Canace Wong
Canace is a Senior Consultant in Acre’s professional services team, supporting clients across carbon markets, banking, and insurance. Since joining in 2022, she has led search assignments and global team build-outs for corporate, scale-up, and multistakeholder clients.
Previously, Canace was a consultant at The Works Search, recruiting for corporate communications and public relations roles. She began her career in corporate communications and holds a master’s degree from the London School of Economics. A Hong Kong native, she is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin, and beyond Acre, she volunteers as a career coach with Breaking Barriers, helping refugees secure meaningful employment in the UK.
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NewsHSBC partners with sustainable farming charity for food supply chain resilience
HSBC UK has joined forces with LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) to launch an initiative to support farmers and help combat sustainability challenges in the sector.
The HSBC Sustainable Farming Pathway is a joint venture between the bank and the sustainable farming charity to encourage a smoother transition towards more sustainable farming practices, enabling eligible LEAF Marque certified farm businesses (or those in the process of applying for LEAF Marque certification) to access discounted loan arrangement fees when applying for applicable products.
The bank found that 70 per cent of UK farms are taking up DEFRA approved agri-environmental schemes, to support nature and biodiversity enhancements.
Approximately one third (38 per cent) of farmers are regularly testing the soil in their fields to inform NPK applications (the three major nutrients required by plants are nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) while 28 per cent of dairy clients have undertaken a carbon audit.
Farmers have identified the areas of sustainability that they would like to invest in, such as renewables (54 per cent), slurry storage (22 per cent) and energy efficiency (20 per cent).
Grace O’Dwyer, Interim Head of Agricultural Banking at HSBC UK said: “We are delighted to launch the HSBC Sustainable Farming Pathway to help farming businesses transition to more sustainable techniques.
“HSBC UK is a significant lender to farms in the UK and our research shows around two-thirds (70 per cent) of farms are currently making commitments to transition to sustainable practices. By working with LEAF and future partners, we have the opportunity to directly support farmers who want to make sustainable choices.”
Canace Wong, Senior Recruitment Consultant (Professional Services) at Acre, said: “In the UK, many banks are seeing year-on-year growth on revenue in sustainable finance. The banking sector has a big part to play in unlocking sustainable practices, through providing capital to facilitate decarbonisation, nature and biodiversity, and social sustainability goals.”
“At Acre, we noticed that there is an uptake of opportunities in nature and biodiversity within the banking sector in 2024, with several banks recently hiring senior nature and biodiversity specialists, as well as amping up their nature and biodiversity teams.
“HSBC’s new partnership with LEAF is another example of latest financial schemes to support enhanced nature and biodiversity outcomes from the agricultural sector. We look forward to seeing more similar initiatives in the sector.”
If you are a financial institution and currently reviewing your talent needs for sustainable finance professionals, please get in touch with Acre.
Open Positions from Canace's Team
Key Account Manager
Clean Technology
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Hybrid
Do you want to work at the forefront of the Voluntary Carbon Markets?
Wish to join a fast-growing, entrepreneurial team?
Removall Carbon is a Paris-based project developer designing and operating certified, high-integrity, and high-impact carbon offset projects. They also support companies and organisations in their climate ambitions by enabling them to finance or invest in these projects.
The team strives to only support projects that have real, measurable co-benefits and equitable profit-sharing. They aim to become a market leader in the provision of carbon solutions and innovative carbon funds. The business development and client team play an important role in growing Removall’s client base across Europe.
Led by a reputable leadership team with a strong track record, the company has gained a strong profile since its inception through its investment in various high profile transactions.
To support the organisation’s growth, Removall is looking for a Key Account Manager with direct experience in carbon markets.
Fostering client relationships
- Leading on client management, ensuring that the business relationships you foster remain long-term, strategic, and commercial.
- Working on innovation, listening to client needs and developing new products and service offerings that position Removallahead in their field.
- Representing the Company at high profile national and international events to network with leading professionals in the field.
Extending global influence
- Contributing to the marketing strategy to spread Removall’s voice in a rapidly expanding marketplace
- Creating knowledge by participating in working groups and actively contributing to external publications
- Developing understanding by implementing certain services and participating in key meetings with existing clients
- Contributing to the organisation of professional events with global reach
- Developing market intelligence by conducting strategic, technical, regulatory, and competitive watches.
Internal Management and Strategy
- Contribute to Removall’s overall strategy and direction using your expertise.
- Manage and coach junior members of the team.
Skills and Experience
- Extensive experience in carbon markets, with very strong knowledge of the developments and opportunities in the sector.
- Good commercial skills, an eye for where opportunities are, and the ability to convert those into deals.
- Excellent credibility and presentation skills – you’ll be working with prominent key clients and expected to represent Removall towards senior stakeholders.
- Well developed management skills and the ability to coach and develop juniors in the company.
Interested?
Please apply directly, or if you have any questions reach out to Canace Wong at Canace.wong@acre.com
