Social enterprises are businesses with social missions. In Hong Kong, a growing number of these mission driven enterprises are environmental focused and making significant contributions to our net-zero future. In this Leadership Networking Series, themed “Social Enterprises on the Net-zero Journey”, our speakers will share how they tackle climate changes with their social mindsets and the specific challenges that they are going to overcome for driving sustainability. The audience will be able to appreciate the importance of the role of social enterprises on our journey towards net zero.
Speakers
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Mr Allen Yuen Allen is the Executive Director of the local green group Community Leap. In the past ten years, he has been managing a number of organizations in specific solid waste areas, such as "Food Grace" (food waste), upcycling social enterprise “Woodrite”, “Vessel REPAIR" (E-waste). In 2021, he established the "Community Green Academy" to continually educate different stakeholders in society, such as schools, residents and the commercial sector, to practice the green life and low waste operation, with the purpose in building a sustainable city. Allen also served as the Sustainable Development Officer in the Environmental Bureau, responsible in driving NGOs, professional organizations and universities taking part in sustainable development work and projects.
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Mr Danny Cheung Mr Danny Cheung is the co-founder of OnePile, a social enterprise that promotes book crossing in Hong Kong, thus giving books their second life. Upon his graduation from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor Degree of Science, Danny has been working in the wealth management field for over 20 years. With his rich experience in the field, he has become an entrepreneur specialising in finances and team management. He co-founded OnePile in 2020 with a vision to achieve sustainability through book crossing.
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Ms Emma Yu Emma is the co-founder and Creative Director of Dress Green, she is an award-winning sustainable designer passionate about designing for good. The UNI Green Series (i.e. a series of corporate and schools souvenirs made of old uniforms) she designed are also awarded some of the renowned design awards in the region, including Singapore Good Design Award, DFA Design for Asia Award and Hong Kong Smart Design Award. Her achievements are well recognized in Hong Kong and Asia. Emma firmly believes in the importance of education in promoting sustainability and actively advocates for sustainable practices through daily action.
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Programme
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4:30 – 4:45p.m. |
Sharing by Mr Allen Yuen, Executive Director, Community Leap |
| 4:45 – 5:00p.m. |
Sharing by Mr Danny Cheung, Co-founder, OnePile |
| 5:00 – 5:15p.m. |
Sharing by Ms Emma Yu, Co-founder and Creative Director, Dress Green |
| 5:15 – 5:30p.m. |
Q&A |
| 5:30 – 6:00p.m. |
Networking |
Successful registrants will be notified separately. For enquiries, please contact us at event@bec.org.hk or 2784 3958.
