Managing Sustainability Risks in the Supply Chain

My name is May Mak and I’m working as a Senior Manager, C&SCM in CLP Power HK Limited. Having been a procurement professional for almost two decades. My major procurement experience is from power utilities and industries. I am a full CIPS member and have obtained MBA from The University of Hong Kong and MS in Procurement from Strathclyde University.

My Sustainability Goals for 2024:

• Allow more sustainable and renewable energy developments
• Be a sponsor and support to ESG business, particularly on recycling to accelerate HK sustainable achieving Climate Vision.

Summer is a Principal Consultant of Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change (CSCC) Team with ERM based in Hong Kong. She leads the CSCC work across Greater China and currently serves as the APAC Technical Community Lead. Summer’s focus is on advising her Clients on their transition to a low carbon economy and working with their teams to ensure that a robust strategy is in place so they can meet their climate, nature and ESG goals.  Summer has significant experience in climate risk assessment projects in the Asia region and depth knowledge around power & renewables including emerging clean technologies such as hydrogen, EV.

Prior to Hong Kong, Summer has worked for the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office for over 5 years on climate change energy policy through the delivery of projects to support regional energy transition. She has previously lived and worked in Malaysia, Mainland China, Kenya and the UK, frequently collaborating with large multi-disciplinary teams throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and APAC. She is passionate about promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment and was nominated as Champion for Women in Renewables Asia.

Grace is the Senior Sustainability Manager of Hongkong Land Limited. She develops and implements corporate sustainability strategy and targets 2030 across regions. She is responsible for integrating ESG into business operation, for example decarbonisation pathway towards net zero, climate risk assessment, sustainable finance and tenant engagement.

She established the first embodied carbon assessment for the real estate sector since 2019. Her expertise includes embodied carbon, green building, strategy and planning, environmental management and ESG reporting. She is a CEEQUAL Assessor, BREEAM AP and BEAM Professional.

Procurement & Transformation Executive with 20+ years of experience in global retail, engineering, and sustainability initiatives.

Experienced in leading complex projects, developing and executing strategic sourcing strategies, driving cost optimisation, and implement innovative technologies.

Key achievements:
• Delivered $220 million in savings since 2020 for DFI Retail Group through strategic sourcing, technology deployment, and process improvement.
• Delivering large scale programmes & leading the transformation of store development, cost
management, and facility management functions, improving customer experience and reducing emissions.
• Implemented impactful sustainability initiatives, setting the foundation for a 50% reduction in Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 2030.
• Extensive experience in building strategic procurement capability, developing offshore shared
services, and establishing robust governance structures across multiple markets/continents.

Expertise in:
• Strategic sourcing & category management
• Executive and operational stakeholder engagement & management
• Procurement transformation
• Supply chain optimisation
• Sustainability and ESG integration
• Technology implementation
• Retail operations
• Facilities management
• Retail store construction
• Individual and team development

Passionate about leveraging data, technology, ESG and talent to drive business performance and deliver sustainable growth.

My Sustainability Goals for 2024:

DFI Goals
– Continue to deliver against our Scope 1 and Scope 2 targets
– Continue to invest and test new refrigeration technology, including waterloop systems, CO2 and ULGWP gases

Wish list, out of DFI control
– Energy providers switching to low emission energy production
– Approval from HK government in the use of ULGWP refrigerant gases
– Greater level of investment support from HK government, to promote sustainability investments, particularly where the majority of retail stores are leased and future rental agreement remain uncertain due to the volatility in new rental rates.

A supply chain professional with over 17 years experience leading in sourcing goods and services, risks from using third parties, contract and supplier relationship management roles in Europe and Asia.

I like to talk about sustainable, diverse and resilient supply chains!

My Sustainability Goals for 2024:

Encourage the supply chain in country to continue to move towards sustainable business practices
Explore circular economy opportunities within countries and supply chains
Increase industry awareness and how we can do more together