International Sustainability Forum, Hong Kong 2025 kicked off grandly at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on May 12, 2025, with the Morning Forum on Seizing Green Finance Opportunities in the Low-Carbon Transition of BRI and the Greater Bay Area jointly organized by the BRI International Green Development Coalition (BRIGC) and Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency (HKQAA). Ir C. S. Ho, Chairman of HKQAA, delivered a welcome speech. The Officiating Guests, Mr. Tse Chin-wan, Secretary for Environment and Ecology of the Government of HKSAR; Mr. Christopher Hui, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the Government of HKSAR and the Head of BRIGC delivered opening remarks in turn.

Ir C. S. Ho noted that HKQAA led to attract international capital for BRI development, and is collaborating with BRIGC to strengthen capacity building training and promote carbon standard mutual recognition among the Belt and Road partner countries. 

The Head of BRIGC shared practical cooperation with the Greater Bay Area in green rules, investment, technology and capacity building, and proposed three ideas for future cooperation on carbon footprint standards, green investment and financing, and capacity building. 　　　　

Panel Discussion Build a Green and Low-Carbon Belt and Road: Unlocking New Frontiers in Synergistic Collaboration, Development and Financing 　

During the panel discussion, the Chief Development Officer of BRIGC shared China's energy transition and green development achievements in green energy cooperation and capacity output, and discussed future green cooperation with representatives from BRI countries. Mr. Riyadi Suparno from Indonesia, Executive Director of Tenggara Strategics, Mr. Ronnie Tham from Malaysia, Partner of Treo Capital, and Mr. Leo Horn-Phathanothai from Thailand, Founder and CEO of Just Transition Incubation, presented their countries' carbon goals respectively. They shared opportunities and challenges in areas like electric vehicles, data centers, and low-carbon industrial parks, and discussed potential cooperation with China on carbon footprint standards. During the meeting, BRIGC also exchanged views with representatives from BRI countries and some HK institutions on promoting mutual recognition and pilot exploration of carbon footprint standards for key products among the Belt and Road partner countries. 　

More than 1,200 domestic and foreign political, business leaders, BRIGC partners, and experts from various institutions attended the forum.