BEC Business Transformation Theatre
A Circular Economy for Plastic: Global Trends and Development
Day 1 : 11:10 – 11:30
Speakers
Xiaoting Chen
Programme Manager, PhD
Xiaoting Chen
Programme Manager, PhD
Chen Xiaoting, Program Manager at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (UK) Beijing Representative Office, to lead the Foundation’s Plastic Initiative and policy workstream (circular economy policy and climate effort) in China. Ph.D. in Sustainability Economy from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China.
Chen has over 15 years of working experience in Sustainability and has worked as the Global Coordinator for Greening the Belt and Road Initiative at WWF China, Senior Manager in charge of the Strategic Corridor Program at KPMG China’s Global China Practice, and Senior program manager at Foreign Environmental Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Environment and Ecology of China (FECO/MEE). Published papers on the Study of the Carbon Budget Governance Mechanism, The scientific and political views of the carbon budget for global climate governance, and The Comparison of the 2050 Long-term Low Emission Development Strategies and their Implications, etc.
With thanks to
Cathay
At Cathay, we fully recognise our responsibility to sustainable development through actively managing areas where we exert the most impacts, and where our stakeholders expect us to work on, which include climate change and circular economy. At the heart of this journey is our drive for sustainability leadership. Through deep collaboration across the value chain and investments in our priority areas – from Sustainable Aviation Fuel (“SAF”) and Single-use Plastics (“SUP”) to our community and workforce, we are committed to moving people forward in life in a more sustainable and responsible manner.
Our sustainability goals for 2026:
- Continue to focus on quality, compliance and operational excellence to ensure our customers and our people are as safe as possible
- Devise short, mid and long term work plans to meet net zero carbon goals by 2050
- Engage in innovative projects related to single-use plastics and food waste reduction
- Prioritise employee safety and wellbeing while adapting to the changing business circumstance
- Support local communities where we serve
Legal Name: Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
General Enquiry Email Address: sustainability@cathaypacific.com