Enactus and SVIHK are establishing collaborations on several business initiatives towards a common vision in driving a better sustainable future world.The first initiative is to present our student-led social innovation projects to the business world. We target to leverage our networks in connecting corporates who are committed to shared value creation and seeking innovative ideas; and students who are passionate in social innovation and seeking business advisory in sustaining their projects. We aspire to create synergy and positive impacts with effective resource allocation through partnerships.
Several members of our global team have had the opportunity to participate in the SVIHK training led by Richard Welford. This has been an important step toward developing greater insight into the concept of shared value and an opportunity to reflect on case studies that demonstrate its genuine commercial potential. We are now positioned to take steps towards enacting change, and the overwhelming consensus from our teams is that we are ready and willing to do this.
Some people think Hong Kong can be a hard-nosed, apathetic place on the surface. But look a little deeper and you’ll find many people here have a generous capacity to “care” and design creative solutions to complex problems. That much is clear from our daily conversations with businesses, NGOs and social innovators. So what’s lacking?
Shared Value Initiative India (SVII) held the Shared Value Summit 2018 on November 29 at Taj Lands End, Mumbai in conjunction with NITI Aayog. The event was attended by key stakeholders from the government, the business community and the field of academics. The theme of the summit, “Goals to Transform Our World”, revolved around the role that corporates play in driving the Sustainable Development Goals of countries.
The world economies are showing signs of slowing and financial markets are correcting on the back of earnings downgrades. If this is a time of retrenchment then it is the time for strategic reevaluation and business transformation.
The UN countries have focused on delivering aid to the third world to help bring economic development and prosperity. What they have also done is to bring financial inclusion so well that many of these countries, particularly Kenya and Vietnam, are now in a position to leapfrog the more traditional, cash-reliant economies. Tens of millions of Asians, Europeans and Americans remain unbanked or underbanked.
Caleb Chiu, CTO and Co-founder of Neurum shares his experiences and tips for developing Mental Health Hong Kong solutions. Experiencing a mental illness is like a journey with a winding series of stages. Understanding the different impact of these stages helps us to manage them better and move towards recovery.
Three months ago, I moved back from New York, quite unexpectedly, to help build Shared Value Initiative Hong Kong, after one fateful coffee meeting. Coming from six years in public relations, this new role is vastly different and yet makes perfect sense. I was asked to share my story – so here’s a candid account of my wandering path to purpose, and a few things I learned.
As part of our efforts to increase understanding of shared value, SVIHK recently hosted our first public talk on the topic of impact investing, green finance and ethical screening in partnership with The Executive Centre, to illustrate examples of and opportunities for shared value in financial services and the investment arena.
Meg is the CEO and Co-founder of Neurum Health – the company that delivers behavioural health insights using real-world and real-time data. To date, she serves on the executive board of Global Innovations and New Technologies (GIANT) Health Events and advisory for Mind HK’s digital health projects. Previously, she completed her research fellowship at Yale School of Medicine (Dept. Psychiatry) which used digital data from sensors and online social interactions from connected devices to find patterns on depressive symptoms.
There is a common, grass root concern and why we at Shared Value Initiative Hong Kong (SVIHK) are advocating that big business engage and identify the opportunities. How can I get my company to adopt a shared value business strategy?
Hong Kong’s first Global Goals Jam took place last weekend, on 22-23 September 2018. The event was organised by Loftwork Hong Kong and SUSTAINHK, implementing a design thinking curriculum developed by The United Nations Development Programme and the Digital Society School (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences). The event was hosted at nakedHUB New Street and MTRL HK (Loftwork’s creative lounge).
