Joint University
Campaign 2021 - UNIfy: Sustainable Living #NewNormal Edition (22 February 2021)
The pandemic and new normal have inspired new ways of living and
reflection towards the relationship between human and nature.
Pivoting on the notion of living sustainably
in the new normal situation, the joint university sustainability campaign
"UNIfy" is back this March with a series of themed online experiences
and events. More details from here.
UNIfy: Sustainable Living
#StayAtHome Edition-Week 4 (29 April 2020)
 We really buy a lot in our daily
lives. How can we save more by purchasing more but say “NO” to waste at the
same time? The following measures can help.
More
details from here.
UNIfy: Sustainable Living
#StayAtHome Edition-Week 3 (22 April 2020)
Choosing local organic seasonal
produce can minimise carbon emissions during food transportation and keep your
food fresh and nutritious. Organic farming, free of chemical fertilisers and
pesticides, helps maintain soil quality and reduce pollution. Pick the best for
your health and the environment and support local sustainable agriculture!
UNIfy: Sustainable Living
#StayAtHome Edition-Week 2 (15 April 2020)
“Energy Vampire” refers to appliance that
consumes electricity in standby mode, especially those with clock display,
remote control sensor or battery charger. They lurk in your home, taking
the form of phone charger, router, television, microwave oven, etc.,
and can account for up to 10% of your electricity bill.
How
to get rid of these vampires?
More details from here.
Joint
University Campaign 2020 - UNIfy: Sustainable Living #StayAtHome Edition (8 April 2020)
In
light of the escalating COVID-19 pandemic around the world, most of us are staying at home for study
and work to prevent the transmission of the
disease. The HKSCC sincerely presents our yearly
Joint University Campaign, “UNIfy: Sustainable Living #StayAtHome Edition” online
to promote healthy and sustainable living in this difficult time. More details from here.
UNify: Skip the Straw (12 March 2018)
HKSCC members are working together to tackle
disposable plastic waste through the UNIfy: Skip the Straw campaign that
launched on March 12, 2018. This campaign aims to reduce disposable
plastic waste and raise awareness across the higher education sector and beyond
in Hong Kong. Disposable plastics are often used momentarily and may take
up to 1,000 years to degrade. They can also leach chemicals into our
environment and end up as harmful litter in our oceans. To make an impact on this issue, the campaign is
harnessing the individual work of each university to make a large impact. Every
university was previously working on disposable waste independently, but this
unprecedented effort is the first time all eight UGC-funded universities are
working together on a joint environmental campaign.
More details from here. HKSCC Sharing session with
HKSAR Environment Bureau (10 June
2016)
  
In response to the COP
21 Paris Agreement on climate change, five representatives from the Environment
Bureau, including Mr. Wong Kam-sing, Secretary for the Environment, were
invited to attend the 19th Hong Kong Sustainable Campus Consortium (HKSCC) meeting
to present the Energy Saving Plan for Hong Kong 2015 - 2025+. Secretary
Wong highlighted at the meeting the important role of the building management
sector in any energy saving action plan and shared examples and possible
actions on how universities can contribute to the target. HKSCC members
also shared the on-going energy conservation measures and initiatives
implemented on their campus.
HKSAR Environment Bureau’s visit to the HKSCC (8 December 2015)
The Acting Secretary for
the Environment, Dr Christine Loh, together with the Assistant Director (Nature
Conservation & Infrastructure Planning), Mr Elvis Au, and the Political
Assistant to Secretary for the Environment, Ms Michelle Au visited the
Consortium at its 17th meeting held on 8 December 2015. The
Government team brought the Consortium’s attention to the Food Wise Eateries
Scheme and the latest food waste treatment, and encouraged member institutions
to participate in the Scheme and make use of the newly introduced food waste
treatment facilities. They also presented a recent energy saving
project conducted in a student hostel in The University of Hong Kong, which is
a good example of achieving energy saving through behavioral change by public
education/engagement and simple modification of existing infrastructural
settings. Dr Loh told the Consortium that Mr K S Wong JP, Secretary
for the Environment, shared this energy saving project at the COP21 meeting
held in Paris this year. Hong Kong Tertiary Schools COP21 Challenge 2015 (September to
November 2015)
The Conference of the Parties (COP21) in
Paris in December 2015 presents an educational opportunity to focus the
attention of Hong Kong tertiary students on the critical issue of climate
change. Partnering with the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau,
the HK Sustainable Campus Consortium will facilitate a student-oriented
competition that will generate interest and excitement about the upcoming COP21
talks while providing students with a chance to increase their marketable
skills. The Competition will proceed in two stages. In the first
stage, students from Hong Kong tertiary institutions to form teams and design
video to address climate change. The winning teams will join an intensive
two-day “Design Thinking” workshop to focus on developing feasible solutions of
a specific climate change problem in Hong Kong. The students in Stage Two will
be regrouped into inter-school, interdisciplinary teams to produce a short
speech (3-5 minutes) and will present their ideas to the Secretary for the Environment.
More details from here.
2015 Green Campus Symposia (18 to 20 June 2015)
The 2015 Green Campus Symposia will be held
from 18 to 20 June 2015 in City University of Hong Kong to promote green
education and a green campus. Keynote speeches and plenary sessions will be
held on 19 June while school/university campus visits will be conducted on 20
June 2015. The event is supported by the HKSCC and a number of local and
overseas universities and government bodies. Further information can be
obtained from http://cgbchk.org/GCS/index.php.
The United Nation’s Sustainability Literacy
Test – A Global Pilot-run (April
/ May 2014)
The
Sustainability Literacy Test is an international initiative that originated
from the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in June 2012. It
is an innovative tool that can be shared worldwide, regardless of a student’s
degree level or area of study, and can help faculty to measure the
sustainability literacy level of their new incoming students and those about to
graduate. Subsequently, these indicators can be employed to drive changes in
pedagogy and in the curriculum. Ultimately, this is a learning process which
will help enhance the knowledge and awareness of students, staff and faculty
towards sustainability. A
pilot version (V1) of the Sustainability Literacy Test was created by 200
volunteers from around the world and includes contributions from the HKSAR. The
test consists of 50 questions which draw from both local and international
perspectives. The
Hong Kong Sustainable Campus Consortium (HKSCC) was invited to take part in the
global pilot run together with 261 universities from 34 countries. The pilot
version was launched worldwide between January and October 2014. In
administering the pilot test,the HKSCC member institutions discussed numerous
approaches and implementation strategies to suit the opportunities and
constraints of each individual institution. A total of 824 Hong Kong students
completed the test in April/May 2014.
The
full report of the UN Sustainability Literacy Test Pilot-run is here.
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