The job market has been undergoing a wave of change, as companies increasingly look to bring in and nurture talents to move from pledges to progress in their sustainability transformation. With Gen Zs in particular bringing on a different set of values, by the way they focus on positive work culture, authenticity, utilising technology, implying flexibility, diversity and inclusion, ways for personal development, they have been creating impact and challenges to the hiring scene. How should decision makers adapt to these changing needs and values as a part of their talent matching and development strategy, and create opportunities within the ecosystem?
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Kathryn Weaver
Partner
Partner
Kathryn Weaver is an employment law partner at Seyfarth Shaw, an AmLaw 100 full-service international law firm. She heads up the Asia Pacific employment practice and has over 15 years’ experience in advising on employment law matters for multinational employers. She is passionate about diversity, equity and inclusion and regularly advises clients on their DEI strategies, as well as delivering client training, drafting articles and speaking at conferences on the topic.
My Sustainability Goals for 2023:
For Hong Kong to adopt the mantra of “refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle” and for the Government to legislate for, and dedicate more resources to, improving sustainable practices.
Edouard Blanchard
Executive Partner & Director
Executive Partner & Director
Édouard Blanchard is a Founding Partner of Humans Matter, a cognitive design company with a mission to develop individual and collective ability to act.
He has spent 25 years in the transformation and business consulting industry, leading and empowering multinational corporations and organizations in their transformation journey, from business strategy to mindset and cultural shift, from capacity and soft skills development to organization redesign.
A true sustainable change agent, Edouard believes that a successful transformation is first and foremost a matter of accompanying the people leading and living through it.
My Sustainability Goals for 2023:
We are witnessing a fresh restart of Hong Kong, attention and effort being focused on changing behaviors for more sustainable ones.
At Humans Matter, we are committed to support and equip transition leaders with the relevant meta-skills and mindsets they need to pursue their sustainability missions.
Ajay Manissery Konchery
Group Head of Diversity and Inclusion
Group Head of Diversity and Inclusion
Ajay Manissery Konchery is the Group Head of Diversity and Inclusion at the Swire Group. He is a native of Kerala, India. He served in multiple HR Director roles based in Southeast Asia, India, the US and Hong Kong and spent 21 years in Colgate Palmolive before joining Swire. Ajay holds master’s degrees in Psychology and HR Management and is a published, award winning poet.
Fanny Lau
General Manager – Human Resources
New World Development Company Limited
New World Development Company Limited
General Manager – Human Resources
Fanny Lau has more than 20 years’ experience in human resources sector, including external consulting and in-house HR partitioning. She was the consultant and provided advisory services to hundreds of corporates in different areas, not only in day-to-day HR operation management, but also organization development, recruitment, performance management, learning & development, etc. She also had corporate and strategy planning experiences and led M&A projects. Not only in Hong Kong, she also worked in the mainland China, Singapore, Vietnam as well as leading projects in Southeast Asia.
She joined the Human Resources Department at New World Development in 2020 and currently she is taking care of HR Transformation, HR Business Partner, Culture, Talent Acquisition, Compensation & Benefits and Learning & Development Teams. Throughout different projects initiated from the group level, she works closely with different business units in New World Group.
Tim Smith
Business Director
Business Director
Tim has twelve years of APAC recruitment experience and over this time has managed diverse teams specialising in Sales & Marketing, Retail, Professional services, FMCG, B2B, Travel / Tourism, Ecommerce, Fin-tech, Construction, Property, Engineering and Manufacturing recruitment. Tim now leads the Hays Sustainably practice, recruiting mid to senior level roles within the Sustainability and ESG space across Asia.
His success has come from executive search assignments where he has successfully placed some of the region’s most influential sustainability leaders. As organisations map out ambitious sustainability targets, Tim and his team are well geared up to identify great talent to assist companies accelerate towards these goals, through strategic talent acquisition.
My Sustainability Goals for 2023:
Hong Kong to prioritize sustainability by closing the green skills gap and fostering a workforce that is equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to implement sustainable practices across all industries. As without gtreat talent, none of our environmental and social ambitions will be realised.
The Chamber is one of Hong Kong’s biggest and most active independent international business organisations representing a broad span of British, Hong Kong and international companies doing business in, with, or through Hong Kong.
The Chamber encourages diversity in its membership and activities and has a 1,000 members from the biggest multinationals through to a broad range of medium and smaller companies and start-ups. The Chamber’s aim is to help our members grow their business, and promote and represent their business interests by providing representation and advocacy; networking and brand exposure; as well as information and insight.
At Hays we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. With over 50 years’ success under our belts and a workforce of 12,000 people across 32 countries, we’ve evolved to put our customers at the heart of everything we do.
Our sustainability goals for 2023:
Hong Kong to prioritize sustainability by closing the green skills gap and fostering a workforce that is equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to implement sustainable practices across all industries. As without gtreat talent, none of our environmental and social ambitions will be realised.
Solutions Showcase:
UN SDG(s) that we align with:
Legal Name: Hays Hong Kong Limited
General Enquiry Email Address: info@hays.com.hk
General Enquiry Phone Number: 25218884
General Business Address: 6604-06,66/F, ICC, 1 Austin Road West, West Kowloon, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Humans Matter is a forward-thinking organization committed to creating positive change through innovative and evidence-based approaches. We have a clear mission to accelerate the transition to more sustainable behaviors by enhancing people’s ability to act, using our expertise in cognitive science that allows for a deeper understanding of the human factors.
Our sustainability goals for 2023:
Solutions Showcase:
UN SDG(s) that we align with:
Legal Name: OSE Consulting H.K., Ltd.
General Enquiry Email Address: asia@humansmatter.co
General Enquiry Phone Number: 35686343
General Business Address: 21/F The Phoenix 23 Luard Road, Wan Chai Hong Kong, Hong Kong
New World Development Company Limited, a premium brand infused with a unique personality defined by The Artisanal Movement, was founded in 1970 and was publicly listed in Hong Kong in 1972. Our core business areas include investment in property and property development, and investment in and/or operation of hotels and other strategic businesses, boasting operations in Greater China, especially the Greater Bay Area.
Our sustainability goals for 2024:
New World Group is committed to building sustainable communities. Aligning our efforts with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), we created the New World Sustainability Vision 2030 (SV2030). SV2030 is our guide to curate products, services and cultural content focusing on four pillars: Green, Wellness, Smart and Caring.
Led by our Sustainability Committee and driven by our stakeholders’ growing sustainability awareness, together we curate opportunities for a life well-lived.
UN SDG(s) that we align with:
Legal Name: New World Development Company Limited
General Enquiry Email Address: newworld@nwd.com.hk
Chi Wai Edwin Chan
Head of Projects
New World Development Company Limited
Fanny Lau
General Manager – Human Resources
New World Development Company Limited
Michael Long
Group Head of Sustainability
New World Development Company Limited
Jennifer Lee
Assistant General Manager
New World Development Company Limited