"We very much admire HKUST’s academic excellence. It is our honour to be able to support a professorship in sustainability, which is the first of its kind for HKUST and among universities in Hong Kong. Sustainability is important to CLP’s values and we believe one of the ways that we can make communities more viable is through supporting quality education. We are confident that Professor Charles Ng will continue to nurture many young talents in his new position and develop innovative solutions that will benefit our future generations."

CLP Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, is the holding company for the CLP Group, one of the largest investor-owned power businesses in Asia Pacific. Through CLP Power Hong Kong Limited, it operates a vertically-integrated electricity supply business providing a highly-reliable supply of electricity to 80% of Hong Kong’s population.

Outside Hong Kong, CLP holds investment in the energy sector in Mainland China, India, Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Australia. Its diversified portfolio of generating assets uses a wide range of fuels including coal, gas, nuclear and renewable sources. CLP is one of the largest external investors in the Mainland’s renewable energy sector. In India, it is among the biggest renewable energy producers and foreign investors in the electricity sector. In Australia, its wholly-owned subsidiary EnergyAustralia is a major integrated energy company that provides gas and electricity to over 2.6 million customers.

CLP is listed on the Global Dow, the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index, the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific 40 Index, Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index Series and MSCI Global Sustainability Index Series.