Liveable Cities & Transportation Theatre
Whole-Life Carbon Management in Infrastructure
11 Sep (Thur) Day 1 : 12:10 – 13:00
As cities strive for net-zero goals, managing the carbon footprint of infrastructure across its entire lifecycle is paramount. This session focuses on strategies for managing carbon emissions across every phase of an asset’s life—from design and construction to operation and eventual decommissioning. Discussions will cover cutting-edge tools and methodologies for measuring embodied and operational carbon, case studies of low-carbon infrastructure projects, and opportunities for innovation in materials and construction practices. Delegates will leave with a deeper understanding of how whole-life carbon thinking can drive more responsible decision-making, contribute to achieving net-zero goals, and create long-term value for communities and investors alike.
Learnings
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of whole-life carbon accounting and its role in sustainable infrastructure.
- Discover innovative tools and materials that reduce embodied and operational carbon in construction and maintenance.
- Learn from case studies that demonstrate how whole-life carbon management of infrastructure projects can be achieved.
Post-event Actions
- Initiate a carbon management system for current infrastructure projects to evaluate lifecycle emissions and identify reduction opportunities.
- Explore partnerships or training to integrate whole-life carbon methodologies into your organisation’s planning and procurement processes.
Speakers
Ji Dai
Decarbonization Director
Ji Dai
Decarbonization Director
Dr. Dai Ji is a Decarbonization Director and Senior Design Manager at China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited. Currently, Dr. Dai participates in OPARK2 and WENT extension projects as an environmental engineering specialist, decarbonization director, and BIM manager. She led the team to win many local and international awards due to BIM application and decarbonization practices in OPARK2, including the Autodesk Hong Kong BIM Awards 2022 and Brunel Medal in ICE Award 2023.
Calvin Wong
Head of Sustainability Assurance Services
SGS Hong Kong Limited
Calvin Wong
SGS Hong Kong Limited
Head of Sustainability Assurance Services
Calvin is currently the Head of Sustainability Assurance Services at SGS, with over 10 years of professional experience in corporations on sustainability. His background spans a diverse global value chain across multiple business sectors, providing extensive knowledge and field experience in sustainability, business consulting and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) quantification. As a passionate practitioner and strategist, Calvin specializes in corporate sustainability, ESG disclosure, green finance and carbon solutions.
His memberships include the Product Working Group of the Hong Kong Green Finance Association and the Climate Change Business Forum of the Business Environment Council. He is also a certified expert in ESG, energy management, and carbon footprint analysis, with auditing qualifications across multiple sustainability standards in the food, hospitality, and textile sectors.
With a career rooted in strategy, transformation, partnerships, and sustainability, Calvin has consistently guided organizations through complex challenges — whether by integrating sustainability into core business operations or by cultivating cross-sector collaborations that drive long-term impact.
My Sustainability Goals for 2025:
- Strengthen Corporate Climate Accountability: Encourage businesses to adopt rigorous GHG disclosures and climate risk assessments, using transparency to drive performance improvements and long-term resilience.
- Build Ethical and Sustainable Value Chains: Promote global value chains that prioritize ethical sourcing, fair labor, and environmental responsibility – making sustainability central to Hong Kong’s economic identity.
- Accelerate ESG Integration in Finance: Support deeper integration of ESG principles into the financial sector to enable more sustainable investment decisions and foster a greener, more inclusive economy.
Supported by
Hong Kong 2050 is Now
Hong Kong 2050 is Now is a Hong Kong-based platform for education, collaboration, and action on the climate crisis. We seek to inspire ambitious target setting, induce behavior change, and mobilise collective action towards a carbon-neutral Hong Kong.
Our initiative in accelerating sustainable development in Hong Kong:
- Educate and engage the public on the risks and opportunities facing Hong Kong in an age of climate crisis, based on rigorous scientific and policy research.
- Encourage personal, corporate and government action to be undertaken now in combating the climate crisis, including personal lifestyle, business best practice, and regulatory change.
- Aggregate the efforts of stakeholders working towards the vision of a Net-Zero carbon Hong Kong, leveraging existing grassroot and community movements to further catalyse their impact.
Institution of Civil Engineers, Hong Kong Association
Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is one of the world’s most respected professional engineering associations. Established in 1818, it has 95,000 members across the globe. ICE’s vision is to place civil engineering at the heart of society, delivering sustainable development through knowledge, skills and professional expertise.
Our sustainability goals for 2024:
- Place the decarbonisation of our industry at the heart of our agenda (UNSDG 9.4)
- Working with others, both in the UK and overseas, to build resilience and mitigate the significant effects of climate change (UNSDG 13)
- Transform the availability of potable water and sanitation across the world (UNSDG 6 & 7)
- Transform the productivity of our industry by driving modern methods of procurement and manufacture (UNSDG 8 & 9)
- Enhance the knowledge, insight and ethical understanding of engineers wherever they work across the world
