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A Quest for Sustainability
Speaker Name
Dr. Jeanne NG
Speaker Detail

Director of CLP Research Institute
Chair of Hong Kong Institute of Qualified Environmental Professionals Limited (HKIQEP)

Date
Time
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Venue
P4703, 4/F, Yeung Kin Man Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong

* Light Refreshments will be served starting from 5:30 p.m.

Organizer:
School of Energy and Environment
City University of Hong Kong

Abstract

The concept of 'sustainable development' was the foundation of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. This event was the beginning of an international movement for Governments around the world to commence devising and implementing action plans and strategies for moving towards a more sustainable pattern of development. Since then, the business sector has slowly been drawn into the world of sustainable development, as have the communities surrounding them. Dr Ng will share her perspectives on how and why the pace of sustainability in Hong Kong has changed drawing from her experience in the environmental and sustainability fields over the past 25 years.

About the Speaker

Dr. Jeanne NG is currently the Director of the CLP Research Institute and Chair of the Hong Kong Institute of Qualified Environmental Professionals Limited (HKIQEP). Dr. Ng holds a BSc in Toxicology from the University of Toronto and a PhD in Environmental Management from the University of Hong Kong. She has extensive experience in the environmental industry and has held senior roles in international environmental / engineering consulting companies prior to joining CLP. She was involved in most of the early Hong Kong governmental air pollution and climate strategy and policy studies and is regarded as one of Hong Kong’s experts in air and greenhouse gas emissions inventories. Dr. Ng is also a frequent guest lecturer on environmental and sustainable development issues at various Hong Kong universities.

Dr. Ng is currently a Board member of a number of organisations including the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University, the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC). She is also a Stakeholder Council Member of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and is a member of the Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) Expert Panel. She is also a member of the Project Advisory Panel for Emerging Forms of External Reporting under the International Auditing & Assurance Standards Board (IAASB).