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Environment identifies needs and evaluates issues; encourages members to pursue opportunities to benefit and improve the environment. It also aims to promote the interests of AmCham and its member companies and raise awareness of environmental issues affecting business and quality of life in Hong Kong.

Publication:

Paying For a Cleaner Bus Fleet: How the Goverment can Break the Log Jam

Air Quality in Hong Kong
Annual Environmental Survey
Regional Pollution Abatement Initiatives
20 Ways to Save the Planet

Learn more about Hong Kong's electronic waste reduction program: https://www.wastereduction.gov.hk/en/

Committee Meeting:
Committee usually meets on the first Tuesday of each month.

Committee Chair:

Bradley Punu

Committee Vice Chair:

Rick Morse
Head of Environmental Strategy & Development
CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd

Charlie Wellins
Vice President, Ocean, Asia Pacific
CEVA Logistics

 

Members, if you would like to sign up or remove yourself for the Environment committee, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

Past Events:

Event Date

Title

Speaker(s)

May 8, 2012The New AQOs: Balancing the Optimal with the Achievable * Anissa Wong, JP, Permanent Secretary for the Environment / Director of Environmental Protection, HKSAR Government
* W C Mok, Assistant Director, Environmental Protection Department, HKSAR Government
* Mike Kilburn, Head of Environmental Strategy, Civic Exchange
* Timothy J. Peirson-Smith, Managing Director, Executive Counsel (HK) Ltd. (Moderator)
Apr 26, 2012Growth of the Automotive Industry in Asia's Emerging Markets * Hal Feder
Director of Operations, Ford Export & Growth
Ford Motor Company
Apr 26, 2012China Water Risk: A liquidity crunch of the real kind? * Debra Tan
Director
China Water Risk
Mar 19, 2012Employing Collective Action to Change the World - Make a Difference Without Quitting Your Day Job * Scott Lawson
CEO
SOW Asia
Mar 6, 2012The Business Case for Green: ROIs for Solar Thermal, Renewables, Heat Pumps and more (Updated Topic) * Courtney Davies, Regional Development Director, Sunmark Asia Pacific
* Mona Ip, Vice President- Business Development, GreenLink Global
Feb 27, 2012From Responsibility to Opportunity – Environmental Innovation in Business Strategy * Dr. Joanne C. H. Yeung
Senior Consultant - Sustainability
Carbon Care Asia Ltd.
Feb 07, 2012Global Warming and Typhoon Activity in Asia * Professor Johnny Chan
Dean, School of Energy and Environment and Director, Guy Carpenter Asia-Pacific Climate Impact Centre
City University of Hong Kong
Jan 26, 2012AmCham Environment Committee Meeting (AmCham Members Only)

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Jan 10, 2012Impact of Climate Change on Hong Kong Businesses Rachel Fleishman, Director, Climate Change Business Forum, Business Environment Council

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2011/2010 Events:

 

 

 

Event Date

Title

Speaker(s)

Nov 1, 2011Carbon Finance: The Capital Value of the Environment Shane Spurway, Head of Natural Resources & Climate Change, Asia Pacific, Cadogan Capital Advisors Ltd.
Oct 22, 2011Hong Kong International Coastal Cleanup Challenge

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Oct 4, 2011A Vision for Trash Free Seas: the Hong Kong International Coastal Cleanup Nissa Marion, Project Director, Ecovision Asia
Sep 6, 2011Turning Glass and Construction & Demolition (C&D) Wastes into Usable Construction Materials Dixon Chan, Director, TIOSTONE Environmental Limited
Aug 8, 2011Monthly Networking Cocktail

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Aug 2, 2011Building from Success in Tibet - The Pendeba Society: A proven approach to nature conservation and community development that empowers communities to shape their futures Caroline Hsiao Van, Trustee, Future Generations China
Jul 5, 2011Update on Electric Vehicles in Hong Kong Ron Chung, Group Environmental Manager, CLP Holdings Ltd.
Sei Liu, Business Development Manager, Tesla Motors HK Ltd.
Jun 7, 2011Carbon Finance: The Capital Value of the Environment
Shane Spurway
Head of Climate Change and Natural Resources
Cadogan Capital Advisors, Hong Kong
May 19, 2011Kermit Says, "It's Not Easy Being Green!”: Innovations in Green DatacentersLeif Nielsen, Cloud Solution Architect, APAC, Data Center Group, Intel Corporation
May 17, 2011Energy Efficiency Investments In A Pension Fund Asset Allocation – A Case StudyMichael Friedlander, COO/CFO, APG Asset Management Asia, Ltd.
May 5, 2011The Politics of Environmental Change in Hong Kong The Hon. Audrey Eu, Legislative Councillor
Prof. Bill Barron, Division of Environment, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Apr 19, 2011Embracing the Challenge Towards Sustainable PowerRichard Lancaster, Managing Director, CLP Power Hong Kong
Apr 15, 2011Overview of Waste Management in Hong KongFrank Wan , Partner, ERM Hong Kong Ltd.
Mar 10, 2011Small and Medium Sized Enterprises’ (SMEs) Contribution to a More Sustainable Future?Timothy Peirson-Smith, Managing Director, Executive Counsel Ltd
Mar 3, 2011Renewable Energy – Bringing Certainty to a High Profile, but Uncertain World with Power Predictor- Graham Brant, CEO, Better Generation Group Ltd
- Kiron Chatterjee, CEO, BPI Asia Ltd
Feb 8, 2011Member Discussion Meeting

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Jan 27, 2011Air Pollution of Buses and Road Transport: Potential Solutions Evan Auyang, Deputy Managing Director, The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (“KMB”)
Jan 21, 2011Site visit to Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station

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Dec 7, 2010How Children Can Make a Difference for the EnvironmentNicola Newbery, Chair, Friends of Hoi Ha (FOHH) and Trustee, Sulaman Wetland Sanctuary
Dec 1, 2010The Greening Directive: What Franchised Buses Can Do (and How You Can Help) Evan Auyang, Deputy Managing Director, The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB)
Nov 2, 2010Sustainable Construction: Sharing the Challenges
Shirlee May Algire, Group Sustainability and CSR Manager, Gammon Construction Ltd.
Oct 5, 2010Update of CLP’s Electric Vehicles (EVs) Programme Ron Chung, Manager-Strategy & Planning, Electric Mobility Development, CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd.
Sep 20, 2010Hazards Management Planning and Climate Change Adaptation Dr. Gavin Smith, Executive Director, Center for the Study of Natural Hazards and Disasters, University of North Carolina (UNC)
July 6, 2010

Challenges and Opportunities from Hong Kong’s Transition to a Low-carbon Economy

Richard Lancaster
Managing Director
CLP Power

June 17, 2010Sustainable Risk and Asset Management - with a special focus on the recent WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) James Pearson, CEO, Pacific Risk Advisors
May 4, 2010Assessing the Best Energy Technologies and New Transportation Strategies of the Future Jay Hakes, Director, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum
Apr 27, 2010Overview of EPA’s International Collaboration Mechanisms Justin Harris, Program Specialist, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of International and Tribal Affairs (OITA
Apr 23, 2010Planning of Future Communities (Eco-cities)Dr. Anne Kerr, Environment Division, Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Ltd.
Mar 22, 2010

How Much Is Air Quality Really Costing Us?

Anthony J. Hedley, BBS, JP, MBChB, MD, FRCP
Department of Community Medicine, School of Public Health
The University of Hong Kong
Mar 2, 2010Implementing Environmental Management System and Carbon Audit: Opportunities & Challenges Jor Fan, Environmental Management System (EMS) Manager, Langham Place, Mongkok
Feb 2, 2010Tackling Environmental Issues in AsiaSophie le Clue, Director, ADM Capital Foundation
Jan 5, 2010Copenhagen Update Douglas Woodring, Co-Founder and Director, Project Kaisei

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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