HKUST IEMS Thought Leadership Brief No. 100
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When shoppers discard unwanted clothes or fashion operators dispose of off-season deadstock, the handling of these disposals leads to vastly different outcomes. Properly managed, one person’s disposal can become another’s treasure; improperly handled, vast amounts of garments become waste, occupying landfills and incurring high social costs.
Winnie Lo is currently a part-time PhD student at the Division of Public Policy at HKUST, focusing her research on the circular economy. She believes embracing a circular model in any market requires collaboration among and support from communities, businesses, and governments. Her goal is to bridge the gap between the stakeholders along supply chains by conducting research that sheds light on the benefits and challenges of circular economy practices. Besides, she serves as a full-time researcher at HKUST Li & Fung Supply Chain Institute. Her major research areas cover China’s innovative business models, cross-border e-commerce, logistics, and supply chain. She has published a book, named ‘Supply Chain Management – The Fung Group Experience (Chinese only, over 300 pages)’ in 2021. She has also contributed chapters with the theme of China’s retail logistics to the ‘Blue Book of China’s Commercial Sector’published by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Prof. Masaru Yarime is Associate Professor at the Division of Public Policy and Co-Director of the AI Ethics and Governance Lab at HKUST. He has appointments as Visiting Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Tokyo and Honorary Associate Professor at the Department of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Public Policy at University College London. He is exploring data-driven innovation such as AI, IoT, blockchain, and smart cities for sustainability and implications for public policy and governance. He serves on the editorial board of international journals, including Sustainability Science, Environmental Science and Policy, Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, Frontiers in Sustainable Cities - Innovation and Governance, and Data & Policy. He received a B.Eng. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Tokyo and California Institute of Technology, respectively, and a Ph.D. in Economics and Policy Studies of Innovation and Technological Change at Maastricht University.
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