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The 10th Power Smart Awards Presentation Ceremony
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The 10th Power Smart Awards Presentation Ceremony
was held in HKFYG Building on 9 January. Mr.
Frank Chan, Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services, was invited as the officiating guest to the
ceremony. This year, Power Smart was supported by more than 2,600
corporates. During the contest period (July - September), an
overall reduction of 6% in electricity consumption was achieved.
The 40 million kWh of electricity saved is equivalent to 28,000
tonnes of carbon dioxide.
FoE(HK) will plant trees at the source of Dongjiang for the award
winners in recognition of their support for energy saving and
carbon reduction.
Click
here for the winners list
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COP21 and Paris Agreement Seminar
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On 21 January, FoE(HK) collaborated with CUHK to
organize COP21 and Paris Agreement Seminar to analyze and review
the implications of the COP21 and Paris agreement on Hong Kong
and China. The speakers included Mr. Eric Berti, The Consul
General of Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau; Ms
Christine Loh, JP, Under Secretary for the Environment of
Environment Bureau; and Ir Albert Lai, CEO of Carbon Care Asia
and Head of HK NGO Delegation to COP21.
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EMSD has listened to Our Voice
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The EMSD has recently added the Energy Utilization
Index (EUI) for audited buildings to its webpage. The EUI is a key indicator of the building’s
electricity usage intensity per floor space area. The webpage
allows a much easier benchmark comparison among the buildings at
the finger tip, instead of the need to visit the buildings in
person.
FoE(HK) launched a similar EUI campaign in early 2015 to push the
government to improve energy usage data transparency. We are glad
that the EMSD has taken our advice into consideration.
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Charter on External Lighting
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Studies have shown that light pollution leads to
increased incidence of headaches, worker fatigue,
medically-defined stress, anxiety etc. To help minimize the light
nuisance and energy wastage problems caused by external lighting
installations, the Environment Bureau launched the Charter on
External Lighting on 11 January. Currently, nearly 1000
properties and shops have already committed to sign the Charter.
Signatories that comply with the requirement to switch off
external lighting from 11pm to 7am will be given the “Platinum
Award”, while those complying with the requirement to switch off
external lighting from midnight to 7am will be given the “Gold
Award”.
FoE(HK) encourages more corporates to sign the Charter and
fulfill corporate social responsibility.
Click
here to know more about Charter on External Lighting
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Tour at Woodside Biodiversity Education Centre
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On 29 December, Dr. Vivian Wong and Ms. Suzanne
Cheung, Chairperson and CEO of FoE(HK), were invited by the
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD), to
attend an afternoon tea gathering at the Woodside Biodiversity
Education Centre. The gathering brought together partners from
non-governmental organizations to exchange views on nature
conservation with the AFCD.
We were also given a guided tour through the Woodside
Biodiversity Education Centre. Woodside covers 3,386 square
meters. It was revitalized as the first biodiversity education
centre in Hong Kong in 2012 to foster public awareness, knowledge
and understanding of the inherent value of Hong Kong’s
biodiversity.
FoE(HK) highly recommends the Woodside Biodiversity Education
Centre to all of you. We look forward to arranging a tour for our
COOL Ambassador in the near future.
Click here for details
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“Social Responsibility and Green Economy” Forum
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Echoing the United Nations Global Compact for
sustainable and socially responsible businesses, the Social
Enterprise Research Institute (SERI) organized the Social
Responsibility and Green Economy Forum on 18 January – uniting
speakers from the government, private sectors, technology
developers, investors and NGOs to share their perspectives on how
green, low-carbon policies and innovations can be achieved in an
evolving market.
Dr. Vivian Wong, Chairperson of FoE(HK), attended as one of the
panel speakers on “How to enhance low-carbon and energy-saving
projects”. She spoke of the importance of green investments such
as the Green Climate Fund, Climate Bonds and Development Banks.
In particular, how they can drive the development of sustainable
technologies like renewable energy.
Click
here for details
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CAPITAL & CAPITAL WEEKLY Corporate Social
Responsibility Awards 2015
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On 13 January, Dr. Vivian Wong, Chairperson of
FoE(HK), was invited to be the award presenter for “CAPITAL &
CAPITAL WEEKLY Corporate Social Responsibility Awards 2015”,
which recognizes and honors enterprises for implementing
environmental factors and social commitments into their business
strategies.
Click
here for details
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Water Forum
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On 22 March, FoE(HK) will collaborate with Water
Supplies Department and CHUK Jockey Club Initiative Gaia to hold
Water Forum 2016 in Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK.
We have invited speakers from China National Research Institute,
local and overseas universities, and NGO representatives to share
their knowledge and experience, under the key theme of “Water
Security: From Dongjiang to Sponge City”. Their speeches will
cover high level national water policies, current status of
Dongjiang, and water source protection in the region.
Click
here for registration
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Earth COOL Living
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FoE(HK) has participated in “Pilot Project For
Community Involvement Broadcasting Service” launched by RTHK.
Earth COOL Living aims to inform, educate and communicate to the
public about problems of climate change and how each individual
can make a difference to save the earth by changing knowledge,
attitude and practice.
Thank you for your vote and support!
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