The “Make The Case – East Asia” Competition is brought to you by the following working team members, and their organizations!
Our Working Team
Rob Steir
Commitments Accelerator for Plastic Pollution
(CAPP) Co-Founder
Based in Florida, United States, Rob is a co-founder of CAPP. He is also a consultant for Ocean Recovery Alliance where he was the main author of a January 2020 United Nations-funded report “Crafting High-Impact Voluntary Commitments to Prevent and Reduce Marine Litter.” Rob is also the co-founder of Frontline Waste, a waste-to-energy company, focused on developing countries and islands, featuring a 20-100 tons/day slow-pyrolysis solution.
Doug Woodring
Ocean Recovery Alliance Founder
CAPP Co-Founder
Based in Hong Kong, Doug is the Founder of Ocean Recovery Alliance, a non-profit organisation focused on bringing innovation solutions, technology, collaborations and policy together to impact positive improvements for the health of the ocean. He was the winner of the prestigious 2018 Prince Albert Prize for Innovative Philanthropy for his work with the ocean.
Doug is also a co-founder of CAPP!
Justin Robertson
City University of Hong Kong Associate Professor, Department of Asian and International Studies
Justin is active in the community as the convenor of the CityU Sustainability Lecture Series, the CityU Sustainability Debate Series and the Asian Sustainability Case Study Challenge. He also leads the university’s Green Roofs Over Walls (GROW) project, an urban farm with a social mission. A teaching award winner, his pedagogical approach is centered on encouraging students to conduct primary research, directing a lively classroom featuring interactive software and problem-solving exercises and connecting students with experts in the field and having students share their findings with practitioners. He is a scholar of the global political economy with two areas of particular current interest: sustainable finance and investment migration.
THANK YOU’S
For the 2022 Competition, we would like to thank the following individuals who were either reviewers and/or judges (to the right).
We’d also like to thank Michelle Saram, Eco Drive Hong Kong, Ada Yip, Dr. Thomas Tang, Merci Ferrer, Ilu Farias and Tony Lee for their participation in our inaugural Make the Case – East Asia Awards Ceremony
and our student interns from City U of Hong Kong, Eunika Wong and Jyana Cascante.
Case Study Reviewers and/or Judges:
Vaibhav Arora
Anne Copeland
Sophie Dayrit
Kim Erle
Richard Fu
Veronica Gamboa
Bernhard Groth
Paul Harris
Thomas Johnson
Jayant Kamat
Michael Klubock
Andrew Koopman
Graeme Lang
Nik Metaxa-Schwarten
Charlotte Nielsen
Matt Reid
Coleen Salamat
Tony Sampaio
Judith Selby
Richard Selby
Sreerupa Sengupta
Bertha Shum
Divya Singhal
Gary Stokes
Dr. Thomas Tang
Judlyn Telesford-Checkley
Edith Terry
Vanessa Tore
Sian Williams
James Ka Lei Wong
Ada Yip
Brought to you by the following organizations:
Commitments Accelerator for Plastic Pollution
CAPP is a new non-profit organization, birthed in 2019 and operated through Ocean Recovery Alliance, one of the premier NGOs fighting to reduce and end plastic pollution from entering the ocean. CAPP’s mission is to take proven, successful projects and programs that prevent or reduce plastic pollution, identified through our “Make the Case” competitions, and then provide the infrastructure to empower the world’s stakeholders to adapt, replicate and scale these proven solutions in many other places.
City University of Hong Kong
Located in the heart of Hong Kong, the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has a well-earned reputation as an innovative hub for research and professional education and for addressing global issues and empowering positive change. CityU is ranked #53 on the QS World University Rankings 2022, #4 in the 2021 “Top 50 under 50” and
#89 in the Graduate Employability Rankings 2022.
The mission of Ocean Recovery Alliance is to reduce plastic pollution on land and water by creating strategic solutions for governments, industry and communities which lead to long-term, hands-on engaging business practices. Our mission is achieved through purposefully designed programs to educate, build awareness and provide solutions which inspire positive societal change at the community, national and international levels. Its founder, Doug Woodring, recently was awarded the coveted Prince’s Prize for Innovative Philanthropy from Prince Albert of Monaco for his work in this space
The Heinrich Böll Foundation, the Break Free From Plastic movement and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies published the Asia English edition of the Plastic Atlas on April 22, 2021. It highlights the large and rapidly growing role of Asian economies as plastic producers, consumers, contributors to the plastic refuse deluge, and dumping ground for the world’s plastic waste. The publication also focuses on particular challenges facing the region, along with potential solutions.
The Pictet Group Foundation is a grant making foundation established by the Managing Partners of Pictet to pursue our long-term tradition of social engagement and environmental commitment. Our vision is a more resilient and sustainable future for all. Our mission is philanthropy for effective social and environmental impact that will improve the lives of the most vulnerable and the well-being of future generations.
The Pictet Group is an investment-led service company, offering wealth management, asset management and related services. We do not engage in investment banking, nor do we extend commercial loans.
Headquartered in Geneva. 30 offices around the world, including registered banks in Hong Kong and Singapore
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