Happenings

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations are rapidly reshaping the retail landscape across Asia Pacific, driven by evolving consumer expectations and mounting environmental challenges. According to the KPMG GS1 Navigating the Future of Seamless Commerce in Asia Pacific (2024) report[1], only 11% of consumers in 14 Asia-Pacific markets stated that sustainability does not influence their […]

Under the Jockey Club Collaborative Project for Inclusive Employment, the Centre for Civil Society and Governance are pleased to get involved in formulating the assessment criteria of Diverse Abilities · Inclusive Workplace Recognition Scheme and “Caring Employer” Medal as announced in the Chief Executive’s 2024 Policy Address. Held on 10 October 2025, the presentation ceremony […]

We are proud to announce that five outstanding Master of Social Sciences in Sustainability Leadership and Governance (SLG) students are graduating with the Facebook Scholarship in Public Policy and Sustainability Leadership and the Centre for Civil Society and Governance Scholarship (CCSG Scholarship) in recognition of their exceptional academic achievement. The 2024-25 scholarship nominees are: For […]

The discussion forum was successfully held on 30th August 2025 at The University of Hong Kong, bringing together over 120 young talents from AmCham’s Future Leaders Program, as well as students and graduates from HKU’s MSocSc Sustainability Leadership and Governance programme to learn from sustainability experts and business professionals the driving factors as well as […]

On 30 August 2025, the Centre for Civil Society and Governance hosted an engaging orientation at Bijas— a vegetarian restaurant on campus that adheres to inclusive employment and food waste reduction—to welcome the 2025-26 cohort of the MSocSc in Sustainability Leadership & Governance (SLG) programme. This event served as a valuable opportunity for incoming students […]

As one of the founding members of the Asia-Pacific Higher Education Network for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage (APHEN-ICH), we are pleased to have attended the network’s International Field School hosted by the Mongolian National University of Arts and Culture (MNUAC) in partnership with ICHCAP and the APHEN-ICH Secretariat between 21-26 August 2025. Mongolian Nomadic Culture […]

New Co-Directors for the Master of Social Sciences in Sustainability Leadership and Governance! We are thrilled to announce Dr Winnie Law and Dr Vivian Chu as the new Co-Directors of our Master of Social Sciences in Sustainability Leadership and Governance. Dr Winnie Law is the Deputy Director and Principal Lecturer at the Centre. Her expertise […]

Professor Wai Fung Lam, Dr. Jessica Williams and Dr. Vivian Chu attended the 20th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (June 15–21, 2025). Relating to the Centre’s Forest Village project, Jessica presented on “Participatory Approaches to Ecosystem Service Assessment: Integrating Community Assessment […]