{"id":20648,"date":"2023-10-11T16:25:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T08:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=20648"},"modified":"2024-07-04T16:03:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T08:03:54","slug":"eco-newtrends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/tips\/sustainability\/eco-newtrends\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco-Friendly Practices for 2024 and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20648\" class=\"elementor elementor-20648\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8af3282 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8af3282\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65a667d\" data-id=\"65a667d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7d3e9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7d3e9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Environmental protection and sustainability are no longer a trend but a movement for the future.\u00a0With 76% of consumers saying that they will stop buying from companies with poor treatment of the environment and 88% of <strong>consumers claiming that they will be more loyal to a company that supports social and environmental issues<\/strong>, it is no surprise why so many companies are willing to invest so much in supporting environmental protection<strong>[1][2]<\/strong>. According to a global survey, 88% of publicly traded companies have ESG initiatives in place, with most companies allocating more focus and budget to this region every year<strong>[3]<\/strong>.<\/p><p>As the world shifts its focus towards ESG, opportunities within the environmental protection industry are bountiful. Businesses existing or prospecting in this industry should keep themselves updated on eco-trends as follows:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2eb373d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2eb373d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9521400\" data-id=\"9521400\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db6177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6db6177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_191930243-600x469.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-20659\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_191930243-600x469.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_191930243-1024x801.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_191930243-768x601.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_191930243-1536x1201.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_191930243-2048x1602.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Investing in eco-technology and policies are sure to provide businesses with long-term return.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b72c06a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b72c06a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e65b5e\" data-id=\"6e65b5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-435f531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"435f531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#1 Upcycling<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30bbf05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30bbf05\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de71087\" data-id=\"de71087\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc1d07f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc1d07f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a part of circular waste management, upcycling is when waste is transformed into new, usable materials or products for use. While upcycling is nothing new, the extent to which upcycling is explored this year is expected to reach a new high. <strong>Apart from upcycling old clothes into fashion statements or discarded furniture into trendy home d\u00e9cor, companies are now looking for more opportunities to upcycle, such as upcycling food.<\/strong><\/p><p>Learn More about Circular Textiles:<\/p><p class=\"elementor-post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/newsbites\/tips\/10-circular-textiles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Be Eco-Smart! Top Green Textile Products This Season<\/a><\/p><p>Upcycled food is when wasted byproducts from the production of one food product are crafted into other food products for consumption \u2013 such as using the pulp of plant-based milk to create a high-protein gluten-free flour or making jams out of blemished fruits that would otherwise be thrown away<strong>[4]<\/strong>. With a projection to reach US$97 billion by 2031 with a CAGR of 6.2%, upcycled food is one of the biggest growing markets in the food industry with huge potential<strong>[5]<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-361c446 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"361c446\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be5495a\" data-id=\"be5495a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91304a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91304a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_1736906552-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-20658\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_1736906552-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_1736906552-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_1736906552-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_1736906552-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_1736906552-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_1736906552-700x465.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Upcycling food such as fruits and vegetables has huge business potential.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b49113 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b49113\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c95f05a\" data-id=\"c95f05a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6fbbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e6fbbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#2 Use of Clean Energy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69146df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69146df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3741b1f\" data-id=\"3741b1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd6c568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd6c568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to the climate think-tank giant Ember, greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector are expected to fall for the first time in history<strong>[6]<\/strong>. As wind and solar energy reach a record high of 12% of global electricity in 2022, we expect to see an increased use of renewable energy sources in the upcoming year \u2013 especially at a residential level.<\/p><p>Read More:<\/p><p class=\"elementor-post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/newsbites\/tips\/sustainability\/new-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">New Energy: The Eco-Friendly Solution for Sustainable Sourcing<\/a><\/p><p>With the <strong>cost of building and operating new renewable plants being cheaper than burning fossil fuels, businesses are more motivated to use renewable sources of energy instead of conventional ones[7]<\/strong>. According to experts, at a home level, as the cost of energy has become very volatile, we will be seeing homeowners switch to heat pumps or solar panels in their homes to offset high energy bills<strong>[8]<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5ce41a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5ce41a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ab7d01\" data-id=\"4ab7d01\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed0d22f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed0d22f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/eco2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20660\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/eco2.jpg 612w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/eco2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Usage of renewable energy sources has reached a new high, while the fossil fuel era is expected to decline as early as 2023!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cc53c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cc53c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8957b8b\" data-id=\"8957b8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43b3d95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43b3d95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#3 IoT-Based Environmental Monitoring<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1357081 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1357081\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-baf9960\" data-id=\"baf9960\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd4043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dd4043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G, businesses are looking to transition into energy-efficient smart buildings, such as <strong>automated monitoring of climate control, lighting, and security<\/strong>. Research shows that with the implementation of <strong>smart buildings<\/strong>, energy consumption can be lowered by a whopping 30%, providing great motivation for businesses in both cost and environmental issues<strong>[9]<\/strong>. IoT can also be applied to other areas of environmental protection, such as using it in waste management in optimizing waste collection and helping to lower the environmental footprint by limiting unnecessary use of waste mobility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9456484 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9456484\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-155ce17\" data-id=\"155ce17\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d48fa47 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d48fa47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11efeae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11efeae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa9c572\" data-id=\"fa9c572\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-440d693 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"440d693\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Better Environment, A Better Business!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b5b593 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b5b593\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-719a7e4\" data-id=\"719a7e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe506ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe506ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With environmental protection being an established future development, businesses should try to adjust to more eco-friendly policies to stay competitive.<\/p><p>From <strong>26-29 Oct 2023<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hktdc.com\/event\/ecoexpoasia\/en?ref_source=newsbites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HKTDC\u2019s Eco Expo Asia<\/a> is back to support all types of businesses interested in going green or helping companies further develop their ESG policies. This exciting fair features the latest green products, equipment and innovative technology to assist companies from varying sectors in achieving their ecological goals. 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