Dana Krechowicz is AVP, Sustainable Finance at HSBC Bank Canada. She joined HSBC’s Corporate Sustainability team in 2018 to lead the local implementation of HSBC’s global sustainable finance strategy in Canada, acting as the subject matter expert across the bank’s personal, commercial and global banking businesses and functions. She is also a member of HSBC’s global sustainability Center of Excellence, focused on client transition journeys and developing the bank’s first Net Zero Transition Plan. She has recently taught two sustainability courses in the MBA program at the Schulich School of Business, including developing and teaching the school’s first course on sustainable finance. She has worked in the sustainability field for more than 15 years, with diverse experience in sustainability consulting (PwC), thought leadership (Smart Prosperity Institute and the World Resources Institute), climate change policy (Government of Ontario) and ESG ratings (MSCI). She has an International MBA specialized in sustainability, as well as an undergraduate business degree in finance.