BEC Climate & Nature Theatre
Transition to Carbon Negative and Nature Positive
10 Sep (Thur) Day 1 : 16:15 – 17:05
Incremental emissions reductions are no longer enough. Leading companies across sectors are now pursuing carbon-negative and nature-positive strategies that require fundamental shifts in how they operate, invest, and compete. This session brings together corporates at the forefront of this transition to share how they are setting credible science-aligned targets, decarbonising operations and value chains, and investing in nature restoration. Panellists will confront the real barriers businesses face, including technology gaps, cost pressures, supply chain complexity, and the challenge of maintaining competitiveness while pursuing ambitious environmental commitments. The discussion will draw on practical case studies to illustrate what is working, what still needs to be solved, and how Hong Kong companies can align transition strategies with the city’s evolving policy direction.
Session Learnings:
- Understand what it means in practice to pursue carbon-negative and nature-positive targets, including the science-based frameworks that underpin credible corporate commitments.
- Learn from real-world case studies how leading Hong Kong and regional companies across property, retail, and environmental services are decarbonising operations, greening supply chains, and investing in nature restoration.
- Identify the most significant barriers to business model transition and explore strategies to overcome them.
- Explore how collaboration across industry peers, value chain partners, and innovation ecosystems can accelerate the transition beyond what any single company can achieve alone.
- Understand how corporate transition strategies can align with Hong Kong’s policy direction, including the Five-Year Plan and the pathway to CAP 2050.
Post-Event Actions:
- Assess your organisation’s current emissions profile and nature impacts to identify the most material areas requiring business model transformation.
- Set or strengthen science-aligned targets for climate and nature, ensuring targets are backed by credible transition plans.
- Develop or refine a transition roadmap with clear milestones, investment requirements, and accountability mechanisms for decarbonising operations and supply chains.
- Explore investment in nature-based solutions, circular economy approaches, and low-carbon technologies relevant to their sector.
- Initiate or deepen engagement with value chain partners and industry peers to drive collective action on shared transition challenges
Speakers
Moderator
Suki Han
Assistant Manager
Business Environment Council
Suki Han
Business Environment Council
Assistant Manager
Suki has 10 years of experience in sustainability consulting, stakeholder engagement, and policy research. Currently at BEC, Suki leads research initiatives related to climate change and energy transition, including BEC’s Climate Change Business Forum, Net-zero Carbon Charter and sectoral energy transition research projects.
Previously, Suki worked with a range of clients across different sectors on sustainability issues in the US and Hong Kong. Her responsibilities included researching international renewable energy policies and developing ESG strategies. She also worked in private equity and venture capital. She has actively participated in international climate change negotiations and policy development, such as COP21.
Suki holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a Master of Environmental Management degree from Duke University, and an MBA degree from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Sébastien Pivet
Chief Sustainability Officer and QA Director
AS Watson Group
Sébastien Pivet
AS Watson Group
Chief Sustainability Officer and QA Director
Sebastien Pivet is a senior sustainability leader with over 26 years of international retail experience driving sustainability strategy, governance and transformation in large, complex retail and consumer goods organisations.
As Chief Sustainability Officer at AS Watson Group, the world’s largest international health and beauty retailer, he leads the Group’s sustainability ambition across 12 retail Brands in 31 markets, and across global supply chains spanning Asia and Europe.
Sebastien has been instrumental in embedding sustainability into corporate strategy, strengthening governance and advancing data-driven ESG management. He is leading large-scale sustainability reporting and transformation programmes aligned with various reporting frameworks such as CSRD and ISSB, enhanced climate transition planning and risk assessment, and driven responsible sourcing and supplier due diligence across diverse markets. His work focuses on translating regulatory and scientific complexity into pragmatic, business-relevant action.
Passionate about using sustainability as a driver of long-term value creation, resilience and trust, Sebastien regularly engages with regulators, investors, industry peers and NGOs. He is a frequent contributor to sustainability conferences and industry forums, where he shares practical insights on scaling sustainability in global retail, navigating regulatory change and accelerating corporate climate and nature action.
Supported by
Business Environment Council
Booth E45
Business Environment Council Limited (BEC) is an independent, charitable corporate membership organisation, established by the business sector in Hong Kong.
Since its establishment in 1992, BEC has been at the forefront of promoting environmental excellence by advocating the uptake of clean technologies and practices which reduce waste, conserve resources, prevent pollution and improve corporate environmental and social responsibility.
BEC offers sustainable solutions and professional services covering advisory, research, assessment, training and award programmes for government, business and the community, thus enabling environmental protection and contributing to the transition to a net-zero carbon economy.
