HER x UST Sharing Session on 11 Nov 2025
HER is a Hong Kong–based non-profit social enterprise established in 2022 under HER Group Limited, with a mission to reduce e-waste and support low-income and vulnerable families by repairing and redistributing household appliances. This sharing session with HKUST connects sustainability education, carbon-reduction awareness, and circular-economy practice through a real Hong Kong case.
【Collaboration Synergy】
HKUST contributes academic perspectives on sustainability, carbon emissions and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, while HER provides practical frontline experience in appliance repair, reuse and community engagement. This combination allows students to understand how climate concepts can be translated into daily action, such as repairing and maintaining appliances to reduce electricity waste, carbon emissions and landfill pressure. The collaboration also creates a bridge between knowledge, skills and social impact by showing how retirees, women and youth can learn repair techniques and apply them in support of the community.
🌟【Event Highlights】🌟
The session introduced HER’s mission, workshop network, social impact achievements and training model, helping students understand how a local social enterprise operates in the field of e-waste reduction and community support. It also covered topics such as the Social Impact Assessment report, the Sustainable Development Goals, carbon emissions, carbon neutrality, and Hong Kong’s waste problem, linking these broader issues to everyday household appliances. Real repair stories and trainee examples were used to demonstrate how technical learning can become a pathway for environmental action, empowerment and community service.
🌟 【Benefits】 🌟
Benefits for students and HKUST:
Students gain an applied understanding of ESG, circular economy and climate resilience through a practical local example rather than theory alone. They are also exposed to social entrepreneurship, impact measurement and possible volunteering or collaboration opportunities with HER. In the meantime, it can also strengthen public understanding of a “repair instead of discard” culture. More broadly, it supports Hong Kong’s waste-reduction and circular-economy goals by showing how community-based repair initiatives can complement wider environmental policy directions.
