Hong Kong businesses are constantly looking for ways to add quality and value to their products and services. Increasingly, corporate leaders recognise that it makes business sense to incorporate environmental measures into their corporate agenda because environmentally friendly practices build customer satisfaction, gain community respect, increase productivity and give them an edge over competitors. Established in 1999, the Hong Kong Eco-Business Awards aim to educate organisations about the importance of environmental management and to recognise those who have already embraced the concept of environmental protection.
To encourage these organisations
to continue their good environmental initiatives, the Environmental
Campaign Committee, in collaboration with The Chinese General Chamber
of Commerce, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong
Productivity Council and the Environmental Protection Department organize the "2006 Hong Kong Eco-Business
Awards" scheme under the sponsorship from Environment and Conservation Fund. The co-organisers are: America Hong Kong Electronics Association, The British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, Business Environment Council, The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong, Consumer Council, Employers' Federation of Hong Kong, Federation of Hong Kong Industries, Federation of Hong Kong Machinery and Metal Industries, German Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong, Hong Kong & Kowloon Electrical Appliances Merchants Association Ltd., Hong Kong Apparel Society Limited, The Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies, Hong Kong Association of Textile Bleachers, Dyers, Printers and Finishers, HK-BEAM Society, Hong Kong Chamber of Small and Medium Business Ltd., The Hong Kong Chinese Importers' & Exporters' Association, The Hong Kong Construction Association Ltd., Hong Kong Electrical Appliances Manufacturers Association, The Hong Kong Electronic Industries Association, Hong Kong Housing Authority, Hong Kong Housing Society, Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, The Hong Kong Institute of Housing, Hong Kong Retail Management Association, Hong Kong Small & Medium Enterprises Development Association, Hong Kong Small and Medium Enterprises General Association, The Institution of Engineering and Technology Hong Kong, The Society of Chinese Accountants and Auditors, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited.
Hong Kong Eco-Business
Awards are designed:
to honour businesses in Hong Kong that are committed to environmental management
to educate organisations in the benefits of environmental management
Waste Reduction and Energy Conservation with particular focus on Clean Air are the main environmental themes for this year. The organisers would like to take this opportunity to inform business sector that every small step taken by them to support the clean-air and waste reduction initiatives in their daily operations can help reduce air pollution and soothe the pressure to the landfills. The organisers thus increase the weighted scores on the aspects of Waste Reduction, Energy Conservation and Clean Air. Applicant organisations which are outstanding in these aspects in their operations will obtain higher scores in the assessment process.
In addition, there
is a Wastewi$e
Scheme to commend and recognise waste reduction efforts of commercial
and industrial companies and to promote waste minimisation, collection/recycling
of recyclables and buying/manufacturing of recycled products.
