Leung Tsz Tim, from Hong Kong SAR, devotes herself to realizing circular economic goals in the 2015 Declaration: Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development made by United Nations, and struggles for increasing her influence in the circular economy field across the world.
After graduation with a Master of Science in Sustainable Urban Development, Leung Tsz Tim worked as Project Manager in Designing Hong Kong Ltd, responsible for managing and implementing the “Drink Without Waste” project, an initiative of the Single-Use Beverage Packaging Working Group - a coalition of famous international beverage manufacturers and importers, waste handlers and recyclers, institutions, retailers and NGOs, including Coca-Cola, IKEA, WWF, Deloitte and VEOLIA etc. Paul Zimmerman, CEO of Designing Hong Kong and Chair of Single-Use Beverage Packaging Working Group, recommended that Leung Tsz Tim has played a pivotal role in the team by her management skills and distinctive, innovative recycling thoughts.
The environmental impact of buildings has become increasingly apparent. Many organizations, including SOCAM Development Ltd, a main-board listed company in Hong Kong, recognize the value of green buildings and sustainability as part of their responsibility to more than just the bottom line. Green or sustainable practices within commercial buildings produce healthier, more resource-efficient and more recycling models of operation and maintenance, to achieve circular economy. Stringent waste management and recycling are so inevitable in a resource-intensive business that SOCAM has been seeking for aspiring talent worldwide like Leung Tsz Tim, to implement the “Clean Recycling Rewarding Scheme”, “Regeneration of Safety Helmet” and “Waste-to-Materials: Rehabilitation of Rest Area”. After becoming a Corporate Development Officer in SOCAM, Leung Tsz Tim strives to minimize waste generation and eases the burden of landfills by virtue of recycling and upcycling. In the meanwhile, she embraces a paperless working environment with the aid of the aforementioned digital transformation and the adoption of advanced construction technology, which helps strengthen the recycling and reuse efforts on construction waste. Up to now, Leung Tsz Tim has been exerting herself in recycling scheme of SOCAM and already successfully participated in and created a sustainable construction site.
Since scale and ambition of the United Nations’ Agenda have been inspiring and became motivation in Leung Tsz Tim’s career, she plays a prominent part in circular economy, not only practice but also concepts on recovery and utilization. Her excellent achievements have influenced and promoted circular economy development of bases and different subdivisions all over the world greatly, including Coca-Cola, IKEA, WWF, Deloitte and VEOLIA etc. In the future, Leung Tsz Tim will keep promoting and applying her proprietary successful theories and practices to all regions and fields in the world.