Bridging Equity & Accountability: Advancing Just Transition

Clemence currently leads Membership and Advisory services at The Mekong Club. Her career is dedicated to helping businesses adopt sustainable practices in their operations and supply chains. Clemence has a strong background in managing cross-functional projects, developing advisory services and guiding businesses on supply chain due diligence, developing frameworks and tools, leading research initiatives, and providing training to diverse stakeholders. Before joining The Mekong Club, she worked as a consultant at the International Labour Organization (ILO) and has experience in the private sector, both in-house and in consulting.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

1. Advance sustainability in supply chains: I hope to see more Hong Kong companies embed sustainability and effective due diligence practices across their supply chains, with a focus on transparency, accountability, and long-term partnerships.
2. Empower SMEs: I aim to support Hong Kong’s SMEs in adopting practical, scalable social sustainability solutions that align with global expectations while having an impact locally.
3. Enhance cross-sector collaboration: I would like to see stronger partnerships between businesses, industry associations, and non-profit organisations, to address sustainability challenges and scale collective action.

Archana Kotecha is a UK-qualified barrister, CEDR-accredited mediator, and leading voice in business and human rights, specialising in forced labour, human trafficking, and responsible business conduct. With over 15 years of experience advising UN agencies, governments, businesses, and civil society across Asia, she develops solutions that centre on the rights-holder perspective, ensuring human rights are upheld in business operations.

As Founder and CEO of The Remedy Project and ReAct Asia, Archana leads initiatives in human rights due diligence, grievance mechanisms, and remedy frameworks, setting new standards for responsible business. Her leadership has been recognised by the Financial Times, the Emilie Ashurst Anti-Slavery Award, and Industry Era Women Leaders, among others. She also contributes to global initiatives through advisory roles with the Responsible Business Alliance, the Forest Stewardship Council, and the UN OHCHR.

Michelle Mak is the Head of ESG and Enterprise Learning of Dun & Bradstreet in Hong Kong. In addition to her dedication to establishing an ecosystem of partners with government agencies, enterprises and start-ups for a greener future, she has led D&B HK to become the first office in D&B’s global network to join as a Signatory of United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest sustainable development initiative. Since 2020, Michelle has been appointed as a member of the Technology Voucher Program Committee by the Innovation and Technology Commission of the SAR Government.
Michelle co-founded an award-winning social enterprise, Make The Change, in Singapore in 2013 with like-minded partners, providing creative services such as education and mentoring, community development and corporate social responsibility to NGOs and social enterprises. Micelle was selected as the ESG Person of the Year and Top Women to Watch in Greater China, by Campaign Asia in 2021. Same year she has won GBA Outstanding Women Entrepreneur Award.
Currently Michelle is also holding positions of Board Member of Sensational Foundation, a registered charity in Hong Kong; Vice President of Lions Club of Hong Kong IFC, as well as Vice President of Scouts Association (Yau Tsim District Hong Kong).

Sarah Obser is the Senior Manager for Sustainability & Regulatory Supply Chain Management at Lidl & Kaufland Asia. In her role, she leads a team of experts on topics such as social and environmental compliance in our factories, traceability, climate change, sustainable assortment and corporate sustainability.

Prior to this, she was Associate Director for Sustainability Consulting – Supply Chain at LRQA (former ELEVATE). She worked with international brands on their responsible sourcing strategy, risk assessments and traceability projects.

Sarah’s experience also includes the position as Head of Sustainability at a testing laboratory looking after environmental audits as well as a previous role with focus on development aid funded projects across Asia.

Sarah is a Textile Engineer (M.Sc.) who has been working in the supply chain in Asia for 14 years with prior project work in Bangladesh and Indonesia.

Alan To is a seasoned sustainability and ESG strategic marketing leader with nearly two decades of experience across the full spectrum of the sustainability ecosystem—from carbon-intensive industries and global sustainability consultancies to ESG data solutions for financial institutions and sustainable finance management. He has driven strategic growth at leading organizations including S&P Global, ERM, Lloyd’s Register, and Bayer.

As Regional ESG Marketing Director at S&P Global, he spearheaded award-winning initiatives across Asia, Pacific, Middle East & Africa, earning the company’s first-ever ESG accolades in the region. At Bayer, he led US$100M sustainability investment projects in China, advancing eco-commercial plant development.

Recognized as a Sustainability A-List Leader 2025 by Eco-Business, Alan is also a passionate social innovator. He co-founded two social enterprises—Yum Cha Together (得閒去飲茶) and Aromafunpy, and has spent over 15 years mentoring youth and promoting social enterprise education in Hong Kong. He serves on the vetting panel of the HKSAR Government’s SIE Fund and is a frequent university speaker on sustainability and social innovation.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

1. Scaling Just Transition initiatives across the APAC region and beyond;
2. Advance sustainable investment and mobilise green and transition finance