Firms leverage Hong Kong’s services and connectivity to increase sales, production and sourcing in region.

GBA enterprises speed up ASEAN expansion

HKTDC supports Hong Kong enterprise to attain ESG credentials as part of Greater Bay Area expansion

Helping SMEs in their sustainability journey

The construction industry is striving to promote sustainable materials and practices worldwide. Green buildings provide commercial and social benefits, creating business opportunities in sustainable development, while nurturing environmentally friendly communities.

Company eyes international expansion after ESG support from HKTDC’s T-box programme

Hong Kong glassmaker Rahmen uses ESG to pursue more business overseas

The second 2024 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Meeting, led by ABAC Peru Chair Julia Torreblanca, held wide-ranging discussions on diverse business issues, from trade and investment facilitation to digital transformation and sustainability.

ABAC members discussed a range of business priorities, including sustainable global supply chains.

APEC business leaders gather in Hong Kong

The opening of Hong Kong’s first hydrogen fuelling station and debut of a hydrogen-powered public bus in the city  took place at this year’s Asian Logistics, Maritime and Aviation Conference (ALMAC), a point picked up by several delegates.

This year’s ALMAC coincided with the launch of Hong Kong’s first hydrogen fuelling station.

Logistics firms seek to green fuel tanks

Renewable energy technology is developing at bullet-train speed in Hong Kong and Mainland China, where preparations for the upcoming COP28 United Nations Climate Change conference in the United Arab Emirates in late November are on the fast track.

Global environmental summit will be the launch pad for a sustainable development drive in developing markets.

Green finance looks to COP28

The dynamic Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) has many energy-hungry industries, but firms are eager to adopt sustainable practices and opt for solutions from Hong Kong green service providers.

Hong Kong sustainability services are an attractive option for most companies in the fast-growing region.

Greater Bay Area firms see green

ESG is trending among companies globally, helping them go green and achieve sustainable development, but in the eyes of Arthur Lam, CEO and Co-Founder of Hong Kong start-up Negawatt, that is far from enough to make an environmental impact.

A proptech entrepreneur won Start-up Express laurels by creating a regenerative economy through its Zero2 app.

Taking ESG into public square

Two years ago, Mainland China set 2025 as a target for half its power capacity to come from renewable resources, a landmark the economy has already reached two years ahead of schedule.

Solar, hydro and wind now account for half the mainland’s generating capacity.

Renewable target hit 2 years early

The two-day Think Business, Think Hong Kong (TBTHK) promotion in the Thai capital last Thursday and Friday received an enthusiastic response from Thai government officials and business leaders.

Over 2,000 buyers from eight ASEAN countries joined the TBTHK promotion event in Bangkok, showing great interest to leverage the Hong Kong platform.

Think Business, Think Hong Kong concluded successfully

The atmosphere has no borders and the fallout from bad environmental practices – as well as returns on good ones – quickly spread across the globe.

Noting that global impacts call for global solutions, three leading institutions work towards a sustainable future.

APAC universities tackle green challenges

The global fisheries and aquaculture industry are evolving rapidly to increase resource efficiency, boost output sustainably improve food security. Aquaculture – farming freshwater fish and crustaceans – is developing more rapidly in emerging markets than mature ones, and is growing strongly in Hong Kong.

Aquaculture technology is developing rapidly to counter the effects of climate change.

Smart fish farming – Industry 4.0 for agriculture

Regulators, investors and customers often require companies to follow sustainable, environmentally friendly policies as environmental, social and governance concerns grow. But these terms mean different things to different people – or organisations – and comping up with a comprehensive and unambiguous taxonomy is no easy task.

The authority is bringing investors, manufacturers, logistics firms and customers clarity on sustainable finance.

HKMA sets green standard

Many of the concepts around sustainable business require university-level physical or chemical engineering to understand and generate heated debate even within the green community; busy managers of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) can have a hard time navigating their way to such goals as Net Zero.

ESG

Connecting sustainability ambitions across Asia

GBA enterprises speed up ASEAN expansion

Helping SMEs in their sustainability journey

Hong Kong glassmaker Rahmen uses ESG to pursue more business overseas

APEC business leaders gather in Hong Kong

Logistics firms seek to green fuel tanks

Green finance looks to COP28

Greater Bay Area firms see green

Taking ESG into public square

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