Beyond Boundaries: Catalysing Cross-Sector Collaboration for Sustainable Change

Jenny Leung started to offer cultural tourism in Mexico in 2009 and is now the co-founder of a global culinary cultural-sharing platform – World Kitchen Club. The company offers live, global food & beverage events and virtual food tours, featuring chefs and mixologists, to foodies from all over the world. World Kitchen Club was founded for foodies during the 2020 at-home lockdowns. It currently advances Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by hosting educational food workshops for NGOs, corporates, schools and universities.

She embraces and delivers on sustainability. She has been a voluntary “Development Director” for the NGO “The Hummingfish Foundation”. Together, with the late founder Daniel Groshong, they used their creativity and relentless effort to help the people at Timor-Leste maintain sustainable well-being without damaging the environment. She also works on spreading the SDGs message through TEDx talks, SDG programs, and interactive sustainable culinary experiences. She is now a lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and external advisor for Hong Kong Metropolitan University.

My Sustainability Goals for 2024:

• Increase social awareness of SDG 12 (Responsible Production and Consumption) in Hong Kong.
• Promote diversity and inclusion through the exchange of culinary cultures globally, in support of SDG 5: Gender Equality and SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

Matt Friedman is an international human trafficking expert with more than 30 years’ experience. He is CEO of The Mekong Club, an organization of Hong Kong’s leading businesses which have joined forces to help end all forms of modern slavery. Mr. Friedman previously worked for USAID and the United Nations in over 40 countries. Mr. Friedman offers technical advice to numerous governments, banks and corporations working to eliminate all forms of modern slavery and is the author of fifteen books. In 2017, Mr. Friedman won Asia’s prestigious “Communicator of the Year” Gold Award.

As JEB Group’s Strategy and Growth Director, Andy Russell is a passionate sustainability advocate and drives transformative change in the office interiors and space. Based in the Hong Kong office, he leverages and applies his knowledge and experience of circular practices, data insights and the benefits of circularity over traditional procurement models to drive value-added, purposeful innovation. With executive certifications in Business Sustainability Management from the University of Cambridge and Strategic Leadership from INSEAD, his commitment to sustainability and strategic growth enhances client value and furthers JEB’s mission.

Previously, he successfully grew two startups—Bureau Group and Houseology and creating over 200 jobs over an 8-year period in UK. Additionally, he built a bespoke SaaS platform to track the full life cycle and Scope 3 carbon of FF&E assets, further showcasing his dedication to sustainable practices in the industry.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025

• Champion waste reduction through strategic partnerships, product redesign, and operational efficiencies—starting within local communities and scaling regionally.
• Embed circular design principles across product development to extend asset life and minimise embodied carbon.
• Lead the expansion of our circular service offerings across APAC, including refurbishing, relocation, and reuse programmes.
• Collaborate with suppliers and logistics partners to identify and implement low-carbon alternatives, with a focus on decarbonising Scope 3 emissions in our supply chain.

Johnny Wei is the Head of Wholesale Banking for OCBC Hong Kong, overseeing the Bank’s corporate and commercial banking as well as financial institutions business franchise.
In 2016, Johnny joined OCBC Bank as Head of Corporate Banking. Following the management integration of OCBC Hong Kong Branch and OCBC Wing Hang Bank in 2021, Johnny was appointed as Head of Wholesale Banking for OCBC Hong Kong; and has further expanded his role as General Manager of OCBC Hong Kong Branch and Alternate Chief Executive Officer of OCBC Hong Kong in 2023.
A seasoned banker with over 30 years of experience in the financial industry, Johnny’s career includes a spell of over 20 years with Standard Chartered Bank; holding various senior positions including Managing Director & Head of Commercial Clients.
Johnny holds an MBA degree from Monash University, Australia, and a Bachelor of Social Science degree (majored in Economics) from University of Hong Kong and is a CPA Australia.
My Sustainability Goals for 2024:
For greater collaboration in Hong Kong to allow much needed capital to help sectors most in need with their transition to a sustainable low-carbon world.

Natalie Wu has joined Hongkong Land Limited since 2020. As the Head of Corporate Social Responisbility, she is responsible for the development and implementation of the Company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy and policy.

A seasoned CSR practitioner, Ms Wu has more than 25 years’ experience in managing CSR and communications functions at multinational firms in the APAC region. Prior to joining the Company, she was APAC Head of Global Inclusion and Corporate Citizenship at State Street, overseeing grantmaking, volunteering and community sponsorship programmes. Before then, she held senior positions in UBS’s Community Affairs team and at AIA where she managed the company’s corporate communications function and charitable foundation.