News - GUOJUN HE (何国俊)

2025

November 14, 2025 — 2025 Sustainability Forum Advances Global Discussion on AI and Climate Solutions
The HKU Jockey Club Enterprise Sustainability Global Research Institute hosted the 2025 Sustainability Forum at HKU, focusing on sustainability challenges and opportunities around AI, ESG frameworks, and global climate strategies. The event brought together over 380 academics, industry leaders, and policymakers, along with nearly 40,000 online participants.
[ESGRI Official] [Mirage News]

July 23, 2025 — Going Global Riding ESG Waves: Labubu's Meteoric Rise
Professor He and Ms Qidan Wang published an opinion piece analyzing how Pop Mart's Labubu IP achieved global success through ESG-aligned strategies. In 2024, the Monsters series registered sales of RMB 3.041 billion, a 726.6% year-on-year increase.
[HKU Business School]

2025 — When Axes Meet the Balance Sheets: How the World is Revaluing the Forests
Professor He authored an opinion piece on the alarming rate of tropical forest loss globally. In 2024, global losses of primary tropical forests reached approximately 6.7 million hectares, an increase of nearly 80% compared with 2023.
[HKU Business School]

2025 — When Interdependence Fades: How AI and Automation Are Recasting Global Trade
Professor He published a thought leadership piece on how automation and AI are upending the traditional international trade landscape, giving developed countries endogenous comparative advantages in industries once intensive in low-skilled labor.
[HKU Business School]

March 26, 2025 — Reinstate Crypto Mining to Facilitate China's Transition to Carbon Neutrality
Professor He published an opinion piece arguing that under properly designed electricity pricing policies, cryptocurrency mining could promote renewable energy development and reduce carbon emissions.
[HKU Business School]

January 16, 2025 — The Future of Hong Kong Economy Conference 2025
Professor He participated in a panel discussion on “Anchoring Sustainable Investment in an Unsustainable World.” The conference featured 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics laureate Professor James A. Robinson as keynote speaker.
[HKU Business School]

2025 — NUS SGFIN Summit 2025
Professor He was invited as a speaker at the Sustainable Finance Summit hosted by the National University of Singapore’s Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN), themed “Commitments, Challenges, and Innovations in the Transition to Sustainable Economy.”
[NUS SGFIN]

November 26, 2024 — Dialogue with Dr. Jane Goodall: Integrating Biodiversity into Corporate Responsibilities
Professor He joined a panel discussion with world-renowned ethologist Dr. Jane Goodall and Ericson Chan (Zurich Insurance Group). He stated, “Incorporating the economic value of biodiversity into ESG frameworks is essential yet complex.”
[Zurich Insurance HK]

October 14, 2024 — Academic Lecture at Peking University National School of Development
Professor He delivered a lecture titled “Media Competition, Media Capture, and Pollution in China” as part of the 30th Anniversary Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series at Peking University’s National School of Development.
[PKU NSD]

July 2024 — European Award for Environmental Economists Under Forty (EAERE)
Professor He received the prestigious European Award for Researchers in Environmental Economics under the Age of Forty from the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE).
[UC Berkeley ARE]

July 20, 2024 — HKU Forum 2024: China's Economy in Global Spotlight
Professor He spoke on “Climate Change, Risks of Natural Disasters and Responses” at the 2024 China and Global Economic Forum, co-hosted by HKU Business School’s Institute of China Economy and the China Macroeconomy Forum (CMF) of Renmin University of China.
[Mirage News]

2024 — Faculty Outstanding Researcher Award 2023-24
Professor He was awarded the HKU Business School Faculty Outstanding Researcher Award for 2023-24, in recognition of his four publications in top-tier international academic journals over the past five years.
[HKU Business School]

April 2024 — 21st Century Business Herald Interview: Standardizing ESG Evaluation Systems
In an exclusive interview, Professor He discussed Hong Kong’s progress in ESG disclosure, the alignment of China’s carbon market with international standards, and the role of Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s Core Climate platform.
[21经济网]