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HKPC “Foresight 2024” ESG One – Driving ESG For Big & Small Businesses Strategising the 2024 ESG Roadmap with the Business Community
Updated at : 10/04/2024 03:24
(Hong Kong, 22 January 2024) HKPC held its flagship event of the year, “ForeSight 2024”, at the HKPC Building today. The event was met with enthusiasm and saw a full house of nearly 400 guests, including Government officials, business leaders and media personnel. Under the theme of “ESG One – Driving ESG for Big & Small Businesses”, distinguished speakers led the “ForeSight Leaders Panel” to discuss the importance of sustainability and analyse the strategic deployment of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), aiming to inspire forward-thinking SME owners to realise the value of sustainability in 2024. The event also included the “ESG One Launching Ceremony”, which took place in the presence of leaders from local chambers, representatives of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and industry partners. The brand-new “ESG One” platform of HKPC will provide comprehensive support to the industry in realising digital transformation and fulfilling its ESG strategy to foster a sustainable and low-carbon future for Hong Kong.
With the aim to reduce Hong Kong’s carbon emissions by half in 2035 and meet the HKSAR Government’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality before 2050, HKPC has set a target to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. As a brand-new community-based platform, “ESG One” will no doubt foster awareness and capability of ESG to create a well-balanced ESG ecosystem for enterprises regardless of size, so as to bring together stakeholders with aligned goals and interests, exchange views and share information and resources, as well as collaborate on the development of ESG strategies. “ESG One” demonstrates HKPC’s commitment to an impactful approach to sustainable development.
“ForeSight 2024” is supported by the HKSAR Government. Mr Joseph CHAN Ho-lim, JP, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, HKSAR, gave the keynote address at the opening ceremony. He said, “The Hong Kong government, in collaboration with financial regulators and the industry, is making concerted efforts through a multi-pronged approach to develop Hong Kong as a regional green and sustainable finance hub, as well as a green finance centre for the Greater Bay Area. This includes the development of market infrastructure as well as standards. In 2022, the total volume of green and sustainable bonds arranged to be issued in Hong Kong topped the Asian market, accounting for about one-third of the market share in Asia. The market is becoming increasingly diversified in terms of participants, products, and related review services. In our efforts to address climate change, we attach great importance to the participation of SMEs. The Government will continue to adopt a multi-pronged approach and work together with financial regulators and the industry to enable SMEs to share the benefits of developing ESG and green finance.”
Mr Mohamed D. BUTT, MH, Executive Director of HKPC, said, “In today’s business environment, ESG has become an integral part of any corporate strategy and an important indicator of a company’s prospects and values. Recognising the unequivocal significance of ESG in today’s business landscape, HKPC has been offering ESG services to local enterprises since 10 years ago. In the journey of pursuing ESG, SMEs often encounter challenges, such as insufficient resources. As a solid backbone for SMEs, HKPC has launched ‘ESG One’, dedicated to providing quality services to create value for SMEs and work together on ESG initiatives. Meanwhile, HKPC is also promoting new industrialisation across both traditional and emerging industries to help them realise the industrial-added value and long-term economic development while also protecting the ecological environment, achieving a win-win situation. As a leading research institution, HKPC is committed to fostering Hong Kong into a greener and liveable smart city through services and projects that drive business development with green technologies.”
Renowned speakers, including Ar Donald CHOI Wun-hing, JP, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Chinachem Group; Mr Joseph LAW Ka-chun, Managing Director, CLP Power Hong Kong; Ir Thomas HO On-sing, JP, Chairman, Construction Industry Council; and Ms Teresa YANG Ming-yen, JP, Vice Chairman, Esquel Group, shared their vision for ESG and a sustainable future at the “ForeSight Leaders Panel – Sustainability Matters: Navigating the ESG journey in 2024”. From the perspectives of real estate, Hong Kong’s electricity source, construction and textiles industries, speakers dove into the challenges and opportunities enterprises may face in developing sustainability, as well as the long-term strategic values and advantages generated from investing in ESG. Furthermore, employee equality was also recognised as an essential aspect of corporate responsibility. The speakers shared strategies for ensuring inclusive and supportive work environment that nurture employees’ full potential. The forum delved into the concept of leveraging the experience of large corporations to assist SMEs at the onset of their ESG initiatives. It aimed to provide SMEs with valuable advice in establishing the ESG roadmap, encouraging them to deploy and implement ESG.
After the discussion, leaders of local chambers, representatives of SMEs trade associations and industry partners joined the “ESG One” Launching Ceremony to witness the official launch. Companies joining “ESG One” can conduct free online ESG assessments, obtain ESG scorecards, as well as participate in knowledge-sharing seminars, service/ product showcases and networking events, etc to help them realise their ESG strategies and embark on their roadmap to sustainability. Thanks to the staunch support of chambers of commerce and organisation partners, more than 150 have joined as supporting organisations and nearly 200 enterprises have already joined “ESG One” as green members. HKPC will strive to recruit more enterprises to strengthen synergies, and foster a well-balanced ESG ecosystem.
HKPC will continue to work hand-in-hand with industry to promote ESG for the betterment of Hong Kong and its citizens. A community-wide effort is necessary to foster a green and smart city, while HKPC is committed to serving the industry and promoting new industrialisation while adhering to green and sustainable development and bringing benefits to the overall economic development of Hong Kong.
“ForeSight” is the signature event of HKPC since 2020, bringing together Government and business leaders, industry heavyweights and technology experts to help Hong Kong enterprises capture the essence of impending economic development and technology trends in the year ahead. For more information about “ForeSight 2024”, please visit: https://foresight2024.hkpc.org/en/.
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自1970年代起，香港擁有優越地理位置及多聯式交通運輸網絡，作為全球重要的轉口貿易樞紐，長期以來憑藉高效的物流體系和自由港優勢，成為國際供應鏈的關鍵節點。然而，隨著歐盟、美國等市場的ESG（環境、社會、公司治理）法規趨嚴，香港的港口與物流業正面臨新的挑戰與轉型壓力。供應鏈企業需要重新尋求新的合作伙伴，供應鏈企業亦需要在內部制定新的政策及加強員工培訓，以迎接新的貿易挑戰及抓緊市場未來新的契機。否則，供應鏈企業將會面臨淘汰。
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The Hong Kong Productivity Council on Wednesday said small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need to be more aware of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards used to evaluate a company's sustainability.
The council's chief technology officer, Dr Lawrence Cheung, said some SMEs neglect the social and governance aspects of ESG.
"Even for the environmental side, a lot of them may not know what kind of standards are available around internationally," he said.
"So a lot of them may just feel that they can just put some simple environmental measures and that would achieve a certain level of ESG."
Cheung said the council will hold personnel training courses as most SMEs lack the expertise to introduce ESG measures.
"Particularly a lot of exporters which are SMEs, more and more their buyers are demanding some sort of ESG elements in their operations," he said.
A new AI tool will also be introduced to help SMEs assess their ESG measures and compare their efforts with others in the industry.
"If they have some ESG elements particularly on the governance side, it actually gives them a lot more confidence in the eyes of investors, customers as well as the buyers," Cheung said.
Source: RTHK
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(Chinese Only)逾30間中小企參與生產力局「商聚考察團」菜鳥智慧港香港總部取經 善用政府資助走向智慧綠色物流及ESG
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香港01：供應鏈出海新規則：ESG成為新訂單門檻？
09/07/2025 03:29
自1970年代起，香港擁有優越地理位置及多聯式交通運輸網絡，作為全球重要的轉口貿易樞紐，長期以來憑藉高效的物流體系和自由港優勢，成為國際供應鏈的關鍵節點。然而，隨著歐盟、美國等市場的ESG（環境、社會、公司治理）法規趨嚴，香港的港口與物流業正面臨新的挑戰與轉型壓力。供應鏈企業需要重新尋求新的合作伙伴，供應鏈企業亦需要在內部制定新的政策及加強員工培訓，以迎接新的貿易挑戰及抓緊市場未來新的契機。否則，供應鏈企業將會面臨淘汰。
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The Hong Kong Productivity Council on Wednesday said small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need to be more aware of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards used to evaluate a company's sustainability.
The council's chief technology officer, Dr Lawrence Cheung, said some SMEs neglect the social and governance aspects of ESG.
"Even for the environmental side, a lot of them may not know what kind of standards are available around internationally," he said.
"So a lot of them may just feel that they can just put some simple environmental measures and that would achieve a certain level of ESG."
Cheung said the council will hold personnel training courses as most SMEs lack the expertise to introduce ESG measures.
"Particularly a lot of exporters which are SMEs, more and more their buyers are demanding some sort of ESG elements in their operations," he said.
A new AI tool will also be introduced to help SMEs assess their ESG measures and compare their efforts with others in the industry.
"If they have some ESG elements particularly on the governance side, it actually gives them a lot more confidence in the eyes of investors, customers as well as the buyers," Cheung said.
Source: RTHK
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The "ESG One MeetUp Drinks" event, co-hosted by HKPC ESG One and Bank of China (Hong Kong), has successfully concluded at ZEEKR's Taikoo Shing Flagship Showroom.
內地正式迎來ESG強制披露時代 香港中小企把握ESG機遇搶先「登陸」
03/03/2025 03:20
內地正快速建立全面的可持續發展報告披露體系。在證監會指導下，滬深北三大交易所於2024年4月12日聯合發佈《上市公司可持續發展報告指引》（《指引》）。根據《指引》，特定上市公司需於2026年首次披露2025年度《可持續發展報告》。該《指引》標誌著內地資本市場正式邁入ESG強制披露時代，此舉不僅對大型上市公司提出更高合規要求，更將推動其上下游供應鏈全面升級。香港中小企作為供應鏈中的關鍵角色，可乘勢迎接全新機遇。憑藉香港在ESG資訊披露和監管方面的先發優勢，加上與內地語境具有高度的相似性，香港中小企可借鑑上市公司可持續發展報告及相關指引完善自身ESG措施，在上下游供應鏈合作中搶佔先機，實現可持續發展及市場拓展的雙贏局面，搶先「登陸」內地市場。
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(Chinese Only)逾30間中小企參與生產力局「商聚考察團」菜鳥智慧港香港總部取經 善用政府資助走向智慧綠色物流及ESG
02/04/2024 07:29
由生產力局「ESG一站通」、「中小企資援組」(SME ReachOut) 聯同香港電商物流協會及菜鳥網絡共同舉辦「引領電商物流轉型 攜手締造綠色未來」商聚考察團。日前帶領30多間中小企實地考察位於赤鱲角機場的「菜鳥智慧港」，親身體驗科技對物流業的正面影響。
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