HSBC announced the appointment of Chaoni Huang as Managing Director and Head of Sustainable Finance and Transition for its Asia business.
Huang joins HSBC after more than six years at BNP Paribas, most recently serving as Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Capital Markets, Global Markets APAC, and she has also held sustainable finance and ESG-related roles at firms including Natixis, S&P Trucost, and MSCI, as well as at the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), in addition to serving as Executive Vice President for the Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA).
In a post announcing the appointment, Huang said:
“As sustainability and climate challenges continue to face significant funding gaps, I will focus on driving HSBC’s strategy to support clients as they seek to decarbonise, scaling of critical transition ecosystem in the region, catalysing emerging climate tech to industries, and ultimately making a long lasting impact with our partners!”
The new appointment follows the recent launch by HSBC of its new Net Zero Transition Plan, focused on helping customers navigate the complex transition to net zero, and reaffirming its commitment to become a net zero bank, including its target to achieve net zero across its financed emissions, operations and supply chain by 2050. Alongside the release of the plan, HSBC revealed that it saw a significant increase in sustainable finance and investment activity in 2025, and that it has reached approximately $448 billion towards its goal to provide or facilitate $750 billion to $1 trillion in sustainable finance and investment by 2030.
In a post announcing the new appointment, HSBC said:
“Asia plays a crucial role in supporting and shaping global transition ecosystems, and Chaoni will be responsible for continuing to bring the best of HSBC’s capabilities to support credible transition and sustainable finance.”
