The BEC Theatre

Richard Lancaster joined CLP in 1992 and in 2013 became CEO of the company, one of the largest investor-owned power businesses in Asia Pacific. He has more than 35 years of experience in the power industry and other industrial operations in his home country Australia, the UK and Hong Kong.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

In 2021, CLP is undertaking a review of Climate Vision 2050, the roadmap for decarbonising our business. CLP is committed to strengthening our decarbonisation targets at least every five years.

As Director – Policy & Research of Business Environment Council (“BEC”), Mr Ng is responsible for BEC’s policy advocacy, thought leadership development, and collaborative research on environmental issues such as climate change and decarbonisation, circular economy, clean energy, sustainable mobility, air pollution and sustainable living environment.

Patrick Healy is Chairman of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited and Swire Coca-Cola Limited. He is also a Director of John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited, an Executive Director of Swire Pacific Limited and a Non-Executive Director of Air China Limited.

Mr Healy has been with the Swire Group for more than 30 years. He joined John Swire & Sons in 1988 as a management trainee. After six years with the Group’s Industries Division in Hong Kong and Germany, he transferred to the Beverages Division in 1994, where he worked in various roles across the Group’s Mainland China Coca-Cola bottling operations in Beijing, Nanjing, Xian and Xiamen until 2012. He was General Manager of the Shaanxi bottler from 2001-2005 and General Manager of the Fujian bottler from 2005-2008. In July 2008 he was appointed CEO, HAECO Xiamen. Mr Healy returned to Hong Kong in 2012 to take up the role of Managing Director, Swire Coca-Cola. He became Chairman of Swire Coca-Cola and Cathay Pacific on 1^st October and 6^th November 2019 respectively.

Mr Healy is a Member of the Task Force on External Relations chaired by The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development.  In addition, Mr Healy is an Advisory Board Member of the Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) and a Member of the Employers’ Federation of Hong Kong General Committee.

Mr Healy was born in 1965 and graduated in 1988 from St. John’s College, Cambridge University, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Modern Languages. He is married with three children.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Driving the rollout of the revised group sustainability strategy SwireTHRIVE and associated targets.

Richard Lancaster joined CLP in 1992 and in 2013 became CEO of the company, one of the largest investor-owned power businesses in Asia Pacific. He has more than 35 years of experience in the power industry and other industrial operations in his home country Australia, the UK and Hong Kong.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

In 2021, CLP is undertaking a review of Climate Vision 2050, the roadmap for decarbonising our business. CLP is committed to strengthening our decarbonisation targets at least every five years.

Helga helps organisations around the globe set powerful sustainability agendas and helps them find the straightest path towards circular models. Through Wealth of Flows Consulting, she brings over 20 years of professional experience, accumulated at McKinsey & Company, the European Chemicals Bureau, and others. Helga authored many critically acclaimed reports on the Circular Economy, including with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Get the HKSAR EPD set its sights on a more comprehensive, powerful waste management strategy for Hong Kong. Initiate, and make circular economy models more accessible for HK companies.

Suzanne Cheung is the Head of Sustainability and directs the Public Affairs and Communications Department of Swire Coca-Cola HK. She develops and executes sustainability strategies and actions in HK market based on the Swire Coca-Cola 2030 Sustainable Development Strategy, covering ‘Planet’, ‘Product’ and ‘People’, which includes sustainable packaging advancement.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Further enhance packaging sustainability through reduce of material use, redesign for recyclability, as well as identifying suitable partners for environmentally preferable alternatives and recycling.

Stéphane Heddesheimer is CEO of SUEZ Recycling and Recovery in Asia, overseeing the waste management business in the region. He has 20+ years of experience in developing and delivering sustainable, long-term solutions for SUEZ clients in the field of recycling, waste-to-energy and resource recovery, with assignments in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

My personal 2021 challenge is to make solutions happen. I’ve been working with my team that help communities make a difference in how we use our planet’s resources.

Veera Sinnemäki is a Global Sustainability Program Manager for Climate at H&M Group driving the implementation of carbon positive strategy and goals in H&M Production.

Previously she was heading the sustainable chemical domain in the H&M Production supply chain.

Before moving to Hong Kong, Veera was regional Social Sustainability Manager in Shanghai, China, as well as shortly Sustainability Country Manager in Myanmar, always with H&M Group. Her previous career before fashion industry was with Nokia as Project Manager.

She holds a Master’s degree in Business Communication from Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland, with studies on Chinese politics and diplomacy in Fudan university, Shanghai, China.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Push for change or it pushes you

Mr Benjamin Wong is from Invest Hong Kong, the Government department responsible for attracting and facilitating foreign direct investment. He sits on the committee of the HK Maritime and Port Board and HKTDC.

Mr Wong holds a MBA degree from CUHK and a Bachelor degree from the University of Alberta. He is a lifetime member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Society.

Serena currently manages the sourcing and development of digital products at CLP Smart Energy Connect (www.clpsec.com) as Head of Development.  She has led a team of digital talents to launch over 10 digital products in the smart building field to help make sustainability a practical reality for commercial and industrial clients in Hong Kong and China.

Prior to her appointment as Head of Development at CLP Innovation Hub, Serena is involved in starting her own tech start-up, Ozmo, and has been heavily involved in hardware and software development as well as product marketing in the past 14 years.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Using clpsec.com product to help more businesses and organisations improve energy efficiency and automation with its offerings of energy management solutions.

Ben manages and drives the strategy of Eureka Nova, a leading open innovation platform that empowers technology startups to co-create within the New World Group ecosystem of culture, creativity and innovation. Through Eureka Nova’s accelerator programs, open competitions and sandboxes, participating startups work with New World Group’s business units and corporate partners to design innovative technologies that solve real business problems. Ben also co-founded Impact Kommons, the first UN SDG accelerator in APAC focused on accelerating impact with purpose-driven startups.

Prior to Eureka Nova, Ben founded Startup Launchpad, now Asia’s largest I.o.T. startup trade event. He has helped startups raise more than $2 million on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. He is an angel investor and regularly mentors in startup support programs.

He holds positions as a Director and Vice Chairman of the Dongguan-Hong Kong Bay Area Association to drive innovation initiatives between Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area. Ben graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and holds a Masters in Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Samantha is responsible for helping Swire’s businesses apply to the Swire Pacific Sustainable Development Fund. The fund offers up to HK$ 100 million annually to accelerate and scale up the adoption of technologies and innovative solutions that can help the Group meet its ambitious carbon, water and waste targets.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Find new ways to drive more investment and collaboration into tackling the global climate emergency.

Tim is a Chartered Environmental Surveyor and Town Planner specializing in sustainability town planning and low carbon development. He is well experienced in delivering green building project management and corporate sustainability solutions to government agencies and private sectors in Asia and North America. Tim has recently led several key initiatives to drive the sustainability transformation of existing buildings and aging community in Hong Kong, including the iBEAM automated project management platform, BEAM Plus Existing Buildings Portfolio Assessment Scheme and Data Collection System for BEAM Plus NB v.1.2 Assessment Scheme.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

1. Empowering small and medium businesses to decarbonize and achieve social sustainability through powerful data analytics.

2. Partnering with Government agencies in formulating policies to advance Hong Kong sustainable goals.

3. Assisting NGOs and underprivileged in accelerating age-friendly community planning and increasing community resilience through professional guidance.

Driven by a deep-seated belief that design, innovation and technology can make the world a better place for all, Donald Choi is worker of the built environment. He has worked on a large number of high profile public and private projects worldwide. Alongside his professional career, he has held multiple leadership roles in NGO and professional bodies that focus on community, design and innovation.

Kelvin Li serves as Director of Strategy and Business Development at Schneider Electric, formulating corporate strategies to drive business growth by leveraging innovative technologies in the energy industry. He holds over 20 years’ experience in power utility, energy consultancies, and energy corporations in Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands, and United Kingdom. He holds three master degrees – MPA from Harvard University, MBA from London Business School, and MSc from The University of Hong Kong. He also got selected to The Prince of Wales’s Business & Sustainability Programme by The University of Cambridge.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

At Schneider Electric, our purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources bridging progress and sustainability for all. We call this Life is On.

François Fevrier is CEO of SUEZ Water in Asia, overseeing operation and management of water businesses in the region. He has decades of experience in treatment infrastructure, technologies & solutions and operation in Middle East, India and Asia Pacific.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Sustainability is about how we individually act for the planet today and tomorrow. If we start taking steps now, we’ll have a better chance of ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come.

Francis Ngai is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Social Ventures Hong Kong (SVhk), an Impact Purpose Organisation committed to re-imagining a purpose-driven city. He is also the Founder of Playtao Education, BottLess, HATCH, Sonova and a Co-Founder of Green Monday and RunOurCity and actively supports the incubation of social ventures to drive positive social change for a better Hong Kong that we all cherish and feel proud to call home.

Mr Koo has more than 30 years of executive experience throughout Asia in the private and NGO sectors. He has strong expertise in a broad spectrum of management disciplines, including strategic planning, finance, operations management and business development.

As Director – Policy & Research of Business Environment Council (“BEC”), Mr Ng is responsible for BEC’s policy advocacy, thought leadership development, and collaborative research on environmental issues such as climate change and decarbonisation, circular economy, clean energy, sustainable mobility, air pollution and sustainable living environment.

Mr Koo has more than 30 years of executive experience throughout Asia in the private and NGO sectors. He has strong expertise in a broad spectrum of management disciplines, including strategic planning, finance, operations management and business development.

Ms Ong is responsible for driving the growth of HSBC’s business banking franchise in Hong Kong, strengthening the Bank’s commitment to support SMEs and startups through its expertise, extensive network and continuous digital innovations.

With more than 25 years of experience with HSBC, Christina has held various key management roles spanning client coverage across SMEs, mid-market segment and large corporates, strategy and propositions, as well as marketing.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Let us be your partner to help you with the transition to a sustainable business model. 

C F Leung is currently the Director – Operations of Business Environment Council. As an environmental engineer with over 20 years of experience, he has been spearheading the development of sustainable buildings by leading and providing advisory services on a large number of green building initiatives. He also works on waste related projects by providing waste management and audit services for building sector and community events.

CF also involves in formulating and executing of several renowned environmental award programmes, including HSBC Living Business Awards and BOCHK Corporate Environmental Leadership Awards.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Let people to understand climate emergency. Influence them to change their behaviours to prevent the irreversible damage from climate change.

Trained as a town planner, Darwin has led a number of sustainability-related projects and research across diverse topics, including climate change mitigation, resilient cities, energy communities and business sustainability. Through these projects, Darwin has established extensive connections with various government agencies, professional institutions and international organisations, such as SD Council, PlanD, CEDD and CCICED.

Ms. Ophelia Lin is the Founder and Managing Director of Meiriki Japan with over 20 years of executive and management experience. She is committed to integrate Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into business model and undertakes the initiative to fulfill corporate social responsibility. She completed a programme organized by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL). She later served as the founding president of “SME Sustainability Society” and is at the same time, appointed as the board governor of “Friends of the Earth (HK)” and a founding member of HKCSS“Caring SME Alliance”. She continues to inspire and assists SMEs to pursue sustainable development and works jointly to realize the vision of sustainable development.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Ms. Ophelia Lin is dedicated to building a platform to facilitate cross-sectoral collaboration and bring together SMEs for a sustainable future. She continues to inspire and assists SMEs to pursue sustainable development through cultivation of leadership and knowledge exchange.

Christina Tang founded Blue Sky Energy Technology. Blue Sky specializes in creating sustainable communities by integrating sensors, data and behavioral change solutions, proven to improve occupants engagement, environmental performance and asset management. Prior to Blue Sky, Christina worked in Bain&Co as a management consultant and at social venture capital fund Acumen. She graduated from Brown University majoring in Environmental Sciences and Economics.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Let’s Act to Bring Blue Sky Back

As Director – Policy & Research of Business Environment Council (“BEC”), Mr Ng is responsible for BEC’s policy advocacy, thought leadership development, and collaborative research on environmental issues such as climate change and decarbonisation, circular economy, clean energy, sustainable mobility, air pollution and sustainable living environment.

Sarah is an Environmental Specialist with more than 10-year experiences in environmental and sustainability assessment, pilot schemes development and waste management. She mainly manages the key advocacy programmes undertaken by the Team, with diverse experiences on environmental sustainability, sustainability performances benchmarking, sustainability assessment, waste and recycling advisory, green procurement, carbon reduction, etc.

Ms. Jane Tong is the Co-founder and Managing Director of renowned sofa brand GIORMANI. GIORMANI was established in 1999 and has obtained more than 20 significant awards and recognitions. GIORMANI stores are all over Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories. GIORMANI also develops overseas markets through an international brand named “KELVIN GIORMANI”, exporting high-end custom-made sofas to over 20 countries worldwide; and it has set up showrooms in Hong Kong and more than 60 other cities. Ms. Tong is the Executive Vice Chairman, Secretary General of The Hong Kong Furniture and Decoration Trade Association. She is also one of the committee members of Retail Industry Training Advisory Committee of Qualifications Framework, the HKSAR, and VTC Retail Trade Training Board. Ms. Tong was also invited to be professional judging panel or mentor for different tertiary educational projects, e.g. HKDI, VTC, etc., to support and nurture the new generation of furniture industry.

Sophie You is currently the Head of Sustainability of scandale eco-lingerie and has extensive experience of driving sustainability in the fashion and textile industry. She is specialized in leading continuous performance improvement programs which adhere to corporates’ environmental strategy. Partnering with external parties in China, Vietnam, Cambodia and India, she has successfully elevated more than 130 apparel and home factories and fabric mills of all sizes in saving their environmental footprint. She graduated with a BA (Hons) in Fashion & Textiles and also earned her PhD degree at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

As Director – Policy & Research of Business Environment Council (“BEC”), Mr Ng is responsible for BEC’s policy advocacy, thought leadership development, and collaborative research on environmental issues such as climate change and decarbonisation, circular economy, clean energy, sustainable mobility, air pollution and sustainable living environment.

Stephen Au is the Founder and Course Director of Diving Adventure. He has trained thousands of divers and instructors at all levels in the past two decades.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Stephen Au will keep leading scuba divers from Diving Adventure and other stakeholders to participate in activities related to marine conservation.

Sam Cheung is the Investor Account Manager at CDP. Sam works with key financial institutions in Southeast Asia to raise awareness, build capacity and support a shift to financing that supports sustainable production and consumption of forests products. He previously led the engagements with listed companies in Australia and New Zealand to drive greater awareness and action on climate, forests, and water-related impacts and disclosures.

Prior to joining CDP, Sam worked at the International Chambers of Commerce and the Consulate of Argentina. He holds a MA from Sciences Po Paris and a BA from the University of Hong Kong.

Daisy Chow is the current CEO of Intimex Business Solutions Co. Ltd., which has provided E-commerce system development, digital marketing, online platform development and IT consultancy services to over 6000 clients ranging from SMEs and NGOs to large corporates, listed companies, MNCs and government departments for the past 20 years.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

A business model that creates shared value has increased our value of aiding others and self-interest and the company’s long-term sustainability.

• Co-founder of Sunta Chemical Limited
• Co-founder of Like Culture Education Limited
• SME Sustainability Society (Committee Member: Training and Education)
• Trade and Industry Department – SME Committee Member

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Sunta Chemical is dedicated to contributing to our society and promoting Corporate Social Responsibility in various aspects, and is committed to promote and practice work-life balance, eco-friendly lifestyle and environmental protection.

More than 20 years of working experience in LPG gas stoves. Also a Member of the Advisory Committee, HKSAR Gas Safety (2020-2022), GS1 SMEAB Committee (2019-2022), SMESS Member, BEC General Member 2019.

I hope that through my work, I can pass on the knowledge of gas safety through education, and that the concept of environmental protection will be delivered to the community from a young age.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

The Crown into CGS • The company does not forget to continuously develop public welfare affairs and also cooperates with different organisations to organise environmental protection activities, for example the door-to-door recycling of plastic bottles and glass bottles using existing resources.

CITY CUT HAIR SALON Founder; Teen Teen Outfilter Founder; Solan Cancer Care Founder; SMEss Exco member; Education Bureau – ITAC member; HKCAAVQ – Subject Specialist; VTC/IVDC – Subcommittee & Assessment Assessor

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Focal point on SDGs 3 , 8 , 11 – and pay close attention on other 14 goals

Jane Liu is the Managing Director of Jenston Technology Corporation Limited, a system integration consultancy and managed service provider for audio-visual solutions and collaboration technologies with headquarters in Hong Kong.

Jane’s own journey to sustainability has been fueled with an unrelenting passion for integrating sustainability in the business strategy in a way that reflects the unique values of the company. By making sustainable principles the cornerstone of the business, she has led the company to receive many top sustainability awards in Hong Kong for over a decade.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Jane is passionate about cultivating business sustainability leadership and management in SMEs. Being the Founding Vice President of SME Sustainability Society, Jane actively engages SMEs to peer to peer learning and knowledge sharing with the objective to inspire more SMEs to embark on the sustainability journey.

Prior to joining CDP, Elizabeth worked as a sustainability analyst in Ecovadis, a corporate sustainability rating agency headquartered in Paris. She holds a MSc in Sustainability and Business from the University of Leeds, and BA Business Management from the University of Sheffield.

Currently based in CDP’s Hong Kong office, Elizabeth engages with high-impact listed companies in the Hong Kong & Southeast Asia region to drive corporate action on climate, water and forests-related disclosures.

Rainer is the co-founder of Baby Kingdom. Over the last 20 years his company had won numerous awards in CSR, including the Total Caring Award from Caring Company scheme. Rainer is the founding member of SME Sustainability Society, an organisation co-founded with the CUHK with a mission of promoting corporate social responsibility and sustainable development. He is also the Vice Chairman of Social Synergy Fund, a NGO focusing on assisting the underprivileged ones in our society.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Reach out to our society, leveraging on our core confidences to achieve greater good.

As Director – Policy & Research of Business Environment Council (“BEC”), Mr Ng is responsible for BEC’s policy advocacy, thought leadership development, and collaborative research on environmental issues such as climate change and decarbonisation, circular economy, clean energy, sustainable mobility, air pollution and sustainable living environment.