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Knowledge Primer 7 – “Enabling the Ecosystem for Resource Circularity in the MICE Industry”

You are cordially invited to the seventh Knowledge Primer (KP) titled “Enabling the Ecosystem for Resource Circularity in the MICE Industry” under the “Partnership for Sustainability Leadership in Business” (PSLB) project, initiated by the Centre for Civil Society and Governance (CCSG) of HKU with full support from the Hongkong Bank Foundation. Hong Kong is a […]

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Seminar : Leadership and Governance for Co-creating Sustainable Solutions

Seminar – Leadership and Governance for Co-creating Sustainable Solutions The limitations of governments and markets in tackling multi-faceted problems has led to the advocacy of co-creation as a collaborative form of governance, which facilitates mutual learning and bottom-up innovation, to address wicked problems. However, leveraging actors across organisational and sectoral boundaries to engage in co-creating […]

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Sustainability Leadership and Governance: Showcasing Alumni Startups

Come find us at LG/F Centennial Campus, HKU on 16 March (Sat) to reconnect, learn, and celebrate HKU Foundation Day and Alumni Day! We will be showcasing startups and initiatives founded by our MSocSc Sustainability Leadership and Governance alumni and students under the theme of sustainable consumption and production (SDG12). The event will feature: EATcofriendly Instagram / Linkedin […]

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Empowering Sustainability Professionals: Career Talk cum admission Briefing for Master of Social Sciences in Sustainability Leadership and Governance

Join us for a discussion with our alumni who will share with us their pathway to empowering themselves with the skills to make a difference. As we experience climate change anxiety, and a weakened sense of hope, we can share how to regain a sense of agency and become positive changemakers for a sustainable today […]

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Rural Sustainability Programme – APAC Initiative for Regional Impact (AIRI): Regional Forum II (Sustaining Rural Revitalisation: Innovation and Collaboration)

Many governments around the world have now considered rural revitalisation an important strategic policy measure to combat global challenges such as urban-rural divide, climate change, and the degradation of natural resources and cultural heritage. So far, most rural revitalisation efforts have focused on disparate challenges faced by rural communities, including the demographic, socio-economic and environmental […]

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Forest Village Festival 2023

The “Forest Village Fest” will be organised annually towards the year-end to provide fun-filled events for the general public to appreciate the nature and rural beauty of Hong Kong. The festival will combine art, nature and village life, featuring harvesting, ecotours and cultural activities, as well as overnight camping. The “Forest Village Fest” will be […]

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[Call for Course Application] Sustainable Agriculture

This course focuses on introducing the basic concept and understanding of sustainable agriculture for pursuing economically viable, environmentally sound and socially responsible agriculture.

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Master of Social Sciences in Sustainability Leadership and Governance 2024/2025 – Open for Admission

With a distinctive interdisciplinary approach we prepare you for a role in the business, public or social sectors, to address sustainability challenges. Join us to advance your professional education and engage in creative problem-solving so you can be the changemaker you aspire to be. By studying sustainability you can not only follow your professional interests […]

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Building the “Scale Infrastructure” for Social Innovation and Community Resilience Open Forum cum Project Showcase

2022/12/02

14:30 - 17:30

As the world is getting more and more complex and uncertain, communities around the globe are struggling to pursue transformational changes in meeting various sustainability challenges. Apart from nurturing social entrepreneurship and innovative solutions, developing and strengthening the “scale infrastructure”—institutions, practices, ideas and people—that helps scale up innovative ideas into social impact is of major importance. Over the past decade, there have been significant efforts worldwide to develop and enhance the “scale infrastructure”, as manifested in the emergence of venture philanthropy, the proliferation of impact investment programmes, the formation of collaborative platforms and networks, the application of business practices to the social sector such as social sector franchising, and the creation of new forms of cross-sector collaboration such as the Social Impact Bond. As a closing event for the Social Innovations for Sustainable Communities (SISC) Programme, this Open Forum aims to bring insights from experiences of scaling social innovation in Hong Kong, to reflect upon what has been attained, and to explore strategies for further enhancing the scale infrastructure. Also, to celebrate the SISC Programme’s successful incubation of Sustainability Catalyzers, the teams that were incubated and supported by the Programme will exhibit their works and impact in the Project Showcase. Participants are encouraged to join the Immersion Workshops organized by the teams to gain a deeper understanding of their missions and social innovation journeys, and to explore collaboration opportunities. Event Details Date:  2 December 2022 (Friday) Time: 2:30 – 5:30 pm Venue: Yuet Ming Auditorium, The University of Hong Kong Language: Cantonese, supplemented with sign language Chit-Chat Session and Interactive Dialogue Guest Speakers Dr Anthony NG Trustee, WYNG Foundation Mr Charles CHONG Chairman, We R Family Foundation Ltd Ms Danielle TSUI Senior Vice President, Customer Proposition & Ecosystem Partnership Business Banking, Commercial Banking, Hong Kong, HSBC Moderator Professor Wai-Fung LAM Director, Centre for Civil Society and Governance, HKU Project Showcase and Immersion Workshops * Project Showcase Time : 13:00 – 17:00 Immersion Workshops Time : 16:30 – 17:30 *Only forum participants are eligible to attend. (Admission is free and quotas will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis) Register NOW

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Symposium on Seizing Opportunities for Inclusive Employment in a Time of Change

2022/11/18

00:00 - 17:00

Inclusive Career Platform of Jockey Club Collaborative Project for Inclusive Employment will hold a symposium that aims to bring together experts and stakeholders to discuss the future of work and the opportunities it presents to PWD. It also aspires to devise effective strategies for promoting inclusive employment in the new era to unleash PWD’s talents, increase workforce diversity, and raise productivity. Date: 18 November 2022 (Friday) Time: 2:30 – 5:00 pm Venue: Multi-Purpose Area, Level 2, Main Library, HKU* Language: Cantonese, supplemented with sign language Keynote Speech (1): Challenges and Opportunities for Inclusive Employment in the Age of Technology Dr Kevin LAU, MH, JP President, Hong Kong Small and Medium Enterprises Development Institute Keynote Speech (2): Exploring New Possibilities of Innovation and Technology for Cultivating Social Inclusion Dr Sunny CHAI, BBS, JP Chairman, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation Keynote Speech (3): Grasping the Market Demand to Rediscover the Opportunities of Vocational Training Dr Hon Stephen WONG Yuen-shan Senior Vice President & Executive Director of Public Policy Institute, Our Hong Kong Foundation Member, Legislative Council Panel Discussion: Opportunities in a New Era – Strategy for Promoting Inclusive Employment Panellists: Ms Honnus CHEUNG Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Mojodomo Group Mr Nelson TSE Founder & Sales and Marketing Director, Million Tech Development Limited Honorary Chairman, Hong Kong Retail Technology Industry Association Mr Duncan LIU Project Specialist, Green Tomato Limited Moderator: Professor Wai-Fung LAM Director, Centre for Civil Society and Governance, HKU Register Now Event Details Contact: 3917 4762 Ms Karen Chan / 3910 2462 Ms Jacqueline Cheung *Due to pandemic measures, there will be a limited capacity at the venue. Seats will be allocated through advance booking on a first-come-first-served basis

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Knowledge Primer 4 – “Collaboration for Driving Circular Economy in the Food & Beverage Industry”

2022/11/17

14:30 - 17:00

You are cordially invited to the fourth Knowledge Primer (KP4) titled “Collaboration for Driving Circular Economy in the Food & Beverage Industry” under the Partnership for Sustainability Leadership in Business (PSLB), initiated by the Centre for Civil Society and Governance (CCSG) of The University of Hong Kong. Seemingly efficient and convenient, the “take-make-consume-dispose” linear economy that we rely upon is taking a toll on our environment and society. This is especially evident in the resource-hungry and waste-intensive food and beverage (F&B) industry which caters for everyone’s daily needs and gastronomic desires. Reengineering the F&B value chains with the ideas of circular economy presents promising ways to design out waste and drive systemic change for sustainable development. It essentially relies on close collaborations between the F&B businesses and different value chain partners to put circularity into practice. This Knowledge Primer will shed light on the approaches to embedding circularity into F&B businesses for enhancing resilience. The KP includes keynote speeches surrounding the concept of circular economy for sustainability and business resilience, and real-life experience of putting the idea into practice in the hospitality industry’s context, as well as a panel discussion where distinguished and seasoned professionals will exchange views on the current progress, challenges, new developments and innovations needed for driving circular economy and sustainability in the F&B industry. The event details are as follows: Date: 17 November 2022 (Thursday) Time: 2:30pm – 5:00pm Venue: Atrium, The Mills Fabrica (4/F, The Mills, 45 Pak Tin Par Street, Tsuen Wan) Format: Physical* and Online via Zoom Language: Cantonese and English (with simultaneous interpretation) *Due to pandemic measures, there will be a limited capacity at the venue. Seats will be allocated through advance booking on a first-come-first-served basis. Should you be interested in participating, please reserve seat(s) via https://ccsg.hku.hk/pslb/collaboration/events/kp4/on or before 9 November 2022. You are welcome to contact Ms. Mimi Kan at Telephone: 3910-2535 / Email: pslb@hku.hk for queries.

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HKU & Meta Announce the Winners of the AR/VR Policy Research in the Asia Pacific Region

2022/09/30

Centre for Civil Society and Governance of The University of Hong Kong and Meta announced the winners of the AR/VR Policy Research in the Asia Pacific region, an initiative to help nurture solution-focused research on responsible development and application of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies. CCSG and Meta wish to thank all entities who submitted a proposal and congratulate the winners.

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Revisioning Inclusive Employment Seminar Series 2022

2022/08/15

Jockey Club Collaborative Project for Inclusive Employment hopes to invite different stakeholders and guest speakers to discuss and revision social inclusion and inclusive employment of Hong Kong through a series of thematic seminars to be organized in September 2022. The content includes: Inspiring Peers: How Career Coaches Guide People with Disabilities Power of Media: Promoting Inclusive Employment and its Strategies Dispelling Misconceptions: How Mainstream Education Impacts Social Inclusion Advancing Professionalism: Supporting the Needs of Frontline Staff in Facilitating Inclusive Employment Register Now

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Workshop Promotes Nature-Culture Approaches to Rural Sustainability

2022/08/03

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Workshop Introduces Urban-Rural Sustainability Fellowship in the Asia-Pacific

2022/08/01

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Social Innovation in Business for Good Causes

2022/07/29

15:30 - 17:30

Social entrepreneurship is one of the most effective approaches to resolving social problems and creating social impacts. In this session, our honorable guests will share how their business and operation achieve their vision and social missions through business innovations. Date: 29 July 2022 (Friday) Time: 15:30 – 17:30 Mode: Online Language: Cantonese supplemented with sign language Guest Speakers: Mr John TSANG, GBM, JP (Founder, Esperanza/Advisor Committee, StashAway/Senior Advisor, Bowtie) Mr George Chen (Managing Director, Public Policy, Meta (Facebook)) Ms Kitty Yip (Founder, Addoilmusic) Moderator: Professor Wai-fung Lam (Director, Centre for Civil Society and Governance, HKU) Register Now!

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AIRI Urban-Rural Sustainability Fellowship 2022-23 Taster Events on Socio-ecological Landscape Planning and Management

2022/07/23

AIRI Urban-Rural Sustainability Fellowship 2022-23 is a one-year incubation programme jointly organised by The University of Hong Kong, Tsinghua University, National Chengchi University, and Asian Institute of Technology. The Fellowship aims to empower and connect thought leaders and exceptional practitioners from across the Asia-Pacific region who aspire to be Change Fellows spearheading urban-rural integration and rural sustainability. Change Fellows who have successfully completed the programme will earn a Certificate of Recognition jointly issued by the four universities. They will also be eligible to enter into a competition with innovative proposals that address rural sustainability challenges. There will be a total of four awards (one laureate from Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Thailand respectively), each with a seed grant at the value of US$25,000. Event 1: Online Workshop on Integrated Nature-Culture Approaches to Rural Sustainability Date: July 23, 2022 (Saturday) Time: 14:30-16:15 (Hong Kong Time) Format: Zoom Language: English Contents: – Introduction to AIRI Fellowship Programme 2022-23 – Lecture: Sustainable Management of Socio-ecological Production Landscapes – Exercise: Re-establishing Socio-ecological Integrity of a Rural Community – Fellowship Scheme Application Instructions Trainers: – Mr Bruno Leles, Partnerships Associate, Secretariat of the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative – Ms Katie Chick, Assistant Director, Centre for Civil Society and Governance, The University of Hong Kong Fee: Free of charge Enquiry: 3917-1255 / ruralsd@hku.hk Registration: Click here Event 2: Visit to Lai Chi Wo, Mui Tsz Lam & Kop Tong on Rural Planning and Management Date: August 13, 2022 (Saturday) Time: 09:00-17:30 (Hong Kong Time) Format: Site visit Language: Cantonese supplemented with English Contents: – Introduction to AIRI Fellowship Programme 2022-23 – Guided Tour in Lai Chi Wo: The intact South China feng-shui village landscape of Lai Chi Wo and socio-economic strategies to revitalise the Lai Chi Wo cultural landscape – Site Visit to Mui Tsz Lam and Kop Tong: Planning and design challenges and opportunities for local forest villages – Fellowship Scheme Application Instructions (Round boat trip between Ma Liu Shui and Lai Chi Wo will be arranged.) Trainers: – Ms Katie Chick, Assistant Director, Centre for Civil Society and Governance, The University of Hong Kong – Mr Ryan Leung, Senior Project Officer, Centre for Civil Society and Governance, The University of Hong Kong Fee: Free of charge Quota: 20 Enquiry: 3917-1255 / ruralsd@hku.hk Registration: Click here

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