Our Environment
| Hopewell and Green Ladies Joint Hands in Promoting Green Diet among Our Staff | | | 22 Nov 2012
Hopewell Holdings Limited (“Hopewell”) is jointly organized “Green Ladies x Green Lunch" with our community partner, Green Ladies at Hopewell Centre on 22 November 2012. The green luncheon offers a taste of organic dishes and promotes a sustainable attitude towards a low-carbon life. The event raises staff awareness of environmental protection and educates them on green living. 38 participants join the green luncheon, practice green living and donate 40 pieces clothes, accessories to Green Ladies. The donations received in this event will provide additional funding for Green Ladies.
Green Ladies is the first eco social enterprise, operated by St. James’ Settlement, aims to achieve environmental and social change through fashion reuse and for capability enhancement. Green Ladies Shop is a good platform for shoppers, helps shoppers to achieve the concept of restyling and provides training opportunity to middle-aged ladies for people enhancement. |
| Hopewell Joined WWF-Hong Kong Corporate Membership Programme “Gold Member” | | | 25 Oct 2012
Hopewell Holdings Limited (“Hopewell”) dedicates resources on Corporate Social Responsibility issues and puts priority on encouraging sustainable development in the community according to a well-established set of core sustainability values including Environment and Sustainable Hong Kong. Hopewell joined WWF-Hong Kong Corporate Membership Programme as a Gold Member this year.
Last year, Hopewell supported different activities of WWF-Hong Kong including “Earth Hour”, “Low-carbon Office Operation Programme (LOOP), etc and will support the environmental conservation activities continuously. |
| Hopewell Promotes Green Driving and Organizes “Take a Brake” Seminar | | | 16 Oct 2012
As part of its continuous efforts in fulfilling its corporate social responsibility (“CSR”) initiative on environment protection, Hopewell Holdings Limited (“Hopewell”) organized “Take a Brake” seminar and invited Mr. Edwin Lau, the Assistant Director of Friends of the Earth (HK) as the speaker, explaining the environmental problems in Hong Kong. 29 staff members attended the seminar which aimed to encourage them to aware the community environment. |
| Hopewell Becomes the First Corporation in Hong Kong to Purchase New Renault Electric Vehicle with Zero Carbon Dioxide Emission | | | 06 Sep 2012
Hopewell Holdings Limited (“Hopewell”) has purchased a new Renault FLUENCE Z.E.100% electric vehicle (“EV”) to further strengthen its EV fleet. As part of its continuous efforts in fulfilling its corporate social responsibility (“CSR”) initiatives on environment protection and corporate sustainability, Hopewell strongly supports the use of EVs to promote cleaner air by reducing roadside emissions. A car delivery ceremony was held at Hopewell Centre in Wan Chai earlier for the delivery of the very first one among the first batch of newly-arrived FLUENCE Z.E. EVs in Hong Kong, which has zero carbon dioxide emission.
As a pioneer in the use of electric vehicles, Hopewell introduced the first hybrid vehicle to the company car fleet in 2006, followed by the purchase of two EVs, i-MiEV & LEAF in 2010 and 2011 respectively. With the new FLUENCE Z.E., HHL has a total of three 100% electric vehicles in its EV fleet, two of them equipped with cross-border licenses, in hopes of bringing the green living concepts to Mainland China.
Mr. William Wong, Executive Director of Hopewell, said, “We have consistently been promoting a low carbon and energy saving lifestyle by taking the lead in introducing zero carbon dioxide emission’s EVs. To further our efforts in environmental protection and cleaner air promotion, we gradually expand our EV fleet and install electric vehicle chargers in our commercial and residential properties. We aspire to influence our peers and other companies, and join us in using green vehicles for a sustainable environment in the future.” |
| Hopewell Sponsors “Hopewell-Yan Oi Tong Green Adventure—Mount Everest Programme” | | | 22 Jul 2012
Hopewell Holdings Limited ("Hopewell") has been the title sponsor of "Hopewell-Yan Oi Tong Green Adventure - Mount Everest programme 2012". This programme gave Hong Kong secondary school students a chance to join an expedition to Mount Everest and learn about environmental protection.
Developing the potential of students
The sponsorship signifies Hopewell’s commitment to youth development and promotion of environmental protection. It is believed that through the provision of professional training and exposure, the potential of the youths will be unleashed alongside the embedding vision in environmental protection.
Providing valuable experience
The "Hopewell-Yan Oi Tong Green Adventure—Mount Everest programme 2012", organised by Yan Oi Tong, selected a hundred students from local secondary schools and trained them as "environmental protection ambassadors". Among them, 20 participants were chosen to join an expedition to Mount Everest at Tibet, where they carried out environmental protection activities.
The University of Hong Kong’s Institute of Human Performance provided professional training for the participants. Dr. Rebecca Lee, a well-known Polar Explorer, was an honorary advisor for this year’s expedition programme. The expedition has been highly supported by the Environment Bureau and the Environmental Protection Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government. |
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