Gilly Hutchinson
Linklaters
Hong Kong
Serving as head of ESG regional development for Linklaters, Gilly Hutchinson coordinates the firm’s advice across Asia on clean energy, sustainable finance, and ESG mandates. Complementing her expertise in advising lenders and sponsors on renewable energy project financings and green and sustainability-linked loans, she regularly leads client training on ESG matters in Hong Kong.
Hutchinson is trusted by leading sustainability and ESG trade associations and working groups in their efforts to promote the green transition. As part of the firm’s membership to the Hong Kong Green Finance Association, she is active in the association’s working groups and served as a panellist on its biodiversity webinar series. She also sits on the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association’s ESG and sustainable finance working groups and the Private Wealth Management Association’s ESG committee.
Contributing to efforts to integrate environmental sustainability into office strategy and raise awareness of how staff and clients can help combat climate impacts, Hutchinson leads the firm’s Hong Kong environment committee. She also makes a regular thought leadership commitment, including co-authoring an insight into the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s climate-related disclosure requirements.