Announcing the Shared Value Awards 2025 winners
We are excited to announce the winners of the Shared Value Awards 2025, who are committed to addressing social and environmental issues with innovative business solutions. We are particularly delighted to highlight the forward-thinking organizations from our Hong Kong network that lead the way in creating shared value: bbase Design Group, Ethical Supply Chain Program, Sustainable Office Solutions, Swire Properties, and Urban Spring.
Advancing Equity
- WINNER: CONSEP – Breaking down barriers in manufacturing! Consep’s Young Starters program: 14 of 18 participants are female in a male-dominated industry, 70% retention to permanent roles, 5 apprenticeships secured.
Climate and Nature Solutions
- WINNER: SWIRE PROPERTIES – Landlord-tenant sustainability partnerships are driving real change! Swire Properties collaborates with over 250 tenant companies through its bespoke tenant engagement programmes – the Green Performance Pledge for offices, the Green Kitchen Initiative for F&B outlets, and the Green Retail Partnership for retail shops. In 2024, Scope 3 emissions intensity from commercial tenants dropped by 54%, compared against the 2018 baseline, far exceeding the target of a 25% reduction by 2030.
Enhancing the Community
- WINNER: THE ENERGY CHARTER – Australian energy industry collaboration creating life-saving resources! Power outage planning tools co-developed with 200+ people, including dedicated lived experience panels. 40,000 users have accessed the platforms so far.
Partnerships for Purpose
- WINNER: ETHICAL SUPPLY CHAIN PROGRAM – Childcare revolution in manufacturing! Family-Friendly Factory program reduced worker turnover from 26% to 2.3%, saving factories US$621K. 93% of workers say it keeps them employed.
- HIGHLY COMMENDED: SOUTH EAST COMMUNITY LINKS – Transforming public safety with compassion! Community Connectors at Dandenong train station, Australia, contributed to reducing crime by 79% while helping 7,112 people. 280 situations of self-harm/violence prevented.
Shared Value Innovation
- WINNER: AIA AUSTRALIA – Life and Health insurance, transformed! AIA Vitality’s behavioural program strengthened its customer retention results while supporting its 130,000+ members with 16% lower mortality, $22.2M in premium savings, and inspired them to take more than 81 billion steps annually.
- WINNER “RISING STAR”: bbASE DESIGN GROUP – A leading driver of the sustainable revolution in eyewear, bbase’s expertise has driven a 63% client shift to responsible materials and tracking emissions annually and 154% increase in digital twins. With a passion for the next generation bbase mentors 200+ students through their incubbase programme. Innovation for eyewear and the future!
Judges’ Awards
This year, our judging committee has also recognized three outstanding organizations for their exceptional contributions to creating shared value:
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- SHARED VALUE EXCELLENCE: SUSTAINABLE OFFICE SOLUTIONS – Circular economy in action! Sustainable Office Solutions achieved, on average, 96% landfill diversion across 233 projects since 2021, avoiding 8.4M kg CO². Clients can save HK$100K-300K commercial waste disposal fees from the project.
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- CHANGEMAKER OF THE YEAR: URBAN SPRING – Smart hydration for sustainability! Urban Spring’s 800+ IoT water stations prevented 22M+ plastic bottles from landfills, saving 36M kg CO². B Corp certified with 89.3 score
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- IMPACT PARTNER OF THE YEAR: INFOXCHANGE – Breaking down barriers in homelessness support! Infoxchange’s Find My Way Portal reduces trauma and fragmentation for vulnerable Australians. Co-designed with lived experience.
Congratulations again to all involved.
The Shared Value Awards are brought to you in collaboration between Shared Value Project and Shared Value Initiative Hong Kong.
