Operations

The goal is by 2020, through a combination of reductions and streamlining efforts, to reduce energy and GHG emissions by 10% and waste by 50% (using 2014 as the baseline). 

Under the leadership of the Vice President for Administration and Business, more than 10 energy and waste reduction projects were implemented throughout the year and monitored by the Sustainable Operations Executive Committee. The overall key performance indicators are in line with the reduction strategies and the HKUST 2020 Challenge.

Progress and Performance

Energy

Around 95% of total energy consumption comes from electricity. The consumption of electricity is an indicator of how we are doing with regards to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions...

Greenhouse Gases

In the 2018-19 academic year, HKUST emitted 47,500 metric tons of CO2 equivalent (MTCO2e) from sources of Scope 1 and 2, which is 2.7% lower than last year...

Water

Water resources at HKUST come from two main sources: potable water, which is clean and drinkable, comes from the Hong Kong Water Supplies Department and is used for cooking...

Waste

The HKUST 2020 Sustainability Challenge set a reduction target of 50% below the baseline year of 2014. The strategy for reaching that target focuses on four key areas...

Printed Paper

The total amount of paper consumed was 34,040 reams, which remains a huge amount of paper and one of the key areas of focus for conservation efforts...