As the SSR Reviewers of HKICPA Best Corporate Governance Awards (BCGA) 2020

Our Managing Director, Mr. Vincent Pang and Principal of Risk Management Advisory services, Ms. Sabrina Lam were pleased to be once again invited by the HKICPA to be the judges of the Sustainability and Social Responsibility (SSR) review panel of the BCGA 2020.

 

Celebrating their 20th anniversary, the HKICPA’s BCGA continue to set a benchmark for current Corporate Governance (CG) and sustainability standards and best practices in Hong Kong. This year, about 500 annual reports and 500 sustainability reports were considered in the initial stage and eventually 30 awards were presented.

 

As a professional CG and ESG advisory firm, AVISTA Group was pleased to see there is increasing awareness of climate change as an ESG issues and more companies are aligning with international standards on disclosure, including the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD), in addition to the HKEX ESG Reporting Guide.