This part of the website is about the amazing people that the foundation has discovered, who are working to make their environment better.
One of the most valuable outcomes of the Earth Champions Quests is the creation of an ever-expanding Knowledge Pond. Earth Champion nominations from every country are being entered into this website for access by the world community.
— Fiona Mathews, CEO at Earth Champions Foundation
“I look forward to a fossil fuel free future. It may sound strange but I would like us to use up the oil really quickly so we can get past it and start using renewable solutions for a sustainable future”, Lucy Pedler. What is your job about? I’m an architect by training, I took […]
“When you come down to your lowest ebb, it is your values and faith in yourself that will help you build up from there”, Craig White. What is your job about? The ModCell system uses straw bale and other materials to provide insulation, creating an energy passive building system. We create affordable buildings […]
“We like to find ways that make people think or feel more positive about the world”, Jak and Robert Ollet. What is your job about? We are an urban design practice with a focus on bringing sustainability into the city. All of our projects have a combination of technology, clean environmental technology and horticulture. There […]
Christine Loh is the CEO of Civic Exchange and a lawyer by training. She has been the regional managing director of a multi-national commodities trading company, and also a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council. Since 2000, she has focused on policy research. She is an international adviser to the G8+5 Climate Change Dialogue, […]
The Hong Kong Wetland Park, in support of the global Amphibian Ark campaign, launched the “2008 Year of the Frog” (YOTF) campaign in July 2008 at the Park. From July to October 2008 Hong Kong Wetlands Park held exhibitions and workshops prioritising species protection and increasing public awareness of frog conservation. There were 70,000+ visitors […]
Preamble Either we are going to die together, or we are going to live together. And if we are going to live together, we have to talk. — Eleanor Roosevelt On the premise that what the good lady was referring to is ‘have rich conversations’ or ‘conversation that matter’ … Questions arise as to how […]
DB Green is a local non-profit organisation, which supports and promotes public awareness and environmental education by concentrating on Discovery Bay’s environmental and local culture. Tracey is in charge of DB Green’s Beach Clean Ups. She is working to spread education and awareness about pollution and rubbish, by organising opportunities to clean up local beaches. […]
To utilise landfill gas (LFG) generated in NENT Landfill in a more environmentally friendly and economical way, FELT and Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas) have developed the LFG Utilisation Project to use treated LFG, also named as Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG), as a heating fuel in town gas production. SNG is produced […]
Environmental initiatives in HAECO (Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited) since 2006 Strived for the successful implementation of environmental protection measures relating to different environmental aspects: Rechargeable battery recycling collection Indoor air quality certificate Automatic lighting controls with photocells and motion cells Tree planting programme at Tai Lam Country Park Green roof Environmental management system […]
A community recycling depot has been established to collect wide spectrum of recyclable materials from the community, organisation and cooperates. Our customers involve household residents, schools, NGOs, local and international firms. We aim at establishing a recycling culture by educating people that recycling is one the easiest way to protect the environment and should be […]
Media that promotes a more sustainable and inspiring future. Positive News focuses on green, social and peace initiatives in print format. Holistic Asia promotes spiritual, health and green news. Quarterly magazine Positive News has been published in Hong Kong for five years now, since Easter 2004. It is becoming increasingly popular in the region too, […]
SPD Enterprises Limited is a Company Operations Service provider with a focus on start-ups and companies wanting to move operations offshore. We are now taking steps into making our businesses Carbon Neutral. This has now been expanded to looking into the total ecological foot print of each Business. The work involved, understanding our business operations […]
In 2008, CLP initiated a plan to plant 1 million trees over five years around the region. This commitment is underpinned by a series of care and wellness programmes to ensure that the trees not only grow in good health but also benefit the ecological, social and economic landscapes in their living environments. It also […]
The Eco-Sys Action Foundation teams up with local partners around the world to create long-lasting conservation programs that are sensitive to the needs of local people. Programs include sending kids to school, checking up their health, planting trees and establishing micro-businesses. While the pilot project started in cheetah areas in Kenya, many actions have been […]
Improving urban air quality through advocacy, education and empowering the public. Founded 11 years ago Clear The Air counts now over 1000 members through the reach of its website and Facebook profile. Actions have ranged from published articles, to speaking at Legco, education and advocacy campaigns to cut harmful and polluting emissions at the source. […]
CLP Vegetation Management – to implement a state-of-the-art tree management program in the transmission or distribution overhead line maintenance activity. The vegetation growing in the vicinity of the overhead lines will be assessed and pruned at an exact angle by professionally-trained tree climbers, using the best international arboricultural practices such as three-cut method, tree mastering, […]
Thomas Hu is a 6 year old with big solutions for problems with the environment. He is committed to the following: Reminding his mother to not use any plastic bags when they go shopping. He does not like it when people litter. Patricia Hu is a 9 year old with grave concerns about the environment. […]
10% is an energy saving initiative that serves to reduce the drastic and rapidly occurring environmental changes in the world by saving 10% of KGV’s annual electricity bill. Started up in 2006, 10% has successfully saved over HK$500,000 so far. The money will be used to benefit the students and to further environmental projects. Not […]
Happy and healthy staff form the most productive team. The “CLP Planting Your Office” is a project that integrates the concept of environmental protection into corporate management. A voluntary team of staff, from managerial to industrial, gathered together to plan and build their own green office. We aimed to enhance the colleagues’ awareness of the […]
We brought in the FuzziBunz™ brand into Hong Kong market, and actively promoted the use of reusable diapers to young Asian parents. We informed them about the health hazard, the waste accounted and the saving of using cloth diapering. We have been doing many trade shows, public events, store promotions, PR and various magazine interviews. […]
During the past three years, we had more than10,000 cloth bags created with specially designed pattern in order to attract young people to reduce plastic bag usage. This project was financed by social, industrial and educational institutions and it was initiated and executed by PAO Foundation. As a three year consecutive project, various activities have […]
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