{"id":795,"date":"2020-12-07T18:11:46","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T10:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/?p=795"},"modified":"2025-06-17T13:15:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T05:15:15","slug":"time-to-invest-in-a-sustainable-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/2020\/12\/07\/time-to-invest-in-a-sustainable-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to invest in a sustainable future"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"795\" class=\"elementor elementor-795\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2d9013 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"a2d9013\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ac6944\" data-id=\"8ac6944\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-624d854 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"624d854\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Time to invest in a sustainable future<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6adec68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6adec68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From city planning to environmental protection, studies in sustainability are highly sought after and have become popular in both education and business fields<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbe4ebb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbe4ebb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b75a1fb\" data-id=\"b75a1fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8737db mi-big-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8737db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LOREM IPSUM<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ce2beb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ce2beb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-05f8db7\" data-id=\"05f8db7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-940de8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"940de8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">In today\u2019s society, the need for comprehensive understanding of the sustainability challenges facing our organisations could not be greater. Leadership in this complex environment has become more important than ever. In order to prepare our leaders of today and tomorrow we offer a diverse set of courses that cover the academic and professional requirements to enable graduates to contribute substantively to the corporate sustainability agenda.\n\nFew students are exposed to significant learning in a cross disciplinary manner or introduced to the sciences and their relationship to society and decision-making. This programme gives context to the learning about business practices, earth sciences and their link to societal issues. The courses give the learner the opportunity to travel back and forward in time in order to understand the spatial and temporal impacts of our decisions. The programme gives students exposure to expertise from various backgrounds and professions in the classroom as well as interacting on-site with local organisations.\n\nThere is a distinct advantage to seeking out a programme such as ours as it focusses in on sustainability specifically, putting it front and centre in the heart of the degree. It no longer makes sense to take a couple of courses in sustainability if the rest of the degree is made up of traditional classes that may be at odds with sustainability principles. This programme supports the development of professionals who can get things done rather than just know about sustainability issues that face organisations.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1e3dd1\" data-id=\"a1e3dd1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123b7b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"123b7b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" 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data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-adecc54\" data-id=\"adecc54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d8e6da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d8e6da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-db3a192 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db3a192\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c248ff\" data-id=\"1c248ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c544bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c544bd\" 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Leadership in this complex environment has become more important than ever. In order to prepare our leaders of today and tomorrow we offer a diverse set of courses that cover the academic and professional requirements to enable graduates to contribute substantively to the corporate sustainability agenda.\n\nFew students are exposed to significant learning in a cross disciplinary manner or introduced to the sciences and their relationship to society and decision-making. This programme gives context to the learning about business practices, earth sciences and their link to societal issues. The courses give the learner the opportunity to travel back and forward in time in order to understand the spatial and temporal impacts of our decisions. The programme gives students exposure to expertise from various backgrounds and professions in the classroom as well as interacting on-site with local organisations.\n\nThere is a distinct advantage to seeking out a programme such as ours as it focusses in on sustainability specifically, putting it front and centre in the heart of the degree. It no longer makes sense to take a couple of courses in sustainability if the rest of the degree is made up of traditional classes that may be at odds with sustainability principles. This programme supports the development of professionals who can get things done rather than just know about sustainability issues that face organisations.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From city planning to environmental protection, studies in sustainability are highly sought after and have become popular in both education and business fields<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1863,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=795"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6273,"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795\/revisions\/6273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/slgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}