Integrating the STEAM Model for the Next Generations of Sustainability Practitioners

Clare is the Strategic Communications and Events Manager at 2041 Hong Kong, a youth-led organisation that strives to build a community seeking to inspire, advocate, and catalyse change for sustainability and climate action. She is driving creative projects with a team of curators to extend the sustainability message to the wider community through immersive arts and exhibitions. Outside of 2041 Hong Kong, she also serves as a Specialist, Sustainability at HK Express, focusing on supporting sustainable improvements in the aviation industry’s flight operations, waste management, and community engagement.

Prior to joining HK Express, Clare worked in the green building and tourism fields, focusing on youth education, marketing, and mega events. She holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Management from the University of Hong Kong and is a Certified ESG Analyst.

My sustainability goals for 2024:

1. More collaboration opportunities among the SMEs & youth led organisations
2. Comprehensive waste management policy in the city to handle recyclables & promote circular economy

Currently the Programme Director for the Master of Social Sciences in Sustainability Leadership and Governance, University of Hong Kong, Margaret has 30 years of experience in sustainability. Her professional experience crosses the private, public and NGO sectors. Margaret developed and has grown this taught Master programme to be a uniquely placed learning experience for professionals wishing to expand their sustainability credentials. She teaches business ethics, stakeholder engagement, ESG disclosure frameworks, sustainability strategy, circularity in the value chain, principles for corporate sustainability. Has also, developed and delivered sustainability leadership training modules, partnered with international NGO to deliver experiential learning for corporate leadership development and executive training. She is often a guest speaker, and partners with organizations in Hong Kong such as HKIA, Swire group, HSH, Gammon, ACM, Green Island Cement, ReThink, EcoMatcher, Zerofood Print Asia, Canadian Chamber, to provide support to their in-house sustainability initiatives.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

To see the private sector, take a more active role in shaping Hong Kong into the vibrant, model of sustainability promoting sustainable living (more holistic approaches), where innovation, collaboration and ecological awareness support a resilient community and a high quality of living for everyone. To see our leaders ensure us a city that integrates nature into its urban fabric (“healthy city” vision), a commitment (shared by all) to community well-being as well as economic prosperity that can be experienced by all. To see both the private and public sector prioritizing investment in people and ensuring access to common goods and services for all.

Preface is a pioneering EdTech company that revolutionises education for both corporates and individuals by harnessing state-of-the-art Blockchain and AI-based infrastructure. By decentralising content creation and delivery, Preface empowers learners with the most current and relevant tech education and training, ensuring they stay at the forefront of industry trends and technological advancements.

As founder and CEO, Tommie leads Preface in disrupting traditional education through re-engineering content creation and re-designing the concept of classrooms. His profound technical expertise and entrepreneurial insights have garnered recognition from esteemed academic institutions and global corporations, including Google, Meta, HSBC, and Samsung, who seek his expertise in leading training programs.

My sustainability goals for 2024:

1. Thinking Beyond Content Delivery:

Recognising the widening technology gaps that the then-education system was struggling to fill, Preface expanded its offerings to provide a broader scope of technology training, beyond just coding, for both students and adults in schools and corporations.

Rather than just focusing on teaching specific technology skills, the goal should be on how to use these skills to think and solve problems. Using AI doesn’t mean that humans don’t need to think and that the process may involve even more human thinking and evaluation.

2. Linking Learning with Lifestyle:

To make knowledge “drinkable, eatable, and digestible.” By offering technology training using AI-powered learning materials and a more personalised curriculum, the purpose of Tommie’s innovations was to decentralise traditional classroom settings so that learning could happen anywhere, whether it’s at a restaurant, coffee shop, or while traveling.

Samantha is Director of Sustainability at Swire Coca-Cola, the fifth largest bottling partner for The Coca-Cola Company by global volume. She is responsible for developing policies and activation plans to help deliver the company’s 2030 sustainability strategy and environmental targets across its operations in Greater China, Southeast Asia and the US. Prior to this, she was a Sustainable Development Manager at John Swire & Sons (HK) Ltd, led the Hong Kong sustainability consulting team at ELEVATE Limited, and cofounded a social enterprise promoting rooftop farming in Hong Kong. Samantha firmly believes that what’s good for the planet and people, is good for business too.

My Sustainability Goals for 2024:

Inspire and empower sustainability advocates inside and outside of our business