As commercial, industrial, domestic and other forms of electricity consumption continue to grow, decarbonisation of the energy sector remains of highest priority in order for the city to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. What opportunities exist for Hong Kong to diversify its energy mix to include more clean energy sources, and fund and procure local renewable energy technologies?
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Peter Thompson
East Asia Energy Business Leader
East Asia Energy Business Leader
Peter Thompson is a Director and East Asia Energy Business Leader for Arup based in Hong Kong. He has more than 35 years of experience in the management of the design and implementation of major energy and infrastructure works projects across a wide variety of overseas countries. In line with the firm’s strategy to facilitate the development of sustainable future outcomes, he has a focus on works that lead to positive climate impacts, improved resilience and net-zero solutions.
My Sustainability Goals for 2023:
To facilitate and enable the implementation of a hydrogen economy for the city.
Vincent De Givry
Principal
Principal
Vincent is a specialist of energy transition for corporate and industries. He is working for 1 year at Blunomy. Before that he was working 30 years in industries as chemical (Solvay), aeronautic (Airbus) and automotive (Tier1), with different roles of which marketing director. He has a passion in analysing possibilities, switching business model, building coalition, working in details the challenges to engage successful decarbonisation. He has strong expertise in hydrogen and regulation evolution.
My Sustainability Goals for 2023:
To support Hong Kong to build a solid energy transition roadmap, quickly activable and driving the path to put the city as a global leader, a green reference.
David Fung
General Manager – Product Planning & Distribution
General Manager – Product Planning & Distribution
David Fung brings decades of experience in Product Planning leadership positions, primarily in the global automotive industry. David is currently the General Manager – Product Planning & Distribution of Inchcape Greater China. Through his extensive market knowledge, David is responsible in informing the planning and design of new models, tailoring to the needs of markets in Hong Kong and Macao
My Sustainability Goals for 2023:
HK should consider to align with the Mainland and adopting a more balace approach in the development of alternative energy vehicles, on top of EV e.g hydrogen.
Peipei Gao
China Management Consulting Lead
China Management Consulting Lead
Peipei Gao is AFRY’s China Management Consulting Lead based in Beijing. With 18 years of experience in energy and utilities sectors, she is a recognised expert in cross-border energy sector mergers and acquisitions. At AFRY, Peipei leads a team of China power market experts to advise multinational companies and global investors on renewables sector transactions. With in-depth power market insights, she also actively works with corporates looking to achieve ambitious climate targets, helping businesses chart an actionable path to address wicked sustainability problems against China’s complex and fast-changing policy and market landscape. She most recently worked with a global apparel retailer to identify renewable electricity procurement solutions for 200+ suppliers across China.
Prior to joining AFRY, she was Investment Director at CITIC Construction overseeing the company’s overseas investment, and before that she had held positions at Aramco, EDF, and BP.
Rory Meng
Vice General Manager
Vice General Manager
Vice General Manager of Asset Integrity Management, Industrial Services & Cybersecurity. Ten years of professional experience in machinery manufacturing, automotive, energy and chemical industry, lithium battery production and other industries of product and production safety, serving more than 30 related manufacturers and leading the completion of security management system construction services for more than 8 enterprises.
Hong Kong 2050 is Now is a Hong Kong-based platform for education, collaboration, and action on the climate crisis. We seek to inspire ambitious target setting, induce behavior change, and mobilise collective action towards a carbon-neutral Hong Kong.
Our initiative in accelerating sustainable development in Hong Kong:
Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is one of the world’s most respected professional engineering associations. Established in 1818, it has 95,000 members across the globe. ICE’s vision is to place civil engineering at the heart of society, delivering sustainable development through knowledge, skills and professional expertise.
Our sustainability goals for 2023:
Blunomy was founded 15 years ago. We aim to activate end-to-end strategy consulting solutions to speed up transitions towards decarbonized, circular and inclusive business models. We believe the best is yet to come and are committed to working with different stakeholders to invent new rules for a new economy.
Blunomy has 6 offices Hong Kong, Singapore, Paris, London, Sydney and Melbourne.
Our sustainability goals for 2023:
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Legal Name: ENEA Consulting HK Limited
General Business Address: 23F, One Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
Inchcape is the leading independent multi-brand global automotive distributor, with strong fundamentals and significant growth opportunities ahead. We are on an ambitious growth journey to deliver value to our employees, our partners, shareholders and in the communities where we operate.
Our sustainability goals for 2023:
To deliver our vision for responsible business, we have developed a robust framework. Our Driving What Matters plan, developed in 2021, was designed collaboratively with our operations teams for ownership and delivery by our people, locally.
The plan comprises our four pillars of Responsible Business: Planet, People, Places and Practices.
Planet: Rapping the risk and opportunities of climate change; Setting GHG targets;
Reducing waste People: Prioritising well-being and safety; Creating and diverse and inclusive colleague base
Places: Having a positive impact on local community; Supporting safer roads; Facilitating mobility solutions for those with disability.
Practices: Strengthening our governance policies reflecting our position as an international plc.
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150 years of safety: Since 1872, TÜV Rheinland’s mission has been to make technology safe for people and the environment. From the steam engine to digitalization, what started as a regional association for the monitoring of steam boilers has evolved into a global testing service provider. Today, TÜV Rheinland ensures safety and quality in almost all areas of business and life. Since 2006, TÜV Rheinland has therefore been a member of the United Nations Global Compact for more sustainability and against corruption.
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Legal Name: TUV Rheinland Hong Kong Ltd
General Enquiry Email Address: service-gc@tuv.com
General Enquiry Phone Number: 21921022