Ryan has over 12 years of relevant professional experience, specializing in supply chain audit, carbon footprint and ESG reporting.

Ryan has extensive industry ESG management and reporting experience in manufacturing industry. He is familiar with GRI (“Global Reporting Initiative”), HKEX’s ESG reporting guide, EU CSRD (“Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive), MSCI Global ESG Rating, TCFD (“Task Force Climate Related Financial Reporting”), and the GRESB (“Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark”)

Ryan is familiar with various corporate sustainability and carbon footprint data management software and has practical experience in using them. He has successfully implemented corporate sustainability reporting data management systems for HK Electric, MTR, and CDL Singapore. Ryan is also a GRI training instructor. He was involved in the translation of GRI 3.1 Chinese version.

Charles has been working in the TIC industry for more than 20 years, specialized in legislations, regulatory activities and policies related to chemical matters. Since the industries have been advancing from chemical compliance to sustainability initiatives, he has also kept pace with this trend and got heavily engaged in providing technical advice and solutions to partners to fulfill their sustainability goals. His expertise can link up product compliance and sustainable requirements together as holistic supports to industrial stakeholders.

There are currently various initiatives coming out that are expected to bring tremendous impact to consumer products, including the measures to support circular economy, sustainable packaging, plastic strategy and environmental impacts associated with chemicals. Charles has already monitored their relevant targets and requirements at their developing stage, and now dedicate himself to frequently provide consultation and to arouse awareness to all the affected parties in the product supply chain.

Nigel Yip is the Senior Manager of Human Resources & Sustainability at Karrie International Holdings Limited. With over 20 years of experience in sustainability, particularly in the manufacturing sector, Nigel is dedicated to driving positive change and achieving a sustainable future for all stakeholders of the company.

Brian oversees the sustainability matters of the company, including but not limited to sustainability governance setup, sustainability framework adoption, target setting and monitoring, ESG reporting and organizational carbon accounts setup and maintenance.

He also advocates carbon reduction and advises on offset strategy on both organizational and product levels. He orchestrates climate risk assessment and disclosure preparation with reference to TCFD and IFRS frameworks.

He is in charge of organization and product sustainability certification as well as social responsibility system and sustainability assessment. This includes the EcoVadis sustainability assessment, UL’s Zero Waste to Landfill Certification and BSCI social responsibility methodology.

He is currently the convener of Hong Kong’s Rechargeable Battery Recycling Programme Operations Subcommittee and a Council Member of Electric Vehicle Wasted Battery Recycling of the Hong Kong WEEE Recycling Association.

Robert currently occupies the position of Senior Manager in Digital Experience and Accessibility for HSBC. He advocates inclusive and accessible digital experiences for culturally and linguistically diverse communities of all abilities and disabilities, to empower everyone to adapt to the world around and achieve more.

My Sustainability Goals for 2023:

As one of the advisory committee of the Hong Kong Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme 2022-23, Robert will continue to encourage local enterprises and organisations to adopt accessibility design in their websites and mobile applications, and to join hands in building an inclusive society.

Mr. Wong is currently the Head of Sustainability Assurance Services at SGS Hong Kong Limited. With diverse global value chain background across multiple business sectors, he has extensive knowledge and field experience in sustainability and business consulting. He is a passionate practitioner and strategist in corporate sustainability, ESG disclosure, green finance and carbon solutions.

Although French born and raised, Marine Veillon spent the last 10 years working across Asia, in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Her experience spans from urban project development, trade show organization to business transformation and change management in various industries: retail, luxury, wine and spirits, services and more.

A curious and agile professional, Marine is passionate about enabling others to develop meaningfully and adapt to new realities.

My Sustainability Goals for 2023:

I want to contribute to Hong Kong’s re-invention as a sustainable city and society, fostering individuals well-being and ability to act, innovating for a better future.

With over a decade of professional experience in cross-sector collaboration, social innovation, impact and strategy consulting for the public and private sectors, project design, implementation and communications, Joyce is a seasoned change consultant and well-versed facilitator and presenter at design thinking and capacity-building workshops. She also has a pop-up bookstore with an interesting curation that focuses on social issues and designing for good (in Sai Ying Pun!)

Her previous experience spans government consulting in Hong Kong and the UK, capacity building, innovation and grantmaking for nonprofits and businesses, and corporate communications. She holds two master degrees in Global History and Global Studies from the London School of Economics and Leipzig University.

My Sustainability Goals for 2023:

> Accelerate the sustainable transition by empowering its pioneers and early adopters
> Develop soft skills to foster the ability to act of those who want to leave a better place for the future generations
> Support sustainable leaders with tools that help them reach their purposes
> Create awareness and engagement towards climate change and biodiversity erosion through engaging workshops
> Work on behavioral change in order to implement new sustainable behaviors for individuals and teams

Frederik van Eijk, is CEO of Holland Circular Hotspot and co-chair of the EU Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform. He is also vice-chair of the Circular Biobased Delta and adjunct professor at the LUISS Business School.
He is one of the more senior EU experts in the field of Waste Management and Circular Economy and has been described as a “mover and a shaker’.
Previously he served as Director of strategy and PA at multinational SUEZ and board member at the Dutch Waste Management Association.

My Sustainability Goals for 2023:

That Hong Kong launches the ambition to be the leading metropole in Asia in a circular transition and sets out a roadmap with clear goals supported by businesses to get there.

Mr. Merlin Lao is Head of Policy & Research at BEC. He leads the team to share develop clear policy positions on pressing climate and environmental topics in Hong Kong, through undertaking research on latest domestic and international trends, engaging with the Hong Kong SAR Government and connecting insights of the local business sector.

My Sustainability Goals for 2023:

Mainstream circular economy actions along all value chain processes.

Karen HO is the Head of Corporate and Community Sustainability for WWF-Hong Kong. She works with stakeholders across public and private sectors as well as civil society to make Hong Kong a sustainable city; explores collaboration opportunities for community-based environmental protection projects and advancing sustainable development goals (SDGs); advises on strategies and best practices of setting science-based target, measurement, reporting and verification (MRV), environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure, low-carbon transformation, nature-based solutions (NbS) and net-zero circular economy. Under her leadership, the Low Carbon Manufacturing Programme (LCMP) and LOOP PLUS have helped hundreds of companies establish their baseline, take actions and improve climate /ESG performance. An accomplished senior executive, Karen held senior management positions in several Fortune 500 companies prior to joining WWF.

My Sustainability Goals for 2023:

I hope to see the Hong Kong government’s leadership in significant growth of local renewable electricity generation, a vibrant and prosperous private sector contributing positively to people and the planet, and the general public participation in advancing the SDGs.

Karen Ho is the Bloomberg APAC Head of ESG Regulations and Integration Specialist, based in Hong Kong.

She drives Bloomberg’s strategic partnerships with financial institutions as a solutions architect, helping customers to adopt Bloomberg data, news, research, index and technology in their ESG journey. Karen specializes in global ESG regulatory developments and collaborates with internal team to build solutions.

Karen represents Bloomberg to participate in multiple industry working groups to drive ESG adoptions in the financial community. She currently represents Bloomberg to sit in the Centre for Green and Sustainable Finance Working Group, under the Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group in Hong Kong, and was part of the SFC’s Climate Change Technical Expert Group in 2020.

Karen has over 11 years of leadership experiences in equity research and data management including ESG and Supply Chain analysis.

My Sustainability Goals for 2023:

Both private and public sector have a clear understanding, formulate strategy and set goals towards on sustainability, and especially, transition to net zero.

As a Director, Climate Change, Asia Pacific at HSBC, Pritya drives and oversees the implementation of the Group’s climate ambition in international markets ex-ASEAN. She works with Head of Sustainability at countries and markets to develop country climate plan, engages in governance of sustainable finance, and supports Senior Management of the Bank and Business teams in external engagement on climate change and sustainability topics, including with clients, regulators, and industry bodies.

Pritya has worked on various roles in HSBC, including client coverage, wholesale portfolio management, and commercial real estate finance in Commercial Banking in Asia Pacific, before specializing in climate change. She has over 15 years of professional experience building team capabilities and implementing new policies and frameworks in the bank. Pritya holds a Magister of Management from Prasetiya Mulya Business School and Bachelor of Science in Biology from University of Indonesia.

Mr. Chris Yoshii is the Global Director of Economics + Planning and heads AECOM’s Economics and Planning practice in Asia. Under Chris’ leadership, AECOM has been able to integrate Economics into its planning and design work across Asia, South Asia and the Middle East for an array of public and private sector clients.

Mr. Yoshii’s expertise includes the provision of specialist advice and strategic direction on economic planning to government, commercial, public entities and private clients. Chris has overseen and spearheaded studies that encompass Transit Oriented Development, Urban Regeneration, New Town & District Planning, and Financial Feasibility of mixed-use urban projects. These projects often entail market analysis, programming, economic impact analysis, and project management.

Over the past 37 years, Mr. Yoshii has worked extensively with a broad range of clients and projects to ensure economic reality as part of an overall development strategy and design.

My Sustainability Goals for 2023:

I would like to see Hong Kong make substantial progress in real implementable planning and financing for the electrification of the commercial fleets (bus, public light bus, light and medium duty vehicles). Commercial vehicles are a major source of carbon emissions as well as air pollution.

Karen has over 10 years experiences in client relationships management, partnership and community development, and event organisation. Karen knows how instrumental a people-centric approach is to winning trust and working effectively with clients in all functions at companies of all sizes and across all industries.

Before joining SVIHK, Karen worked in the German Chamber of Commerce as a bridge between the German and Hong Kong businesses. Leading some German corporate delegations in the energy industry, she discovered how business can play a role and positively impact the environment and society. She now puts all her energy into rallying companies, government and society’s partners through purpose-driven partnerships.

Working at SVIHK, Karen learns that measurement aligns directly with goals and indicate what we want to change. Therefore she is interested in exploring different framework to evaluate the relationships between resources allocation and the impact.

Virginie has dedicated her career to purpose-driven organisations, fostering collaboration between corporations, government, and civil society to achieve Sustainable Development Goals.

Originally a journalist, Virginie turned to communications to leverage her professional skills in addressing society’s needs. From e-health to sustainable development, she helped raise awareness and drive change on critical issues as a Communications and Marketing professional. Before joining SVIHK, she played a pivotal role in fostering a shared value cluster that brings together academics, public bodies, and private companies to spearhead sustainability initiatives in transport and energy infrastructure.

Passionate about impact and innovation, Virginie brings her strategic and operational expertise to Shared Value Initiative.

With over 10 years in cross sector partnership, community management, and brand strategy, Karen believes that the most impactful changes can be achieved with purposeful collaborations between different sectors. Karen’s focus is working with private sectors and how they can play a key role in driving scalable changes in the society and environment. Through designing human centric experiences and engagement, Karen works with private sector partners throughout, from shared value awareness building to business integration.

Before joining SVIHK, Karen was the Regional Brand and PR lead for National Geographic, where she oversaw the marketing, communications and brand strategy for Hong Kong Southeast Asia. She also managed the Explorer Community, aligning impactful brands with changemakers across Asia through common purpose and impact.

Coming from a finance and accounting background, Karen is passionate about data and how this is a crucial piece to drive change.