About Sprinkles

The Chinese word "致雨" comes from the Chinese phrase "clouds rise to rain" in the Thousand Character Classic, which translates as "water vapour rising to become raindrops". It implies a beautiful vision of nourishing all living things and nurturing green mountains and clear waters.

The Hong Kong Sprinkles Charity Foundation

The Sprinkles (HK) Charity Foundation is a non-profit foundation initiated in Hong Kong by Dr. Ma Jun, Chairman of the Hong Kong Green Finance Association, alongside other dedicated philanthropists. The foundation commits itself to advancing research, promoting concepts, enhancing capabilities, and fostering international cooperation in the realms of green development, environmental protection, education, climate action, and biodiversity conservation.

Over the years, the foundation has consistently organized the "Spring Sunrise" Children’s Environmental Writing and Drawing Competition annually, attracting participation from more than 1,600 students in Hong Kong and over 5,000 from mainland China. Additionally, it supports a series of public forums and training events on sustainable education, green development, and green technology, in collaboration with UNESCO HKA and Hong Kong government agencies.

Since 2024, as the Secretariat for Capacity Building Alliance for Sustainable Investment (CASI), which comprises 50 global member organizations, the foundation has spearheaded a series of green finance capacity-building activities for developing nations in Latin America and Asia, benefiting over a thousand participants. The Sprinkles (HK) Charity Foundation is recognized as a charitable organization exempt from tax under Article 88 of the Hong Kong Tax Ordinance.

Funding Projects

The Sprinkles Charity Foundation will undertake and support public welfare activities in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and globally (especially in other developing countries) which are related to research, education, promotion of ideas, capacity building, and international exchange in the fields of green low-carbon, climate change response, environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, and the operation and development of related institutions.

Research Project
Undertake and fund research projects related to green low-carbon development, climate change response, environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, green technology, and inclusive green growth.
Capacity Building and International Collaboration Activities
Undertake and fund research projects related to green low-carbon development, climate change response, environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, green technology, and inclusive green growth.
Environmental Education Activities
Undertake and fund research projects related to green low-carbon development, climate change response, environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, green technology, and inclusive green growth.
Promotional Activities
Undertake and fund research projects related to green low-carbon development, climate change response, environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, green technology, and inclusive green growth.
Low-carbon Transition Pilot Projects
Undertake and fund research projects related to green low-carbon development, climate change response, environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, green technology, and inclusive green growth.

Board Members

MA Jun
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sprinkles Charity Foundation, President and Chairman of the Hong Kong Green Finance Association

In Hong Kong, Dr. Ma is currently a member of the Carbon Neutral and Sustainable Development Committee, a member of the Expert Group of the Chief Executive's Policy Unit of Hong Kong, and the Chairman and President of the Hong Kong Green Finance Association. He has served several public service organizations in Hong Kong, such as serving as the rotating Chairman of the Greater Bay Area Green Finance Alliance, an advisor to the Our Hong Kong Foundation (OHKF), and an honorary committee member of the Yes-We-Do Foundation, etc.

In the Mainland, Dr. Ma is currently the Director of the Green Finance Committee of the China Finance Association, the President of the Institute of Finance and Sustainability, a member of the National Expert Committee on Ministry of Ecology and Environment of The People’s Republic of China, Member of the National Carbon Neutral Science and Technology Expert Committee, Director of the China Environmental Protection Foundation, and special advisor to the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, and a member of BRI International Green Development Coalition.

Internationally, Mr. Ma is the Co-Chair of the Steering Committee on Green Investment Principles for the Belt and Road, Co-Chair of the Sustainable Finance Standards Working Group of the International Platform for Sustainable Finance (IPSF), and former Co-Chair of the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group.

Over the past three decades, Dr. Ma has served as a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), Chief Economist of the Research Bureau of the PBOC, Managing Director and Chief Economist for Greater China of Deutsche Bank (Hong Kong), and held professional positions at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Mr. Ma has received many domestic and international awards, including the "Green Finance Leader", "China Green Finance Outstanding Contribution Award", "Green Bond Leadership Award", and the "Scintillating Eminent ESG Leader Award". He took the lead in drafting the policy framework for the development of green finance in China, and promoted the formation of a global consensus on green finance under the framework of the G20.

WU David Weijun
First Board of Directors of the Sprinkles Charity Foundation, Vice Chairman of Deloitte China

Before joining Deloitte, he worked at PwC in New York, Sydney, London, Hong Kong and Beijing for nearly 30 years. From 2002 to 2003, Mr Wu was one of the leading members of the team that designed the Bank Reform Roadmap, which provided technical guidance to China’s large state-owned banks, embarking on reform in the areas of corporate governance, financial reporting, and capital restructuring. From 2003 to 2006, he was the signing partner assisting Bank of China in its successful IPO in Hong Kong and Shanghai.

From 2008 to 2009, Mr Wu was seconded to the Financial Services Authority in the UK to lead projects which researched the root cause of financial crises, the advantages and disadvantages of fair value accounting, and ways to improve international cooperation amongst regulators.

From 2010 to 2012, Mr Wu worked closely with China’s Ministry of Finance to successfully convert Big 4’s operations in China from a joint venture to a special general partnership. In 2012, he led the audit for the Postal Savings Bank of China as a signing partner and helped the bank complete its IPO in Hong Kong.

In 2018, Mr Wu worked at the National Institute of Financial Research, Tsinghua University where he conducted research that looked into strengthening the banking sector and the financial system in China. He documented the accomplishments of accounting development and banking reform achieved in the 40 years of China's Reform and Opening-up.

Mr Wu is the author of two books: Walking at the Forefront of Accounting Development and Bank Reform in China (2009) and The Road to Trust – Realizing the Value of External Audit (2017). He also translated into Chinese three of David H. Maiste’s books: True Professionalism, The Trusted Advisor and Managing the Professional Service Firm.

Mr Wu is an adjunct professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the University of International Business and Economics, Zhejiang University and Xiamen National Accounting Institute.

Mr Wu graduated from Zhejiang University of Industry and Commerce (1985) with a Bachelor’s degree and from the University of International Business and Economics (1988) with a Master’s degree. He is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

CHEUNG Chun Yue Anthony
First Board of Directors of the Sprinkles Charity Foundation, Vice Chairman of Friends of the Earth Hong Kong, Supervisor of the World Benchmarking Alliance

Mr. Anthony Cheung has held positions at renowned financial institutions in London, Singapore, and Hong Kong (including Gartmore in the UK, Pictet in Switzerland, and BNP Paribas in France). He specializes in green investments and environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG). With years of experience in the Asia-Pacific region, emerging markets, ESG investments and corporate finance, Mr. Cheung's expertise spans three professions: ESG analyst, fund manager, and independent director of listed companies.

As the first institutional investor in Asia to be certified as an ESG analyst (CESGA), Mr. Cheung currently serves as a supervisor for the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) and Co-Chair of the Green Insurance Working Group of the Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA). An active advocate of corporate governance, he is the Vice Chairman of the Training Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors and serves as an independent director and ESG Committee Chairman for a Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed company.

Mr. Cheung provides consultation and support to the boards of charitable organizations. He is the Vice Chairman of Friends of the Earth Hong Kong and a member of the Finance, Risk and the Audit Committee of Oxfam Hong Kong. 

Mr. Cheung was invited as a visiting scholar at the University of Hamburg in German. He received his Bachelor of Economics with honors from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a postgraduate certificate in Sustainable Business from the University of Cambridge. He is currently a senior accountant in CPA Australia and was awarded the I&M Asia ESG Leadership Award in 2019.

Tracy Wong HARRIS
First Board of Directors of the Sprinkles Charity Foundation, Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Finance Asia of Standard Chartered Bank

Tracy Wong Harris is the Head of Sustainable Finance for Asia at Standard Chartered Bank, focusing on the Bank’s sustainable finance strategy, by developing new products and solutions, further incorporating ESG considerations into banking decisions, and identifying sustainable finance opportunities for clients. Tracy is also the Executive Vice President of Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA), an appointed Policy Research Committee member of Financial Services Development Council (FSDC), Board member of Sprinkles (HK) Charity Foundation Limited (s88) and Senior Advisor to the Green Building Project of HK2050isNow.

Prior to joining Standard Chartered, Tracy had been driving the green and sustainable finance development in Hong Kong and had over 20 years of financial markets experiences across various fixed income and complex structured products in JPMorgan, Mizuho International, Barclays Capital and BNP Paribas based in London and Hong Kong.

Tracy received her MSc and BA in International Finance and Capital Markets in the United Kingdom and graduated from the Oxford Said Business School in Social Finance Program.

Former appointed member of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) Climate Change Technical Expert Group (TEG), served as Board member of AIDS Concern, Hong Kong LGBT+ Interbank, and founder of the JPM PRIDE HK network.

SHU Chang
Secretary-General of the Board of Directors of the Sprinkles Charity Foundation, Chief Economist for Bloomberg in the Asia region

Dr. Shu Chang currently serves as the Chief Asia Economist for Bloomberg Economics, based in Hong Kong.

During this time, she conducted extensive research on global and Chinese economies and financial markets, while participating in important policy work, such as the internationalization of the Renminbi. Before that, she worked at the Bank of England. Dr. Shu is also a director of the Hong Kong Chinese Financial Association. She holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Birmingham, UK.

Dr. Shu is passionate about philanthropy and has long supported the Yes We Do Foundation, Hong Kong, where she serves as a Director. The foundation promotes educational equality and is committed to providing free quality education programs for underprivileged children in Mainland China and Hong Kong.

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