Volume 10 Issue 3
Published: 30 Nov 2023
Using environmental and social urban design principles to create future new towns.
Hong Kong began building New Towns in the 1970s in response to a post-war period of rapid population growth. From the first-generation developments (Tsuen Wan, Sha Tin, and Tuen Mun) to the second-generation ones (Tai Po, Yuen Long, and Fanling/ Sheung Shui) built in the 1980s and early 1990s, the...
Volume 10 Issue 3
Published: 30 Nov 2023
Factors to consider when designing communication strategies for diverse nations.
Global meat consumption is at an all-time high, having doubled from an average of 23 kg of meat per person in the 1960s to 43 kg in 2019–and it is still rising.1 All agricultural activities require the extensive use of resources like land, machines, and water, causing greenhouse gas...
Volume 10 Issue 3
Published: 30 Nov 2023
What does it take to decarbonise charter-related shipping?
It was a breezy morning in February 2022 at Jurong Port, and Rashpal Bhatti was filled with immense pride as he watched the world’s first Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)1 dual- fuelled Newcastlemax vessel, Mt. Tourmaline, pull into the port for its first LNG bunkering2. The bunkering signalled a...
Volume 10 Issue 3
Published: 30 Nov 2023
Innovation managers must learn how to harness AI’s transformative potential.
Elekta, the global Swedish medtech giant with over 3,000 engineers and scientists on its payroll, has long been a pioneer of innovation in radiation therapy and radiosurgery-powered brain disorder treatment. In early 2018, the company harnessed the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to sift...
Volume 10 Issue 3
Published: 30 Nov 2023
They need to start preparing for this new role now.
'Sustainability’ is a broad term that varies in meaning for different people and industries. Given my training as an accountant, it entails the triple bottom line1 for me. What this means is that for a sustainability effort to be endurable, it starts with bringing bottom line value to the organisation,...
