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Hong Kong’s maritime upgrading: Prof. Mike LAI Kee-hung outlines four key priorities

Hong Kong’s maritime upgrading: Prof. Mike LAI Kee-hung outlines four key priorities

Prof. Qiang Wu’s Research Team Awarded the Sole NSFC Key Project in Accounting for 2026 (Chinese Only)

吳強教授團隊獲批2026年度國家自然科學基金會計領域唯一重點專案 國家自然科學基金委員會於2026年8月26日公佈2026年度集中接收申請專案評審結果，香港理工大學環境，社會，和治理促進研究中心主任兼會計及金融學院副院長吳強教授的重點項目「人工智慧技術介入下資訊披露行為機理研究」獲批立項成會計領域的唯一重點專案。這是本年度國家自然科學基金會計領域唯一的重點專案，也是理大本年度獲批的唯一一項重點專案，標誌著理大在會計與人工智慧交叉領域取得重要突破。 人工智慧將如何改變上市公司的資訊披露行為？這是會計與人工智慧交叉領域的核心命題。當前，人工智慧正深度嵌入資本市場運行體系，推動資訊生產、傳播與定價機制發生結構性變革。與此同時，中國證監會正積極探索「人工智慧+資本市場」，推動人工智慧在監管科技、市場分析等領域的深度應用。傳統以人類決策者為中心的披露邏輯與均衡結構面臨重塑。 吳教授團隊的項目正是圍繞這一核心問題展開，依循「技術嵌入—行為重塑—市場反應—監管回應」的分析思路，系統探討人工智慧介入下資訊披露行為的演化機理。專案將從三個層面展開研究： 資訊生產、披露決策與市場定價：厘清人工智慧介入對資訊披露行為及市場訊息效率的整體影響，刻畫人機協同條件下披露成本收益結構的變化； 管理層披露動機與策略選擇：基於代理理論、信號理論與行為理論，分析不同介入強度下管理層披露動機、文本生成邏輯與策略選擇的調整機制，揭示演算法能力提升與策略性表達之間的博弈關係； 多元主體演算法嵌入差異：圍繞企業人工智慧技術應用、投資者演算法決策與監管智慧審查等情境，比較多元主體演算法嵌入差異對資訊均衡結構的影響。 上市公司資訊披露行為對保護投資者利益、保障資本市場有效運行至關重要。本專案從技術嵌入視角重新審視披露行為的演化邏輯，有助於拓展會計資訊品質與資本市場效率研究的理論邊界，為智慧時代的資訊披露制度設計提供學理支撐。

PolyU and EY Renew MoU to Advance ESG and Sustainability Talent Development 15 Sep 2026

PolyU and EY Renew MoU to Advance ESG and Sustainability Talent Development PolyU and Ernst & Young Advisory Services Limited (EY) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 15 September 2026, further deepening collaboration in environmental, social and governance (ESG) and sustainability. The renewed agreement underscores both parties’ commitment to nurturing future leaders, strengthening knowledge exchange, and promoting best practices in ESG for Hong Kong and beyond. The MoU was signed by Prof. Nancy Su, Head of the School of Accounting and Finance, and Mr Benny Cheung, EY Hong Kong and Macau Managing Partner. Also witnessed by Dr Laura Lo, Associate Vice President (Institutional Advancement), and Mr Jack Chan, EY China Chairman and Greater China Regional Managing Partner.  Professor Qiang Wu, Director of the Research Centre for ESG Advancement (RCESGA), also attended the ceremony and delivered remarks, introducing the Centre and sharing its vision for future collaboration with EY in talent development and knowledge exchange, bridging academic insights with professional practice. Since the partnership began in 2021, PolyU and EY have built a strong foundation in advancing ESG initiatives, talent development, and knowledge transfer. Under the renewed MoU, PolyU will continue to promote forward-looking academic insights and industry practices through thematic research exchanges and the sharing of research findings. EY will provide professional guidance and regular engagement opportunities for students of the School of Accounting and Finance, enabling them to apply academic knowledge in real-world business contexts. Looking ahead, PolyU and EY will actively engage in industry forums, professional training programmes, and academic seminars, while exploring broader opportunities such as student internships, talent recruitment, and professional development initiatives. Together, the two institutions aim to nurture high-calibre ESG professionals and contribute to Hong Kong’s sustainable future. Media Coverage: 安永與理大續簽合作備忘錄，攜手培育ESG及可持續發展人才 – 經濟通  安永與理大續簽合作備忘錄，攜手培育ESG及可持續發展人才 – 香港經濟日報 安永與理大續簽合作備忘錄培育ESG及可持續發展人才 – 華富財經 安永與理大續簽合作備忘錄 培育ESG及可持續發展人才 – 匯港通訊  理大与安永续签合作备忘录 携手培育ESG及可持续发展人才 – 紫荆号  理大與安永續簽合作備忘錄 攜手培育ESG及可持續發展人才 – 紫荊號  安永攜手香港理工大學續簽備忘錄 深化ESG及可持續發展領域合作 – 股市漁夫  理大與安永續簽合作備忘錄 攜手培育ESG及可持續發展人才– 香港理工大學  PolyU and EY renew MoU to advance ESG and sustainability talent development – The Hong Kong Polytechnic University  TRANSLATE with x English Arabic Hebrew Polish Bulgarian Hindi Portuguese Catalan Hmong Daw Romanian Chinese Simplified Hungarian Russian Chinese Traditional Indonesian Slovak Czech Italian Slovenian Danish Japanese Spanish Dutch Klingon Swedish English Korean Thai Estonian Latvian Turkish Finnish Lithuanian Ukrainian French Malay Urdu German Maltese Vietnamese Greek Norwegian Welsh Haitian Creole Persian TRANSLATE with COPY THE URL BELOW Back EMBED THE SNIPPET BELOW IN YOUR SITE Enable collaborative features and customize widget: Bing Webmaster Portal Back     This page is in English       Translate to         Abkhazian Acehnese Acholi Afar Afrikaans Albanian Alur Amharic Arabic Armenian Assamese Avaric Awadhi Aymara Azerbaijani Balinese Baluchi Bambara Baoulé Bashkir Basque Batak Batak Simalungun Batak Toba Belarusian Bemba Bengali Betawi Bhojpuri Bikol Bosnian Breton Bulgarian Buryat Cantonese Catalan Cebuano Chamorro Chechen Chichewa Chuukese Chuvash Corsican Crimean Tatar Crimean Tatar (Latin) Croatian Czech Danish Dari Dinka Divehi Dogri Dombe Dutch Dyula Dzongkha English English (USA) Esperanto Estonian Ewe Faroese Fijian Filipino Finnish Fon French French (Canadian) Frisian Friulian Fulah Ga Galician Georgian German Greek Guarani Gujarati Haitian Creole Hakha Falam Hausa Hawaiian Hebrew Hiligaynon Hindi Hmong Hungarian Hunsrik Iban Icelandic Igbo Ilocano Indonesian Inuktitut Inuktitut (Latin) Irish Italian Jamaican Patois Japanese Javanese Jingpho Kalaallisut Kannada Kanuri Kapampangan Kazakh Khasi Khmer Kiga Kikongo Kinyarwanda Kokborok Komi Konkani (Latin) Korean Krio Kurdish (Kurmanji) Kurdish (Sorani) Kyrgyz Lao Latgalian Latin Latvian Ligurian Limburgish Lingala Lithuanian Lombard Luganda Luo Luxembourgish Macedonian Madurese Maithili Makassarese Malagasy Malay Malay (Arabic) Malayalam Maltese Mam Manx Maori Marathi Mari Marshallese Marwari Mauritian Creole Meitei/Meetei (Mayek) Minangkabau Mizo Mongolian Myanmar (Burmese) N'Ko Bambara Nahuatl Ndau (Zimbabwe) Ndebele Nepali Newari Northern Sami Norwegian Nuer Occitan Odia Oromo Ossetian Pangasinan Papiamento Pashto Persian Polish Portuguese Portuguese (Portugal) Punjabi Punjabi (Arabic) Q'eqchi' Quechua Romani Romanian Rundi Russian Samoan Sango Sanskrit Santali Santali (Latin) Scots Gaelic Sepedi Serbian Sesotho Seychellois Creole Shan Shona Sicilian Silesian Simplified Chinese Sindhi Sinhala Slovak Slovenian Somali Spanish Sundanese Susu Swahili Swati Swedish Tahitian Tajik Tamazight Tamazight (Latin) Tamil Tatar Telugu Tetum Thai Tibetan Tigrinya Tiv Tok Pisin Tongan Traditional Chinese Tshiluba Tsonga Tswana Tulu Tumbuka Turkish Turkmen Tuvan Twi Udmurt Ukrainian Urdu Uyghur Uzbek Venda Venetian Vietnamese Waray Welsh Wolof Xhosa Yakut Yiddish Yoruba Yucatec Maya Zapotec Zulu   Always translate English to Never translate English Never translate sc2.polyu.edu.hk

The Inaugural RCESGA ESG Leadership Talk Successfully Held

1st RCESGA ESG Leadership Talk Successfully Held The Research Centre for ESG Advancement (RCESGA) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) successfully hosted the inaugural RCESGA ESG Leadership Talk on Friday, 11 September 2026, at M1603, Li Ka Shing Tower. Established on 1 January 2026, RCESGA marked the Talk as its first public flagship event since inception, and the official launch of the ESG Leadership Talk Series — an interdisciplinary platform engaging faculty and students across the University. The event was organised by RCESGA and School of Accounting and Finance (AF), with support from the PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR) and Faculty of Business (FB). The Talk featured Dr SHEN Peng, Founder, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Chief Executive Officer of Waterdrop Inc. (NYSE: WDH), as the keynote speaker. An Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award 2024 recipient, Dr Shen has long been committed to advancing inclusive insurance and healthcare services through technology. Dr Tai-fai LAM, Chairman of the Council, President Prof. Jin-Guang TENG and Deputy President and Provost Prof. Wing-tak WONG were among the senior PolyU leaders in attendance. Prof. Wong delivered the welcoming remarks on behalf of the University. He said that, at PolyU, an innovative world-class university with a strong commitment to social responsibility, higher education plays a vital role in preparing future leaders to address pressing global challenges—from sustainable development and social equity to ethical governance. He added that ESG is no longer a corporate consideration alone; it is central to how the University educates, conducts research, and serves society. He expressed his support and encouragement for RCESGA and the Talk series. In his address, “Technology Empowers Inclusive Protection: A Review of Waterdrop’s Decade-long Exploration as a Social Enterprise,” Dr Shen shared his entrepreneurial journey, the opportunities brought by the age of artificial intelligence (AI), and Waterdrop’s experience in advancing inclusive protection and fulfilling social responsibility. He reflected that Waterdrop was founded out of a concern for real social needs and the practical challenges facing people’s daily lives, with the aim of enabling more families to access affordable protection through innovative technology. He emphasised that true inclusiveness lies not only in providing services, but also in recognising the different circumstances and needs of different families, and offering more targeted support accordingly. Dr Shen also observed that AI can help improve operational efficiency and reduce information loss in communication, yet in understanding social realities, building trust, and demonstrating empathy, human interaction remains an irreplaceable core value in real-world service delivery. During the Q&A session, faculty and students actively raised questions on the future development of ESG, the application of AI, corporate social responsibility, and youth entrepreneurship, and engaged in an in-depth exchange with Dr Shen. The discussion was lively and warmly received. The ESG Leadership Talk Series offered PolyU faculty and students a valuable opportunity to engage directly with industry leaders. Building on the success of the inaugural session, RCESGA will continue to organise future talks featuring leading practitioners and thought leaders from diverse sectors. PolyU faculty members and students are encouraged to stay tuned for upcoming events. Event Highlight: https://youtu.be/ui4Jb6Tg42U?si=VObIu3_YKCTWu-p7 Related coverage Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19iVEZ8eDp/ LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/p/gNTrWaps WeChat: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/D9gMpbj4rR1K6SD88M0u7A Rednote: http://xhslink.com/o/83KBL2yFeaP School of Accounting and Finance (AF) News: https://polyu.hk/crFBj AF Photo Gallery: https://polyu.hk/ZkttD   首屆 RCESGA ESG 領航者分享講座圓滿舉行 香港理工大學（理大）環境，社會，和治理促進研究中心（RCESGA）於2026年9月11日（星期五）在理大成功舉辦首屆 「RCESGA ESG 領航者分享講座」（RCESGA ESG Leadership Talk）。 RCESGA 於2026年1月1日成立，是次講座為中心成立後舉辦的首個活動，標誌着此向全校師生開放的跨學科知識交流平台「ESG領航者分享講座」（ESG Leadership Talk）正式啟動。 活動由 RCESGA 与會計與金融學院（AF）主辦，並獲香港理工大學高等研究院（PAIR）、理大商學院（FB）全力支持，共同推動 ESG 知識交流與跨學科合作。 是次講座邀請了水滴公司（Waterdrop Inc.，NYSE: WDH）創始人、董事長兼首席執行官沈鵬博士（Dr SHEN Peng）擔任主講嘉賓。沈博士為理大校友及「2024年傑出理大校友獎」得主，長期致力運用科技創新，推動普惠保險及醫療健康服務發展，在金融科技與健康保障領域具有深遠影響力。 校董會主席林大輝博士、理大校長滕錦光教授及常務及學務副校長黃永德教授等親臨出席，支持是次活動。黃永德教授代表大學致歡迎辭，指出 ESG 已深度融入理大的教學、研究與社會服務。他亦強調，理大作為具強烈社會責任感的世界級創新型大學，高等教育在培養未來領袖應對可持續發展、社會公平與道德治理等全球挑戰中扮演重要角色，並對 RCESGA的工作及「ESG領航者分享講座」系列予以支持與鼓勵。 沈博士以「科技助力普惠保障：水滴十年社會企業探索的復盤」為題發表演講，分享其創業歷程、人工智能時代帶來的機遇，以及企業在推動普惠保障與履行社會責任方面的實踐經驗。他回顧創辦水滴的初心，源於對社會真實需求與民生痛點的關注，希望透過創新科技讓更多家庭獲得可負擔的保障服務。他強調，真正的普惠不僅在於提供服務，更在於確實看見不同家庭的處境與差異，理解其實際需要，從而提供更具針對性的支援。沈博士亦指出，人工智能有助提升工作效率及降低資訊傳遞過程中的損耗，但在理解社會現況、建立信任以及展現同理心方面，人與人之間的互動仍是現實服務場景中難以被取代的核心價值。在問答環節，參與師生踴躍就 ESG未來發展、人工智能應用、企業社會責任及青年創業等議題提問，與沈博士深入交流，現場討論氣氛熱烈。 「ESG 領航者分享講座」系列為理大師生提供與業界領袖直接交流的機會，RCESGA 將繼續舉辦更多場次，歡迎理大師生關注和支持。 活動精華：https://youtu.be/ui4Jb6Tg42U?si=VObIu3_YKCTWu-p7 相關報道 Facebook：https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19iVEZ8eDp/ LinkedIn：https://lnkd.in/p/gNTrWaps 微信公眾號：https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/D9gMpbj4rR1K6SD88M0u7A 小紅書：http://xhslink.com/o/83KBL2yFeaP 會計及金融學院新聞：https://polyu.hk/crFBj 會計及金融學院活動相冊：https://polyu.hk/ZkttD   TRANSLATE with x English Arabic Hebrew Polish Bulgarian Hindi Portuguese Catalan Hmong Daw Romanian Chinese Simplified Hungarian Russian Chinese Traditional Indonesian Slovak Czech Italian Slovenian Danish Japanese Spanish Dutch Klingon Swedish English Korean Thai Estonian Latvian Turkish Finnish Lithuanian Ukrainian French Malay Urdu German Maltese Vietnamese Greek Norwegian Welsh Haitian Creole Persian TRANSLATE with COPY THE URL BELOW Back EMBED THE SNIPPET BELOW IN YOUR SITE Enable collaborative features and customize widget: Bing Webmaster Portal Back     This page is in English       Translate to         Abkhazian Acehnese Acholi Afar Afrikaans Albanian Alur Amharic Arabic Armenian Assamese Avaric Awadhi Aymara Azerbaijani Balinese Baluchi Bambara Baoulé Bashkir Basque Batak Batak Simalungun Batak Toba Belarusian Bemba Bengali Betawi Bhojpuri Bikol Bosnian Breton Bulgarian Buryat Cantonese Catalan Cebuano Chamorro Chechen Chichewa Chuukese Chuvash Corsican Crimean Tatar Crimean Tatar (Latin) Croatian Czech Danish Dari Dinka Divehi Dogri Dombe Dutch Dyula Dzongkha English English (USA) Esperanto Estonian Ewe Faroese Fijian Filipino Finnish Fon French French (Canadian) Frisian Friulian Fulah Ga Galician Georgian German Greek Guarani Gujarati Haitian Creole Hakha Falam Hausa Hawaiian Hebrew Hiligaynon Hindi Hmong Hungarian Hunsrik Iban Icelandic Igbo Ilocano Indonesian Inuktitut Inuktitut (Latin) Irish Italian Jamaican Patois Japanese Javanese Jingpho Kalaallisut Kannada Kanuri Kapampangan Kazakh Khasi Khmer Kiga Kikongo Kinyarwanda Kokborok Komi Konkani (Latin) Korean Krio Kurdish (Kurmanji) Kurdish (Sorani) Kyrgyz Lao Latgalian Latin Latvian Ligurian Limburgish Lingala Lithuanian Lombard Luganda Luo Luxembourgish Macedonian Madurese Maithili Makassarese Malagasy Malay Malay (Arabic) Malayalam Maltese Mam Manx Maori Marathi Mari Marshallese Marwari Mauritian Creole Meitei/Meetei (Mayek) Minangkabau Mizo Mongolian Myanmar (Burmese) N'Ko Bambara Nahuatl Ndau (Zimbabwe) Ndebele Nepali Newari Northern Sami Norwegian Nuer Occitan Odia Oromo Ossetian Pangasinan Papiamento Pashto Persian Polish Portuguese Portuguese (Portugal) Punjabi Punjabi (Arabic) Q'eqchi' Quechua Romani Romanian Rundi Russian Samoan Sango Sanskrit Santali Santali (Latin) Scots Gaelic Sepedi Serbian Sesotho Seychellois Creole Shan Shona Sicilian Silesian Simplified Chinese Sindhi Sinhala Slovak Slovenian Somali Spanish Sundanese Susu Swahili Swati Swedish Tahitian Tajik Tamazight Tamazight (Latin) Tamil Tatar Telugu Tetum Thai Tibetan Tigrinya Tiv Tok Pisin Tongan Traditional Chinese Tshiluba Tsonga Tswana Tulu Tumbuka Turkish Turkmen Tuvan Twi Udmurt Ukrainian Urdu Uyghur Uzbek Venda Venetian Vietnamese Waray Welsh Wolof Xhosa Yakut Yiddish Yoruba Yucatec Maya Zapotec Zulu   Always translate English to Never translate English Never translate sc2.polyu.edu.hk

Launch of the Hong Kong Climate Awareness: Public Understanding, Risk Perception, and Readiness for a Low-Carbon Future

Launch of the Hong Kong Climate Awareness: Public Understanding, Risk Perception, and Readiness for a Low-Carbon Future The Research Centre for ESG Advancement (“RCESGA”) and the School of Accounting and Finance at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (“PolyU”), in collaboration with Bank of China (Hong Kong) (“BOCHK”), released a joint research report titled Hong Kong Climate Awareness: Public Understanding, Risk Perception and Readiness for a Low-Carbon Future. Public understanding of climate-related issues and public participation are critical as Hong Kong advances towards its carbon neutrality goals. The research report draws on an online survey of 2,000 adult residents from all 18 districts in the Hong Kong, with quotas applied across age, gender, broad geographical area, education and housing type. It provides an in-depth analysis of public awareness of climate change, perceptions of local climate risks, behavioural responses in daily life, and views on climate policies and green finance. Based on the survey data, the research team developed and launched the Hong Kong Climate Awareness Index (HKCAI), a composite indicator for assessing climate awareness among Hong Kong residents across three dimensions, including foundational understanding of climate change, awareness of local climate impacts, and perceptions of climate-related risks. Rather than serving as a tool for assessing factual knowledge, the HKCAI provides a structured baseline for identifying differences across population groups, tracking changes over time, and providing data-driven support for public education and policymaking. The HKCAI recorded a mean score of 74.67 out of 100, indicating a certain level of general awareness of climate issues among Hong Kong residents. The index provides a quantitative framework for assessing climate awareness, while highlighting areas where further improvement is needed, underscoring the importance of continued public education and capacity building. Professor Wing-tak Wong, Deputy President and Provost of PolyU, said, “Public understanding and participation are essential to the success of Hong Kong’s green transition. This joint study provides evidence that can help turn climate awareness into action. By combining the research capabilities of universities with the expertise and reach of the financial sector, we can support practical, inclusive and trusted pathways towards a low-carbon future.” Professor Qiang Wu, Director of RCESGA and Professor and Associate Head (Research) of the School of Accounting and Finance at PolyU, said, “Public climate awareness should not be viewed as a single score or a fixed condition. It develops through personal experience, access to information, and changes in policy and financial choices. The value of this study lies in providing a basis for observing these changes over time and helping future education, policy and market initiatives respond more closely to Hong Kong’s evolving needs.” Professor Nan Yang, Associate Professor of Finance at the School of Accounting and Finance, PolyU, said, “Only 23% of respondents selected banks or financial institutions as a preferred source of climate information, while 8% selected schools or universities. These figures point to an important opportunity. Universities generate climate knowledge and educate future professionals, while banks connect climate issues with financing decisions and green financial products. Both can play a stronger role in climate communication by making reliable information more accessible, deepening public understanding and encouraging climate-friendly action.” Stephen Chan, Deputy Chief Executive of BOCHK, said, “Banks play a vital role in advancing ESG development. As many as 80% of respondents considering banks’ ESG  investment important, while about 70% believe that banks can make an even greater contribution to addressing climate change. This underscores the high expectations that society places on financial institutions. BOCHK will continue to play a leading role by offering a broader range of innovative green finance solutions, promoting greater transparency and disclosure, and strengthening its role in climate education. We remain committed to supporting a more sustainable future.”  For more information and to download the full report, please visit: https://www.bochk.com/dam/esg/download/Research-Paper/Hong-Kong-Climate-Awareness-Public-Understanding-Risk-Perception-and-Readiness-for-a-Low-Carbon-Future.pdf Coverage and related links Released during Hong Kong Green Week 2026, the report has also been featured in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s recap of the week’s key initiatives. - Hong Kong Monetary Authority – Keynote speech at BOCHK Green Forum 2026: https://www.hkma.gov.hk/eng/news-and-media/speeches/2026/09/20260908-1/ - Hong Kong Monetary Authority – Recap of Hong Kong Green Week 2026 (LinkedIn): https://lnkd.in/p/gDP5dpMe PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR): https://polyu.hk/fnoPs School of Accounting and Finance (AF), PolyU: https://polyu.hk/IECPU RCESGA LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/p/gpwE-kHM WeChat (ESG PolyU): https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/_q7_8Gh2-n51lXenRDNvcQ Sing Tao Headline: https://www.stheadline.com/ad-activity/3615216 Oriental Daily: https://polyu.me/3SAOO1l Bastille Post: https://polyu.me/3SR5YYE Yahoo: https://polyu.me/4yrrsdB Quamnet: https://polyu.me/4xOI4w6 AASTOCKS: https://polyu.me/4cBEzjZ Money18: https://polyu.me/4xXLNHu Stockfisher: https://polyu.me/4cxqy74 Infocast Financial Newswire: https://polyu.me/3UKdghl     理大聯同中銀香港發佈《香港氣候意識調研：公眾理解、風險感知與低碳未來》研究報告 香港理工大學（「理大」）環境，社會，和治理促進研究中心與會計及金融學院，聯同中國銀行（香港）（「中銀香港」），發佈聯合研究報告《香港氣候意識：公眾理解、風險感知與低碳未來的準備》。 隨着香港正邁向碳中和目標，公眾對氣候議題的認知及參與至關重要。本次研究基於一項涵蓋全港18區、共2,000名成年居民的網上調查，並按年齡、性別、地域、教育程度及住屋類型等因素設定配額，旨在深入探討香港市民對氣候變化的瞭解程度、對本地氣候風險的感知、日常生活中的應對行為，以及對氣候政策與綠色金融的看法。 研究團隊根據本次調查結果，首次構建並發佈「香港氣候意識指數」（Hong Kong Climate Awareness Index, HKCAI），作為評估市民氣候意識水平的綜合指標。該指數涵蓋三大範疇，包括對氣候變化的基本認識、對本地氣候影響的認知，以及對氣候相關風險的理解。HKCAI不僅是一項評估公眾氣候知識的工具，更提供具系統性的基準指標，用以識別不同群體之間的差異、追蹤意識水平的變化，並為公眾教育與政策制定提供數據支持。HKCAI的整體平均分為74.67（滿分為100分），反映香港市民對氣候議題已具備一定程度的整體認知水平。該指數為量化評估公眾氣候意識提供基礎，同時反映部分範疇仍有進一步提升空間，突顯持續推動公眾教育及能力建設的重要性。 理大常務及學務副校長黃永德教授表示：「公眾的理解與參與，對香港實現綠色轉型至關重要。這項聯合研究為推動氣候意識轉化成行動提供實證基礎。通過結合大學的研究實力，以及金融業的專業知識及客戶覆蓋面，我們可共同推動務實、包容且可信賴的低碳未來路徑。」 理大環境，社會，和治理促進研究中心主任、會計及金融學院教授兼副院長（研究）吳強教授表示：「公眾氣候意識不應被視為單一數值或固定狀態。它會隨個人經驗、所獲取資訊，以及政策與理財選擇的改變而逐步發展。這項研究的價值，在於為持續觀察這些變化提供基礎，有助未來在制定教育、政策及市場措施上，更貼近香港社會不斷演變的需要。」 理大會計及金融學院金融學副教授楊楠教授表示：「只有23%受訪者優先選擇銀行或金融機構作為獲取氣候資訊的來源，選擇學校或大專院校的則為8%。這些數字反映了一個重要機遇─大學是氣候知識的搖籃，以培育未來專業人才；銀行則能把氣候議題連結理財決策與綠色金融產品。兩者均可在推動氣候意識中發揮更大角色，透過提供更易獲取的可靠資訊，可深化公眾認識，並鼓勵氣候友善行動。」 中銀香港副總裁陳文表示：「銀行在推動ESG發展中擔當重要角色，高達80%受訪市民認為銀行在ESG領域的投入甚為重要，約70%受訪市民認為銀行在應對氣候變化方面能夠發揮更大作用，這充分反映社會對金融機構的殷切期望。中銀香港會持續發揮引領作用，致力為廣大市民提供更多元及創新的綠色金融產品及服務、更公開及透明的資訊，並積極加強本行在氣候教育中的角色，致力支持可持續未來。」   如需查閱更多資料及下載報告全文（只有英文版），請瀏覽： https://www.bochk.com/dam/esg/download/Research-Paper/Hong-Kong-Climate-Awareness-Public-Understanding-Risk-Perception-and-Readiness-for-a-Low-Carbon-Future.pdf。 發布及相關連結 報告於香港綠色週2026 期間發布，並獲香港金融管理局在其活動回顧中提及本週重點舉措。 香港金融管理局－中銀香港綠色論壇 2026 主題演講：https://www.hkma.gov.hk/eng/news-and-media/speeches/2026/09/20260908-1/ 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PolyU ranks among leading universities in multiple RGC funding schemes, underscoring distinctive research leadership

PolyU ranks among leading universities in multiple RGC funding schemes, underscoring distinctive research leadership   Four research projects of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), all led by PAIR scholars, have received support from the Research Grants Council’s (RGC) funding exercises in 2026/27, amassing total funding of over HK$124 million.  PolyU ranks high among local universities in terms of the number of funded projects: two interdisciplinary artificial intelligence (AI) projects supported by the Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) will drive the development of green fuels and corporate AI risk management, while the other two, supported by the Areas of Excellence (AoE) Scheme and the Strategic Topics Grant (STG) respectively, cover the fields of smart manufacturing and the silver economy. PolyU will continue to harness its research prowess, advancing high-quality socio-economic development for the benefit of society.   The AoE Scheme aims to provide support to universities funded by the University Grants Committee to build upon their existing strengths and develop them into areas of excellence. The purpose of the TRS is to focus academic research on themes of strategic importance to Hong Kong’s long-term development, while the STG supports collaborative research in specific areas which can help address important issues for Hong Kong. The University’s projects that were awarded funding are as follows:   Project Coordinator Project Title Funding Areas of Excellence (AoE) Scheme Prof. George Q. HUANG Director of Research Institute for Advanced Manufacturing (RIAM) Chair Professor of Smart Manufacturing of Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Centre of Smart Manufacturing   Approximately HK$47.88 million Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) Prof. WANG Lianzhou Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) Chair Professor of Energy Materials of Department of Chemistry Intelligent Artificial Photosynthesis   Approximately HK$48.83 million Prof. TIAN Feng Member of Research Centre for Environmental, Social, and Governance Advancement (RCESGA) Associate Professor of School of Accounting and Finance Managing AI Risk for Businesses in Hong Kong Approximately HK$10.84 million Strategic Topics Grant (STG) Prof. BAI Xue Management Committee Member of Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA) Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI) Professor of Department of Applied Social Sciences Empowering an Inclusive, Age-Friendly Silver Economy in Hong Kong: From Longitudinal Evidence to Intergenerational Multi-stakeholder Action HK$16.63 million   Press release: English – https://polyu.me/4hnG7S3; Chinese – https://polyu.me/4pNfhos   Online coverage: South China Morning Post – https://polyu.me/44SgFwq Mirage News – https://polyu.me/4yI56W9 Wen Wei Po – https://polyu.me/4bl1pvL; https://polyu.me/3U1ixk2 Bauhinia – https://polyu.me/4h45uYT   理大科研項目獲研資局多個計劃支持 項目數量居院校前列 彰顯領先科研地位   香港理工大學（理大）四個由PAIR學者領導的研究項目，在研究資助局（研資局）2026/27年度的多個資助計劃中，合共獲得逾港幣1.24億元資助。理大獲支持項目數量居本地院校前列，當中包括：兩個人工智能跨學科項目獲「主題研究計劃」支持，將促進綠色燃料及企業AI風險管理發展；另有兩個項目分別獲「卓越學科領域計劃」及「策略專題研究資助金」支持，涵蓋智能製造及銀髮經濟領域。理大將繼續運用其卓越科研優勢，推動經濟及社會高質量發展，造福社群。   「卓越學科領域計劃」旨在協助教資會資助大學鞏固及發揮香港在研究方面的現有優勢，使其發展為卓越學科領域；「主題研究計劃」的目的是集中學術研究力量，對香港長遠發展具策略重要性的主題進行研究；而「策略專題研究資助金」則資助有助香港應對重要課題的協作研究項目。理大獲資助項目詳情如下：   項目統籌者 項目名稱 資助額 卓越學科領域計劃 黃國全教授 先進製造研究院院長 工業及系統工程學系智能製造講座教授 智能製造研究中心 約港幣4,788萬   主題研究計劃 王連洲教授 潘樂陶慈善基金智慧能源研究院成員 化學系能源材料講座教授 能人工光合作用 約港幣4,883萬元 田丰教授 環境，社會，和治理促進研究中心成員 會計及金融學院副教授 香港的人工智能商業風險管理研究 約港幣1,084萬元 策略專題研究資助金 白雪教授 智齡研究院管理委員會成員 潘樂陶慈善基金智慧城市研究院成員 應用社會科學系教授 賦能香港共融與年齡友善銀髮經濟：從縱向實證到跨代多元行動 港幣1,663萬元   新聞稿：https://polyu.me/4pNfhos   網上報導： 南華早報 - https://polyu.me/44SgFwq Mirage News - https://polyu.me/4yI56W9 文匯報 - https://polyu.me/4bl1pvL；https://polyu.me/3U1ixk2 紫荊雜誌社 - https://polyu.me/4h45uYT   TRANSLATE with x English Arabic Hebrew Polish Bulgarian Hindi Portuguese Catalan Hmong Daw Romanian Chinese Simplified Hungarian Russian Chinese Traditional Indonesian Slovak Czech Italian Slovenian Danish Japanese Spanish Dutch Klingon Swedish English Korean Thai Estonian Latvian Turkish Finnish Lithuanian Ukrainian French Malay Urdu German Maltese Vietnamese Greek Norwegian Welsh Haitian Creole Persian TRANSLATE with COPY THE URL BELOW Back EMBED THE SNIPPET BELOW IN YOUR SITE Enable collaborative features and customize widget: Bing Webmaster Portal Back     This page is in Simplified Chinese       Translate to         Abkhazian Acehnese Acholi Afar Afrikaans Albanian Alur Amharic Arabic Armenian Assamese Avaric Awadhi Aymara Azerbaijani Balinese Baluchi Bambara Baoulé Bashkir Basque Batak Batak Simalungun Batak Toba Belarusian Bemba Bengali Betawi Bhojpuri Bikol Bosnian Breton Bulgarian Buryat Cantonese Catalan Cebuano Chamorro Chechen Chichewa Chuukese Chuvash Corsican Crimean Tatar Crimean Tatar (Latin) Croatian Czech Danish Dari Dinka Divehi Dogri Dombe Dutch Dyula Dzongkha English English (USA) Esperanto Estonian Ewe Faroese Fijian Filipino Finnish Fon French French (Canadian) Frisian Friulian Fulah Ga Galician Georgian German Greek Guarani Gujarati Haitian Creole Hakha Falam Hausa Hawaiian Hebrew Hiligaynon Hindi Hmong Hungarian Hunsrik Iban Icelandic Igbo Ilocano Indonesian Inuktitut Inuktitut (Latin) Irish Italian Jamaican Patois Japanese Javanese Jingpho Kalaallisut Kannada Kanuri Kapampangan Kazakh Khasi Khmer Kiga Kikongo Kinyarwanda Kokborok Komi Konkani (Latin) Korean Krio Kurdish (Kurmanji) Kurdish (Sorani) Kyrgyz Lao Latgalian Latin Latvian Ligurian Limburgish Lingala Lithuanian Lombard Luganda Luo Luxembourgish Macedonian Madurese Maithili Makassarese Malagasy Malay Malay (Arabic) Malayalam Maltese Mam Manx Maori Marathi Mari Marshallese Marwari Mauritian Creole Meitei/Meetei (Mayek) Minangkabau Mizo Mongolian Myanmar (Burmese) N'Ko Bambara Nahuatl Ndau (Zimbabwe) Ndebele Nepali Newari Northern Sami Norwegian Nuer Occitan Odia Oromo Ossetian Pangasinan Papiamento Pashto Persian Polish Portuguese Portuguese (Portugal) Punjabi Punjabi (Arabic) Q'eqchi' Quechua Romani Romanian Rundi Russian Samoan Sango Sanskrit Santali Santali (Latin) Scots Gaelic Sepedi Serbian Sesotho Seychellois Creole Shan Shona Sicilian Silesian Simplified Chinese Sindhi Sinhala Slovak Slovenian Somali Spanish Sundanese Susu Swahili Swati Swedish Tahitian Tajik Tamazight Tamazight (Latin) Tamil Tatar Telugu Tetum Thai Tibetan Tigrinya Tiv Tok Pisin Tongan Traditional Chinese Tshiluba Tsonga Tswana Tulu Tumbuka Turkish Turkmen Tuvan Twi Udmurt Ukrainian Urdu Uyghur Uzbek Venda Venetian Vietnamese Waray Welsh Wolof Xhosa Yakut Yiddish Yoruba Yucatec Maya Zapotec Zulu   Always translate Simplified Chinese to Never translate Simplified Chinese Never translate sc2.polyu.edu.hk

Prof. WU Qiang featured in Sing Tao Daily on ESG

Prof. WU Qiang featured in Sing Tao Daily on ESG   Prof. WU Qiang, Director of Research Centre for Environmental, Social, and Governance Advancement (RCESGA), Associate Dean of School of Accounting and Finance, recently gave an exclusive interview to Sing Tao Daily, sharing his insights on the latest developments in environmental, social, and governance (ESG). Prof. Wu emphasised that ESG is by no means merely a “public relations expense”. When integrated into core operations, financial strategy and risk management, ESG can yield tangible returns and foster long-term competitiveness. Prof. Wu noted that multinational brands are increasingly tightening their supply chain standards, making a robust ESG framework an essential prerequisite for entering global supply chains and securing green financing. Businesses, he suggested, must pivot from “passive compliance” to “strategic integration”, focusing on high-impact operational areas such as energy efficiency and route optimisation. For resource-constrained small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Prof. Wu cautioned against simply replicating the practices of large corporations. Instead, SMEs should adopt a pragmatic, targeted approach, prioritising initiatives with clearly measurable outcomes, such as waste reduction and fuel efficiency. Furthermore, businesses can leverage affordable smart tools, such as Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and Artificial Intelligence, to enhance data management efficiency, reduce administrative costs and enable forward-looking decision-making. Finally, Prof. Wu reminded businesses not to overstate their ESG performance.  Citing cases involving financial institutions such as DWS and Vanguard, which faced hefty penalties over greenwashing allegations, he noted that the greatest risk in advancing ESG lies in making commitments that exceed an organisation’s capabilities. Management must “ensure accuracy in communication first, then substantiate it with solid data”, thereby building stakeholder trust through transparency and authentic reporting. Online coverage: Sing Tao Daily - [Link]     吳強教授接受《星島頭條》專訪 談環境、社會及企業治理   香港理工大學環境，社會，和治理促進研究中心主任兼會計及金融學院副院長吳強教授近日接受《星島頭條》專訪，分享對環境、社會及企業治理（ESG）發展趨勢的見解。吳教授強調，ESG絕非純粹的「公關開支」；若能將其納入企業營運、財務與風險管理，將可轉化為實質的商業回報與長遠競爭力。 吳教授指出，隨著跨國品牌相繼收緊供應鏈標準，完善的ESG體系已成為打入國際供應鏈與爭取綠色融資的必要門檻。他建議企業應由「被動合規」轉為「戰略融合」，聚焦能源效率或路線優化等核心議題。 針對資源有限的中小企，吳教授建議切忌照搬大企業模式，應採取「小切口」策略，優先從減廢、油耗等較易量化的項目著手。同時，企業可善用光學字符識別（OCR）及人工智能等低成本智能工具，提升數據管理效率、降低行政成本，從而實現「前瞻決策」。 吳教授提醒企業切忌誇大ESG表現。他以海外金融機構如DWS及Vanguard曾因涉及「漂綠」（greenwashing）而面臨重罰為例，指出企業推動ESG最忌「承諾超出能力」。管理層必須「先把話說準，再把數據做實」，以透明真實的數據贏取持份者信任。 網上報導：星島頭條 - [Link]               TRANSLATE with x English Arabic Hebrew Polish Bulgarian Hindi Portuguese Catalan Hmong Daw Romanian Chinese Simplified Hungarian Russian Chinese Traditional Indonesian Slovak Czech Italian Slovenian Danish Japanese Spanish Dutch Klingon Swedish English Korean Thai Estonian Latvian Turkish Finnish Lithuanian Ukrainian French Malay Urdu German Maltese Vietnamese Greek Norwegian Welsh Haitian Creole Persian TRANSLATE with COPY THE URL BELOW Back EMBED THE SNIPPET BELOW IN YOUR SITE Enable collaborative features and customize widget: Bing Webmaster Portal Back     This page is in Simplified Chinese       Translate to         Abkhazian Acehnese Acholi Afar Afrikaans Albanian Alur Amharic Arabic Armenian Assamese Avaric Awadhi Aymara Azerbaijani Balinese Baluchi Bambara Baoulé Bashkir Basque Batak Batak Simalungun Batak Toba Belarusian Bemba Bengali Betawi Bhojpuri Bikol Bosnian Breton Bulgarian Buryat Cantonese Catalan Cebuano Chamorro Chechen Chichewa Chuukese Chuvash Corsican Crimean Tatar Crimean Tatar (Latin) Croatian Czech Danish Dari Dinka Divehi Dogri Dombe Dutch Dyula Dzongkha English English (USA) Esperanto Estonian Ewe Faroese Fijian Filipino Finnish Fon French French (Canadian) Frisian Friulian Fulah Ga Galician Georgian German Greek Guarani Gujarati Haitian Creole Hakha Falam Hausa Hawaiian Hebrew Hiligaynon Hindi Hmong Hungarian Hunsrik Iban Icelandic Igbo Ilocano Indonesian Inuktitut Inuktitut (Latin) Irish Italian Jamaican Patois Japanese Javanese Jingpho Kalaallisut Kannada Kanuri Kapampangan Kazakh Khasi Khmer Kiga Kikongo Kinyarwanda Kokborok Komi Konkani (Latin) Korean Krio Kurdish (Kurmanji) Kurdish (Sorani) Kyrgyz Lao Latgalian Latin Latvian Ligurian Limburgish Lingala Lithuanian Lombard Luganda Luo Luxembourgish Macedonian Madurese Maithili Makassarese Malagasy Malay Malay (Arabic) Malayalam Maltese Mam Manx Maori Marathi Mari Marshallese Marwari Mauritian Creole Meitei/Meetei (Mayek) Minangkabau Mizo Mongolian Myanmar (Burmese) N'Ko Bambara Nahuatl Ndau (Zimbabwe) Ndebele Nepali Newari Northern Sami Norwegian Nuer Occitan Odia Oromo Ossetian Pangasinan Papiamento Pashto Persian Polish Portuguese Portuguese (Portugal) Punjabi Punjabi (Arabic) Q'eqchi' Quechua Romani Romanian Rundi Russian Samoan Sango Sanskrit Santali Santali (Latin) Scots Gaelic Sepedi Serbian Sesotho Seychellois Creole Shan Shona Sicilian Silesian Simplified Chinese Sindhi Sinhala Slovak Slovenian Somali Spanish Sundanese Susu Swahili Swati Swedish Tahitian Tajik Tamazight Tamazight (Latin) Tamil Tatar Telugu Tetum Thai Tibetan Tigrinya Tiv Tok Pisin Tongan Traditional Chinese Tshiluba Tsonga Tswana Tulu Tumbuka Turkish Turkmen Tuvan Twi Udmurt Ukrainian Urdu Uyghur Uzbek Venda Venetian Vietnamese Waray Welsh Wolof Xhosa Yakut Yiddish Yoruba Yucatec Maya Zapotec Zulu   Always translate Simplified Chinese to Never translate Simplified Chinese Never translate sc2.polyu.edu.hk

Don't Let ESG Become a "Costly PR Stunt" — PolyU Professor Urges SMEs to Turn Compliance Costs into Returns Through AI

【Media Interview】Don't Let ESG Become a "Costly PR Stunt" — PolyU Professor Urges SMEs to Turn Compliance Costs into Returns Through AI Prof. Wu Qiang, Director of Research Centre for Environmental, Social, and Governance Advancement (RCESGA), Associate Dean of School of Accounting and Finance, was recently interviewed by Sing Tao Daily to share his views on how enterprises can avoid ESG becoming a superficial PR exercise — or worse, drifting into "greenwashing" controversy. Prof. Wu pointed out that when companies rely solely on external processes and surface-level data without genuine internal follow-through, their disclosures amount to little more than a promise unbacked by substance. He stressed that ESG should not be treated as mere packaging, but fully integrated with core business strategy so it can translate into tangible commercial returns and long-term competitiveness. For SMEs with limited resources, he suggested starting with a "small and focused" approach — prioritising data that is highly relevant and easily quantifiable to their own operations, rather than chasing every metric at once. He also highlighted how AI can help enterprises shift ESG practice from "after-the-fact reporting" to "forward-looking decision-making," reducing the administrative burden of report preparation while more precisely identifying high-emission areas and potential supply chain disruptions. Citing enforcement cases against firms in the US, he cautioned that the real danger for enterprises pursuing ESG is not moving too slowly, but making promises that outpace their actual capabilities — commitments must always be backed by verifiable data. Online coverage: Sing Tao Daily - [Link]   【媒體專訪】拒讓ESG淪為「燒錢公關騷」 理大教授倡中小企善用AI 化合規成本為回報 香港理工大學環境，社會，和治理促進研究中心主任兼會計及金融學院副院長吳強教授日前接受《星島日報》專訪，分享企業如何避免ESG淪為表面工夫，甚至因盲目跟風而陷入「漂綠」爭議。 吳教授指出，若企業只顧及外部流程和底層數據的支持，而未落實於企業內部，這樣的承諾就只會構成「漂綠」。他強調，ESG絕非單純裝飾，若能與核心業務策略徹底融合，絕對可轉化為實質的商業回報及長遠競爭力。對於資源有限的中小企，他建議採取「小切口」策略，優先運用與自身業務高度相關、且易量化的具體數據，循序漸進地累積供應鏈及投資者的信任。他亦提到，AI的真正價值在於協助企業由「事後匯報」走向「前瞻決策」，既可降低ESG報告編製的行政成本，亦能精準識別高排放環節及供應鏈潛在的中斷風險。吳教授並引述美國監管機構的執法案例提醒，企業推動ESG最忌的並非步伐慢，而是承諾超出自身能力——理應先把話說清，再把數據做實。 完整報導: 星島日報 - [Link] TRANSLATE with x English Arabic Hebrew Polish Bulgarian Hindi Portuguese Catalan Hmong Daw Romanian Chinese Simplified Hungarian Russian Chinese Traditional Indonesian Slovak Czech Italian Slovenian Danish Japanese Spanish Dutch Klingon Swedish English Korean Thai Estonian Latvian Turkish Finnish Lithuanian Ukrainian French Malay Urdu German Maltese Vietnamese Greek Norwegian Welsh Haitian Creole Persian TRANSLATE with COPY THE URL BELOW Back EMBED THE SNIPPET BELOW IN YOUR SITE Enable collaborative features and customize widget: Bing Webmaster Portal Back     This page is in Simplified Chinese       Translate to         Abkhazian Acehnese Acholi Afar Afrikaans Albanian Alur Amharic Arabic Armenian Assamese Avaric Awadhi Aymara Azerbaijani Balinese Baluchi Bambara Baoulé Bashkir Basque Batak Batak Simalungun Batak Toba Belarusian Bemba Bengali Betawi Bhojpuri Bikol Bosnian Breton Bulgarian Buryat Cantonese Catalan Cebuano Chamorro Chechen Chichewa Chuukese Chuvash Corsican Crimean Tatar Crimean Tatar (Latin) Croatian Czech Danish Dari Dinka Divehi Dogri Dombe Dutch Dyula Dzongkha English English (USA) Esperanto Estonian Ewe Faroese Fijian Filipino Finnish Fon French French (Canadian) Frisian Friulian Fulah Ga Galician Georgian German Greek Guarani Gujarati Haitian Creole Hakha Falam Hausa Hawaiian Hebrew Hiligaynon Hindi Hmong Hungarian Hunsrik Iban Icelandic Igbo Ilocano Indonesian Inuktitut Inuktitut (Latin) Irish Italian Jamaican Patois Japanese Javanese Jingpho Kalaallisut Kannada Kanuri Kapampangan Kazakh Khasi Khmer Kiga Kikongo Kinyarwanda Kokborok Komi Konkani (Latin) Korean Krio Kurdish (Kurmanji) Kurdish (Sorani) Kyrgyz Lao Latgalian Latin Latvian Ligurian Limburgish Lingala Lithuanian Lombard Luganda Luo Luxembourgish Macedonian Madurese Maithili Makassarese Malagasy Malay Malay (Arabic) Malayalam Maltese Mam Manx Maori Marathi Mari Marshallese Marwari Mauritian Creole Meitei/Meetei (Mayek) Minangkabau Mizo Mongolian Myanmar (Burmese) N'Ko Bambara Nahuatl Ndau (Zimbabwe) Ndebele Nepali Newari Northern Sami Norwegian Nuer Occitan Odia Oromo Ossetian Pangasinan Papiamento Pashto Persian Polish Portuguese Portuguese (Portugal) Punjabi Punjabi (Arabic) Q'eqchi' Quechua Romani Romanian Rundi Russian Samoan Sango Sanskrit Santali Santali (Latin) Scots Gaelic Sepedi Serbian Sesotho Seychellois Creole Shan Shona Sicilian Silesian Simplified Chinese Sindhi Sinhala Slovak Slovenian Somali Spanish Sundanese Susu Swahili Swati Swedish Tahitian Tajik Tamazight Tamazight (Latin) Tamil Tatar Telugu Tetum Thai Tibetan Tigrinya Tiv Tok Pisin Tongan Traditional Chinese Tshiluba Tsonga Tswana Tulu Tumbuka Turkish Turkmen Tuvan Twi Udmurt Ukrainian Urdu Uyghur Uzbek Venda Venetian Vietnamese Waray Welsh Wolof Xhosa Yakut Yiddish Yoruba Yucatec Maya Zapotec Zulu   Always translate Simplified Chinese to Never translate Simplified Chinese Never translate sc2.polyu.edu.hk

Why AI Revolution Needs a Human Touch — The Rising Value of "S" in ESG

[Media Interview] Why AI Revolution Needs a Human Touch — The Rising Value of "S" in ESG Prof. Eric CHUI Wing-hong, Head of the Department of Applied Social Sciences, Co-Director of the Policy Research Centre for Innovation and Technology, Associate Director of the Research Centre for Environmental, Social, and Governance Advancement (RCESGA), and Chair Professor of Social Work and Criminology at PolyU, was recently interviewed by Sing Tao Daily to share his insights on the evolving role of the social dimension (“S”) in ESG. Prof. Chui challenged the common misconception that social responsibility is limited to charitable donations and volunteer services. He emphasized that the true value of “S” lies in integrating social responsibility into daily business operations, corporate culture, and stakeholder engagement. As AI and digital technologies continue to reshape industries, the human-centred aspects of ESG are becoming increasingly important for sustainable business development. Online coverage: Sing Tao Daily - [Link]   【媒體專訪】AI浪潮下「S」含金量不降反升，解碼ESG社會責任的「人情味」密碼 理大應用社會科學系講座教授及系主任、科技及創新政策研究中心聯席主任與環境，社會，和治理促進研究中心副主任崔永康教授日前接受《星島日報》專訪，分享他對 ESG 中「S」（社會責任）範疇未來發展的見解。 崔教授在訪問中指出社會責任不應被簡化為慈善捐款或義工服務等獨立活動，而應融入企業的日常營運、管理文化及持份者參與之中。他強調，在人工智能及數碼科技迅速發展的時代，企業愈需要重視以人為本的價值，將社會責任轉化為推動可持續發展的重要力量。 完整報導: 星島日報 - [Link]    

Building Integrated Operational Configurations to Drive Carbon Reduction in the Circular Economy

[Media Features] Building Integrated Operational Configurations to Drive Carbon Reduction in the Circular Economy Prof. Mike Lai Kee-hung, Co-Director of the Research Centre for Environmental, Social, and Governance Advancement (RCESGA), Associate Dean (Academic Programmes) of the Faculty of Business, Interim Head of the Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, and Chair Professor of Shipping and Logistics at PolyU, recently published a commentary in Wen Wei Po. In the article, Prof. Lai discusses how businesses can leverage circular economy principles and remanufacturing strategies to achieve both environmental and economic benefits. He highlights the importance of developing integrated operational configurations that enhance resource efficiency, reduce carbon emissions, and create long-term value, demonstrating how sustainability and profitability can go hand in hand. Full Article: Wen Wei Po - [Link] (Chinese Version Only)  【媒體文章】建立完整運營配置，以循環經濟助減碳 理大環境、社會及治理促進研究中心聯席主任、工商管理學院副院長（學務統籌）、物流及航運學系暫任系主任、航運及物流講座教授黎基雄教授日前於《文匯報》發表評論文章，探討企業如何透過循環經濟理念與再製造策略，在實現減碳目標的同時提升營運效益及創造商業價值。 文章指出，企業應建立完整的運營配置，善用循環經濟模式提升資源使用效率、延長產品生命周期，並減少碳排放及資源浪費，從而實現環境效益與經濟效益雙贏，推動可持續發展轉型。 完整文章: 文匯報 -  [Link]