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- Session 1 • Sustainability and Corporate Environmental Reporting
Bonnie YipAcross the world, more and more companies are reporting on their environmental performance. In Hong Kong, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong implemented the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Reporting Guide (the ESG Guide) in 2012 and has been updating its requirements over the years in response to increasing attention from the community.
While various ESG / sustainability reporting frameworks aim to raise awareness and encourage listed companies to begin reporting:
- Which environmental aspects are we looking into?
- For management, what are the implications and difficulties to overcome?
- What are the international trends in sustainability reporting and management?
Ms. Bonnie Yip will share with us her experiences from sustainability consultancy.
Bonnie Yip
- Session 2 • Environmental Pollution, Industrial Ecology, and Product Stewardship
Sarah MakProduct stewardship is a product-centered approach to reduce the impact on the environment. During the lifecycle of a product, from design conception to end-of-life disposal, environmental pollution occurs at every step.
- What can the parties involved (including designers, manufacturers, retailers, government, and users) do to minimize these impacts?
- In addition to reduce-reuse-recycle, what should be done to prevent pollution?
- How can a change in the design of a product help combat climate change?
Ms. Sarah Mak will lead us through an exploration to these questions and discuss the mindset change required.
Sarah Mak
Director of SMC Solutions Ltd
- Session 3 • Ecology and Biodiversity
Chi Hang HauThis two-hour workshop is aimed at environmental professionals who are not ecologists.
The session will cover some basic concepts and theories of ecology and biodiversity, human impacts on biodiversity, and international conventions on conservation under the Environmental Science, Management and Policy section of the HKIQEP Professional Assessment Syllabus.
Chi Hang Hau
Principal Lecturer and Programme Director, MSc in Environmental Management of The University of Hong Kong
- Session 4 • Environmental Impact, Site Assessment, and Risk Assessment
Freeman CheungEnvironmental assessment is the assessment of the positive and negative environmental consequences of a plan, policy, programme, or project to ensure that decision makers consider the environmental impacts when deciding whether or not to proceed with a project.
Mr. Freeman Cheung will share with us the fundamentals of the environmental impact assessment, site assessment, and risk assessment processes.
Freeman Cheung
SVP, Environment, Greater China at AECOM
- Session 5 • Environmental Public Policy and International Conventions
Man Na YungPublic policy making is a dynamic, complex and interactive process through which public problems are identified and countered by creating new public policy or by reforming an existing public policy. Public problems can originate in many ways and require different policy responses such as regulations, subsidies, quotas and laws at the local, regional, national or international level.
When substantive scientific evidence points towards environmental damage, an International Environmental Convention may be formulated. Governments around the world gather to discuss and negotiate the terms of rules, regulations or protocols to be agreed upon to curb such damage. There are currently hundreds of such conventions. Which one are the most crucial for environmental practitioners in Hong Kong? How do they affect environmental management practices?
Dr. Mana Yung will address the complexities involved in development and implementing environmental public policies. She will also highlight the key International Environmental Conventions relevant to Hong Kong illustrated with case studies, and discuss their impact to local businesses and government policy making.
Man Na Yung