HSBC was recognised for integrating ESG principles across lending, trade finance and capital markets activities while supporting clients through complex transition pathways. Its approach combines sustainable finance with supply chain, trade and cross-border banking capabilities, enabling the bank to support both environmental objectives and long-term commercial activity across the region. The bank has embedded transition finance into its broader corporate and institutional banking franchise, reflecting a strategy that aligns capital deployment with evolving regulatory, economic and sustainability requirements. Its model positions HSBC as a leading example in Asia Pacific of how sustainable and transition finance can be integrated into core banking activities to support long-term economic and environmental outcomes.