Beyond Borders Learning Series

Course Objectives:

Riding on the momentum of our recent fruitful trip to Sydney, we are now getting ready for our next BBL trip. This time it will be to Hong Kong – a city known for sound government support towards innovative waste management and environmental sustainability practices; good participation from the community and ground-up endeavours, as well as successful “from research to implementation” solutions.

WMRAS endeavours to begin each Beyond Borders Learning trip with the end in mind for all participants to be able to:

  • Be equipped with strategic insights on integrating environmental and social sustainability into business models
  • Explore cases and innovations in waste management, circular economy, and environmental technologies, linking relevance to Singapore’s context
  • Appreciate cross-border ESG trends, regulatory landscapes, and stakeholder engagement strategies
  • Foster leadership for sustainability-driven workforce transformation

Programme Outline for Hong Kong:

  • 3.5 Days of Lectures and Workshops by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) on Net Zero Institute on Valorisation, Carbon, Waste Management in Hong Kong, Challenges and Opportunities
  • Visit To ReThink HK
  • Business Dialogues
  • Technical Site Visits
  • Cultural Visit to Jockey Club – The Conservancy Association Urban Foresty Green Hub and the Nam Cheong Urban Park

Minimum Entry Requirement:

  1. Management, Middle managers and/or supervisors holding full-time or concurrent roles relating to sustainability within their own and/or their clients’ premises
  2. Could be performing other functions (for example, retail, facilities, property management, operations, sustainability and Environment, Health & Safety (EHS), etc.)
  3. Should possess a basic understanding of waste management, recycling, sustainability
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