Starting a Business with a Purpose, ESG
[This is a talk in Changemaker Gear Up Training Series (GUTS)]
Business success is often defined as maximizing shareholder value or creating profits. But the purpose of a business could be something else. And how can one strike a balance between making profits and making a positive impact to the community?
More than a buzzword, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is an important component in creating value and measuring non-financial impacts of a company. Adopting an ESG framework and creating a "Business with a Purpose" help a business from reducing risk and lowering costs to improving reputation and attracting new customers. What is the process like, in real practice, to empower customers for sustainable consumption and create value for companies at the same time?
Ms Juliana Lam, the Founder & Managing Director of Julius Group, and the Founder & President of INNOTIER, will speak about her entrepreneurial journey of establishing a business in the sustainability industry and the challenges of transforming a conventional manufacturing business with setting ESG and building a "Business with a Purpose" as the core values. Ms Lam will also share her experiences in influencing the consumers and promoting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Be inspired and become a changemaker!
Speaker:
Ms. Rebecca Ngan
Founder of the Mongrel Club and an experienced animal-welfare practitioner, has since her childhood been engaged with domestic pet cats and spouted her love for animals.
She spent almost two decades promoting animal welfare at the SPCA and she also founded the Mongrel Club dedicated to promoting Mongrels, the mixed breed dogs which had once been much prejudiced by the local community.
Witnessing the growing degree of inclusiveness towards pets, Rebecca looks forward to seeing a more pet-friendly Hong Kong with policies supporting pets and their owners being formulated in years to come.
Remarks:
1. Complete 3 GUTS talks/workshops to get a certificate of participation.
2. Priority will be given to HKUST Connect registrants (Start your changemaking journey with HKUST Connect: https://connect.hkust.edu.hk/joinus).
3. To avoid interruption and hindering the progress of the session, facilitators may not admit new participants who are late for more than 10 minutes.
4. [CORE1905] This is a recognized event in the "Self-directed Experience" component of CORE1905: Behavioral Foundations of University Education: Habits, Mindsets, and Wellness. You need to attend the event in full to get 1 hour.