Shared Value Showcase – Practitioner Success Panel

Leading private and social enterprises for over 25 years in multilateral, culturally diverse environments, Virginia is passionate about bringing to life measurable impact and creating new value in our society.

Virginia has a demonstrated track record of securing strategic partnerships between corporations, governments, and non-profits to deliver on social impact projects. She started her career in telecommunications, building satellites, and the distribution of free-to-air television across 60 countries in Asia.

Virginia focuses on education, believing that investing in people is the key driver for impactful change. Bringing together diversity and crossing cultural divides is a pathway to create Shared Value in our world, aligning purpose with profit.

After serving on the board of several educational institutions including ESF and the VTC, Virginia is now a member of the Board of Directors of the Adecco Group Foundation in Switzerland a social innovation lab, incubating and accelerating new solutions in the world of work.

Samuel KWONG is the Senior Associate Director – ESG of Chinachem Group with over 25 years of experience in sustainability with multinational conglomerates covering businesses including sports & entertainment, food & beverages, aviation, hospitality, real estate, retail, shipping & infrastructure developments. He is a director of HKIQEP, past Chairman of CIWEM HK & former director of HKGBC & HKBEC. Sam is an engineer by training with bachelor and master degrees from The University of Hong Kong and a master degree of environmental engineering from ENTPE, France, MBA degree from the Chinese University Hong Kong and a degree of laws from the University of London.

Ms. Veronica Sze is the Director of Corporate Affairs for Nestlé Hong Kong, overseeing the company’s public affairs, corporate communications, media relations and Creating Shared Values (CSV) strategies for all business units. She is also the Sustainability Lead for the company with responsibilities including working closely with local teams to achieve various sustainability goals, developing and implementing community-wide recycling campaign, driving comprehensive stakeholder engagement and internal communications. She joins the group in 2010.
Prior to this, she has worked at a global communications consultancy, pharmaceutical industry association, media outlet and university, which granted her extensive experiences in driving policy change, stakeholders’ outreach and CSV.
Ms. Sze received a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Philosophy and two LLB degrees.
She is currently Committee Member of Hong Kong Supplier Association and Hong Kong Health Food Association.

My Sustainability Goals for 2023:

Looking forward to seeing more corporates committing to reduce their impact to the environment while sustaining their business development growth, and together bringing a net zero future in Hong Kong.

Olivia Wong is the General Manager – Environmental & Social Responsibility at MTR Corporation Ltd and is responsible for formulating and implementing clear and effective strategies in achieving MTR’s social and environmental objectives and in championing the corporation’s ESG efforts and commitments.
Prior to joining MTR, Olivia spent her entire professional career with the Swire group in different business units including Cathay Pacific and Swire Properties. Her last role in John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Ltd was the Group Head of Diversity & Inclusion where she developed a coherent diversity and inclusion (“D&I”) strategy and aligned D&I initiatives across the Swire Group.

At Swire Properties Ltd. she was the Director HR & Administration and prior to that she was General Manager – Leadership Development at John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Ltd with responsibility for recruiting and fostering talent for the Swire Group. She started her career in Cathay Pacific and held leadership roles in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and Europe.

Olivia graduated with a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree from the University of California, Berkeley and has an MBA from the University of Michigan. She is a resolute volunteer with Habitat for Humanity since 2005 and recently stepped down as Chair of Habitat for Humanity Hong Kong after serving on the board for nine years. She continues to serve as a director on Habitat for Humanity International board. She has joined the board of ImpactHK in September 2025.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

My personal hope for Hong Kong in 2026 and beyond is that sustainability becomes understood and practised as an inseparable balance between environmental and social impact. We need to move beyond recognising this relationship in theory, and embed it in the way decisions are made, partnerships are formed, and progress is measured. I also hope Hong Kong will embrace the opportunities of AI responsibly — ensuring this powerful technology accelerates climate and sustainability solutions while helping to build a more equitable society where everyone can benefit. Above all, I hope to see deeper and more genuine partnership across civil society, with government, corporates, educational institutions and NGOs working together with shared purpose to build a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient Hong Kong.