Environmental Services

Themed “Green Innovations for Carbon Neutrality”, Eco Expo Asia is the leading fair in Asia for promoting innovative green technologies and a global trade platform for the environmental protection industry showcasing the latest green products, equipment and state-of-the-art technology. The fair provides B2G, B2B and B2C opportunities for green industry through its strong support from Hong Kong, Mainland China as well as international government authorities and industry associations.

Inspired by the heat-resistant silver ants found in the Sahara Desert, Hong Kong start-up i2Cool Technology has developed iPaint, a patented cooling paint that can greatly reduce building power consumption and accelerate the city’s efforts to achieve carbon neutrality.

Governments around the world have set targets for reducing carbon dioxide emissions. As economies make the move towards sustainable development, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the backbone of the world economy, are adjusting their supply chain strategies to help them embark on the road to zero carbon with a measurable carbon footprint.

This story is a part of the Hong Kong Means Business “Powered by HSBC – Bridging the GBA” series.

With Mainland China setting 2060 as the deadline for carbon neutrality, sustainable development has become an important goal for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and global bank HSBC have teamed up to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) upgrade in order to achieve environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives.

The second-largest continent in terms of both population and area, Africa also has the world’s lowest electric power consumption level – an average 520 kilowatt hours (kWh) per person annually in sub-Saharan Africa against 6,000kWh in Hong Kong.