Interface: Key learnings from their path to Beyond Zero Interface Hong Kong – a company that has inspired so many of our changemakers through the documentary, Beyond Zero – opens up their door to our shared value community, for our last 2022 quarterly...
Going from a family business in India to Shared Value Initiative Hong Kong comes with a lot of learning. My first experience beyond the walls of India not only involves working in a different culture and environment. It also brings me into a new world where business...
Company overview Nestlé was founded in Switzerland in 1866, today it has grown to be the leading company promoting Nutrition, Health, and Wellness. Nestlé’s purpose is to “unlock the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to...
Lena Wong, founder, Hong Kong Momtrepreneurs and co-founder, WoMentors, explores solutions with us to make companies more innovative and profitable, by supporting mothers in your workforce. She is sharing her personal journey and answering our questions on how to...
Written by Martina Mok, SVIHK Head of Programmes & Partnerships One decade ago, the Creating Shared Value movement was born at Harvard Business School, spurred by a few changemakers’ vision for a radical new way to mobilise the power of business toward society’s...
On 5 October, Paul Polman, the former CEO of Unilever, released his new book on how courageous companies can become “net positive.” How timely that this coincided with the ReThink 2021 conference, where we reconvened with more than 2,200 of Hong...
Written by Olivier Fribourg, Research and Content Coordinator at SVIHK In early August, Shared Value Initiative Hong Kong (SVIHK) led 20 corporate participants on a Circular Economy field trip. Three months after launching our Growing Circular Economy Thematic...
As water scarcity is one of the most important environmental concerns in Macau, François Fevrier, CEO of Water in SUEZ Asia, tells how their subsidiary Macao Water has helped save 2 million m3 of water. Let’s discover the benchmark of performance excellence in...
Written by Gordon Watson CEO of AXA in Asia & Africa and Founding Chair of SVIHK Photo by ANGELA BENITO on Unsplash CEO of AXA in Asia & Africa, Gordon Watson explains how he came to embrace Shared Value, a global movement which is celebrating its 10th...
Nestlé launched the Nestlé for Healthier Kids Programme in Hong Kong in 2017. In this interview, May Chung, General Manager, Nestlé Hong Kong Limited, explains the why and how of a global programme helping children lead healthier lives while creating value for the...
Great companies are built by design, and one of the most powerful drivers is the culture Written by Karen Seymour Chief Purpose Officer of Human at Work Photo by Crystal Jo on Unsplash I’m one of the fortunate ones who has worked with leaders and in...
How can companies incorporate purpose into their business? At SVIHK, we believe the key to success is building a portfolio of practices that deliver on your corporate purpose while staying closely linked to business operations. This portfolio would have Creating...
