Green Tips
Carbon footprint
- Action Monitor: an online platform to self-monitor one's green targets and actions, and to exchange the latest green information
- Sustainability Hub: a well-curated resources hub packed with information on environmental protection, climate change and sustainable development, and designed to inspire the public to take action to combat climate change
- Environment Bureau – Low Carbon Living Calculator
- Alberta Museums Association – Video series on Climate Change
Construction works – for contractors
Energy
- University's Energy Policy and Energy Conservation Guidelines
- Please contact the Energy Management Team of the Estates Management Office (EMO) to arrange a visit to identify your office's energy-saving opportunities.
Events
- Guidelines for Sustainable Event Planning and Management
- Guidelines for Organizing a Sustainable Orientation Event
- Guidelines for Green Information Day (by the Hong Kong Sustainable Campus Consortium)
Food
- 'Love Food, Hate Waste @CUHK' website
- Sustainability-conscious food consumption: – Please refer to the relevant requirements under Annex B (Mandatory Products and their Specification) of CUHK's Sustainable Procurement Guidelines and the Sustainable Seafood Guide recommended by WWF.
- For Chinese banquets, please order just six main dishes instead of the usual eight.
- You may encourage guests to bring their own lunchboxes in order to take away leftover food. For more tips on food waste reduction, please refer to the following:
- 'Love Food Hate Waste @CUHK: A Concise Guide for Reducing/Recycling Food Waste from Events
- 'Food Waste Reduction' Guideline for University Special Events ‐ Orientation Camp and Thousand People Feasts (English / Chinese)
- Poster for Food Waste Reduction for University Special Events - If you would like to donate food (pre-packed food, excess food from events, bulk donations, etc.), please check out the Food Donation Alliance website or the food banks on this webpage for options.
Sustainable procurement
- A list of products with recommended green specifications is listed in the Sustainable Procurement Guidelines.
IT tips
Pedestrian-friendly campus
- 'Walk for Green' campaign: New card readers have been installed to establish two new routes connecting University MTR Station and Central Campus. Participants can record their walking trips by tapping CU Link cards at the card readers. 'Green Walkers' who are able to complete 60 walking trips within a specified period will receive prizes.
- Statutory Ban on Idling of Motor Vehicle
- Major walking routes in CUHK (English / Chinese)
Water
- (Non-exhaustive) List of easily-accessible water dispensers in CUHK
Note: The locations of the water dispensers above can also be accessed via the campus map in the CUHK Mobile App (iOS/Android) - The University can provide pumps to offices that can be used with office dispenser-sized bottled water to provide water at major events. For details, please fill in the 'Manual Drinking Water Pump Borrowing Form' three weeks before the commencement of the activity.
- 'Like our Earth - Bring Your Own Bottle!' powerpoint (English / Chinese)
- 'Water for Free' - map of water dispensers in Hong Kong (Created and maintained by 'Go Green Hong Kong')
- Water saving tips from "Let's Save 10L Water" campaign by Water Supplies Department of HKSAR Government
Waste
- Recycling locations poster (campus locations)
- Recycling tips poster (for on-campus recycling)
- Location of recycling facilities on CUHK campus
- Unwanted furniture: a notice can be posted in ITSC mass mail to offer your office's unwanted furniture to other offices (For furniture with unit cost of $5,000 or more, please first visit Business Unit's website to complete the relevant asset disposal/transfer forms).
- Tips for food waste reduction – see tips under 'Food' above.
- Environmental Protection Department of HKSAR Government - Collector/Recycler Directory and Second Hand Exchange
- A facebook page operated by our student group, CU X Rubbish, to promote free recycling: 'CU 拎'
- Environmental Protection Department of HKSAR Government - Glass Bottle Recycling Programmes for Housing Estates - English
