

Roundtable Workshop A
Roundtable Workshop A
Day 1 – Thursday 11 Sept
10:00 – 11:30
Supported by


Social Ventures Hong Kong
Founded in 2007, Social Ventures Hong Kong (SVhk) is an Impact Purpose Organisation that innovates social change by re-imagining the city. We focus on inventing and incubating pioneering sustainable business solutions to urban challenges, and partners with communities and businesses alike to design and build cross-sector partnerships towards realising our dreams for NewUrban in 2030
12:00 – 13:30
As sustainability rises to the top of the corporate agenda, companies are setting bold long-term goals—but many still struggle to align short-term actions with their ambition. Why is the transformation so difficult to operationalize?
Join ERM and WBCSD for a thought-provoking roundtable exploring insights from Catching the Wave, a global dialogue with over 130 business leaders and sustainability experts. The discussion will unpack the internal and external barriers companies face and introduce a practical framework to unlock value, accelerate action, and future-proof business strategies.
Together, we’ll explore how organizations can shift mindsets, overcome inertia, and embrace disruption—emerging not just more sustainable, but more competitive.
Learnings
– Understand the “multiple truths” of sustainability: Learn why companies must hold space for both risk and opportunity, and how embracing this duality can drive more effective strategy and innovation.
– Identify internal blockers to progress: Gain insight into the most common internal barriers—short-termism, cost-first mindsets, and skills gaps—and how leading companies are overcoming them.
– Draw parallels with past transformations: Discover how lessons from the digital revolution can be applied to accelerate sustainability integration across operations, products, and value chains.
– Explore a practical transformation framework: Get introduced to a tested framework developed through global business input that helps companies align sustainability with commercial success and resilience.
– Learn from real-world examples: Hear how companies are using the framework to guide strategic decisions, improve supplier collaboration, and turn sustainability ambition into measurable business impact.
Post-Event Actions
– Reflect on internal barriers within your organization that may be slowing sustainability integration and identify opportunities to address them head-on.
– Share key takeaways from the session with leadership and cross-functional teams to spark dialogue around accelerating your company’s sustainability transformation.
– Apply the sustainability transformation framework introduced during the session to evaluate your current strategies and uncover new areas for value creation.
– Initiate cross-functional conversations on embedding sustainability into core business decisions—from operations to product development and marketing.
– Explore partnerships or peer learning opportunities with other delegates or organizations to collaboratively address shared challenges and external barriers.
With thanks to


ERM
Booth N30
ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, deploying a unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities. This approach helps clients to accelerate the integration of sustainability at every level of their business.
With more than 50 years of experience, ERM’s diverse team of 8,000 experts in 40 countries and territories helps clients create innovative solutions to their sustainability challenges, unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.
Our sustainability goals for 2025:
- People: Improve learning effectiveness, achieve DEIB targets, maintain high employee engagement, and grow the workforce to enhance social impact.
- Digital Innovation: Advance digital enablement of core services and ensure no breaches of privacy regulations
- Climate, Nature & Social Challenges: Increase sales for low-carbon transition by 20%, stay on track with SBTi targets, and implement updated decarbonization and social programs.
- Impact & Influence: Contribute 1% of prior year profits to sustainability initiatives and publish an initial Impact Report.
- Governance & Accountability: Strengthen ESG oversight with quarterly Board reporting, ensure 100% completion of Contribution Statements, and implement a refreshed risk management approach.
Solutions Showcase:
- Carbon Management/Carbon Offset
- ESG Reporting/Consultancy
- Green Finance & Investments
- Sustainability Services
Legal Name: ERM-Hong Kong Limited
General Enquiry Email Address: post.hk@erm.com
General Enquiry Phone Number: 22713000
General Business Address: Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 18 Tak Fung Street, Room 2509, 25/F, One Harbourfront, Hong Kong
14:00 – 15:30
16:00 – 17:30
Day 2 – Friday 12 Sept
07:00 – 09:00
The sustainable transition is increasingly being seen as a strategic imperative. Failure to respond to sustainability-related risks as well as benefit from opportunities can have financial implications, threatening the long-term resilience of an organization.
As stewards of financial performance and corporate strategy, CFOs are uniquely positioned to lead the charge in integrating sustainability into core business decisions and ensure long-term value preservation and creation. This may involve managing risks, allocating resources, and ensuring all relevant information is available to internal decision makers, investors, and other capital providers.
In this session we will deep dive into the role you can play in the sustainable transition, the challenges faced by CFOs in embedding sustainability into strategy and decision-making and how these challenges can be overcome.
Supported by


Accounting for Sustainability
10:00 – 11:30
Supported by


Foundation for Shared Impact Limited
Foundation for Shared Impact (FSI) is built on the philosophy of “shared impact”. We believe when different groups come together, collectively we can achieve a greater social impact than by working separately. We envision a future where everyone has access to the resources and opportunities they need to reach their full potential, drive collective social impact and enable society to change for all
Our sustainability goals for 2025:
– Build leadership capacity across sectors through experiential learning and effective training
– Uplift disadvantaged communities through broad cross-sector collaboration
– Enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion through bespoke support to entrepreneurs and our community partners
12:30 – 14:15
Supported by


Friends of the Earth (HK)
Friends of the Earth (HK) (“FoE (HK)”) is a leading environmental advocate that actively engages with the government, businesses, and the community to foster equitable and sustainable policymaking, business practices, and community lifestyles in protection of the local and regional environment.
Our organisation’s sustainability goals for 2025:
We are dedicated to promoting green finance and cultivating ESG talents. By partnering closely with government and research institutes, professional bodies, SME associations, and international organisations, we strive to build a sustainable society and environment for all.
Products, Services & Solutions
- Charity/NGO
- Education/Training/Certification
- Green Finance & Investments
- Sustainability Services
All sessions are subject to change.