Dr Andrew Thomson
Chief Executive Officer
| athomson@bec.org.hk
Dr Thomson has over 20 years of working experience including 15 years in Asia undertaking environmental and corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs for business and public clients. As Chief Executive Officer of the Business Environment Council (BEC), he is responsible for realising the mission of the organisation; to advocate the business case for sustainable development, and encourage the uptake of practices, which reduce waste, conserve resources, prevent pollution and improve corporate environmental and social responsibility.
Dr Thomson specializes in strategies for corporate sustainability from development of framework management systems (ISO 14001, ISO 18000, SA 8000 etc) to more in depth implementation plans for cleaner production, waste minimization, energy efficiency and corporate governance.
He serves in various public and private capacities, including Member of HKSAR Government’s Harbour-front Enhancement Committee, Council for Sustainable Development’s Strategy Sub-Committee, Environment Bureau’s Waste Disposal Appeal Board Panel and Innovation and Technology Commission’s Accreditation Advisory Board Working Party for Accreditation of Certification Bodies. He also serves as Member of Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency’s OHSAS 18001 Technical Committee, Founding Member of BEAM Society, Executive Committee Member of Climate Change Business Forum and Harbour Business Forum, BEC Liaison to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Judging Panel Member of ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards, Organizing Committee Member and Chair of Judging Panel of Hong Kong Awards for Industries’ Environmental Performance, Awards Committee Member of Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence, Member of Project Chambers and Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.
He is also frequently invited as a speaker and moderator in local and overseas conferences and seminars related to sustainable development covering topics such as Corporate Social Responsibility, climate change, clean air, environmental sustainability, harbour enhancement and sustainable tourism.
Ms Cindy Cheng
Director - Membership & Communications | cindy@bec.org.hk