Business Environment Council

Business Environment Council (BEC) (Chinese: 商界環保協會) is a charitable non-profit-making organization established by the Hong Kong business sector to promote environmental sustainability in Hong Kong. BEC has four types of membership, including Council Member, Corporate Member, General Member and Affiliate Member, and most of them are listed companies in Hong Kong. Its current chairman is Mr Kevin O'Brien (Gammon Construction Limited).[1] The Headquarters of BEC is located at 77 Tat Chee Ave, Kowloon Tong. The BEC Building attained the BEAM Plus Platinum Rating for Existing Buildings, the highest achievable green building rating in Hong Kong in October 2017.

Business Environment Council
TypeNon-profit organisation
Founded1992
Headquarters2/F, 77 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
Key people
Chairman - Kevin O'Brien; CEO - Simon Ng
WebsiteBusiness Environment Council

In March 2022, Business Environment Council received its accreditation as a WELL Performance Testing Organisation (“WELL PTO”), being the first Hong Kong-based non-profit organisation offering the service and BEC’s headquarters in Kowloon Tong achieved the WELL Health-Safety Rating (“HSR”) for Facility Operations and Management.

Core Focuses

Our core focuses and services are interconnected and cross-sector focused. Our core offering encompasses baseline assessment, advisory, research and policy advocacy via our diversified member-driven committees, training, conferences, leadership engagements, case studies, award and industry support programmes. The common goal of all these is to attain the greatest possible chance at achieving environmental excellence and sustainability across business and industry as a whole.

Major Programmes
EnviroSeries Conference

Staged twice a year, EnviroSeries Conference is BEC's flagship event that aims to provide a cross-sector forum for stakeholders to discuss and address key issues related to Hong Kong's environmental sustainability.

BEC Sustainable Consumption Programme

The programme is organised by BEC and funded by the Sustainable Development Fund, aiming to promote sustainable consumption and drive behavioural changes in Hong Kong.

Major Members[2]

BEC has four types of membership: Council Member, Corporate Member, General Member and Affiliate Member, and which mainly come from leading listed, multinational or holding companies, large private or government-mandated corporations.

Council Member

Organisational structure

References
  1. "Business Environment Council 商界環保協會". bec.org.hk.
  2. https://bec.org.hk/en/members
  3. "Business Environment Council Announces Board of Directors for 2020-22 Term".
  4. "Business Environment Council 商界環保協會". bec.org.hk. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  5. "Business Environment Council 商界環保協會". bec.org.hk.
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