Our Journey
Faculty, student and staff members continue to contribute to making our campus healthier and more sustainable. Some of the CUHK's major milestones and achievements on sustainable development are captured below:
2021
Establishment of the Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Office (SRSDO)
2021
2019
2019
The Solar Photovoltaic Systems at Lee Woo Sing College and Wu Yee Sun College Joining the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) Scheme Set up by the Hong Kong Government
2019
Launch of Green Office Programme (GO!) 2.0
2019
2018
2018
Inaugural Issue of CUHK Sustainability
2018
Inauguration of the Hong Kong Chapter of SDSN Youth
2018
2018
2018
2018
Launch of 'Plastic-free Campus' Campaign
2018
2018
2018
Launch of Sustainable Development Solutions Network Hong Kong (SDSN Hong Kong)
2017
Establishment of the 'Yunus Social Business Centre at CUHK – Jockey Club Youth Programme', to encourage young people to alleviate poverty through social business
2017
2016
2016
Launch of the CUHK Sustainable Development Goals Programme, to encourage staff and students to initiate projects to advance and address SDGs
2016
Energy Saving Championship 2016 - Hanson Supreme Grand Award (overall champion), the Environment Bureau and Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
2016
2014
2014
The University's first two electric buses came into operation
2013
Establishment of the Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change (MoCC)
2013
2013
2013
Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence - Gold Award (Public Organizations and Utilities)
2013
Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building- the first University building to have achieved the Platinum rating under HK-BEAM
2013
2012
2012
Launch of Green Office Programme (GO!)
2012
Development of Hostel Smart Metering System
2012
2012
2012
Launch of Sustainability Policy
2011
Establishment of Campus Planning and Sustainability Office (CPSO) and Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability (IEES)
2011
2011
2011
Launch of I‧CARE Programme to support social and civic engagement
2010
Release of Campus Master Plan with long-term reduction targets for energy consumption and carbon emissions
2010
2009
2009
The first organization to win the Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence - Gold Award (Public Sector)
2006
The first EMSD Hong Kong Energy Efficiency Awards - Gold Award, School (Tertiary Category)
2006
2004
2004
The first University in Hong Kong to install evacuated solar tube collectors to generate hot water in student hostels
2000
Completion of CUHK's first campus environmental audit, the first such initiative from any local tertiary institution
2000
2000
2000
The first issue of environmental report