Managed by the Group’s business unit, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) is the first venue in Hong Kong receiving ISO 20121 Event Sustainability Management System certification, recognising our dedication towards sustainability throughout the event management cycle in this hallmark of Hong Kong’s Meetings, Incentives, Conference and Exhibitions industry.

HKCEC has established clear event sustainability policy and guidelines to ensure the concept of sustainability is fully incorporated into the entire event management cycle from bookings, event planning, food & beverage services, procurement, waste management, staff training, on-site delivery and billing, as well as customer feedback handling. The venue’s environmental management also encompasses capital investments for reducing energy and water consumption, workplace health and safety and community service.  

In the fiscal year 2014/2015, a total of 6.4 million visitors have visited HKCEC’s restaurants and 1,113 events successfully held at the HKCEC. Over 400,000 kg of food and other waste materials were collected for recycling.  1,500 lights in fire escape stairways were replaced with motion sensing dimmable LED lighting in the recent year.  Almost 3,000kg of unconsumed food was donated to charity and staff participated in a total of 62 community programmes to help the needy.

Envisioning a world of green living possibilities, The Green Atrium is a green lifestyle hub combining commercial, educational, and sustainability elements, with the aim to cultivating the younger generations to understand sustainability, resource conservation and biodiversity with green educational tours, farming experience and educational workshops offerings.

The Green Atrium is a certified Hong Kong BEAM Plus Gold-level green building with over 30 sustainable features regarding energy, air, water, food, waste and biodiversity. The project on average reduces 116,600 kg of carbon emissions per year, which is equivalent to planting more than 5,000 trees.

Read more: http://www.thegreenatrium.com.hk/main/en

A sponge city is an urban storm water and flood management concept which is able to absorb, store, seep and purify rainwater in order to utilise water resources and demonstrate resilience during rainstorms.

As early as 2011, New World China Land Limited has successfully built the Canton First Estate as a sponge city community. The whole project has a total gross area of 300 hectares. Apart from 47 hectares that have been preserved for natural forestry, other enhancements included repairing damaged mountains and improving the diversity of plants by planting native species, improving the infiltration of rainwater and enhancing the value of ecology and landscape. In addition, the project links up 35 natural lakes, forming a 33-hectare natural reservoir capable of storing 1.1 million cubic meters of water which greatly increases water storage and reduces the risk of flooding. Collected rainwater will be treated by four water purification systems including artificial floating island, natural and artificial wetlands and ecological filtration system, to fully meet the irrigation needs of the golf course within the community. The sponge city is capable of processing up to 4.45 million cubic meters of rainwater and greywater each year and can withstand a once-every-50-year torrential rainstorm.

The project has become one of the largest-scale private developments that have adopted the sponge city concept in Mainland China. The Group seeks to scale up the implementation of the sponge city concept into other projects in the future.

A remarkable customer experience is crafted by synergising art, people and nature at our Hong Kong and Mainland China K11 Art Mall. The flagship K11 in Hong Kong and Shanghai were launched in December 2009 and June 2013 respectively. By 2020, 16 K11 projects will be opened in 8 cities in China.

To minimise the negative impacts on the environment and upgrade the overall quality of urban public premises, various green design and technology concepts are showcased in the interior architecture of K11 projects in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Designed with a green concept, K11 features a multidimensional natural landscape with a variety of local plants, green roof, vertical greening and urban farming in order to curate an urban oasis for visitors. All new K11 projects in Hong Kong and Mainland China target to achieve LEED (Gold) certification for their building design.

To reduce our own impact and support our stakeholders to do the same, Hong Kong K11 Art Mall has launched a food waste recycling scheme, which encourages mall tenants as well as nearby restaurants to implement source separation of food waste under which K11 centralises the collection of food waste and sends to food waste recyclers for processing into animal feedstock or processes on-site with its food waste decomposer. In future, K11 considers to extending the scope of the initiative and rolling out similar scheme in China's project.

In 2016, the 9,000-sq ft. themed merchandise zone, 'K11 Natural', was newly opened in Hong Kong K11, aiming at promoting a healthy lifestyle through organic, local and natural products, bringing a brand-new green retail experience to customers.

Read more: http://www.k11.com/corp/

The large-scale re-development project located in Hong Kong King's Road has received BEAM Plus (Provisional Platinum), LEED Platinum Pre-certification, and also achieved the world's first WELL Building Standard^TM Platinum Level Pre-certificate, epitomising the key elements - 'green', 'wellness', 'smart' and 'caring'- of the 'New World Sustainability Vision 2030'.

WELL Building Standard^TM is a performance-based evaluation system for measuring, certifying and monitoring building features that impact human health and well-being. The standard includes seven concepts concerning the well-being of occupants: air, water, light, nourishment, fitness, comfort and mind, ensuring human-centric principles are integrated into building design.

The Group is committed to achieving WELL Building Standard^TM in our new projects as far as practicable. With the wellness-oriented offerings, we endeavour to elevate modern living standard for our stakeholders.

Hong Kong Golf & Tennis Academy (HKGTA) is the first sports and wellness academy in Hong Kong to provide world-class coaches, in international standard facilities, to enable golf and tennis sportspeople to reach their full potential. HKGTA is the only sports academy in the world that houses both Jack Nicklaus Academy of Golf and Bruguera Tennis Academy under the same roof and the latter was the first Bruguera Tennis Academy built outside Barcelona. The Academy not only provides golf and tennis training, but seeks to instill a holistic approach into wellness that enhances both physical and mental well-being.

HKGTA has also launched the 'Future Stars Programme' comprising seven major initiatives to identify and groom future champions in tennis and golf. The Academy embraces a long-term vision to nurture Hong Kong's budding stars and facilitate their gaining a place in the international sporting events such as the Grand Slam Tournaments. Such talented sporting youngsters will be recruited into the HKGTA Team for more intensive training. Meanwhile, the Academy will also render support to the New World Springboard Programme to enable disadvantaged children to have greater access to sports training.

The charitable arm of the Academy, the HKGTA Charity Foundation, has also recently launched the Active Youth Grants Scheme, which provides funds to community organisations to help them educate, motivate and inspire people by means of sports.

Read more: https://www.hkgta.com/

Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital (GHK) is a state-of-the-art, multi-specialty private tertiary hospital designed to provide the Hong Kong people with high-quality and accessible healthcare services.

Located at Wong Chuk Hang on Hong Kong Island South, GHK provides 500 beds, cutting edge medical technologies and a comprehensive range of clinical services spanning more than 35 specialties and subspecialties.

As Hong Kong's top-notch private teaching hospital, GHK also contributes to the training and development of healthcare professionals, and advancement of clinical research.

GHK is a joint venture hospital between Parkway Pantai and NWS Holdings Limited and is managed by Parkway Pantai. The University of Hong Kong is the exclusive clinical partner of GHK and is responsible for clinical governance.

Read more: https://gleneagles.hk/

Sponsored by New World Group since its revival in 2011, the New World Harbour Race is one of Hong Kong's most iconic sports events, engaging a large number of international and local swimmers every year. The Race has been recognised as an 'M' Mark event by the Major Sports Events Committee for consecutive years. Furthermore, young swimmers from New World Springboard programme have also been invited to apply their skills gained from the training and completed the Race with encouraging results.

Read more: https://www.hkharbourrace.com/

Leading the industry, the Group develops its own BIM approach and pilots application from project planning to operational stages in both Hong Kong and Mainland projects. The 3D models enable project teams to visualise designs, manage engineering processes, identify hidden defects and blind spots in advance and reduce abortive works, allowing for better management of environmental resources, costs, quality and health and safety risks. Tianjin Chow Tai Fook Finance Centre in Mainland China is an example where BIM was applied from planning to operation.

As of 2016, BIM achieved estimated savings of RMB13.2 million, 125 fewer work days and a 120m3 reduction in construction waste across six projects.

The Group seeks to scale up the adoption of BIM in upcoming projects and eventually utilise BIM for asset management.

The literal meaning of 'eureka' is 'I've found it'. The word 'nova' describes the sudden brightening of a star. Together, these two classic words represent what our brand is all about. New Idea, Great Discovery. This is Eureka Nova. Representing entrepreneurial spirit, can do attitude, creativity and innovations.

Eureka Nova is curated to offer a 'total solution' and support platform for young startups in the region. We aim to connect entrepreneurs and changemakers, discover disruptive business solutions and create collision with other like-minded entrepreneurs in the competitive business world.

At Eureka Nova, startups benefit from the opportunities to test and validate their business ideas with the diverse business units within the Group. We are committed to making our mark in the Hong Kong startup ecosystem and contribute to make the city a hub for disruptive technology, innovation and cultural enterprise.

Read more: http://www.eurekanova.com/en/

D • Park, 'the World's First Multiple Intelligence (M.I.) Kids Mall', is organised into different 'M.I. Zone' to provide young children a variety of themed learning experiences, in which learning courses and interactive games are offered to promote holistic brain and physical development of children.

The Donut Integrated Programme of D • Park is a curriculum designed to nurture children with 24 types of creative problem-solving abilities, using the theory of Multiple Intelligence developed by Harvard University of the United States. The programme aims to introduce quality 'edutainment' and generate positive impact to our community.

Read more: http://www.dpark.com.hk/en/mi.html

Business Executive Students (BEST) Programme is a partnership between the University of Hong Kong and New World Group started in 2013-14. This caring-oriented programme offers opportunities for university students to explore the realm of business, unlocking their potential to succeed in the business world.

Comprising a series of structured classroom lectures, corporate visits and interactions with highly experienced executives of the Group, the BEST Programme allows students to gain insights into management skills and techniques, and to equip them with knowledge in some of the best practice essential to their future career development.

Comprising a series of structured classroom lectures, corporate visits and interactions with highly experienced executives of the Group, the BEST Programme allows students to gain insights into management skills and techniques, and to equip them with knowledge in some of the best practice essential to their future career development.

Fueled by its motto 'COLLECT, CONNECT and COLLIDE' of The Artisanal Movement, the BEST Programme incorporates the 3C's into the curriculum:

• Collect knowledge & experience through classroom learning, business visits & activities
• Connect with senior executives, STAR Coach, students from cross disciplines & BEST Alumni
• Collide with peers to apply your learning via group project

Students participating actively in lectures, demonstrating a proactive and innovative spirit during the programme are granted priority for internship opportunities at New World Group.

Read more: https://www.bestprogramme.nwd.com.hk/

The Group strives to build an outstanding team of staff and encourages staff and their family members to participate in volunteering activities to build a harmonious society. Love‧New World Volunteers Club was formed in July 2012.

Signature activities include New World Springboard Mentorship Programme which successfully recruited over 500 colleagues to be mentors of under-resourced children and youths, helping them to cultivate a positive outlook on life.

After the first breakthrough onboard breastfeeding room inside Hong Kong public transport was set up in First Ferry's triple-deck vessel 'Xin Guang' in June 2016, the initiative had been extended and successfully completed on the other three triple-deck vessels among the fleet which were 'Xin Chao', 'Xin Fei' and 'Xin Guo'.

The last onboard 6.9-square-metre breastfeeding room commenced its service in triple-deck vessel 'Xin Guo' from March 2017 onwards. Same as other rooms, the breastfeeding room on 'Xin Guo' also comes with air-conditioning, sofa, diaper pad, washing basin, hand dryer, and emergency bell, etc. that shall create a comfortable, safe and stress-free environment for mothers who need to breastfeed.

Read more: http://www.nwff.com.hk/public/getitem.php?id=76263e14-8bbc-4386-9493-8dcec27640e2&v=3