Student Corner
The 7-month long University ESG Challenge 2023 has come to successful completion on 25th March when the Final-8 teams from HKUST, HKU, CUHK, PolyU, CityU, and HSUHK made their final presentations at the Value Partners Headquarters in Central. The Final-8 demonstrated their understanding of ESG, which gained from the competition, and competed for the championship. Each team consisted of three university students studying in Hong Kong. All teams were from single universities, except for one mixed university team. Their majors are Finance, Accounting, Politics and Public Administration, Corporate Governance, etc.
In March, representatives from Big 4 coached the Final-8 students in analysing ESG reports. Later, the Final-8 submitted a 20-min video and report to assess the ESG performance of two Hong Kong companies. Their works were evaluated in detail by the judges before the competition. Therefore, the day of the competition was mainly a Q&A session which was the last opportunity for the teams to strive for better performances.
The seven-member judging panel was chaired by Professor Louis Cheng of HSUHK. The representative of Hang Seng Bank was Ms. Rosita Lee, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Hang Seng Investment Management Limited. The representative of Value Partners was. Mr. Vincent Ching, Head of Intermediaries, Asia Pacific, Value Partners. The remaining judges were the partners of Big 4.
The Final-8 teams performed very well, fully demonstrating their understanding of ESG. After a fierce competition, the champion is born.
The mixed team of HSUHK, HKUST and HKU won the championship; HKUST won the first runner-up; CUHK won the third runner-up. In addition to internships and job opportunities at Hang Seng Bank, Value Partners and Big 4, the top three winners received HK$30,000, HK$15,000 and HK$9000. The teams that won merit awards also received HK$3000. The winner stood out from 47 teams that truly deserved it.
The organiser hoped all participating students became ESG elites through ESG training in this Challenge. So, all 37 teams who completed the competition could contribute to Hong Kong's environmental and social responsibility work, regardless of whether they won a prize.
The Winners of the Hang Seng x Value Partners University Elite ESG Challenge 2023 is Born!
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Case Analysis and Physical Presentation
After the coaching sessions with Big4 representatives, Final-8 students are equipped with knowledge to analyze the ESG performance of firms.
Students will conduct analysis on the ESG materiality of two assigned firms and submit a 20-mins video presentation by 12th Mar (Sunday). They will need to use the i-score of companies, explore the ESG disclose performance of the assigned firms and explain why the firms receive such a i-score rating.
We are very glad to announce that the final presentation will be held on 25th Mar (Sat) in Value Partners Headquarters Building from 09:15a.m to 1:30p.m. Each group of students will recapture their key findings, followed by a 10-min Q&A session. After evaluating students’ performance, the judges will announce the champion of the competition!
Opening Forum
2 Coaching Sessions
Case Analysis
Physical Presentation
Date
16th Jan, 2023
1-20th Feb, 2023
20th Mar, 2023 at 4:00pm
Apr 2023
Official launch of second round
Date : 16th Jan, 2023
Time : 4:00-5:30pm
Venue : Hang Seng Bank Headquarters Building, No. 83 Des Voeux Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
Jan 16 marked the start of second round of ESG challenge. Thank you Hang Seng Bank for providing us this wonderful venue to conduct the official launch. We are very honoured to invite representatives from Big 4, to connect with Final-8 students and coach them on analysing ESG reports, especially on the environmental and social pillars.
After the coaching sessions, students will be given one-month to conduct analysis on the sustainability performance of 1 large and 1 medium cap firms, and film a 20-mins video explaining why these firms receive their respective i-score by evaluating their ESG report. We will organize the final physical presentation, tentatively in Apr 2023, for students to recapture their findings and conduct the Q & A session with professionals.
We will be announcing the details of the final physical presentation in the next few weeks. Thank you everyone for supporting and joining ESG Challenge.
The schedule of round 2 is as follows:
The Final-8 is born
Click here for the press release.
After a sequence of intensive ESG training including workshops, online training, and trading simulation, the Final-8 is finally born! They are, in the sequence of ID:
Congratulations to the Final-8!
Even if you are not in the Final-8, you can still join our internship bidding as long as you have completed round 1 of the ESG Challenge (i.e. completed both online ESG training and trading simulation). We will be announcing the details of internship bidding in the next few days.
We thank everyone for joining and supporting our ESG Challenge, we hope you had a fruitful ESG learning journey. Merry Christmas!
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HSU(S)008 City(S)003 CUHK(S)007 UST(S)018
Trading Simulation
Date: 19 Nov, 2022
Time: 2:00-5:30pm
This ESG trading simulation helped candidates gain their first practical insight into different roles in the finance industry and helped participants gain a practical understanding of how ESG news impacts asset prices. 37 teams attended the trading simulation.
Unlike most investment games which depend on total profit generation as the single measure to determine winners, the simulation evaluation mechanism captured trading and behavioral statistics during the simulation competition. The platform provides 10 performance metrics (6 for sell side and 4 for buy side) in order to determine the winners of the simulation.
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Online ESG Training
Date: 2 - 15 Nov, 2022
Strategic Online Training Partner: IFPHK
A total of 104 students (from 41 teams) completed the online ESG training.
Getting 2 correct questions out of 3 are considered to have passed the assessment.
Remarks: credits will be given to students according to their performance in the online ESG Training.
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Modules
M1: From CSR to ESG (video)
MCQ assessment for M1 (3 questions)
M3: ESG Integration (video)
MCQ assessment for M3 (3 questions)
Duration
12 mins
20 mins
University Elite ESG Challenge - Launch Forum
Date: 29 Oct, 2022
Time: 10:15am-12:00nn (please arrive at 9:45am for registration)
Venue: Henry Cheng International Conference Centre, Cheng Yu Tung Building, CUHK
Remarks: credits will be given to the team according to number of attendees per team
1 attendee per team - 5 credits for each members
2 attendees per team - 7 credits for each members
3 attendees per team - 10 credits for each members
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Click on the eflyer for more details
Workshop
"Learning how to communicate effectively through social media and online platform"
Date: 22 Oct, 2022
Time: 2:15-4:15pm (please arrive at 1:45pm for registration)
Venue: IFPHK office
Remarks:
Only one representative from each team will join
Invitation to attend will be sent to team leaders in due course.
Click on the eflyer for more details
Speakers
Dr. Jingran Zhao
Topic:
Tips to capture audience attention when you present technical information through online platform.
*Language: English
Ms. Elaine Shiu
Topic:
Building corporate branding through social media strategies.
*Language: Cantonese
Topic:
How to communicate through social media.
*Language: Cantonese and English
Mr. Vivek Mahbubani
