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About sustainability floral design in Hong Kong
Sustainability is a rapidly-changing global concern. Sustainable flowers are the future. This paper examines Hong Kong floral designers' environmental knowledge and highlights study findings and recommendations about sustainable flower business measures, including how they affect costs and end-users. The study examines the profitability of sustainable floral design in Hong Kong and identify limitations and sustainability needs.

Tutor: Dr. William Liang

Mandy W. M. Tsang
Mandy W. M. Tsang
Program: MDes International Design & Business Management
Year of Graduation: 2022
Topic: Sustainable Floral Design
Project Type: Capstone Thesis
Sustainability is one of the most concerned global issues in the past decade, it is an ever-changing theme. Sustainable floral design is considered the future of the industry. With very limited information, education, and development in this aspect, this report aims to investigate Hong Kong floral designers' awareness of sustainable elements when designing products. It also provides a summary of the research findings and recommendations about sustainable measures in the flower industry, as well as how these measures affect costs and spread to the end-users. At the conclusion of the study, the viability of sustainable floral design in Hong Kong are measured, and the constraints faced by the industry as well as local sustainability improvement needs are identified.

Sustainability is one of the most critical global issues of the past decade, and it is a subject that is constantly evolving. Sustainable floral design is regarded as the industry's future.
Government support, education, translucency in sustainable information and cost and enhance consumer perception.
Floral designers may use local Hong Kong flowers and plants, pick less packaged flowers or use sustainable flower medium to save environmental costs.
The paper contributes to the emergence of the Hong Kong sustainable flower business by suggesting that flower designers conform to the sustainable goal, as well as an international standard and trend that can empower the flower industry to be more international.
Government support, education, translucency in sustainable information and cost and enhance consumer perception.
Floral designers may use local Hong Kong flowers and plants, pick less packaged flowers or use sustainable flower medium to save environmental costs.
The paper contributes to the emergence of the Hong Kong sustainable flower business by suggesting that flower designers conform to the sustainable goal, as well as an international standard and trend that can empower the flower industry to be more international.
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