https://www.scmp.com/rss/512867/feed Insights and takeaways from Climate Change Hong Kong Summit 2022, SCMP's first climate event held on June 16-17 en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Consumers are embracing greener shopping options and are demanding brands to build a more sustainable future. New research by Bain & Company found that 90% of consumers in Asia-Pacific are willing to spend a premium on sustainable products - showing brands that sustainability is important. Also, consumers are increasingly moving online, choosing to purchase their goods and services through e-commerce platforms rather... https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/climate-change-hong-kong-summit-2022/article/3197813/how-e-commerce-platforms-are-making-it-easier-brands-be-more-sustainable?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/climate-change-hong-kong-summit-2022/article/3197813/how-e-commerce-platforms-are-making-it-easier-brands-be-more-sustainable?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:00:18 +0000 [Sponsored Article] Before Covid-19 sparked the great working from home experiment – proving that old ways are not necessarily the best ways - the role of the workplace was already under scrutiny. Two years of the pandemic served to underscore what HR departments already knew: that employees, in particular the young generation, have different expectations for the working environment than those who have gone before. During a panel discussion at SCMP’s Melo Summit 2022, Bessie Lee, CEO of JLL in... https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/climate-change-hong-kong-summit-2022/article/3187577/shaping-future-work?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/climate-change-hong-kong-summit-2022/article/3187577/shaping-future-work?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Aug 2022 02:33:27 +0000 [Sponsored Article] Plastic pollution is set to worsen. A 2022 OECD report estimates that the total amount of global plastic waste will almost triple by 2060 and two-thirds are short-lived items including plastic packaging. Also, plastic leakages are set to double by 2060, furthering concerns about plastic pollution in our marine ecosystem. The latest scientific research also found that microplastics on the deep ocean floor were more abundant than expected and now serve as the “oceans’ garbage... https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/climate-change-hong-kong-summit-2022/article/3187269/how-impact-retail?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/climate-change-hong-kong-summit-2022/article/3187269/how-impact-retail?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Aug 2022 04:46:56 +0000 [Sponsored Article] In tackling the challenge of climate change, every industry must play its part, but clearly certain sectors bear a heavier share of the responsibility.  For instance, in Hong Kong, around 60 per cent of carbon emissions are from electricity generation, with a further 20 per cent from transport, so attention naturally focuses on what’s being done there – and with what degree of urgency – to implement plans, reengineer processes, and meet the necessary targets.    “If you can... https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/climate-change-hong-kong-summit-2022/article/3186515/clp-power-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/climate-change-hong-kong-summit-2022/article/3186515/clp-power-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Jul 2022 16:00:24 +0000 [Sponsored Article] Carbonbase was started by a team of passionate technologists, designers, and finance professionals who were deeply concerned about the urgency of effective climate change action. Having attended the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties, we were inspired by the energy of youth, but frustrated by the glacial speed of policy formation. We wanted to create a platform to drive big change in corporate and governmental action. Today, our team of climate and decarbonization experts has... https://www.scmp.com/events/business/topics/climate-change-hong-kong-summit-2022/article/3184555/be-change-make-change?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/events/business/topics/climate-change-hong-kong-summit-2022/article/3184555/be-change-make-change?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Jul 2022 08:35:18 +0000 More companies in Asia are adopting a rigorous international framework for disclosing climate risk, resulting in fewer companies seeing the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, vote against re-election of their directors, its regional head of investment stewardship said during a panel discussion. The move towards the globally comparable TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) framework is a welcome one, said Amar Gill, managing director and head of investment stewardship... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3182134/climate-change-blackrock-votes-against-fewer-directors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3182134/climate-change-blackrock-votes-against-fewer-directors?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Jun 2022 04:00:25 +0000 Cities are responsible for more than two-thirds of the carbon pollution behind rising temperatures and climate change. Many are taking action to be environmentally friendly and Hong Kong was an early starter and is among the front-runners in Asia. As the South China Morning Post’s first summit on the issue has highlighted, that proactive stance puts it in a strong position to be the premier green finance centre for the Greater Bay Area and region. With continued investment by the government and... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3182233/hong-kong-poised-help-china-reach-its-climate-change-goals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3182233/hong-kong-poised-help-china-reach-its-climate-change-goals?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:00:16 +0000 Hong Kong needs to inject greater urgency into efforts to develop electric-vehicle (EV) infrastructure to keep up with soaring sales and meet its 2050 carbon-neutrality goal. While the government has dangled some carrots to encourage the private sector drive towards electrification, auto sector executives foresee bottlenecks stalling progress. “How to cope with the slowly growing infrastructure with the fast growing sales [of electric cars] is one of the issues that we need the government to... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3182161/climate-change-hong-kong-government-must-step-efforts-develop-ev-charging?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3182161/climate-change-hong-kong-government-must-step-efforts-develop-ev-charging?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Jun 2022 13:15:15 +0000 Hong Kong is well placed to become a regional carbon credits trading hub matching the financing needs of greenhouse gas reduction projects in China with global investors and emitters, according to experts. But an important prerequisite for trading to flourish is the setting up of a trading regime with international quality assurance standards, panellists at the SCMP Climate Change Summit said on Friday. “Hong Kong has adopted international best practices in bond and stocks trading, attracting a... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3182121/climate-change-hong-kong-well-placed-act-go-between-carbon-credits-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3182121/climate-change-hong-kong-well-placed-act-go-between-carbon-credits-market?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Jun 2022 11:00:16 +0000