As commercial, industrial, domestic and other forms of electricity consumption continue to grow, decarbonisation of the energy sector remains of highest priority in order for the city to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. What opportunities exist for Hong Kong to diversify its energy mix to include more clean energy sources, and fund and procure local renewable energy technologies?
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Peter Thompson
East Asia Energy Business Leader
East Asia Energy Business Leader
Peter Thompson is a Director and East Asia Energy Business Leader for Arup based in Hong Kong. He has more than 35 years of experience in the management of the design and implementation of major energy and infrastructure works projects across a wide variety of overseas countries. In line with the firm’s strategy to facilitate the development of sustainable future outcomes, he has a focus on works that lead to positive climate impacts, improved resilience and net-zero solutions.
My Sustainability Goals for 2023:
To facilitate and enable the implementation of a hydrogen economy for the city.
Vincent De Givry
Principal
Principal
Vincent is a specialist in energy transition for businesses and financial institutions. He has been for 2 years with Blunomy, a strategy advisory firm based in Hong Kong. Prior to this, he spent 30 years working in industry, the last 5 of which were spent transforming business portfolios with a low carbon offering. He is passionate about analysing opportunities, changing business models, building coalitions and looking in detail at the challenges to successful decarbonisation. He has strong expertise in the Asian market, advising some major companies on their energy and climate transition.
My Sustainability Goals for 2024:
Support Hong Kong in drawing up a solid roadmap for energy transition that can be rapidly activated and that will enable the city to become a world leader and a green benchmark
David Fung
General Manager – Product Planning & Distribution
General Manager – Product Planning & Distribution
David Fung brings decades of experience in Product Planning leadership positions, primarily in the global automotive industry. David is currently the General Manager – Product Planning & Distribution of Inchcape Greater China. Through his extensive market knowledge, David is responsible in informing the planning and design of new models, tailoring to the needs of markets in Hong Kong and Macao
My Sustainability Goals for 2023:
HK should consider to align with the Mainland and adopting a more balace approach in the development of alternative energy vehicles, on top of EV e.g hydrogen.
Peipei Gao
China Management Consulting Lead
China Management Consulting Lead
Peipei Gao is AFRY’s China Management Consulting Lead based in Beijing. With 18 years of experience in energy and utilities sectors, she is a recognised expert in cross-border energy sector mergers and acquisitions. At AFRY, Peipei leads a team of China power market experts to advise multinational companies and global investors on renewables sector transactions. With in-depth power market insights, she also actively works with corporates looking to achieve ambitious climate targets, helping businesses chart an actionable path to address wicked sustainability problems against China’s complex and fast-changing policy and market landscape. She most recently worked with a global apparel retailer to identify renewable electricity procurement solutions for 200+ suppliers across China.
Prior to joining AFRY, she was Investment Director at CITIC Construction overseeing the company’s overseas investment, and before that she had held positions at Aramco, EDF, and BP.
Rory Meng
General Manager / Regional Business Field Coordinator
General Manager / Regional Business Field Coordinator
Over 12 years of career, Mr. Rory Meng has been committed to the work of safety integrity management in petrochemical, machinery manufacturing, new energy, lithium electric manufacturing, semiconductor and other industries. He has rich experience in risk management system and equipment integrity management consulting, proficient in mechanical safety, process safety, chemical safety, functional safety, explosion-proof safety, electrical safety, product safety and many special technologies, integrated manufacturing system, equipment integrity management system, process safety management system, quality management system, asset integrity management system, engineering project management and many other production management system capabilities.
He has served 50+ leading companies in the related industry, and has participated in or led more than 20 projects of hydrogen energy and hydrogen related projects in general industry.
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:
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:
Blunomy was founded 15 years ago. We aim to activate end-to-end strategy consulting solutions to speed up transitions towards decarbonized, circular and inclusive business models. We believe the best is yet to come and are committed to working with different stakeholders to invent new rules for a new economy.
Blunomy has 6 offices Hong Kong, Singapore, Paris, London, Sydney and Melbourne.
Our sustainability goals for 2024:
Solutions Showcase:
UN SDG goals that we align with:
Legal Name: Blunomy Advisory Hong Kong Limited
General Business Address: 23F, One Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
Inchcape is the leading independent multi-brand global automotive distributor, with strong fundamentals and significant growth opportunities ahead. We are on an ambitious growth journey to deliver value to our employees, our partners, shareholders and in the communities where we operate.
Our sustainability goals for 2023:
To deliver our vision for responsible business, we have developed a robust framework. Our Driving What Matters plan, developed in 2021, was designed collaboratively with our operations teams for ownership and delivery by our people, locally.
The plan comprises our four pillars of Responsible Business: Planet, People, Places and Practices.
Planet: Rapping the risk and opportunities of climate change; Setting GHG targets;
Reducing waste People: Prioritising well-being and safety; Creating and diverse and inclusive colleague base
Places: Having a positive impact on local community; Supporting safer roads; Facilitating mobility solutions for those with disability.
Practices: Strengthening our governance policies reflecting our position as an international plc.
Legal Name: Inchcape Hong Kong Limited
General Enquiry Email Address: info@crown-motors.com
General Enquiry Phone Number: 2880-1395
TÜV Rheinland is a leading provider of testing and inspection services worldwide. For over 150 years, the company has helped make the world a safer place. Today, more than 28,000 employees test, inspect and certify products, plants and processes, while also providing training for people in a wide range of professions. Operating from 500 locations in more than 50 countries, TÜV Rheinland helps safeguard key areas of business and everyday life. Headquartered in Cologne and generating annual revenue of close to €3 billion, the company plays a key role in quality assurance worldwide. TÜV Rheinland has been a member of the UN Global Compact since 2006, demonstrating its commitment to anti-corruption and sustainability. Website: www.tuv.com
Our company’s sustainability goals for 2026:
The Focus Areas of Our Sustainability Strategy to 2030
At TÜV Rheinland, we follow a clear vision: a world that is always safe and sustainable – today and tomorrow. With our expertise and commitment, we support our customers as a reliable and trusted partner.
Our sustainability strategy focuses on five focus areas: impact-driven services, a safe, fair, and engaging working environment, decarbonized business activities, safe and responsible digitalization, and reliable business conduct and relationships. These focus areas enable us to continuously improve both our own sustainability performance and our services in the areas of environmental, social, and governance (ESG).
Basis: Double Materiality Analysis
TÜV Rheinland’s refined sustainability strategy is based on an in-depth analysis of the positive and negative impacts of our activities on people and the environment, our strategic priorities, and the risks and opportunities of our business activities related to sustainability.
To identify which topics are most relevant for TÜV Rheinland, we conducted a double materiality analysis. The results confirm that our existing sustainability priorities remain relevant. At the same time, they highlight the growing importance of topics such as digitalization and data security.
Sustainability Strategy 2026-2030
As a result, the topics that are most important to us as a company, to our business model, and to the TIC industry (testing, inspection, certification) remain central to our sustainability strategy. These include, among others, the safety of our employees, the decarbonization of our business activities, and acting with integrity in all our activities. At the same time, we actively address emerging developments, such as advances in Artificial Intelligence.
The Focus Areas of Our Sustainability Strategy to 2030
Our Focus Area: “Impact-Driven Services”
Our goal is to support our clients in achieving their sustainability ambitions. To this end, we are expanding our services in the areas of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) across all business streams and regions, while maintaining our strong focus on consistently reliable, high-quality execution and implementation.
The Focus Areas of Our Sustainability Strategy to 2030
Our Focus Area: “Safe, Fair, and Engaging Working Environment”
A central component of our strategy is creating a working environment where all employees can engage. This includes providing opportunities for training and professional development, as well as maintaining the highest standards of occupational safety. We also place great importance on ensuring fair working conditions for all employees.
The Focus Areas of Our Sustainability Strategy to 2030
Our Focus Area: “Decarbonized Business Activities”
We are currently developing an approach to managing our emissions. As a first step, we have identified and made all relevant greenhouse gas emissions transparent. In the next step, we will define reduction pathways and set specific targets. We will report on the resulting implementation plan here.
The Focus Areas of Our Sustainability Strategy to 2030
Our Focus Area: “Safe and Responsible Digitalization”
We are committed to safe and responsible digitalization by strengthening data protection and cybersecurity resilience, while promoting responsible business practices in data and AI governance.
The Focus Areas of Our Sustainability Strategy to 2030
Our Focus Area: “Reliable Business Conduct and Relationships”
We embed compliance and integrity in our business activities and supplier management. This is essential to us and a key pillar of our sustainability strategy.
Solutions Showcase:
Legal Name: TUV Rheinland Hong Kong Ltd
General Enquiry Email Address: service-gc@tuv.com
General Enquiry Phone Number: 21921022
General Business Address: 3-4/F Fou Wah Ind Bldg 10-16 Pun Shan Street, Tsuen Wan, N. T., Hong Kong