Hong Kong Sustainable Development Index (HKSDI) 

Our SD Initiatives

Canadian Chamber's Sustainable Development Initiatives

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong has a long history of raising awareness of sustainability issues and engaging the community to improve our quality of life.  Highlights of our key initiatives and accomplishments on sustainable development include:

1996: Chamber’s Environment Committee renamed Sustainable Development Committee in 2002.

1999: Founding member of the Hong Kong Business Coalition on the Environment (BCE)

2001: Organised first multi-stakeholder workshop, entitled Building a Sustainable Community Conference, to identify priorities and actions for furthering HK’s sustainable development.

2002: Organised follow-on multi-stakeholder workshop to review previous priorities and identify the top 10 priorities for HK’s sustainable development as part of the HKSAR Government’s International Symposium on Sustainable Development.

2002: Results of the Engaging the Community Workshop and its stakeholder engagement process recognized by legislators and the Chief Secretary, the Honourable Donald Tsang, as part of the motion debate on a Local Agenda 21 sustainable development strategy for Hong Kong

2003: Launch of a business sector initiative on Corporate Social Responsibility.

2003: Development of the Hong Kong Sustainable Development Index by partnering with City University of Hong Kong to survey the Hong Kong community on the importance and performance of key SD issues and to track Hong Kong’s progress in furthering sustainability in Hong Kong.

Stakeholder Engagement Initiatives

On the 10th and 11th of June, 2002 over 100 stakeholders from the business, governmental, academic, environmental, social and community sectors came together to identify their priorities for furthering sustainable development in Hong Kong at the Engaging the Community Workshop.

This workshop was organized by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, on behalf of the Hong Kong Business Coalition on the Environment (BCE) and with the Hong Kong Council of Social Service and the HKSAR Sustainable Development Unit.  It was an important part of the HKSAR Government’s International Symposium on Sustainable Development.  

It was also a follow-on event from the 2001 Building a Sustainable Community Conference, also organized by the Canadian Chamber on behalf of the BCE.  The main objectives of these two initiatives were to: (1) bring stakeholders from all sectors of the community together to share views in an open, engaging and facilitated discussion process; and (2) to reach consensus among these different sectors on an initial framework for furthering the sustainable development in Hong Kong.