Objectives:
- Promote environmentally responsible policies and actionable change: The central objective is to reduce plastic waste by promoting environmental policies and encouraging people to change their attitude towards single-use plastic. The workshop also aims to encourage the government to adopt more environmentally-friendly policies and for the general public to take action that reduces plastic waste.
- Position the EU as a leader in environmental issues: The workshop aims to raise the profile of the EU and position it as a global leader in environmental protection in general, and the fight against single-use plastic in particular.
- Promote exchanges and best practices between the EU and HK: The workshop will bring together businesses and experts from the EU and HK to share best practices in the area of the circular economy and plastic waste reduction. The objective is to partner with industry leaders and stakeholders to highlight the benefits of sustainable CSR.
- Showcase European solutions to plastic waste: Showcase innovative solutions for plastic waste such as using recycled plastic as raw material.
- Promote EU environmental standards: The EU Office will seek to promote EU policies and best practices to raise the environmental standards of local businesses as well as to positively influence official policies on waste reduction.
- Enable civil society to push for change: Encourage civil society and NGOs in particular to launch campaigns to reduce plastic waste. This could come in the form of pledges or separate communication campaigns.
Target audience:
Up to 70 business and industry leaders, government officials, opinion leaders, NGOs, green groups, academics, social entrepreneurs. Priority will be given to those who can and will stay for the entire workshop. This event is by invitation only.
Programme: (as of 13 March 2019)
| Time | Topic |
| 08:30 – 09:00 |
Registration |
| 09:00 – 09:05 |
Opening Remarks Ambassador Carmen Cano, Head, EU Office to Hong Kong and Macao |
| 09:05 – 09:10 |
Welcome Remarks Mr Adam Koo, CEO, Business Environment Council |
| 09:10 – 09:25 |
Keynote Speech Mr Wong Kam-sing, GBS, JP, Secretary for the Environment, HKSAR Government |
|
Plenary 1: Setting the scene Moderator: Mr Simon Ng, Director – Policy & Research, Business Environment Council |
|
| 09:25 – 09:35 |
Plastic waste challenge in Hong Kong Mrs Vicki Kwok, Deputy Director of Environmental Protection, HKSAR Government |
| 09:35 – 09:45 |
Plastic waste challenge in Europe Mr Jack O’Sullivan, Director, Zero Waste Alliance Ireland |
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Plenary 2: Business solutions Moderator: Mr C.W. Cheung, Director – Development, Business Environment Council |
|
| 09:45 – 09:55 |
Integrated plastic waste solutions Mr Nigel Mattravers, ALBA Integrated Waste Solutions (Hong Kong) Limited |
| 09:55 – 10:05 |
Plastic bottled water Mr Sébastien Pivet, A.S. Watson Group |
| 10:05 – 10:15 |
Materials to replace plastic Mr Anders Bergkvist, Stora Enso |
| 10:15 – 11:10 |
Panel discussion: Mr Nigel Mattravers, ALBA Integrated Waste Solutions (Hong Kong) Limited Mr Sébastien Pivet, A.S. Watson Group Mr Anders Bergkvist, Stora Enso Mr Kevin Tam, Grander Water Mr Harold Yip, SSID |
| 11:10 – 11:30 |
Morning Networking Break |
|
Plenary 3: Cross-sector initiatives Moderator: Ms Eva Valle Lagares, Head of Trade Section, EU Office to Hong Kong and Macao |
|
| 11:30 – 11:40 |
Ten Tonne Challenge Mr Eric Swinton, V Cycle |
| 11:40 – 11:50 |
Drink Without Waste Initiative Mr Paul Zimmerman, Drink Without Waste Working Group |
| 11:50 – 12:00 |
Alliance to End Plastic Waste Ms Genevieve Hilton, BASF |
| 12:00 – 13:00 |
Panel discussion: Mr Eric Swinton, V Cycle Mr Paul Zimmerman, Drink Without Waste Working Group Ms Genevieve Hilton, BASF Mr Mark Harper, John Swire & Son (HK) Limited Ms Hanna Hallin, H&M (TBC) |
| 13:00 – 14:00 |
Networking Lunch |
|
Parallel Breakout Sessions: Building partnerships for new actions |
|
| 14:00 – 14:10 |
Introduction |
| 14:10 – 15:40 |
Moderated breakout sessions on (a) Redesign, (b) Reduce, (c) Recover/Reuse, and (d) Recycle |
| 15:40 – 16:00 |
Afternoon Networking Break |
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Plenary 4: Moving forward together Moderator: Mr Simon Ng, Director – Policy & Research, Business Environment Council |
|
| 16:00 – 16:50 |
What needs to change: Sharing from leader of the four break-out groups Response from EU representative and HKSAR government representative |
| 16:50 – 17:00 |
Closing Remarks Ambassador Carmen Cano, Head, EU Office to Hong Kong and Macao |
