When Dark Meets Green New Executive Training Programme “Power of 2 in Innovative Leadership”

(Hong Kong – April 22, 2013) Businesses have expressed a growing concern about environmental threats as climate change grows more serious each day. In view of this, World Green Organisation and Dialogue in the Dark (HK) Limited jointly present an executive training programme entitled “Power of 2 in Innovative Leadership” today.

This programme aims to reinforce confidence and boost the creativity of leaders in managing challenges related toenvironmental threats.

In light of the need to prepare for these virtually inevitable risks, participants will spend the morning session doing typical daily activities in total darkness, illustrating the need to think innovatively when facing uncertainties. In the afternoon, participants will adopt the role of senior manager and practice dealing with various challenges brought about by climate change, including production suspension and insufficient raw material supply. The trainers will feature real commercial cases as examples and explain how Multinational Corporations (MNCs) engage and capitalise on challenges by modifying the product and supply chain design.”

Officiating the opening ceremony today, Director of the Hong Kong Observatory, Mr Shun Chi Ming, JP, shared the latest news on extreme weather and how climate change affects us both locally and globally. Additionally, Mr Francis Mok, President of the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resources Management, introduced the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices that businesses should implement in order to build a better business environment and foster an environmentally sustainable future for Hong Kong.

“The severe flooding that battered Thailand in 2011 led to the suspension of multiple electronic components plants for nearly six months,” contributed Dr William Yu, CEO of World Green Organisation (WGO). “Furthermore, the Hong Kong Observatory estimates that due to rising sea level, there will be flooding in low-lying area every two years by the end of this century, reflecting that natural disaster is not far removed from anyone. Businesses should manage risk in both the environmental and social aspects of their organisations in order to reduce the potential risks to their
operations.”

Mr Antony Pang, General Manager of Dialogue in the Dark said “Everyone has a blind spot when it comes to preparing for these types of uncertainty, because we are often deeply immersed in our typical routines. In the business world, this inertia may reduce creativity and lower our likelihood of preparing for crises in advance. We need to think about this issue in a new way – in the case of today’s seminar, in the dark – and be inspired to manage our risk in a green fashion.”

For more details, please visit World Green Organisation website https://www.thewgo.org/site-eng/training-education/