Dr Andrew Thomson  – Honorary Advisor

Dr Andrew Thomson has over 20 years of working experience including 14 years in Asia undertaking environmental and corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects for public and private organizations. As the CEO of 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.

Andrew specializes in strategies for corporate sustainability from development of framework management systems including ISO 14001, ISO 18000 and SA 8000 to more in depth implementation plans for cleaner production, waste minimization, energy efficiency and corporate governance.

He is also actively engaged in strategies in various initiatives encouraging corporate social responsibility (CSR) and more broadly sustainable development. He is a member of the Council for Sustainable Development’s Education and Publicity Sub-Committee, a member of the judging panel of the ACCA Hong Kong Awards for Sustainability Reporting, head of the judging panel of Hong Kong Awards for Industries in Environmental Performance and Hong Kong Eco Products Award. He is the liaison representative of the World Council for Sustainable Development and Prince of Wales’s Business for the Environment Program. Previously, he served as a member of the Harbour-front Enhancement Committee and the Tourism Commission’s Tourism Strategy Group.

Andrew is also frequently invited as a speaker and moderator of local and overseas conferences addressing a diverse range topics regarding overall sustainable development or specific areas such as corporate social responsibility, environmental performance, climate change, clean production, energy efficiency, waste management and sustainable tourism.