Business Environment Council


Business Environment Council 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 Kevin O'Brien. 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 twice, in October 2017 and January 2023.
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Major programmes

; EnviroSeries Conference
Staged twice a year, EnviroSeries Conference aims to provide a cross-sector forum to discuss and address key issues related to Hong Kong's environmental sustainability.
; Net-zero Carbon Charter
To align with Hong Kong’s 2050 carbon neutrality goal, the rebranded Net-zero Carbon Charter, which was formerly launched as the BEC Low Carbon Charter in March 2019, aims to make a collective effort among businesses and organisations, urging them to set targets and actions for a net-zero future through a pledge. Under the framework of the Charter, BEC designs and hosts events and programmes to guide companies in formulating, executing, and achieving their objectives. As of June 2024, there is a total of 75 Charter Signatories, in which 20 are the Science-aligned Signatories, while the remaining 55 are Action Signatories.

Major members

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

Board of Directors for 2024 to 2026

Chairman
  • Kevin O'Brien
Board Directors
  • Peter Lee
  • David Simmonds
  • Daniel Cheng
  • John Chai
  • Randy Yu
  • Andy Yeung
  • Noky Wong
  • Ivy S. W. Lee
  • Horace W. M. Lo
  • Jonathan Chiu
  • Anne Yu
  • Luen Fai Lee
  • Mark Harper
  • Patrick Ho
  • Jasper Chan
  • Huifeng Zhang
  • Bill Ho

Management team

Chief Executive Officer
  • Simon Ng
Director – Finance
  • Ivan Chan
Director – Operations
  • C.F. Leung
Assistant Director – Communications
  • Maggie Lam
Head – Policy & Research
  • Merlin Lao
Head – Human Resources & Administration
  • Michelle Fung