BCT values sustainability. To celebrate the 20th anniversary theme of"embracing a sustainable future" this year, we, as a diamond sponsor, joined forces with supporting organisations, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and Financial Services Development Council to push forward green finance in the "Climate Finance & Sustainable Investing Conference 2019" co-organized by World Green Organisation ("WGO") and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific on 17 and 18 October. 400 attendees from public and private businesses around the world joined the conference.

The conference featured a strong line-up of speakers. In the afternoon session of the first-day conference themed "Pension Fund, ESG Investing and Asset Management", our Managing Director & CEO, Ka Shi Lau, gave a presentation on ESG trends and challenges ahead in the pension sector and joined a panel discussion to share her views on ESG investing and managed risk exposure.

Over the years, we have been integrating ESG into our business to create more value for employees, customers and the society through various aspects. In June, we launched "WGO x BCT Paper Saving Pioneers" with WGO to raise environmental awareness, attracting overwhelming response.