Sustainable Resources Theatre

Joyce Tsoi is Senior Manager, Supply Chain Sustainability in Global Sustainability & Responsibility Team at VF Corporation. She has over 15 years of industry experience in spearheading corporate social responsibility, environmental management and sustainability in multiple industries including apparel & footwear, electronics, sporting goods, hardgoods, home textiles and accessories. She currently leads VF’s global sustainability efforts across VF’s purpose-led, performance driven supply chain. Through planning and implementation of corporate sustainability strategies, she develops programs and roadmap activities to achieve VF’s sustainability objectives and goals including Science Based Targets. She collaborates widely with internal and external stakeholders to quantify and drive positive environmental impacts in the industries to scale the adoption and verification of Higg Index, wastewater compliance program and energy efficiency & renewable energy program.

Joyce is a chemical and environmental engineer by training, she received honorary degrees from University College London, U.K., Master of Science Degree in Environmental Engineering from Imperial College London, U.K. and a PhD. in Environmental Management and Sustainability from the University of Hong Kong. In addition to her academic credentials, Joyce is a certified carbon auditor, ISO 14001 lead auditor and a fellow member of the Institution of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM) U.K. She is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Civil Society and Governance, University of Hong Kong since 2016. Her teaching interests include environmental management and auditing systems, supply chain and resource management.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Half our environment footprint by 2050; Science Based Target, 55% of GHG emissions on all VF’s own & direct operations by 2025, 30% GHG emissions on all VF’s indirect operations by 2030. 100% renewable energy for VF’s owned and operated facilities.

Ian Spaulding is the Founder and CEO of ELEVATE – the industry leader in sustainability and supply chain services globally. Mr. Spaulding is recognized globally as a preeminent thought leader and authority on supply chain social, environmental and business performance. Mr. Spaulding leads ELEVATE to partner with more than 350 global companies to design, build and manage data-driven sustainability linked programs with Assessment, Advisory, Program Management and Analytics.

As an industry leader in supply chain and sustainability initiatives for nearly 25 years in Asia, Europe and the United States, Mr. Spaulding is regularly featured as a speaker at major events and in a range of top-tier media outlets such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Bloomberg and CNN. Prior to founding ELEVATE, Ian worked at Sears Holdings, KPMG and BSR. At Sears Holdings, he was the Director of Global Compliance where he pioneered the largest effort to promote greater transparency and continuous improvement among thousands of manufacturing facilities globally.

Lauren is the Director of the Circular Fashion Programme at Hong Kong environmental charity Redress, working to tackle the problem of clothing waste in Hong Kong by increasing the re-use, re-sale and recycling of clothing. The Programme empowers consumers and retailers by building local infrastructure to extend the life of clothing as well as through education and training to encourage positive use and disposal habits.

Vivek Ramachandran is the Chief Executive Officer of Serai, a new tech venture owned by HSBC. Based in Hong Kong, Serai is a B2B platform where buyers and suppliers can search and transact via trusted networks. Before Serai, Vivek was the Global Head of Growth & Innovation, at HSBC Commercial Banking. He was responsible for co-ordinating key strategic growth initiatives, exploring new business models and driving the adoption of new technologies. He was also the Global Head of Product for HSBC’s Trade & Receivables Finance business.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

I see technology as a critical enabler to businesses achieving their sustainability objectives. Our goal at Serai is to make it easier for businesses to build supply chain transparency and to act upon this information. We have started with the Fashion industry.

Angus, CFO of CN Logistics International Holdings Limited. He has been assisting the CEO in transformational initiatives to drive growth, operation excellence and margin improvement, and led the IPO project of the company. Angus has over 13 years of experience in financial management, investor relations management and company secretarial matters.

Paul Zimmerman is a Hong Kong environmentalist, politician and businessman. He is chairing the Single-Use Beverage Packaging Working Group, an alliance of some 50 stakeholders – from manufacturers to green groups – formed to reduce waste from beverage consumption. Its “Drink Without Waste” initiative seeks to recover 70%-90% of PET and liquid carton containers by 2025.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

• Agreement on a Producer Responsibility Scheme for beverage containers in Hong Kong
• Promote a circular economy where used packaging has a market value that incentivises recovery and re-use
• Grow the network of water and drink dispensers in support of people bringing their own bottle

Mr Lau has been actively engaged in environmental protection work since the late 1980s aiming to catalyze green policy development and community action. In 2009, Lau was awarded the Medal of Honour (MH) by the government in recognition of his long-term contribution to the cause of environmental protection and education.

Joined the Hong Kong Jockey Club in 2012, Isaac currently works as the Sustainability Support Manager with key missions to implement renewable energy projects, reduce waste in operations and improving materials sourcing in the Club. He runs internal stakeholder engagement workshops to prepare key departments on MSW charging and drive waste reduction.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Supporting the organisation to implement more renewable energy projects and accelerating awareness increase on climate urgency in the organisation and the wider community.

Andes Leung, Head of Impact Lifestyle of Social Ventures Hong Kong and CEO of RunOurCity Foundation. Andes leads the Impact Lifestyle division, includes WE+ (impact consumption), BottLess (reusable solutions) and RunOurCity (running & wellness). He is an ultra-marathoner completed over 100 marathons and ultra-marathons. He published 2 books about marathons.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021

Establishment and promotion of Impact Lifestyle for the community, corporations and individuals; includes impact consumption, green living and wellness habits.

Ada is the Chief Executive Officer of Urban Spring, a purpose-driven startup with a mission to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic bottles through building a network of well-designed and well-maintained water refill stations. She is also a director of WYNG 43 Social Investment which invests financial and human capital in innovative mission-focused companies. Prior to these ventures, Ada was the Program Director of the i2i (incubation to investment) program at SOW Asia. Ada also sits on the board of Hong Kong Institute of Social Impact Analysts and Education For Good. She volunteers at a number of non-profit organizations and is a part of the Advisory Committee on Enhancing Employment of People with Disabilities under the Social Welfare Department of the Hong Kong Government.

Ada was born and brought up in Hong Kong. She has been fully dedicated to supporting the social entrepreneurship development in Hong Kong since 2013. Prior to embarking on this journey, Ada worked at a number of financial institutions in Toronto, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

6.b Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management – To address the overall water-use efficiency and prevention of dumping of chemicals and materials like plastic, our focus is to demystify information about drinking water quality and prevent unnecessary consumption of single-use plastics since COVID.

Dana co-founded Plastic Free Seas (PFS) 8 years ago, with the goal of educating youth in Hong Kong on the issue of plastic marine pollution, empowering them with the knowledge and tools they need to be part of the solution, and make change happen within HK. PFS has reached over 70,000 students in 200 plus local and international schools across Hong Kong.

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.

Jonathan is President APAC of the world’s leading brand transformation company, Landor & Fitch. Based in Hong Kong since 2008, Jonathan leads a team of 300 across the region working with some of the world’s most innovative businesses to help shape extraordinary futures.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Jonathan believes strongly that if brand-led is at the core of brand strategy as opposed to a side thought, sustainability is central to creating true differentiation and delivering brand purpose.

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.

Woody Chan leads corporate social responsibility and sustainability initiatives at foodpanda, strengthening its commitment to grow sustainably with its ecosystem of riders, merchants, and consumers. As an advocate for environmental sustainability, Woody has also participated in various speaking engagements, from TEDx talks and university seminars to industry forums and panels.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

To make every delivery experience as sustainable as possible through cutting greenhouse gas emissions, reducing plastic waste and minimising food waste.

Mr Lim has been involved in developing waste projects across Asia over the last 25 years. In recent years, he has been focused primarily on projects in Hong Kong with Veolia. He also represents Veolia Hong Kong in Drink Without Waste.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Turning waste into resource

Nigel is a chartered civil engineer and waste manager with more than 40 years’ international experience including both engineering and finance. He has particular expertise in the waste and resource management sector and is part of the team developing the New Life Plastics project using state-of-the-art technology to help manage part of HK’s plastic waste problem.

Kim is responsible for strategic-planning, marketing, insights, R&D, digital transformation and change management in the company. He had been working closely with the industry, expert groups, the government and NGO sector concerning plastic wastes, to develop sustainable manufacturing best practices in the past 10 years.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Open the door to the circular economy of plastic waste in Hong Kong. Move beyond package Redesign and Recycle, and lead the industry into Recovery, Reduce, Reuse.

Paul Zimmerman is a Hong Kong environmentalist, politician and businessman. He is chairing the Single-Use Beverage Packaging Working Group, an alliance of some 50 stakeholders – from manufacturers to green groups – formed to reduce waste from beverage consumption. Its “Drink Without Waste” initiative seeks to recover 70%-90% of PET and liquid carton containers by 2025.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

• Agreement on a Producer Responsibility Scheme for beverage containers in Hong Kong
• Promote a circular economy where used packaging has a market value that incentivises recovery and re-use
• Grow the network of water and drink dispensers in support of people bringing their own bottle

Lisa Genasci is the founder and CEO of ADM Capital Foundation (ADMCF), an innovative philanthropic vehicle established to support critical research and impact-driven approaches to promoting environmental conservation in Asia. Lisa has also helped lead private credit manager ADM Capital’s ESG integration, heads the ADMC ESG Committee and sits as an observer to the ADMC Investment Advisory Committee.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

To push for change across some of our most intransigent environmental challenges: Our depleting oceans, the nexus between forestry and development, air quality and public health, the intersections among food, energy and water.

My research focuses on environmental policy, green finance and regional innovation. In particular, I am interested in utilizing the practical research approach to address real-life policy problems. At the Institute for Public Policy, our central objective is to connect research and policy, and provide answers to the questions that urgently demand to be tackled.

Dr. Kevin Lo is Assistant Professor of Geography and Associate Director of David C. Lam Institute for East-West Studies (LEWI) at HKBU. Kevin is a human geographer with expertise in environmental governance. He has won several competitive grants from the Research Grants Council and has published in many leading journals.

Mike Thomas is a founding partner and managing director at The Lantau Group, an economic consultancy focusing on the energy sector in the Asia Pacific region. Mike advises energy sector stakeholders on matters involving commercial transactions, regulation and market design, strategy, and economic evidence in commercial, competition, and regulatory disputes.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Through careful attention to the details, find ways to make better decisions to reach sustainability objectives faster and at lower cost and more equitably for everyone.

Dr Jeanne Ng is currently the Chair of the Hong Kong Institute of Qualified Environmental Professionals Limited (HKIQEP) and Director of the CLP Research Institute.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Continue working on SDG 13 – Climate Action, SDG 8 – Decent Work & Economic Growth and SDG 7 – Affordable & Clean Energy.

Lawrence Iu is the Climate Change & Partnerships Lead at Civic Exchange. As a professional environmental strategist, he has profound experience in crafting climate change model and impactful public policy. Currently, he focuses on policy action in Energy, Building Energy Efficiency and Mobility. He successfully built a platform with public, corporate and government to craft an inclusive transition plan with strong buy-in.

Previously he worked in a multinational corporation and a higher institution, Mr. Iu led environmental sustainability and occupational health & safety projects across Asia Pacific and coordinated emerging technology management, circular economy and green chemistry research.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Despite these difficult times, we must remain forward looking and anticipate the time of recovery. Even more so, we are now in a favourable position to make fundamental policy decisions to rethink our economic model, making it fit for a low carbon missions world, and to set course for a better, sustainable, and more liveable future for Hong Kong.

Active profession in energy industry for more than 20 years in the field from power generation, transmission and distribution down to low voltage electrical installation. Deep involvement on new energy solution including wind & solar power, hydrogen and energy storage in Siemens.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Boosting the new energy solution and renewable energy to support the decarbonization goal of Hong Kong & GBA area.

Victor is General Manager – Corporate Sustainability. He is also Director of Business Environment Council, Immediate Past President of The Hong Kong Federation of Occupational Safety and Health Associations, etc.

Towngas operates over 430 projects in the Hong Kong and mainland China. These include piped city-gas projects, distributed energy systems, solar systems, water sectors, efficient energy applications and exploration & utilization of emerging environmentally-friendly energy, etc.

Mr. Kwong has more than 35 years of experience in the areas of corporate sustainability, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, fire protection and crisis management.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

To set the future low carbon transition roadmap and to identify more renewable energy opportunities.

Arthur Lam is the co-founder, co-CEO and director of Negawatt Utility Limited. He is a certified Carbon Audit Professional and a certified Energy Manager of The Association of Energy Engineers (Hong Kong Chapter). He graduated from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States, with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in May 2008. Before joining the Company, he was an Associate in Myo Capital Advisers Limited from November 2008 to June 2009.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

• Supporting large corporates to meet ESG requirement
• Deployment of COVID risk management to increase public health & safety awareness
• Reducing energy consumption for large corporates to meet upcoming CO2 reduction target of 2030
• Enhancement of communication between stakeholders to improve corporate management efficiency

Lawrence Iu is the Climate Change & Partnerships Lead at Civic Exchange. As a professional environmental strategist, he has profound experience in crafting climate change model and impactful public policy. Currently, he focuses on policy action in Energy, Building Energy Efficiency and Mobility. He successfully built a platform with public, corporate and government to craft an inclusive transition plan with strong buy-in.

Previously he worked in a multinational corporation and a higher institution, Mr. Iu led environmental sustainability and occupational health & safety projects across Asia Pacific and coordinated emerging technology management, circular economy and green chemistry research.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Despite these difficult times, we must remain forward looking and anticipate the time of recovery. Even more so, we are now in a favourable position to make fundamental policy decisions to rethink our economic model, making it fit for a low carbon missions world, and to set course for a better, sustainable, and more liveable future for Hong Kong.

Arthur Lam is the co-founder, co-CEO and director of Negawatt Utility Limited. He is a certified Carbon Audit Professional and a certified Energy Manager of The Association of Energy Engineers (Hong Kong Chapter). He graduated from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States, with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in May 2008. Before joining the Company, he was an Associate in Myo Capital Advisers Limited from November 2008 to June 2009.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

• Supporting large corporates to meet ESG requirement
• Deployment of COVID risk management to increase public health & safety awareness
• Reducing energy consumption for large corporates to meet upcoming CO2 reduction target of 2030
• Enhancement of communication between stakeholders to improve corporate management efficiency

Jenny is the Under Secretary General for Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA). Jenny has over two decades of experience in equity derivatives, hedge fund management and human resource consulting with Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, JPMorgan and Mercer, based in London, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Jenny Co-Founded Development Finance Asia and is CFA Certified in ESG investing.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Committed to supporting HK’s pledge to reach net zero by 2050 and for it to be an international green and sustainable finance hub.

Annie is the Chair of RS Group, and believes we should, and can, “invest in the future we want to create”. Besides challenging RS Group to invest its own capital sustainably, and advocating for sustainable finance in Hong Kong, Annie also actively supports causes that focus on climate change through natural capital conservation.

Tracy Wong Harris is the Head of Sustainable Finance for Greater China and North Asia at Standard Chartered Bank, focusing on the Bank’s sustainable finance strategy, by developing new products and solutions, further incorporating ESG considerations into banking decisions, and identifying sustainable finance opportunities for clients. Tracy is also the Vice President and Deputy Secretary General of Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA).

Eunice chairs S&P’s APAC Credit Conditions Committee, focusing on regional credit trends. She is also sector lead for APAC insurance ratings. Eunice is amongst the most influential women globally in the field of re/insurance named by “Intelligent Insurer” magazine. She graduates from Nanyang Technological University with an actuarial science major.

Mark is Head of JLL’s Energy & Sustainability Services team for Asia Pacific. He works with real estate occupiers and investors to develop & implement sustainability strategies towards a Net Zero Carbon future. He lives in Hong Kong with his wife, 2 kids and Frank the cat.

My Sustainability Goals for 2021:

Do more with less – make positive change to earth.

Carmen Ng is Director of Sustainability at Langham Hospitality Group. In her role, she leads and drives the sustainability strategy within the Group. She is responsible for a diverse range of sustainability programmes including strategy and policies development, management system, capacity building, stakeholder engagement, communication and reporting. She also believes in sustainability is everyone’s responsibility and her role is implanting this concept like a DNA into every colleague in the company.

Mr Dennis Wu is the Vice Chairman and Executive Director of AEC Group (Stock Code: 8320.HK) mainly focusing on Green and Healthy Buildings, Environmental Consultancy and Sustainability Advisory. He is also the Founder and CEO of AEC Capital Group focusing on sustainable finance, real estate and investment management.

Mr Wu has over 20 years of experience in finance industry. He worked in the Assurance and Business Advisory Services Department – Financial Institution Group of Arthur Andersen and PricewaterhouseCoopers in early 2000. Then, he worked for CITIC Capital Group focusing on alternative asset management including private equity, real estate, mezzanine, venture capital and marketable securities for 17 years since 2003. During his career in CITIC Capital, Mr Wu was appointed as Executive Director for Finance Department, Principle Investment Department, and Culture and Tourism Department respectively.

Currently, Mr Wu is a Co-Chair of Green and Sustainable Private Equity Working Group under Hong Kong Green Finance Association. He is also a Director of Hong Kong Private Equity Finance Association.

Helene Li, a key voice and one of the top sustainable finance influencers globally. As an enthusiastic advocate for Sustainable Finance and Impact Investment, Helene is currently the CEO and co-founder of GoImpact, as well as a sought after speaker and moderator at conferences and industry summits in Sustainable Development.