On 8 November 2024, Hong Kong 2050 is Now launched the Key Environmental Education Leaders (KEL) Programme Sustainable Consumption Webinar. The KEL Programme aims to empower educators to nurture the next generation of environmental leaders by offering comprehensive training to principals, teachers, and educators from local schools in Hong Kong.
We were honored to welcome Ms. Vanessa Cheung from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Ms. Tiffany Leung from Redress as our guest speakers. In the first half of the webinar, Ms. Cheung introduced FSC’s work in setting standards to ensure that products containing forest-based materials do not contribute to deforestation. She explained FSC’s thorough supply chain checks from forest to consumer, which emphasises how information can be traced and increases transparency, leading to over 80% of consumers trusting the FSC label. Ms. Cheung also suggested simple switches schools can make to merge the sustainability elements into school operation, such as purchasing sustainable products and understanding the meaning and processes behind sustainable labels.
Following this, Ms. Tiffany Leung from Redress provided insights into Hong Kong’s sustainable fashion scene, emphasising the importance of schools and educators in fostering sustainability. She highlighted how overconsumption is reflected in the clothing Redress collects from the public, including many items that are brand new and unworn, which Redress resells to promote a circular economy. Ms. Leung introduced the school programmes and talks that Redress offers and shared tips on reducing textile waste in everyday life.
During the Q&A session, participants asked insightful questions, such as what contributes to the higher cost of sustainable products compared to unsustainable ones, and how schools can further embrace sustainability. They also expressed gratitude to the speakers, noting that similar talks would be beneficial if held at schools.
We are deeply thankful to our speakers for sharing their expertise and enthusiasm during the webinar, and we look forward to continuing the conversation on climate change in schools and across the education sector.
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