Impact & news
A record of our activities so far. Each entry says what we did, when, and who we did it with.
We name each organisation as we worked with them at the time. It does not mean we work together today.
In the press
These figures come from coverage of our launch and the year after. Each one links to the article and covers the period it describes, so they are not running totals. The support figure is the value of products, materials and services partners gave, rather than cash.
service hours
In the six months before the platform launched.
Bastille Post, May 2024(opens in a new tab)beneficiaries
Reached through community service in the six months before launch.
Bastille Post, May 2024(opens in a new tab)in-kind support
What the organisations behind the launch contributed, in products, materials and services rather than cash.
Young Post Club (sponsored feature), June 2025(opens in a new tab)Our activities
In date order, earliest first.
Around eight months building a membership web app, with a login, product pages, partner banners and points you could redeem. We demonstrated it at the launch event.
Visits to schools to talk about putting sustainability into practice, interactive games made for primary and secondary pupils, and education boards developed with brands that traced a product from raw materials through production to packaging. One board followed a vegan gummy sweet. Team members also spoke at forums and other events.
A corporate volunteering day with Foodlink, one of several activities we ran with them in the months before our launch.
A Christmas gathering organised by Foodlink for children from low-income families and their parents. Sustainify designed three activity booths, on sustainability, on avoiding food waste and on everyday environmental knowledge.
A learning booth at the school's fun fair, with a short talk alongside it.
Sustainability education at a Foodlink-organised activity for Disney community participants.
The public launch of the platform, held at the Preface café. It included a panel discussion with the co-founder of GreenPrice, a representative of Earth Zero Studio and Compass's procurement director Chris Wong, and a conversation with Foodlink's head of operations, Aurea Yung. Launch coverage reported that more than 30 institutions were invited and that UNESCO representatives were among the guests.
A month-long activity with the non-profit ONE PILE in which donated books earned points that could be redeemed for a box of sustainable snacks.
am730, Sing Tao Headline, Bastille Post and Fortune Insight covered the launch: the founding story, the book-donation drive with ONE PILE, and our community service with Foodlink, Feeding Hong Kong and New Life 330.
A summer reading fundraiser, registered with the Hong Kong Red Cross as a self-initiated fundraising event, with the Red Cross among the beneficiaries.
A youth-led fundraising campaign on RMHC Hong Kong's site, alongside craft sessions with the families staying there. By September 2026 its page showed HK$9,537.50 raised.
Sustainability workshops run with Chew & Chill (Synergy Distribution Limited). Their 2025 catalogue lists a Green Plant Workshop, built around a game designed by young people, which pays it forward to Sustainify.
A second campaign of the same name, hosted on RMHC Hong Kong's fundraising site.
Coverage
Coverage of Sustainify since our launch in May 2024. Two of the features were sponsored, and they are marked.
Reports the student-founded platform, launch discussions and the planned ONE PILE book-donation activity.
Read the article on am730(opens in a new tab)Describes the five student founders and the community service that led up to the launch.
Read the article on Bastille Post(opens in a new tab)Covers the founding story, the ONE PILE collaboration and community activities with Foodlink, Feeding Hong Kong and New Life 330.
Read the article on Sing Tao Headline(opens in a new tab)Launch coverage from the same week, focused on why the founders started with consumption.
Read the article on Fortune Insight(opens in a new tab)Features Sustainify among student projects using technology for the planet, and describes our educational tools and networks.
Read the article on Young Post Club(opens in a new tab)A companion feature for younger readers, covering the same projects in simpler terms.
Read the article on Young Post Club / Spark(opens in a new tab)Elsewhere
Sustainify also appears on the sites of organisations we work with and take part in. Each link goes straight to their page.
Our Reading Marathon, 1 July to 31 August 2024, listed by the Hong Kong Red Cross as a self-initiated fundraising event.
See their pageon Hong Kong Red Cross (opens in a new tab)Our Youth Empowers Youth campaign page: youth sharing, workshops with children and fundraising for families staying at the House.
See their pageon RMHC Hong Kong (opens in a new tab)The Dynamic Teen Coalition lists our founder, Boris Lo (Hong Kong SAR, Sustainify), on its board.
See their pageon Internet Governance Forum (opens in a new tab)Everything on this page started with someone asking a question or offering their time. If you have an idea, a group that would like a workshop, or hours you can give, tell us what you have in mind.
