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Doha: HSBC has announced the formation of a dedicated Sustainable and Transition Finance Team in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT). The Team will help institutions, corporates and individuals transition to a more sustainable economy.
Speaking at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, Noel Quinn, HSBC Group Chief Executive, said: 'Our best chance to achieve a successful global transition to net-zero is in partnership, where the public and private sectors are working together to create the optimal conditions for sustainable growth and are aligned on a common goal.
The Team has deep technical knowledge of the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) opportunities and challenges facing HSBC's customers, as well as the evolving regulatory space and its impacts. With a presence in all of HSBC's markets across MENAT, the Team will work with all of HSBC's bankers to provide advice, expertise and financing solutions to customers across all sectors and segments no matter what stage of the sustainability journey they are on.
The MENAT Sustainable and Transition Finance Team will work closely with HSBC's recently launched global ESG Solutions Team to bring the bank's extensive global experience and expertise in ESG finance to customers in MENAT.
Gareth Thomas, HSBC's Head of Global Banking in MENAT and Co-Lead of the Sustainable and Transition Finance Team, said: 'Our customers in MENAT are interested in an increasing range of sustainable finance options and the creation of our new Sustainable and Transition Finance Team is designed to specifically respond to that demand. HSBC is committed to helping our customers build a future based on sustainable prosperity.
The Team will be co-led by Gareth Thomas (pictured), HSBC's Head of Global Banking in MENAT; and Daniel Howlett, HSBC's Head of Commercial Banking in MENAT. They will be supported by business leads in Global Banking, Commercial Banking, Markets and Securities Services, Wealth and Personal Banking, Asset Management, Global Trade and Receivables Finance, and Global Liquidity and Cash Management. Country leads have also been appointed in each of HSBC's nine markets in MENAT.
Daniel Howlett, HSBC's Head of Commercial Banking and Co-Lead of the Sustainable and Transition Finance Team, said: 'The Team will play a leading role in helping HSBC achieve its recently announced ambition to become a net-zero bank. At the heart of this plan is a goal to reduce financed emissions from our portfolio of customers to net-zero by 2050 or sooner, with HSBC being net-zero in its own operations by 2030.
To support customers in their transition to lower carbon emissions, HSBC is aiming to provide up to USD1 trillion of financing and investment globally by 2030, an unprecedented commitment that will help to build a thriving, resilient future for society and the economy.
In 2020, HSBC saw a six-fold increase in its sustainable and transition finance activity in MENAT over 2019, with the bank bringing a number of innovative deals to market.
In Qatar the bank was joint lead manager in Qatar National Bank's (QNB) $600m debut green bond, one of the largest green issuances by a financial institution in the Middle East in 2020. The bank also played a key role in the 800MW Al Kharsaa solar photovoltaic independent power production project from Siraj(1)Q.P.S.C. that will provide approximately 10 percent of Qatar's peak electricity demand.
HSBC played a key advisory role when Nebras Power bought a 49 percent stake in the Goldwind's Stockyard Hill Wind Farm in Australia.
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