Have you heard of Green and sustainable finance? It is the mega-trend for the finance market! For instance, according to Bloomberg, the green and sustainability debt sales have surged from less than $100 million in 2015 to more than $460 million in Read More
本文章的中文版本在英文版本的下方。 Every little step counts – Unleashing social innovation from social intrapreneurship Have you ever thought of earning rewards for reducing your carbon footprints in daily lives? Can you imagine how the impact of your little steps adds up in a quantifiable Read More
Photo Credit: Nachai Sorasee “Bootcamp for Talents of Social Innovation 2022” is one of the major activities organised by BESGO for this year. The objective of this bootcamp, as an induction, aims at nurturing a new generation of talents who are interested in exploring Read More
Business creates, and sometimes destroys, values for customers, suppliers, employees, and society. Different from the traditional profit maximisation approach, a new model of business has been emerging – a model in which a business also pays attention to the key stakeholders and Read More
Dear friends, One of our alumni is now running Carbon Wallet, a 6-month-old Hong Kong’s One-stop Reward App to Go Green! They are now hiring and looking for talents passionate about sustainability, driving behavioural change and shifting the business-consumer landscape to help Read More
Dear all, We are delighted to share the following message from ReThink HK. Should you be interested in the event, please contact Jason directly. BESGO Team Dear Students, I’m writing to introduce ReThink HK 2021 Volunteer Programme. ReThink HK is the best-attended and Read More
What pops up in your mind when you hear about big corporations? Unreachable? High entry barrier? Do you know what directions they are heading for nowadays? A key element is sustainability, which has quickly become the main focus in the long-term strategies of different corporations all across the world. The way in balancing the welfare of environment, social and governance is known as ESG developments, a new trend for all businesses to follow in this new world. Inti Wong, currently working in Chow Tai Fook Jewelry Group (CTF) as an Associate Director of Finance & Governance, is advocating the principles of ESG, as well as the practices of it, into the company’s longer-term plan. She has been advocating the integration of ESG principles and practices with the Company’s long-term development plan in order to create risk-optimized value to its stakeholders. As the idea is pretty new to the business world, Inti is a pioneer and ESG practitioner. How did she get into ESG, and how would she promote sustainable development in big corporates?
From the founder and CEO of Protech (博勝電子) to receiving numerous achievements such as the Hong Kong Ten Outstanding Youth Entrepreneurs 2019, Greater Bay Leader and Global Outstanding Youth Chinese Person 2020, it is no wonder that many would expect our MBA alumnus Pun Chi Ho, Steven to have led a smooth and successful life. What is the story behind his success?
Edith Chan is working in Social Ventures Hong Kong (SVHK). You may call her a “Social Entrepreneur”. SVHK is an inter-purpose organization which focuses on inventing, incubating and investing in social start-ups that address urban social challenges in Hong Kong through sustainable Read More