Trade on Trust: Carbon Neutrality Certification in a Changing Global Market
11 Sep (Thur) Day 1 : 15:45 – 17:15
For APAC manufacturers eyeing growth in global markets, sustainability credentials are becoming a critical success factor. From carbon footprint to carbon neutrality and circularity, these are no longer “nice-to-have”—they are non-negotiable.
This interactive session demonstrates how your products, services, processes, and projects can be verified and certified to comply, compete, and unlock opportunity.
Why attend?
- Reduce regulatory risk and remove barriers to market entry:
Learn how using internationally recognised standards like ISO 14067 and ISO 14068-1 ensures your sustainability claims stand up to scrutiny. Stay ahead of audits, meet evolving buyer expectations, and keep your products eligible for sale in tightly regulated markets. - Turn climate data into commercial advantage – real-world case studies
Discover how leading brands and manufacturers are using certification to meet buyer ESG criteria, support tender responses, and enhance brand credibility in markets including the UK, Europe, and APAC. - Join other sustainability leaders from across the globe for an exclusive session with very limited availability and networking opportunities.
Learnings
- The Carbon Journey Explained
With Aiman Ali, BSI Sustainability Expert
Explore how APAC manufacturers can take on the sustainability journey with BSI are calculating emissions, setting meaningful reduction strategies, and achieving neutrality through credible pathways that map to international and EU frameworks. - Beyond Compliance: Certification as a Commercial Asset
With Erica Colson, Marketing Strategist
Hear how BSI Kitemark Certification for Carbon Neutrality, Remanufacturing & Reconditioning is being used as a marketing and sales tool to support EU tenders, engage eco-conscious consumers, meet procurement demands, and open doors in regulated markets. - Interactive Panel + Live Q&A
Ask your most pressing questions around EU regulatory pressure, carbon disclosure, and ESG trade expectations- so you can move from reacting to leading.
Post-Event Actions
- Receive exclusive insights to take into your role and company.
- Connect with the session facilitators to receive supporting documentation and further information on the discussion topics.
- Follow up with your new senior sustainability leadership connections after the event.
- Indicate your interest in future exclusive networking opportunities and leadership forums.
Speakers
Aiman Ali
Global Head of Sustainability
BSI Pacific Limited
Aiman Ali
BSI Pacific Limited
Global Head of Sustainability
Aiman Ali is the Global Head of Sustainability for Product Certification business at BSI.
He is also a BSI certified GHG Professional and Practitioner responsible for sustainability portfolio for BSI.
Aiman brings a blend of technical know-how in health, safety, and risk and commercial experience of 10+ years to support clients globally to embark on sustainability journey.
Join Aiman at the upcoming ReThink for a sharing on BSI sustainability schemes on carbon footprint, carbon neutrality, and circularity.
My Sustainability Goals for 2025:
- Increased availability of information and education on how APAC manufacturers can reduce their carbon footprint.
- Uptake in independent certification to carbon standards such as ISO 14064 ISO and 14068-1 to ensure sustainability claims stand up to scrutiny.
- BSI can provide support for those exporting products, and wanting to comply to local HKFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards for example.
Dion Anandityo
Climate and Sustainability Leader, Asia
Mott MacDonald
Dion Anandityo
Mott MacDonald
Climate and Sustainability Leader, Asia
Dion leads Mott MacDonald’s Climate and Sustainability advisory services in Asia, delivering projects across multiple sectors for public and private Clients.
As a designer focusing in sustainable design, Dion advocates for low carbon solutions in city planning, new build and existing asset portfolio conserving resources while enhancing the overall spatial and environmental quality. They hold project director and project manager roles for sustainability framework, green certification, building performance and carbon management strategy coordinating between various specialist consultants to achieve the project’s sustainability goals.
Erica Colson
Global Head of Marketing
BSI Pacific Limited
Erica Colson
BSI Pacific Limited
Global Head of Marketing
Erica Colson is an experienced marketing leader specialising in the intersection of sustainability, certification and commercial growth. With a background in psychology and a passion for human behaviour, Erica brings a unique perspective to sustainability marketing, crafting strategies that resonate with both technical and commercial audiences. A seasoned international speaker and facilitator, she draws on real-world case studies, including brands securing major retail listings, improving tender success, and meeting ESG buyer criteria across the UK, Europe and APAC, to demonstrate how verified sustainability claims can unlock competitive advantage in regulated markets. At ReThink HK, Erica will explore how data-driven certification enables climate leadership, market access and business resilience in an era of rising stakeholder expectations. Her insights are shaped by global client collaborations and a strong understanding of the commercial power of credible climate action.
My Sustainability Goals for 2025
- Collaboration throughout the supply chain and across sectors to drive innovation, facilitating more sustainable manufacturing practices.
- Alignment of international objectives to support a sustainability ecosystem that transcends boarders.
- Leading brands making the most of their sustainability achievements, marketing these credentials to offer consumers the choice to support sustainable products and services.
Orwell Wan
General Manager
BD8 Ecoplastics
Orwell Wan
BD8 Ecoplastics
General Manager
Orwell is a leader at BD8 Ecoplastics, who are looking to reduce the environmental impact of lenses in eyewear industry with the innovative use of sustainable materials.
With thanks to
BSI Pacific Limited
Booth INT1
BSI can help you prove your product and service’s sustainability across global markets.
We are the recognised global experts in providing Carbon Footprint Verification and Carbon Neutrality Certification. Join us at our workshop on Day 1 to discover how to reduce your product/ service carbo footprint, and turn climate data into commercial advantage.
Our sustainability goals for 2025:
- As a International Standard certification body, BSI would like to provide Sustainability knowledge to the market to achieve carbon neutrality (SGD 4 Quality Education)
- BSI is an Sustainability achievement partner and provide the governance on building up the Sustainability Strategy (SDG 17 Partnerships for the goals)
- BSI is acting as guidance advisor on building Sustainable Cities and communities with related standard governance on data and securities (SGD 11 Sustainable cities and communities)
- BSI is providing industry insight for compliance and governance to innovate and influence the industry sustainability change (SGD 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure)
UN SDG goals that we align with:
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
Solutions Showcase:
- Carbon Management/Carbon Offset
- Circular Solutions
- Education/Training/Certification
- Sustainability Services
- Technology & Innovation
Legal Name: BSI Pacific Limited
General Enquiry Email Address: hk@bsigroup.com
General Enquiry Phone Number: 3149 3300
General Business Address: 23/F, Cambridge House, Tai Koo Place, 979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
