description

This ESG role encompasses both Responsible Investing and Corporate ESG functions within the Company and includes the following responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

1. Support corporate ESG and sustainability initiatives, including ESG reporting, ratings, policy updates, employee engagement, training, and sustainability programmes.
2. Assist in preparing the Company's Annual ESG Report and related disclosures in line with HKEX ESG requirements and relevant reporting frameworks.
3. Coordinate ESG ratings, assessments, benchmarking exercises, and applications for sustainability-related certifications or recognitions.
4. Monitor ESG regulations, market trends, and best practices, and prepare ESG updates, metrics, and presentation materials for management reporting.
5. Conduct ESG research and analysis on portfolio companies, including data collection, ESG assessment, peer benchmarking, and controversy monitoring.
6. Support ESG integration into investment research and decision-making, and provide ESG insights to investment teams.
7. Assist in stewardship activities, including company engagement, proxy voting analysis, and monitoring ESG developments among portfolio holdings.
8. Prepare ESG investment materials, client reporting, due diligence questionnaires, regulatory disclosures, and other ESG-related documentation.
9. Maintain ESG databases and work closely with investment teams and corporate functions to support responsible investment and sustainability initiatives.

Requirements

1. Bachelor's degree or above in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Sustainability, Environmental Studies, Business Administration, or related disciplines.
2. 2-5 years of relevant experience in ESG, sustainability, responsible investment, asset management, financial services, consulting, or related fields.
3. Strong interest in ESG, sustainability, and responsible investment, with a sound understanding of ESG frameworks, ratings, reporting standards, and stewardship practices.
4. Familiarity with HKEX ESG Disclosure Requirements, sustainability reporting, ESG assessments, and corporate ESG programmes is an advantage.
5. Strong analytical, research, project management, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret ESG-related data and derive actionable insights.
6. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with ESG data platforms, VBA, Python, or data visualization tools would be an advantage.
7. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
8. Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
9. Fluency in English and Mandarin is required; Cantonese is an advantage.