SDG Forum Series

SDSN Hong Kong has organized the SDG Forum Series since 2018 to address a variety of SDG challenges. The SDG Forum Series has been a dynamic platform for in-depth discussions on critical sustainable development challenges and innovative solutions relevant to Hong Kong and beyond. The series aims to raise awareness, foster understanding, and promote dialogue on SDGs and solutions across various sectors in Hong Kong, thereby communicating the SDGs effectively and contributing to their localization.

Featuring scholars from local universities, and experts and practitioners from diverse sectors, these forums facilitate knowledge exchange and prompt reflection on global challenges, their interrelations, and the role of global citizens.

As of July 2025, 33 SDG Forums have engaged over 2,450 attendees from the public, academia and other sectors. These forums foster solution-oriented dialogue and experience sharing among diverse speakers and audiences.

SDG Forum Series 2024–25

25 September 2024	China’s Road to Carbon Neutrality
15 November 2024	‘SDG Law Firm’ Animation Screening & Discussion
28 November 2024	TOYPA COP 29: Opportunities & Challenges for HK (A Cross-Generation Forum)
1 April 2025	Walking Through Sustainability: Exploring SDG 11 and Hong Kong’s Urban Landscape
28 April 2025	Helping Skills in Everyday Life
14 May 2025	Navigating Identity: Education and Healthcare for the Transgender Community
10 June 2025	Sustainability in Business: Education and Innovation

 

SDG Forum Series 2023–24

23 November 2023	Local Biodiversity and Conservation
9 January 2024	Post-COP28 Virtual Roundtable – Delegates from Hong Kong at COP28: Initiatives in China Pavilion and Insights for Climate Action
22 February 2024	How “Green” is Green Finance?
9 May 2024	Exploring Organic Farming – Conventional Wisdom and Modern Agriculture
3 June 2024	Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilience to Vulnerable Communities
9 July 2024	Overcoming Challenges to Diversity and Inclusion – The Development of Sexual Minority Rights in Hong Kong and Asia

 

SDG Forum Series 2022–23

25 October 2022	Recycle Right? — Recycling Industry in Hong Kong
17 February 2023	I buy, therefore I am? — Rethinking Consumption and Sustainable Development
31 March 2023	‘Clean Bin Project’ Documentary Screening and Sharing Session

 

SDG Forum Series 2021-22

3 December 2021	The Sound of Trees – Urban Forestry and Sustainable Development
11 February 2022	Toward Carbon Neutrality: Challenges and Opportunities
27 April 2022	Save the polar bears … only? — Impacts of a Changing Cryosphere
14 July 2022	Plastic free: are we there yet? — Impacts of Plastic Waste

 

SDG Forum Series 2020–21

24 March 2021	UNIfy: Sustainable Living # New Normal Edition ─ Smart Recycling
22 April 2021	SDG Forum Series 2.0 – A World Without Mangroves and Corals? – Ways to Conserve the Ocean
6 May 2021	Green Museums and the Paris Agreement
11 June 2021	SDG Forum Series 2.0 – What a Waste! – Rethinking Responsible Consumption and Production

 

SDG Forum Series 2019–20

Grand Challenges to Sustainability: Dialogues in a Time of Pandemic (Five Sessions)

2 June 2020	Session One – Social Determinants of Health Inequality: What are the Lessons of COVID-19 in Hong Kong and around the World?
9 June 2020	Session Two – Pandemic Planning and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The Importance of Community Planning for Human Flourishing
16 June 2020	Session Three – Climate Change and Food Security
23 June 2020	Session Four – Sustainability in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
30 June 2020	Session Five – Ways to Build a Sustainable Future

 

SDG Forum Series 2018–2019

25 October 2018	‘Polar Ice Melting and Global Climate Change’ by Professor Li Yuan-sheng
10 November 2018	Business and Sustainability
13 April 2019	'Plastic China' and 'Start Small, Start Now': Screening and Forum
28 October 2019	365 Ways to Change the World – From Creative Entrepreneurship to Antarctic Exploration