Gilly Hutchinson
Linklaters
Hong Kong
Head of ESG regional development at Linklaters, Gilly Hutchinson is key in the development and sharing of sustainability best practice within the firm. Helping build legal knowledge concerning ESG corporate, antitrust, and litigation matters, Hutchinson delivers trainings on topics including ESG reporting and disclosures, transition plans, and greenwashing risk.
A further core area of expertise is the energy and climate transition, with Hutchinson bringing a wealth of experience regarding renewable energy project financings and green and sustainability-linked loans. An active thought leader in this space, Hutchinson is a member of ASIFMA’s Sustainable Finance Committee and the Hong Kong Green Finance Association, whom she has supported in webinars and trainings on topics including transition finance and ESG reporting developments.
Hutchinson also plays a key role within the firm’s sustainability leadership, authoring its insights on topics including Hong Kong’s sustainability disclosure standards regime and hosting its ESG leadership roundtable events for clients’ legal and compliance teams.