Harry Yan

Harry is a partner with over 16 years of experience in providing assurance and advisory services to local and international financial service and conglomerate clients. Harry has led a number of large projects in Hong Kong and globally, covering topics including governance and product controls, ESG and sustainable finance as well as regulatory compliance matters. In recent years, Harry also advises financial institution and corporate clients on structuring of sustainability-themed transactions / products; organization governance and controls over ESG-related matters; and climate risk management and non-financial disclosures in line with TCFD and local ESG regulatory requirements.

Selected experience

• Harry has advised and supported listed and non-listed clients in complying with local Hong Kong sustainability and climate risk-related regulations as well as assisted these clients to navigate practical challenges within their sustainability journey, such as ESG disclosures, sustainability strategy roadmapping and Scope 3 emission methodology and calculation.
• Harry has led ESG assurance and advisory projects, covering data quality, investment portfolio carbon footprint, internal control, control remediation and regulatory compliance for large international financial institutions and conglomerates.
• Harry has led sustainable product/instrument assurance projects in accordance with relevant ICMA principles (e.g. Green Bond Principles), and these projects required in-depth materiality assessment of ESG risk and priorities for the issuers, such as GHG reduction, ESG rating, employee and community engagement and etc.

Qualifications

• CFA Certificate – ESG Investing
• Sustainability and Climate Risk Certificate by Global Association of Risk Professionals (“GARP”)
• GRI professional certificate
• Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“Practicing”)
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand
• Master of Commerce, Major in Banking and Finance, the University of Sydney
• Bachelor of Commerce, Major in Accounting and Economics, the University of Sydney