Rethinking Sustainability Skills: Bridging Education and Industry
12 Sep (Fri) Day 2 : 12:30 – 14:15
As Hong Kong accelerates its sustainability transformation, a critical need has emerged to develop and enhance specialised skills across the workforce. This timely roundtable brings together sustainability learners, corporate leaders, and educators to address the urgent challenge of building sustainability capacity across sectors.
Participants will engage in focused discussions examining how sustainability learning journeys intersect with industry needs in Hong Kong’s unique context. Through structured dialogue between professionals pursuing sustainability education, organisations implementing sustainability initiatives, and institutions delivering education, this session aims to generate actionable insights for all stakeholders.
The roundtable features a dynamic format of expert presentations followed by facilitated table discussions, ensuring diverse perspectives are heard and innovative solutions are captured.
Learnings
– Understand evolving sustainability skill requirements from multiple perspectives
– Identify key gaps in current capacity building approaches
– Discover emerging best practices in sustainability education and professional development
– Build connections across the sustainability talent ecosystem
Post-Event Actions
– Apply insights to enhance sustainability training and education programs
– Develop collaborative approaches to address identified skills gaps
– Connect with potential partners for sustainability capacity building initiatives
– Implement specific strategies to advance sustainability skills within your organisation
Speakers
Anthony Cheung
GHG Protocol Independent Standards Board Member
GHG Protocol
Anthony Cheung
GHG Protocol
GHG Protocol Independent Standards Board Member
Anthony Cheung is Managing Director and Head of ESG at one of Asia’s largest multi-manager investment platforms, where he oversees ESG integration and sustainable investment strategies. With over 20 years of experience in asset management across Europe and Asia, he served at renowned institutions including Gartmore, Pictet, and BNP Paribas.
As the first Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA) in Asia, Anthony has served on the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) Supervisory Board, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Stakeholder Council, and the CFA Institute ESG Technical Committee. He contributes to climate governance as a board member of Friends of the Earth (HK) and the Hong Kong Institute of Directors.
Recognized by the 2019 Regional ESG Leader Award by Insights and Mandate, Anthony actively advocates for advancing science-based, implementable climate accounting and sustainability reporting frameworks in Asia. Anthony is a Fellow of CPA Australia and based in Hong Kong
Amos Tai
Associate Professor
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Amos Tai
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Associate Professor
Dr. Amos P. K. Tai is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Amos obtained his B.Sc. from MIT, Ph.D. from Harvard, and was a Croucher Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT before he joined CUHK in 2013. Amos specializes in atmospheric chemistry and physics, and ecological climatology. His research addresses pressing issues concerning climate change, air pollution, sustainable forestry, and food system transformation, and has earned him the World Meteorological Organization Research Award for Young Scientists, Research Grants Council Early Career Award, Science Faculty Young Researcher Award, and founding membership of Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences.
Amos is also a passionate educator, having received the CUHK Vice-Chancellor Exemplary Teaching Award and Faculty of Science Exemplary Teaching Awards, and concurrently serving as the Associate Director of Office of University General Education. Amos strives to promote environmental and sustainability education for the general public, and regularly provides consultations to government agencies and NGOs. He currently serves as a board member of Friends of the Earth (HK) and Cedar Foundation. For his professional contributions and public services, he was named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Hong Kong in 2024.
Our Sustainability Goals for 2025
1. Hong Kong’s food systems to be transformed to become more environmental sustainable and socioeconomically equitable
2. Hong Kong’s public and private sectors as well as civil society to fully embrace climate action and sustainable development as their core value and direction
David Ting
Advisor
Friends of the Earth (HK)
David Ting
Friends of the Earth (HK)
Advisor
David Ting is the Senior Director, Head of Strategy at Cisco’s Network Platform and Wireless business. He leads teams that specialize in new market launch, corporate development, business transformation and analytics. Outside of work, David is an advisor to the Green Finance team at Friends of the Earth (HK).
With two decades of professional experience in Asia, North America and Europe, David managed international expansion and transformation projects in MNCs, served as CFO in a startup, and in corporate development roles leading M&A, post-merger integration, IPO and capital raising projects in B2B, SaaS, e-commerce and consumer internet industries. David started his career in investment banking and private equity.
David is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese and is knowledgeable in computer networking (CCNA), front-end web development, and cloud computing.
David acquired his BBA from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and MSc from the London School of Economics. He is an EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst, a GRI Certified Sustainability Professional, an ACCA Member, and have completed all levels of the CFA examination and the FRM examination.
Our Sustainability Goals for 2025
Government incentives and regulation concerning sustainability.
Collaboration between government, business, and civil society.
Supported by
Friends of the Earth (HK)
Booth R05
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.
Solutions Showcase:
- Charity/NGO
- Education/Training/Certification
- Green Finance & Investments
- Sustainability Services