Awarded by: World Economic Forum
Environmental Advocate Lo Sze Ping Commended for Promoting Green Movement in China
Mr Lo Sze Ping, a student of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's School of Business and Management (HKUST Business School), has been named a Young Global Leader for 2012 by the World Economic Forum (WEF), in recognition of his outstanding leadership and commitment to society.
Selected from a pool of several thousand candidates, Mr Lo is among 192 young leaders from 59 countries bestowed with the honor by the WEF last week. Nine of the selected young leaders are from Hong Kong and Mainland China. Mr Lo, who is a student of HKUST EMBA (Executive Master of Business Administration) for Chinese Executives Program, is the only honoree from Hong Kong and Mainland China's non-profit sector.
Mr Lo has devoted himself to the environmental movement since 1992. He joined Greenpeace in 1999 and led the establishment of Greenpeace in China. Mr Lo's efforts in green movements have been widely recognized and honored. He was named one of the "Leaders Promoting Internationalization of Chinese Business" by Global Entrepreneur Magazine in 2006, "Asian of the Year" by Singapore's Channel News Asia in 2006, and "Young Leaders of Our Time" by Southern People Weekly in 2009. Mr Lo also received the Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award in Hong Kong in 2010. Currently, Mr Lo is the Executive Director of Greenovation Hub, a Chinese non-governmental organization which aims to foster innovative and collaborative campaigns for China's green movement.