{"id":10749,"date":"2026-04-08T15:05:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/?p=10749"},"modified":"2026-04-08T15:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:09:51","slug":"ungc-report-202425-published","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/2026\/04\/08\/ungc-report-202425-published\/","title":{"rendered":"UHKA and HiESD Publish the \u201cUnited Nations Global Compact Hong Kong Regional Report (2024-25)\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10749\" class=\"elementor elementor-10749\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a2fba8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"0a2fba8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-470b95d jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"470b95d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2324d38 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2324d38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/unglobalcompact.org\/participation\/report\/cop\/detail\/485728\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UHKA-Branding-Style-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10751\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UHKA-Branding-Style-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UHKA-Branding-Style-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UHKA-Branding-Style-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UHKA-Branding-Style-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UHKA-Branding-Style-1-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UHKA-Branding-Style-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4d79b8 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-inherit jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e4d79b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/unglobalcompact.org\/participation\/report\/cop\/detail\/485728\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the Report from the United Nations Global Compact Website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae2235b jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae2235b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>UHKA and HiESD Publish the \u201cUnited Nations Global Compact Hong Kong Regional Report (2024-25)\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Report highlights Hong Kong\u2019s progress in sustainable development planning, ESG, carbon neutrality, and education for sustainable development amid critical global and national milestones<\/em><\/p><p><strong>On April 8, 2026, <\/strong>the Hong Kong Association for UNESCO (UHKA) and the Hong Kong Institute of Education for Sustainable Development (HiESD), published the \u201cUnited Nations Global Compact Hong Kong Regional Report (2024-25)\u201d.<\/p><p>As a regional reporting member of the United Nations Global Compact, the UHKA and HiESD publish this biannual report at a pivotal moment \u2014 the intersection of the 80<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the United Nations and UNESCO, the transition from China\u2019s 14<sup>th <\/sup>to the 15<sup>th<\/sup> Five-Year Plan, and the 25<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of Hong Kong\u2019s promotion of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).<\/p><p>The biannual report continues UHKA and HiESD\u2019s commitment to implementing corporate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and carbon neutrality initiatives through \u201cSustainable Development Planning\u201d (SDP). Responding to new international, national, and regional development landscapes, we have expanded our cross-disciplinary practices and collaborations in policy alignment, talent cultivation, corporate certification, educational innovation, and youth empowerment.<\/p><p><strong>Key Sections Highlights: <\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong><em>Sustainable \u00b7 Policy<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2014 <\/em>Our contribution to sustainable development policies on global, national, and local levels, including our participation in the United Nations Global Compact Leaders\u2019 Summit, the COP29, submitting policy recommendations to the Hong Kong Budget Plan, Hong Kong Stock Exchange.<\/li><li><strong><em>Sustainable \u00b7 Corporates<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2014 <\/em>Promoting the Certified \/ Recognised Sustainable Development Corporation (CSDC \/ RSDC) scheme, organising the Hong Kong sustainable development innovation and technology awards, initiating the ESG and Carbon Neutrality Global Centre, building the \u201cESDCarbon\u201d Digital Emission Tracker.<\/li><li><strong><em>Sustainable \u00b7 Talents<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2014 <\/em>Professional training on sustainable development planning, emphasising integration across diverse careers and industries, promoting certification, trainings, and professional development events for the Certified Sustainable Development Planners (CSDP\u00ae\ufe0f), and empowering youths through the UNESCO Hong Kong Association Green Citizens Youth Ambassadors Project<\/li><li><strong><em>Sustainable \u00b7 Schools<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 Promoting the Future Education Innovation Lab for schools with innovative student programmes and teacher trainings, including the Net Zero School Project, Model UNESCO Conferences, Biodiversity Space Exposed Seeds Project, AI Classroom Teaching Analysis Application Platform, World Heritage and Intangible Cultural Heritage Training, etc.<\/li><li><strong><em>Sustainable \u00b7 Communities<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2014 <\/em>Forging partnerships with organisations from different fields, fostering cross-disciplinary cooperation<\/li><\/ul><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Looking Ahead<\/strong><\/p><p>As Hong Kong prepares to introduce its first five-year plan and China begins the 15<sup>th<\/sup> Five-Year Plan period, global competition and collaboration in carbon neutrality and green finance will intensify. UHKA and HiESD will continue leveraging Hong Kong\u2019s unique advantages as an international centre for finance, maritime services, and more, deepening collaboration with international and regional partners to advance the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p><p>The full report is available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/ungc202425\/\">https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/ungc202425\/<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Contact Us: <\/strong><br \/>Email: info@unescohk.org<br \/>Tel: +852 2312 7696<br \/>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unescohk.org\">www.unescohk.org<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Report highlights Hong Kong\u2019s progress in sustainable development planning, ESG, carbon neutrality, and education for sustainable development amid critical global and national milestones<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[57,101],"class_list":["post-10749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-un","tag-ungc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10749"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10757,"href":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10749\/revisions\/10757"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}