Vision
- To become a recognized leadership institute at the forefront of carbon neutrality research, collaborating with other stakeholders to co-create novel knowledge and practices through a creative and transdisciplinary approach to fibrous soft matter, with the ultimate goal of achieving a sustainable and vibrant future for humanity and nature.
Mission
- To spearhead impactful and relevant research on advanced low carbon technologies and the innovation of products, processes, and services in fibrous soft matter value chain, which lead to practical and positive knowledge transfer that transcends disciplines, industries, and cultures, to benefit the future sustainability and creative economy in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, and globally.
- To facilitate a worldwide strategic network of partnerships that bridge scales and scientific languages by being attentive to and engaging with local and global communities in order to support policy-making and decision-making by integrating the environmental, socioeconomic, and ethical dimensions of sustainability and wellbeing.
- To cultivate creative talents, grounded in an ethical, sustainable, and design thinking mindset, to motivate and support new initiatives for sustainable practices and to generate valuable human capital and tomorrow’s leaders for companies and society.
