Annual Report 2021 ｜Greenpeace

ANNUAL REPORT EAST ASIA

Dear supporters,

There is no doubt that the past years have been challenging for all of us. It's also been harder for us to engage and communicate offline with you, due to physical distancing to keep us all safe.

But we want to let you know that our determination to bring people together to stand up for our planet did not waver. That’s why we went those extra miles to get this Annual Report 2021 ready for you. Please take a deep dive into what we’ve been doing to create change and promote a green and peaceful future.

None of this would be possible without the help of individuals like you deciding to do something for our planet – from signing petitions to donating to campaigns in the local communities.

When you finish reading this, feel free to pass it on to your friends or family, put it in your workplace or share it with people and communities around you. Because Greenpeace is a movement made up of people like you.

Thank you so much for your support.

Half a century of hope in action

In 1971, a group of biologists, lawyers and reporters set sail in a fishing boat to protest US nuclear weapons testing off Alaska. A year later, the US announced it would halt all further tests. Over the years, environmentalists around the world have joined hands to build today’s Greenpeace. If there’s a consistent theme in the history of Greenpeace, it is that we continue to put the natural world, and the people who depend on it, first.

YOU are definitely at the core and our constant source of inspiration. Let’s take a look back at what positive changes we have made together.

Climate change is now undeniable

Your voice has helped us push more than 135 countries and regions to adopt carbon neutral goals. Greenpeace East Asia’s climate initiative has been working to get private banks, policy banks and insurance firms to stop funding the coal industry and to speed up the global phase-out of fossil fuels. In 2021, China, Japan and Korea finally pledged to stop funding overseas coal projects.

Shifting power: Our choices matter

Greenpeace activism has moved into gathering voices from all walks of life to help change corporate behaviour. Now, top firms, like Coca-Cola and FamilyMart, are responding by introducing detailed plastics reduction plans. This March, the UN opened talks for a legallybinding Global Plastics Treaty to address the entire lifecycle of plastic pollution.

Environmental activism at a whole new level

Technology has powered bottom-up environmental movements. We are now seeing many more diverse strategies, such as Fridays for Future and climate lawsuits. Greenpeace has also been joining forces with other environmental groups to make an even bigger impact. In 2021, for the first time, a Dutch court ordered oil giant Shell to accept responsibility for playing a part in the climate crisis ‒ a real milestone in our climate campaign!

Protecting nature protects those at risk

The climate crisis threatens human health and exacerbates social injustice. Greenpeace is using its international influence to spotlight the fate of vulnerable groups, such as people living on low-lying islands, arguing a stable climate, clean air and water are basic human rights. Protecting the environment means we must also speak up for the voiceless.

Our 100% independence means we get things done

Greenpeace has never accepted funds from corporate or political bodies ‒ something very unusual for a non-profit of our size. This ensures our work is never compromised, we can always be 100% impartial. That’s how we got a 16-year ban on commercial fishing in the ecologically-rich waters of the central Arctic Ocean; the maker of the famous waterproofed fabric GORE-TEX® to announce a complete phase-out of harmful PFCs; and the Forest Stewardship Council to cut ties with palm oil giant Korindo for breaching its rules.

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Imagine a world without Greenpeace…

Last year was Greenpeace’s 50th anniversary

In that half-century, we campaigned on a wide variety of environmental issues – from fossil fuels to nuclear energy, plastics to biodiversity, and the Arctic to the Antarctic. We spoke up for peace and the planet, demanding policy changes. We staged bold and creative actions in public spaces to get our messages across. We talked to countless individuals and persuaded them to join us in protecting the environment. As Chair of the Board, I take considerable pride in all the work that Greenpeace East Asia has accomplished in making our planet Earth a greener and more peaceful home for all its inhabitants – human or not.

A great deal happened in those 50 years

Greenpeace began as a small group of committed and concerned individuals who had one goal – to stop a nuclear weapons test in Amchitka, Alaska. Today, it has become an impactful international organisation with thousands of staff members and millions of supporters worldwide.

And a lot more will happen in the next 50 years

Witnessing how as an organisation we have matured and expanded, have great hope for what we can achieve together in the next half century. We are campaigning to push governments to prioritise environmental policies that protect our climate, our seas, our forests and our planet for the next generations. Like you, want my children and my grandchildren to be able to live in a pollution-free world.

Sometimes I also imagine a world where there is no need for Greenpeace. A world where everyone is committed to protecting the environment and upholding peace. But until then, in a world that still needs Greenpeace, my fellow Board Members and I are continuing to oversee Greenpeace East Asia’s strategic priorities, ensure the organisation upholds transparency, and that all the work we do is in line with our environmental vision and mission. Now more than ever, we are inspired to be working with you to continue striving for a brighter, cleaner and safer future for us all.

We are witnessing increasingly more devastating extreme climate events in East Asia and in other parts of the world. I still remember China’s Henan floods of 2021, and see the extreme heat waves happening in Hong Kong, the US and Europe now. We used to think the climate crisis was something that would happen in the future, but it is happening right now.

However, we are also witnessing a growing global awareness and sense of urgency. The United Nations climate conference in Glasgow last year attracted significant public and media attention. China, Korea and Japan have committed to reach carbon neutrality – that is net zero carbon emissions through cutting emissions and / or absorbing them – and industries too are really beginning to make changes. Tackling the climate crisis seems like a colossal task at times, but I trust, like me, you feel that there are many reasons for hope.

Climate and environmental issues now top societal concerns and in some cases the political agenda too. According to the prestigious Global Risks Report 2022, respondents from risk experts and leaders in business, government, and civil society listed “climate action failure”, “extreme weather”, and “biodiversity loss” in their top five global threats for the next 10 years.

It is no exaggeration to say we are at a moment of great historical importance. On the one hand, our efforts in the next 10 years will determine if we can avoid climate disaster; while on the other, the momentum for positive action has never been greater. Much of this is driven by people like you who love our planet.

It is against this background that the Greenpeace office in Japan and Greenpeace East Asia decided to join hands together last year. East Asia had a combined GDP of US$20 trillion in 2020, representing almost 25% of the global total. The two offices in this critical region are sharing resources and working much more closely together, so we can aim higher and accelerate change at this crucial time.

We are excited about the integration of the two offices, and ready for the challenges. As supporters of Greenpeace East Asia, you are now part of a bigger movement to strive for a better future. We are counting on your continued support in the journey ahead.

Mr. Santosh Pai Lawyer, Board Chair, Greenpeace East Asia

Sze Pang Cheung Executive Director, Greenpeace East Asia

You are now part of a bigger movement

Defending

nature: In 4 strategies

Building alliances and partnerships 1

Your unwavering support inspired us throughout the year. With the right strategies, we made change again and again with people power and facts on our side.

Hong Kong / Connecting communities:

Four store owners in Tsuen Wan, volunteers, and an amazing community response helped to save more than 1,470 pieces of disposable plastic cutlery in two utensil-renting experiments last year!

People power has always been at the heart of our environmental campaigns. We are constantly linking up with people and groups that stand up for the planet.

2Exposing truths and offering real solutions

Investigation is the foundation of our environmental campaigns. Workable solutions are the driving force behind our efforts to get things done.

Hong Kong / Brownfields:

In this picture, our campaigner Chan Hall Sion is holding e-waste from the 8-m high pile behind her. Media widely reported how we tracked down 70 similar sites across Hong Kong to lobby for clean-up and proper planning of brownfield sites, rather than the destructive Lantau Tomorrow Vision.

Seoul / Celebrity appeal: Korean actor Lee Jung-jae from the hit TV show Squid Game joined 10 Korean artists, including actor Lee Kwang-soo and Yuri from the pop band Girls’ Generation, for a big article in a popular magazine on Greenpeace’s 50th anniversary and the climate.

Taipei / Diverse exchanges: We got 56 firms to agree to an interim target of 10% renewable energy by 2025 in our campaign: “RE10x10 New Leadership Framework for Renewable Energy”, putting them on track to go 100% green in the long run. Local governments got involved too.

Vanuatu / Empowering the vulnerable: Indigenous peoples and islanders are the most affected by climate change but they are also the most overlooked. At last November’s COP26 UN climate meeting, Greenpeace brought their demands to the negotiating table.

Antarctic / Penguin census: Scientists from the US’ Stony Brook University conducted a penguin census in Antarctica this January with us. They were travelling on the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise and assessing the bird’s habitat crisis to support our campaign for a Global Ocean Treaty.

Fukushima / Tracking radiation:

Ten years since the nuclear disaster and the wounds are still deep. Our team of nuclear experts made their 33rd inspection last November, pointing out that several places, including Namie and Itate, are still uninhabitable.

Indian Ocean / Chronicling nature: Last summer, the Arctic Sunrise came across this rare and endangered Hawksbill Turtle. The crew was surveying overfishing and destructive fishing practices in the Indian Ocean, work aimed at protecting the wonderful diversity of life.

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Four Environmental Strategies

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Cornwall / Stop extinction:

300 illuminated drones in the shapes of iconic species flew in the Cornwall skies to deliver one global message: stop extinction, act now. Last June, on the eve of the G7 summit held in Cornwall, UK, Greenpeace used this stunning action to urge world leaders to protect biodiversity.

Even when the world was in lockdown, we kept the spirit of environmental protection work alive through online and some faceto-face activities.

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We find common ground when we can: if we pile on the pressure and patiently negotiate, then a policy shift can make all the difference.

Tokyo / Public power:

A press conference with Fukushima locals and community groups to express their concern over the Japan government’s plan to discharge radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. It got extensive media coverage globally, revealing the real cost of nuclear energy for humankind.

Seoul / Plastics audit: 2,671 people from 841 households took part in our Brand Audit for Plastic Zero Korea. Their data helped us push Korean Food & Beverage companies, like Lotte Chilsung, CJ CheilJedang and Nongshim, to phase out plastic use.

Tokyo / Plastic-free map: The Next 100 Project, a campaign to send children 100 years from now our blessings, launched a Goodbye Waste Plastic-Free Map.

Greenpeace volunteers identified over 1,470 groceries, department stores and restaurants and categorised them to help everyone pursue a zero-waste lifestyle.

Yekaterinburg / Independent firefighters: In Russia’s vast expanse, precious forests are left to burn and cause ecological and climate disasters. Greenpeace firefighters are teaching basic skills to local volunteers and organising rescue missions through online groups to help extinguish fires before they become out of control.

Glasgow / Global conference: Greenpeace is one of the few observer organisations to have attended all UN climate conferences right from the beginning. We lobbied and put pressure on governments and those in power to take climate action now.

Taichung / Policy change: Last September, Greenpeace teamed up with officials, convenience stores and cafes to launch a trial rental cup project, the Plastic Free Alliance. This was so successful that by the year end, it had spread across the island, marking a big step to cutting plastic use.

East Asia / Solid research: We published several groundbreaking reports on the global car industry’s failure to cut emissions, exposing issues such as double standards in emissions goals in different markets. Our work has pushed Toyota and Hyundai to take the first steps towards change.

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Climate solutions: Worldwide actions, hope is in the air

As the UN called the latest IPCC climate report a “code red for humanity”, we pushed leaders to end their silence on fossil fuels.

Saying goodbye to oil & gas

At the COP26 global climate summit, world leaders disappointingly agreed to a “phasing down” of fossil fuels, not a “phase out”. Fortunately, we still witnessed some good signs – a Dutch court ruled that Shell was liable for climate damage and that it must reduce carbon emissions throughout its whole supply chain; Canadian firm TC Energy ended its controversial Keystone XL Pipeline project; while Greenland banned all new oil exploration on environmental grounds.

Climate is our priority

Greenpeace has been exposing big oil and corporate polluters for greenwashing, so companies are held accountable for their actual impact on people and the climate. As we entered 2022, we campaign in Europe against nuclear integration into green energy. The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that climate crisis impacts are already dire and that the world must act united now. We are using fact-based science to continue pushing countries and corporates to quit fossil energy faster and invest in renewables.

Climate justice for our planet

Greenpeace has long been advocating for environmental justice, supporting indigenous peoples, and people in climate-vulnerable areas to fight for their rights. Following our campaigning work, Germany’s supreme constitutional court ruled that the government’s Climate Protection Act did not go far enough to safeguard citizens. In Indonesia, the Central Jakarta District Court found seven officials negligent for allowing air pollution to get so bad, a milestone for local class actions and environmental lawsuits.

50 years on, we are still full of hope

Environmental campaigns aren’t won overnight. Greenpeace first set sail in 1971, and in those 50 years we have made amazing achievements. In the 1970s, we were a key part of the movement to ban leaded petrol. In 2021, the last country to use this toxic fuel abandoned it too. In 2011, Greenpeace began its campaign to detox fashion and push outdoor brands to eliminate hazardous PFCs. Last year, Gore Fabrics announced it was going 100% PFC-free!

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Our combined determination to save the climate

Key to the climate fight East Asia shows its colours Climate roadmap Hong Kong plays catch up

China, Japan & Korea follow up on their climate commitments

Our green finance projects are seeing great results. China, Japan and Korea are the three biggest investors in overseas coal-fired power. In 2021, China said it would stop funding new overseas coal plants; Korea said public funds would no longer be spent on coal projects, and private firms in Japan said they would tighten restrictions on funding coal. Cutting off money from East Asia going into coal is a huge step in protecting our climate.

Following Fukushima, calling on carmakers

Greenpeace East Asia’s team of radiation specialists has been monitoring Fukushima for an unbroken 11 years. Last April, Japan said it would release contaminated water into the Pacific, so we swiftly released an in-depth scientific analysis of the consequences. Our new regional Car Decarbonisation campaign has pushed the world’s biggest carmakers –Japan’s Toyota and Korea’s Hyundai – to become more ambitious in moving towards electric vehicles.

Promoting corporate & government climate responsibility

Our Beijing office has successfully pushed China’s big tech firms, including Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent, to announce carbon neutrality goals. A long-term campaign by our Seoul office got Korea’s National Assembly to revise its Electricity Law so that it will drive development in the local renewable energy sector. And in Taiwan, more than 50 SMEs pledged to go 10% renewable by 2025; Taiwan Mobile was the very first major telecom company to join.

Climate crisis is impacting everyone

Greenpeace used science-based data to explain how the climate is impacting one of the most important things in everyone’s life – food. Our project is bringing home the urgency of the climate crisis to everyone.

We held tons of activities including a two-day largescale offline event, workshops and webinars, where local scientists and experts joined in to raise public awareness about climate impacts. Local artist Joey Leung made a viral video introducing how grains, seafood, coffee, wine and honey are affected by the climate crisis. More than 40 local coffee shops took part, with baristas and coffee shop owners calling on Hong Kong to wake up and smell the coffee!

Our long-running “Let’s Talk About Climate Change” series interviewed baristas and climate activists; and for the first time we collaborated with the Hong Kong French Film Festival to present the program, “Cinema for the Climate”.

Encouraging Hong Kong to go carbon neutral

After Hong Kong said it aimed to become carbon neutral by 2050, Greenpeace responded instantly by joining 19 other groups to call on the government to urgently draw up a carbon neutrality roadmap. We also participated in the Policy Address online consultation session. In October 2021, the government announced its “Hong Kong Climate Action Plan 2050”, which we welcomed but we also pointed out the “emissions reduction” and “response” targets in the Plan are not ambitious enough to meet IPCC targets. The Plan also failed to detail how to use the $240 billion set aside for tackling climate change. Greenpeace will continue to keep a close eye on this issue. While many countries and cities are setting clear targets and timelines to phase down their carbon emissions, we should make sure Hong Kong is also living up to its climate commitments.

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Forests and oceans: Protect nature in all its forms

Our planet’s natural landscapes have been under severe threat in the past year. Scientists say to save the climate we must protect at least 30% of our forests and oceans. In 2021, we built up resources to safeguard our natural world and pursue environmental justice.

Exposing corruption to protect Indonesia’s rainforests

Nearly 1 million hectares of forest in the Indonesian province of West Papua has been razed in the past 20 years by the palm oil industry. Our report showed that politicalcorporate collusion was responsible for recent fires, and with local indigenous groups we lobbied the government to successfully revoke 14 permits issued to palm oil firms. We also worked with the research group Forensic Architecture to reveal that Korindo had burnt huge areas of forest, leading the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to cut ties with the Korean palm oil giant.

With your trust in us, Greenpeace was able to conduct on-the-ground surveys and connect local people to help protect precious forests around the world.

Environmental justice in the Amazon

The area of Amazon rainforest felled hit a 15-year high in 2021. A Greenpeace report revealed huge areas had been burned to make way for soy plantations, pasture for beef cattle and mines. Such land grabbing has impinged on the rights and livelihoods of local indigenous peoples. Since Europe is the main market for Brazilian meat, Greenpeace connected offices around the world and worked with more than 160 green groups and millions of people to push the European Commission into drafting an antideforestation law.

Scrapping permits for African logging concessions

In 2021, Greenpeace Africa along with dozens of green groups helped push the Democratic Republic of Congo to pass a bill to protect the rights of indigenous peoples living in the world’s second-largest tropical rainforest, the Congo Basin. The president also announced he was suspending all dubious logging concessions.

Saving nature reserves in Russia

In 2021, Stavropol Territory in Russia proposed a new draft law to change boundaries that would have meant an end to as much as 80% of the country’s nature reserves. Greenpeace launched a petition that got more than 95,000 signatures and succeeded in reversing the plan.

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Your support gives them a chance

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Oceans: The power of wide-ranging action

In February 2022, a UN climate report warned building climate resilience required protecting at the very least 30% of the world’s natural ecosystems. Like forests, oceans provide us with unlimited resources, but are increasingly facing crises: industrial fishing, deep-sea mining, climate change and plastic pollution. Your support is helping us to protect oceans around the globe.

Voyages for the planet: Our 4 ships at sea

Greenpeace’s four vessels went to four different oceans to witness and record environmental damage. Using science and direct actions, we worked with the world’s top experts to come up with detailed and workable solutions to the most immediate problems.

Pacific Ocean: blasting the threat from deep-sea mining

While touring the Pacific, the Rainbow Warrior crew linked up with activists in the Pacific Island countries to campaign against mining company Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR) from destroying the marine environment. Greenpeace is the only organisation that is conducting independent investigations of this issue. The ship was bearing witness to equipment tests carried out at approximately 4.5 km deep in the ocean and exposed there were several days that GSR lost control of their mining gear.

Indian Ocean: exposing the ‘Wall of Death’

The Arctic Sunrise set off in March 2021 to conduct an environmental study of the species-rich Indian Ocean. Our crew exposed how fishing vessels were using banned drift nets stretching 39km across, creating a ‘Wall of Death’ that caused indiscriminate and terrifying destruction of marine life. Strong enforcement of safe environmental standards is urgently needed for these industrial fishing fleets.

Mobilising support worldwide for a strong Global Ocean Treaty

Greenpeace has long fought for a Global Ocean Treaty to protect at least 30% of the oceans by 2030 (30x30). The fourth round of negotiations at the UN was held in March 2022, and Greenpeace won support from Pacific Island nations, Africa, Caribbean countries and several EU states for a strong deal, backed by 5 million supporters from around the world. So far, more than 100 countries and regions have signed up to 30x30.

Victory for the ocean: New Zealand says no to deep sea mining

New Zealand’s South Taranaki Bight teems with life –whales, penguins and corals all live here. Over the last decade, Greenpeace and local indigenous groups

have campaigned against opening the Bight to mining. In September 2021, the Supreme Court ruled that “environmental protection is the bottom line,” closing the area off to deep sea mining.

Great news for Africa! Oil exploration blocked and whales protected

South Africa’s Wild Coast is a key habitat for whales. Shell had originally planned to explore for oil here last December. Greenpeace campaigned against the firm’s seismic blasting, rallying the support of more than 80,000 people in just a few weeks. Local communities brought a lawsuit that ended with the court ordering Shell to stop blasting and pay costs immediately.

Antarctic Ocean: counting penguins, recording climate shocks

In January 2022, the Arctic Sunrise arrived in the Antarctic Peninsula to conduct a penguin survey and collect evidence to support establishing marine reserves here. Scientists on board discovered a new gentoo penguin colony never before recorded at Andersson Island, showing that climate change is changing species distribution. In March, they made the southernmost scientific submarine dive in history, at 65 degrees south, and found an “incredible abundance of life, including corals and other vulnerable species”.

The Mediterranean: Witness makes its first voyage

For 20 years, the Esperanza journeyed from the Poles to West Africa, uncovering illegal fishing and whaling and conducting ground-breaking research. In 2021, she finally retired with great honour. Please welcome her successor, our new ship Witness, refitted from a donated sailboat. She made her maiden voyage in April 2022 to conduct sperm whale research in the Mediterranean. Watch out for her latest updates!

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Plastics: Making eating sustainable again

Over the past six years Greenpeace’s plastics campaign has grown in so many ways. We’ve successfully gotten big firms to reduce plastics, advocated for waste reduction policies and experimented with practical solutions. We’ve been most delighted to watch the trend towards #PlasticFreeCity with you by our side.

Cutting plastic pollution at source

global solution

UN launches talks on plastics pact

While Greenpeace cross-regional teams continued to expose how Africa and Southeast Asia have become developed countries’ “waste dumps”, one of our global plastic campaign asks has been answered – the United Nations Environment Assembly said it would start talks on a legally-binding Global Plastics Treaty that covers the entire lifecycle from production to disposal. A deal is expected to be reached in 2024. Greenpeace will be keeping a close eye on proceedings, pushing for strong and effective regulations.

Coca-Cola promises to go reusable

Coca-Cola makes more than 120 billion single-use plastic bottles a year and has been named the world’s top plastic polluter four years in a row. It has a huge responsibility to clean up its act.

After worldwide Greenpeace campaigns, Coca-Cola finally announced at the end of February 2022 that 25% of its packaging would be made from reusable materials by 2030. We will be pushing for the company to double that target to 50%, and for its Hong Kong subsidiary to keep up with headquarters.

Convenience stores compete to go green

After 7-Eleven in Taiwan announced it would phase out single-use plastics by 2050, FamilyMart became East Asia’s first chain store to introduce a rental cup system in hundreds of its branches. This followed our active plastic campaign in Taiwan and an innovative pilot Greenpeace ran in Taichung with cafes, FamilyMart and city government officials.

Following our campaigning work, Starbucks Japan introduced several plastic reduction initiatives; in Korea Lotte Confectionery announced a roadmap for plastic removal.

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Hong Kong passes 1,100 plastic-free stores

In three years, our plastic-free community project hit the 1,100 milestone of plastic-free stores in Hong Kong and it’s all down to your support and our team members who went door to door, persuading shop owners to join. This is a huge achievement, especially during the pandemic.

Community spirit was also on display at the end of last year’s ‘reusable utensil rental’ social experiment. Diners loved the deposit-free rental of reusable tableware, which we organised with four stores in Lo Tak Court in Tsuen Wan. A total of 1,470 pieces of disposable tableware was saved, a win-win-win for customers, storekeepers and the environment.

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A life with less waste

Greenpeace’s website featured stories about people who have gone plastic-free and we invited packaging-free shop Zam.everywhere, Mil Mill, Hong Kong’s first carton recycling mill and green online shop GuruGuruhk to share their experiences of living zero waste in online seminars.

Community-driven

plastic-free future

Our community outreach team held a series of workshops in the summer of 2021 with 35 participants and carried out community projects to spread the power of plastic-free throughout Hong Kong.

Bear / packagingfree shop loop store: “We don’t need to define ourselves through material things.”

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Vegi: “I ask every customer who orders takeaway if they really need cutlery or not.”

Call for a ban on single-use tableware by 2025

Hong Kong’s plastic-free future is beginning to emerge after years of hard campaigning. In 2021, Greenpeace joined 10 other green groups to submit our demands to the government’s consultation on disposable plastic tableware. Together with local celebrities, we got 5,000 people to send a letter urging for zero plastic without delay!

Greenpeace policy recommendations:

/ Get single-use plastic utensils under control by 2025, set up a supportive network for reusable utensils;

/ Prohibit local retailers and distributors from using unnecessary plastic packaging for imported goods;

/ D raw up a broad plastics reduction plan, include overall goals and a timetable for the phase out of all single-use plastics.

First countryside stream study on microplastics

Greenpeace released Hong Kong’s first study of microplastics in countryside streams in July 2021. Polypropylene, a chemical found in plastic takeaway boxes, was detected in half of the eight streams we sampled, showing microplastics can enter our drinking water and pose a risk to human health. We also worked with a local artist on a short film, The Unbearable Lightness of Plastic, showing how plastic is actually a heavy burden on our environment.

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Lantau: Holding on to endless beauty

In our campaign to save Lantau Island from massive land reclamation, investigations and bearing witness played big parts. We broke the biggest local environmental news stories, and engaged people in documenting Lantau’s beauty.

In 2021, Greenpeace held a photo contest of shots of Lantau. Many of the images reflected the island's poetic beauty. We also partnered with Fung Hong Shing, a renowned environmental photographer to produce a series of three documentaries showcasing its wild rivers and forests, attracting huge public interest.

“Fiddler crabs live in the Tung Chung mangroves and in Ma Wan Chung Fishing Village. Land reclamation poses a serious threat to marine species and the habitat of special creatures like them.”

“Lantau Biolodiversity” Professional Award

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“I took this photo of Yam O in 1982. Now it’s changed beyond recognition. Over the past few decades, there’s been too much development – with the airport, theme parks and so on. If things go on like this, it won’t be any different from busy downtown.”

“Lantau Landscape” Good Work Award Yam O / Chi Hang Leung

Following this, we held two “Photowalk” workshops where a group made up of more than 30 winners and participants followed professional photographers to visit Lantau and explore the rich biodiversity in Pui O and climb Sunset Peak to enjoy the beautiful autumn dusk. Campaigner Hall Sion Chan talked about how Lantau Tomorrow Vision threatens Hong Kong’s wilderness.

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Wild Lantau: telling its stories of old and new

4 reports to unfold the truth: Setting the green news agenda

Undercover investigation hits headlines

As well as the shock factor of the images of the waste dumps, it proved there was a lack of comprehensive planning for brownfield sites, allowing illegal factories to pollute our environment. This created enormous public pressure, prompting the Chief Executive to promise to deal with the development of the Northern Metropolis plan during a Legislative Council meeting.

The report, Massive Mess: Investigation on Unruly Brownfield Operations 2021, took a team of five people two months to prepare and finish. It was essential we were extremely meticulous from planning the route to the aerial footage to the sampling. Your enduring support made all this possible.

Working with a mix of allies

Greenpeace leveraged the Liber Research Community’s skill in data analysis to complement our campaigning knowhow. Last June, we jointly launched the Missing Brownfields report, which forced local authorities to admit their data was not up-to-date.

We also held several joint press conferences to oppose the controversial Environmental Impact Assessment process for Lantau Tomorrow Vision and the failings of the Development Bureau, giving a voice to the 170,000+ people who signed their names to protect Lantau.

Campaigning online in diverse ways

Greenpeace launched its report Environmental Crisis of Failed Artificial Islands in the World via a live webinar, employing graphics to relay key points. We held four Facebook Live events to explain different findings in simple language and got more than 14,800 views. We also used interactive map to show our brownfield data and invited people to join us in building a liveable Hong Kong.

Engaging the public

Last October we published The Mounting Debt: A Comprehensive Review of the Official Brownfield Policy, about the four big “empty promises” of brownfield development. We joined green groups, scholars and Ma On Shan residents to oppose plans to develop a green belt just 15m from a country park. The Town Planning Board ditched the plan after more than 7,000 comments were submitted.

Main findings of the report:

Main findings of the report:

Main findings of the report:

Main findings of the report:

At least 35 factories on brownfield sites were engaged in illegal operations, including handling and selling scrap metal, e-waste, and imported

We found close to 2,000 hectares of brownfield sites, that’s about 380 hectares more than the government data; using conservative estimates 95,000 waste spread over 20 hectares with an 8m tall trash mountain.

Follow-up actions:

This February, one of the factory owners and two importers were fined $45,000 HKD for illegal operations, but we think that’s not enough. Greenpeace is calling for proper brownfield planning to stop this from happening again.

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Follow-up actions:

The Planning Department said it could not rule out that its information was not up to date and said it was concerned about the expansion of brownfield sites.

We used examples of disastrous land reclamation projects worldwide to show the possible consequences of Lantau Tomorrow Vision, including

We reviewed policy documents from the past three years, revealed how brownfield planning goals have failed, and put forward several practical serious erosion of Mui Wo and Discovery Bay.

Follow-up actions:

With various environmental groups, we attended a consultation meeting to challenge the authorities’ single-minded push for Lantau Tomorrow Vision; we are paying close attention to all assessment and consultation procedures.

solutions. We urged the government to make good use of the land rather than bulldozing nature.

Follow-up actions:

We continue to speak out whenever the authorities try to bypass statutory procedures, weaken public participation or fail to properly meet the housing needs of the Hong Kong people.

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Talking to you Community in action

Community is at the heart of Greenpeace. Our determination to bring people together to stand up for our planet continued as we connected with supporters and the public in more diverse ways.

The climate crisis will not wait for us. We need to take action today. And that’s what we did in 2021, with your help.

Hong Kong’s wilderness

Renowned landscape photographer Kelvin Yuen and hiking expert Mountain Girl

Picture books for kids

Homeless me is a Greenpeace original storybook for parents and children to read together about the climate crisis. Generous donations from our supporters meant we could distribute 300 books to 100 kindergartens in Hong Kong, where they are being enjoyed by more than 15,000 children.

Biodiversity x Education

Donations to our “Child Nature Tour” programme that developed an imaginative board game teaching kids about Hong Kong’s wildlife helped fund eco-tours for students from lowincome families and to gift the game to 100 members and 30 primary schools.

Cherish the local wildlife

We got more than 200,000 views for a series of multimedia content promoting local wildlife, featuring interviews with conservationist Masee and environmental educator Xoni Ma, as well as for environmental photographer Fung Hong Shing’s documentary series.

HK’s excellent “Hill Story” series helped us spotlight the beauty of Hong Kong and promote the concept of “Leave No Trace”.

Film culture

For the first time we took part in the Hong Kong French Film Festival to screen a climate crisis documentary film series that featured four movies.

Online classrooms

Low-carbon Living Festival

Greenpeace’s Low-carbon Living Festival welcomed nearly 1,800 Hongkongers to take part in carbon reduction challenges. In October, a two-day activity at the Jao Tsung-I Academy, featuring six workshops and four lectures, was enjoyed by more than 300 people.

Some 2,700 participants attended our 10 online environmental classrooms throughout the year, with as many as 580 of you attending on International Polar Bear Day.

Live broadcasts

Greenpeace launched our four brownfield research reports live online, attracting almost 15,000 views.

Free guides & toolkits

Coffee workshop

“The Climate Crisis and your Appetite” featured three coffeetasting workshops, where baristas and Greenpeace supporters were able to directly “taste” the climate crisis.

Lockdown doesn’t mean shutdown! We produced all kinds of green e-materials, including wallpapers, our Green Living Guide, and an e-manual on recycling and plastic-free shopping.

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Because of you we are full of hope

A huge thank you to all our activists, volunteers, supporters and especially to you and all our members for your strength and resources. Your trust in us gives us great hope.

Fearless teens: climate activists Dhaanya & Reaha

Two young climate activist sisters, 11-year-old Dhaanya (right) and nine-year-old Reaha told Greenpeace that they have been environmentalists since 2019. They believe environmental change happens on three levels: individual, community and system. It’s not easy being so young and trying to change the world. Do they ever get disheartened? “Sometimes we feel the setbacks, but we will work harder and stay strong.”

Speaking through photos: Lantau Biodiversity award winner Yuna

At last October’s “Save Lantau” photo contest, amateur photographer Yuna won prizes in the Landscape and Biodiversity categories. She said she rarely enters competitions, but she made an exception this time because Lantau is her home. She shot a beautiful sunset and a Lantau besieged by construction projects. She uses her photographs to express how the atmosphere and ecology of her home is being impacted after development sets in.

Veteran conservationist: Hong Kong’s Masee

Masee started writing a monthly column for Greenpeace in 2019. He’s never happier than when he’s out in nature. Being a conservationist in Hong Kong requires a lot of patience because public awareness is weak. Even though so many people enjoy the countryside here, not many understand its environmental value. That’s why Masee continues his work: investigating, recording, studying, analysing and encouraging people to get to know the precious biodiversity around us.

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Being green is a passion: Anyone can be an environmentalist

Greenpeacers share their stories

At Greenpeace, we feel really grateful for your support and your trust in us. We’d like to share with you the thoughts of two of our local supporters who have been with us for more than a decade. Together we are making an impact for a greener future.

Local or global, itʼs all worth caring about

In 2011, before she joined Greenpeace as a donor, Elaine donated to medical INGOs. Then she discovered the urgency of environmental issues and that for people to be healthy, the earth must be healthy too.

Elaine is modest; she sees herself as someone making only a small contribution to the environment. She likes how Greenpeace focuses on tackling issues from the source, such as calling on firms to stop using materials made from deforestation and exposing the pollution created by the fashion industry to bring about fundamental change.

Our future is bright as long as we keep working at it

Elaine, who works in education, has built in best practices in her daily life to ensure she minimises any harm to the environment. For example, she always tries to remember to bring her own container for takeouts, she refuses to use throwaway styrofoam boxes, and chooses to eat at plastic-free restaurants.

Her first impressions of Greenpeace were of an organisation that rushed around in speedboats to stop environmental crimes. She thought it was trail-blazing and cool. When she read up on us she realised that “Greenpeace has long been working on forests, oceans, and the poles, and advocating for environmental protection across the board.”

Solving environmental issues at source

Over the years, her attitude to donating hasn’t changed. “Honestly speaking, I don’t want to waste money when I donate to a nonprofit, so always carefully review the organisation before I donate to ensure that it is doing good work.”

It’s the Lantau Tomorrow Vision project that most concerns Elaine now. “The average citizen only has limited power, but Greenpeace is linking up with experts and using scientific research and policy initiatives to save Lantau. I hope this will put enough pressure on the government to change.”

“You can’t just look at the present. If you work hard for the future then this world will have a chance to become a better place.”

Environmental ‘Supermumʼ

Ms Chan is a Greenpeace veteran! It’s not hard to be moved by how hard she works at being green while caring for her one-year-old daughter.

Ms Chan is keen to foster a love of nature in her daughter, and she spends a lot of time with her near their home looking at flowers and birds. “I tell her that she can touch [the flowers] gently and admire them, but don’t pick them. I want her to love and appreciate nature.”

She often reads to her daughter, and thanks to her support of our Greenpeace project to publish an original storybook, Homeless Me, she is able to tell her about animals that aren’t in Hong Kong like polar bears. She’s really looking forward to when her daughter is a little older so she can begin to explain the climate emergency message in the book.

Keeping green, with friends by your side

It was 12 years ago that Ms Chan became an “environmentalist”. When she learned that Greenpeace does not accept government or corporate funding, she realised the importance of public donations for the organisation so she became a member. “At first, simply admired the fact that you did not accept money from political and business circles, later I realised that you were making governments and corporations change. I really support this philosophy and that’s why I'm with you for so long.”

She admits that she sometimes feels discouraged, for example when a store refuses to let her use her own cutlery. She believes that Greenpeace's aims are in line with her own. After Greenpeace began pushing for large fast-food chains to stop using disposable plastics, she can now get her own lunch boxes accepted at more places for takeout. “In recent years, Iʼve really felt people power has been growing. When we all work together, I can persevere.

Sometimes, my husband asks me why I carry around all these containers, and have to remind him that although it’s a little inconvenient and we have to clean up after we use them, it’s good for the environment.”

“After my daughter was born, started using cloth nappies. When it was that hot and wet time between spring and summer, they were hard to dry, so I used disposable ones. They really were much easier to use and I was really tempted to carry on using them but when thought about the environmental damage that each nappy does I told myself not to give in!”

In her day-to-day life, Ms Chan is a true environmentalist and she also combines that with caring for her daughter so lovingly. She wants the next generation to enjoy a pollutionfree and ecologically-rich world.

© Greenpeace Elaine is deeply worried by Lantau Tomorrow Vision’s reclamation. She’s glad local green groups are taking action.

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Ms Chan Greenpeace Supporter

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Elaine’s takeout containers.

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Ms Chan and family attended Greenpeace’s Thanksgiving Day 2021.

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Ms Chan loves to show her daughter the beauty of nature.

Greenpeace’s principles

As write this letter to you, I’m reminded of my message in last year’s Greenpeace East Asia Annual Report. Back then, we imagined that by 2022, the pandemic would be subsiding and we would be returning to our normal lives – enjoying our holidays; visiting family and friends; and seeing our children go back to studying in classrooms with their peers.

But as we know, such complex global problems are not so easy to solve. Here in East Asia, COVID-19 continues to challenge and disrupt our lives every day. So that’s why I’d like to start with a special thank you for sticking with us through these very difficult times. You’ve shown us how much you care about the planet despite all that you’ve had to deal with and we truly appreciate that.

That support has been the foundation for our work. It’s allowed us to ramp up our campaign on that other complex global problem – the climate crisis. People want governments and businesses to take collaborative action and they are putting their trust in NGOs, like Greenpeace, to make that happen.

In 2021, we continued to strengthen our climate and energy campaign, witnessing some important milestones in the region. In Korea, we pushed the government to announce it was halting all new overseas coal investments; in Japan, we got the world’s biggest carmaker Toyota, to change its electric vehicles strategy, by 2035, 100% of their Lexus cars will be battery electric vehicles; and in China, our team secured a massive win when it pushed tech giants like Alibaba and Tencent to commit to carbon neutrality by 2030.

We also expanded our other campaigns, most notably on plastics reduction and protecting biodiversity. I have been so impressed by the work of our Hong Kong plastics team. They not only persuaded ParknShop to go from selling package-free fruit and veggies in 50 store locations, up from three, but they have also recruited over 1,100 restaurants and shops to join our Plastic-Free Alliance. In Korea, too, our Seoul team succeeded in getting the government to sign up to 30x30, to place 30% of the world’s oceans under protection by 2030.

I hope you have enjoyed reading about all the great work we did in this 2021 Annual Report. If you believe in our campaigns, please continue to support us. Some of our donors had to make hard choices last year and so we faced a few more cancellations than we expected. If you are in a position to do so, a little extra gift from you at this difficult stage would ensure we have even more resources to solve the great challenges of our times.

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To maintain our absolute independence, Greenpeace never accepts funds from governments, businesses or political organisations. This ensures we are free to always put the planet first.

Environmentalists without borders

We are committed to our principles governing how we use our resources and donations for environmental protection work.

Cristina San Vicente Deputy Executive Director of Greenpeace East Asia

Today’s environmental issues have transcended national borders. As a global environmental organisation, Greenpeace is present in more than 55 countries and regions, with 27 national or regional offices. We work on environmental protection, the climate crisis, biodiversity and we push governments, businesses and individuals to work together and seek solutions to environmental issues. Funds raised locally are primarily used to support local environmental projects. When there is spare capacity to support campaigns overseas, Greenpeace International will allocate resources according to their priority and the urgency of the issue. Our Hong Kong office also supports Greenpeace’s major global environmental campaigns, such as protecting the Amazon, saving the Arctic and defending our global oceans. As a Greenpeacer, that means YOU are having a global impact as well as benefiting Hong Kong.

Employ multiple strategies

Greenpeace is committed to bringing positive change through practical and peaceful actions. We follow the IDEAL framework (Investigate, Document, Expose, Act and Lobby) and harness people power to drive our environmental campaigns. We use diverse and innovative actions and strategies to push for change.

Public transparency

Greenpeace is accountable to our supporters, the public and regulatory bodies. We arrange for internal audits of offices around the world and make the work of our campaigns transparent by releasing information through public events and online. In addition, our Annual Reports include independently audited records of our financial management so that you can see how we are using your kind donation to really make an impact for our planet.

Let us solve the great challenges of our times, together

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We can’t thank you enough for your support. As the pressures on our planet keep on growing, your support makes all of the progress in this report possible, and allows us to preserve our 100% independence and refuse funds from governments or corporations. Our promise to you: we make every dollar we receive to deliver our environmental mission.

65%

11.8%

Donor

$115

Saving our climate

Addressing the climate emergency and helping relieve extreme weather events.

$20

Protecting our oceans

and forests

Both are not only important carbon sinks but sanctuaries for life.

Contributions to Greenpeace International for Global Activities

$37,295,136 (9.9%)

Toxics / Detox $15,519,168 (4.1%)

Oceans $10,397,993 (2.8%)

Forests

$5,900,640 (1.6%)

Cross Campaign Issues $20,089,939 (5.3%)

Legal Advisory $2,884,457 (0.8%)

Human Resources

$17,948,802 (4.8%)

Administration

$3,997,355 (1.1%)

Financial Control

$11,094,787 (2.9%)

IT Support

$6,419,209 (1.7%)

Fundraising & Donor Engagement

Supporter Information & Mobilisation

$10,296,706 (2.7%)

Public Information & Outreach

$4,999,947 (1.3%)

Action, Volunteer Outreach & Community Management

$5,557,155 (1.5%)

Policy, Business & Science

$13,694,716 (3.6%)

Supporter Care & Development

$4,956,834 (1.3%)

Supporter Database, Licences & Management

$6,605,466 (1.7%)

New Supporter Outreach

$55,904,411 (14.8%)

Fundraising Staff & Coordination

$9,870,815 (2.6%)

$71

Global activities and others

Collaboration across offices to maximise our campaign efforts.

$50

Environmental campaign message promotion and mobilisation

Making our voices loud and clear calling for awareness and action.

$19

Eliminating toxic pollution

Together we can build a plastic-free and toxic-free world.

$13 Research and investigations

Keeping abreast of the latest technologies to uncover the truth about our environment.

$7

Action and volunteer engagement

People Power to bring positive change.

$5

Promoting green policies

Total expenditure in 2021 HKD377,763,099

Distribution of Resources: Environmental Projects & Campaign Support

Climate and Energy

Projects Highlights

As well as launching creative campaigns of our own, Greenpeace East Asia also takes on leading roles in many of our global campaigns, helping to secure important wins for our planet. Our environmental work relies on the professional support of numerous teams specialised in different areas: environmental publications, media engagement, direct actions, scientific research, lobbying and mobilising members of the general public. Upholding the spirit of openness and transparency, we accept oversight from members, the public and supervisory bodies.

Projects Highlights HKD

Our Taipei climate team focussed on advocating a low carbon business model for local corporations and governments, as well as raising public awareness.

Promoting energy solutions and climate education: ● Conducted impact assessments on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism showing how the new European climate measures and the carbon border tariff will affect the local economy. Major carbon emitters are in support of carbon pricing and the government has released a proposal amending its Climate Change Response Act. ● Hosted online and offline forums to promote green energy, over 50 local small- and medium-sized enterprises signed up to the RE10x10 Climate Declaration, committing to at least 10% renewable energy by 2025. ● Launched Green Future Academy, an online learning platform offering 24 modules and teaching materials. Within eight months of its launch, more than 240 teachers registered. We have partnered with 42 secondary schools and 208 teachers and interacted with more than 35,000 students. ● Engaged and empowered young people through community-based education. A group of high school students successfully urged the local government to install reusable cup rental systems.

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Our Seoul team employed multiple strategies to raise awareness about the climate emergency and campaigned for clean energy.

Energy solutions: ● Collaborated with climate activists and local civic groups to monitor the climate stances of lawmakers. In September, the National Assembly passed the Carbon Neutrality Framework Act, a significant milestone for East Asia with the expectation that more aggressive climate actions will take place. ● Launched a research report to analyse the impact of the European Union’s carbon border tariff on Korea’s economy and urged for greater uptake of renewable energy as the solution. ● Mobilised over 14,000 primary school students to send letters to presidential candidates to advocate for a greener future. Shared experts’ views on how climate and energy policies can affect a nation’s economy on national broadcaster KBS before the presidential election to urge all stakeholders to keep tackling the climate crisis. ● Our Race to Green report scored technology companies from China, Japan and Korea on their climate actions and renewable energy use. It helped initiate dialogue with key players in the industry, pushing Sony to commit to a more ambitious climate target: carbon neutrality across its supply chain by 2040. ● Launched a three-month public engagement campaign to demonstrate how individuals can reduce carbon emissions, more than 2,000 citizens took part.

13,224,431

Urban climate advocacy work: ● Launched an online interactive platform showing that nearly 1.2 million local people are at risk because of sea level rise from human-caused global warming. ● Following months of local advocacy and lobbying work, New Taipei, Taitung, Taichung and Tainan local governments declared a climate emergency and have committed to different degrees of carbon reduction measures. ● Launched a No-Nuclear campaign in Taiwan in response to the public referendum proposal that sought to restart work on Taiwan’s Fourth Nuclear Power Plant; it failed to pass at last.

Green living: ● Partnered with celebrities, restaurant owners and key influencers to promote plantbased diets as a solution to tackling climate change. Videos and posts attracted over 7 million views. ● Organised 10 plant-based markets to encourage the public to take daily actions for our environment, interacting with more than 100,000 people. ● Engaged 6,200 citizens to participate in the Meatless Day Challenge, cutting about 20,000 kilograms of carbon emissions. ● Held 77 events, including mountain and sea cleaning, workshops and lectures, engaging 494 volunteers and more than 23,000 participants. ● Cooperated with local groups, such as the Taiwan Youth Climate Coalition, to call on young people to demand the government make climate policies.

9,277,397

2,201,038

Climate Sustainability / Seoul office

No-nuke campaign: ● Launched a 12-month project to foster better understanding among the public and media on the dangers and economic losses of Korean nuclear power plants. ● Conducted an online public discussion in July, using facts and scientific data to counter overwhelming misinformation on nuclear power and renewable energy to ease public concerns. Two days later, the Ministry of Industry presented data and analysis using the same stance. ● Followed up on information provided by a whistle-blower and exposed how Korea’s oldest operating reactor Wolsong Unit 1 had released radioactive effluent. Amid huge public pressure, the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission agreed to conduct an investigation. ● Worked with KBS on a documentary to explain the threat of nuclear power, sparking intense mainstream media coverage.

Public engagement on climate: ● Collaborated with experts, the Korean Biodiversity Foundation and popular magazines to publish two reports showing how climate change impacts food supplies and Korea’s ecosystems and biodiversity. ● Conducted creative actions, including sand art and facade projections of endangered animals. ● Produced videos with several key influencers that documented the voices of local farmers affected by climate change, highlighting food security issues. The series attracted over 1 million views.

Public awareness on climate: ● Curated a climate-themed interactive media art exhibition to explain the seriousness of the climate crisis. In three weeks, over 25,000 visited the exhibition. ● Launched a Greenpeace online teacher training programme: partnered with Korea’s No.1 online teacher training platform and produced 15 environmental education courses to equip teachers with knowledge on climate urgency. By building a stronger teacher community, we hope to better educate young students on climate issues and empower them to become the next generation of climate activists.

Car Decarbonisation

In 2021, Greenpeace East Asia kickstarted a new regional project, aimed at accelerating carbon neutrality commitments in the Asian automobile industry, phasing out fossil fuel vehicles by 2030, decarbonising supply chains and promoting circular economic approaches: ● Released Auto Environmental Guide 2021 to assess the top 10 global carmakers’ climate actions. The guide was widely covered by both international and local media. Named in the report, Toyota later announced that it will speed up the sale and development of electric vehicles (the report was mentioned at a press conference by the CEO of Toyota); Hyundai also committed to net zero emissions by 2045.

● Analysed carbon emissions of the automobile industry in China, urging the sector to phase out fossil fuel vehicles in order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. ● In Korea, Greenpeace partnered with local labour unions to conduct a five-month study to understand local automobile workers’ perceptions of the proposed restructuring of energy use. More than 80% of workers supported phasing out fossil fuel vehicles by 2035, showing more aggressive climate solutions are possible.

● Launched our Zero Emission Project that aims to ensure local governments and municipalities set up and comply with Japan’s net-zero strategy. ● Engaged local governments and municipalities to push for more aggressive measures to mitigate climate change risk, attracting media coverage including NHK, Japan’s only public broadcaster, putting climate issues on the election’s top agenda.

● Partnered with civil society and the media to form the Zero Carbon Coalition, an association of more than 1,000 members, to conduct weekly climate and energy-related lectures and activities, and to continue community mobilisation and advocacy. ● Seven local governments in Japan revised their climate goals towards achieving the zero-carbon city concept, impacting four million people.

● Tracked and analysed the carbon emission trends in 30 provinces and cities in China to consolidate feasible policy recommendations for a realistic and concrete energy transition roadmap. ● Investigated overseas investment opportunities on renewable energy for China. Published a report analysing China’s role in leading countries along the Belt and Road Initiative in investing in renewable energy for sustainable development. ● Initiated and led discussions on renewable energy in China to help stakeholders adapt to market developments. In 2021, China pledged to stop building coal plants overseas.

10,973,766

9,124,919

7,833,215

Projects Highlights

Regional Climate Response

Greenpeace East Asia formed a regional rapid response team to reflect the urgency of tackling the climate emergency: ● Team is composed of three campaigners and a climate expert, responsible for tackling and responding to regional and global extreme weather events. ● Released a research report showing the impact of sea-level rise and storm surge in seven major cities, urged governments and corporations to take immediate climate actions. ● Monitored climate phenomena in East Asia, such as tropical cyclones, sandstorms and droughts; established connections with media, opinion leaders, experts and other organisations to encourage public discussions.

Toxic / Detox

Projects Highlights

7,743,817

Urban Climate and Energy Solutions / Hong Kong office

Closely monitored government policy and urged the government to take climate actions proactively to accelerate reaching carbon neutrality in Hong Kong: ● Conducted public opinion polling with Hong Kong Shue Yan University that showed the public wanted solid and aggressive climate actions. ● Some of the suggestions advocated by Greenpeace were included in the official Hong Kong’s Climate Action Plan 2050. However, more aggressive actions on carbon emissions reduction have yet to be taken. ● Raised public awareness on climate issues by showing its impact on food. Partnered with over 40 coffee shops, organised four educational coffee tasting sessions with baristas, and produced a viral video with local celebrity and farmer Joey Leung, attracting over 130,000 views.

Coal, Water and Air Pollution

● Continued to lead the Global Air Pollution Team and to work with 20 Greenpeace offices across the globe to track global trends in air quality and fossil fuel use. Conducted scientific research and made specific recommendations to reduce air pollution. ● Published 2021 World Air Quality Report based on the latest air quality guidelines updated by the WHO. The report showed that only 3% of the 6,475 cities in 117 countries and regions met WHO standards, and Asia is still the region with the worst air quality. ● Supported climate litigation initiated by 32 citizens in Indonesia, to hold the president, three cabinet ministers and other officials accountable for severe air pollution. The court ruled in their favour, another climate victory for activists.

Break Free from Plastic

1,430,680

Taipei team ● After three years of advocacy and lobbying, FamilyMart in Taiwan announced the launch of a reusable cup rental system, making them the first convenience store in East Asia to do so. ● Gathered 220,000 signatures for our plastic reduction petition, pushing authorities to demand supermarkets and the fast food industry scale up plastic reduction measures. ● Greenpeace’s Plastic Free Alliance initiative worked with the Taichung City government, 20 local stores and 54 key opinion leaders to launch a three-month rental cup system in Taichung. Following the successful trial in Taichung, Taipei City, Yunlin City, and McDonald's in Tainan City joined the movement and started their own rental cup projects. ● Held an online forum to promote the circular economy, attracting more than 330 participants including representatives from the Environmental Protection Administration, local environmental departments, fast food chains, cafes and retailers.

Seoul team ● Continued to advocate plastic reduction in the Korean fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry. Published a report to expose the top five food & beverage FMCG corporates’ plastic usage and plastic reduction plan for lobbying purposes. ● Put pressure on the three largest food manufacturers to demand them to disclose their plastic usage, building up momentum and raising public awareness on the issue. ● Conducted the first-ever large-scale household plastic waste survey in Korea, engaging 841 households and 2,671 volunteers. ● This has brought campaign wins: Koreaʼs leading beverage manufacturer Lotte Chilsung became the first in the industry to disclose the amount of plastic used; globally-renowned snack brand Lotte Confectionery announced a comprehensive roadmap for plastic removal, saving an estimated 3.5 million tons in single-use plastic waste every year.

4,870,338

Radiation Protection

● Published research report Fukushima Daiichi 2011-2021 that explained unresolved nuclear threats from the disaster. Partnered with former General Electric nuclear energy consultant Satoshi Sato and publish a report to explain how the current decommissioning plan will be difficult to achieve in 30 to 40 years. ● In response to the Japanese governmentʼs announcement to discharge nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, lobbied on multiple global platforms and provided real-time analysis on Fukushima-related issues, attracting international media coverage and putting pressure on Japanese authorities and Tokyo Electric Power Company. ● Published 12 stories about Fukushima residents and another six articles by experts for the 10th anniversary of the nuclear disaster.

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● Following years of advocacy work, five Chinese IT giants: Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent, Global Data Solutions and Shanghai Dataport pledged to use 100% renewable energy or to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030 in 2021. ● Published three research reports ranking 22 major technology companies in China on carbon reduction progress and recommended feasible policies.

Circular Economy in Cities / Beijing office

Toxic / Detox Oceans

Projects Highlights

A united effort from our Seoul, Taipei, Hong Kong and Tokyo teams pushed our Break Free from Plastic campaign to the public, media, governments, producers and retailers.

HKD

Break Free from Plastic

Hong Kong team ● Partnered with local environmental groups to urge the Hong Kong government to fully regulate the use of single-use plastic tableware in dine-in and takeaway services by 2025. Mobilised over 5,000 people, 60% of the total submission, to respond to the public consultation on the Scheme on Regulation of Disposable Plastic Tableware. ● Working with nine environmental groups, we published a study that showed an estimated 500 million plus pieces of single-use plasticware are used in fast food restaurants each year, showing the need for a more aggressive plastic-free policy.

● Conducted the first-ever microplastic survey in Hong Kong’s rural streams that revealed serious microplastic pollution and the need for waste reduction at source. ● Continued to recruit plastic-free restaurants, by end of 2021 over 1,100 plastic-free shops had joined. ● Held two public community experiments to demonstrate a feasible reusable business model, attracting around 1,000 participants and saving 1,470 pieces of disposable plastic tableware.

3,609,745

Tokyo team ● Co-organised a high-profile online plastic reduction initiative with local partners, supported by the Tokyo Metropolitan Environment Bureau and Kyoto Kameoka City. More than 800 people took part, including representatives from large enterprises, local officials, think tank members, media and citizens. ● Published a report analysing the environmental problems caused by single-use plastic cups. Launched a petition against Starbucks Japan to urge it to accelerate plastic reduction measures. In June 2021, Starbucks Japan finally announced a trial of a reusable cup system in some of its branches. ● Launched an online interactive map to provide information on plastic-free stores. By March 2022, 1,470 plastic-free spots were submitted by the general public.

● Advocated low-carbon urban waste management in China and put forward specific proposals to introduce a circular economy model for cities through policy initiatives. ● Published two reports analysing food waste issues and real case studies, made solid policy recommendations in resource management, technology adaptation and regulations. ● Submitted policy proposals to the government, aimed at initiating discussions between central and local officials and industry stakeholders. ● Engaged in dialogue with industry stakeholders and the public, shared expert opinions on social media, which attracted more than 780,000 views and helped raise public awareness.

3,706,790

838,338

2,493,957

15,519,168

Projects Highlights HKD

Protecting the Oceans

● Spearheaded a global campaign to ensure a strong Global Ocean Treaty at the United Nations with the eventual goal of protecting at least 30% of oceans by 2030 (30x30). ● Greenpeace ships and scientists conducted studies in the Pacific and Indian oceans to expose and document illegal marine operations, and surveyed threatened penguin colonies in the Antarctic. ● As of March 2022, more than 100 countries and regions have voiced support for 30x30 and nearly 5 million people worldwide signed our petition – including 310,000 in East Asia, among them 20,000 are from Hong Kong. ● Greenpeace East Asia pushed local governments to support 30x30, raising public awareness in the region. The Seoul team took direct action at the 2021 Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 Seoul Summit; the Korean government later announced it would join the Global Ocean Alliance. The Hong Kong and Seoul team launched a marine animal personality test and other multi-media engaging content showing the importance of marine biodiversity, attracting more than 1 million views.

3,978,349

Projects Highlights HKD

Our teams focussed on protecting marine ecosystems and pushing East Asia’s fishing industry to adopt better sustainable practices.

Taipei team

Sustainable fishing

Campaigned against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities in coastal and offshore areas: ● Launched a new project to aim at protecting the ecology of Taiwan's coastal waters with a new marine conservation law. ● Collaborated with conservation experts and institutions and proposed a draft ocean conservation law, which gained support from more than 20 legislators from different parties. The draft went through its first reading in April 2022, marking an important milestone in protecting Taiwan’s coastal waters. ● Established a cross-regional team with Greenpeace USA and Southeast Asian offices to conduct in-depth investigations into illegal fishing activities.

Beijing team

Co-organised forums with international organisations and published a report to analyse the current situation of Chinese fishing vessel management and put forward feasible measures to close loopholes in regulating IUU fishing practices.

Forests

Projects Highlights

Global Forest Work & Biodiversity

● Mobilised the public to sign global petitions and exert pressure on governments in different countries. ● Produced multimedia stories on how industrial agriculture is one of the main causes of large-scale deforestation, inspiring people to make changes in everyday habits such as choosing a “less meat, more veggies” diet. ● Followed up on United Nations’ Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) conference, established relationships with key working groups, NGOs, media and other stakeholders to bring the issue of biodiversity protection into government discussions. ● Produced and published feature content to raise public awareness of environmental conservation: documentaries co-produced with local biodiversity experts, interviews with forest guardians, and short films promoting biodiversity. ● The Beijing team continued to support local fieldwork on Asian elephant habitat restoration and assisted in scientific research. Provided timely information when Yunnan’s wild elephants attracted international attention in 2021, encouraging the Chinese government to announce they will incorporate forest restoration in policy-making.

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Climate Community Stakeholder

● Collaborated with artists and key influencers to produce more than 40 science-based videos on topics around environmental protection to educate and inspire the public. ● Invited community representatives, stakeholders and local environmentalists to attend cultural salons to brainstorm better ways to advocate positive changes, tackle the climate crisis and raise public awareness.

Environmental Sciences / Beijing office

● Shared expert opinions in response to major international environmental issues, including Japan’s plan to release Fukushima’s wastewater into the ocean, the Sino-US climate dialogue, the global energy crisis and the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), to attract media coverage and raise public awareness. ● Organised monthly roundtable meetings for information exchange on climate related issues for media, NGOs and stakeholders.

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50th Anniversary

● 2021 marked Greenpeace’s 50th anniversary. Greenpeace East Asia launched themed webpages to promote the environmental movement and to motivate people to take climate actions. ● The Seoul team invited celebrities to get the public interested in environmental issues. Top Korean stars including Lee Jung-jae from Squid Game made photoshoots for a mainstream magazine talking about the importance of a healthy planet. ● The Beijing team held an exhibition and a public salon to strengthen their relationships with local partners.

Contributions to Greenpeace International for Global Activities

Projects Highlights HKD

International Research & Campaigns

Supported Greenpeace worldwide offices in elevating the profile and ambition of our climate campaigns by developing tools for internal monitoring and project evaluation. Developed goals to advocate for a green and just recovery from COVID.

Supported Greenpeace Southeast Asia’s environmental protection projects in 2021, with a focus on environmental protection, living sustainably, and community engagement and outreach through campaigns in offices in Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia.

Bangkok Team ● Partnered with local green groups and communities. Pushed for a faster transition to renewable energy based on citizens’ rights to access to clean air. ● Continued our work with Thailand Solar Fund, a coalition of civil society organisations, to gather resources to install rooftop solar panels in communities. By March 2022, the Fund had helped install solar rooftop panels for seven public hospitals and four colleges in Thailand.

5,712,232

Save the Climate Campaign

Projects Highlights HKD City Development / Hong Kong office

● Campaigned against the Hong Kong government s large-scale reclamation project “Lantau Tomorrow Vision”, which will bring irreversible damage to the local marine ecology. Our team gathered more than 176,000 signatures in support of protecting Lantau, urging the government to prioritise the development of brownfield sites as a more economically effective and sustainable way to alleviate the housing problem. ● Exposed the illegal use of brownfields with three research reports, including one that revealed a shortfall of 380 hectares of brownfields in government data. The government acknowledged that it is a problem to be fixed. ● After two months of field investigations, we identified 35 brownfield sites with illegal operations with “mountains of e-waste”. It attracted more than 115 media reports and sparked widespread discussion and pressured the government to issue warnings to the owners; some closed down and cleaned up. ● Held a number of webinars and public engagement events to provide evidence on the current brownfield situation in Hong Kong, encouraging more people to join our movement, Save Lantau. ● Continued to protect Hong Kong’s country parks and partnered with seven local NGOs and concern groups to continue our advocacy work. Engaged the public to submit opinions to object to the government’s proposal to rezone part of the Green Belt area in Ma On Shan for development. Following our actions, the proposal was shut down.

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Jakarta Team ● Aimed at increasing the visibility of the climate crisis and developing a proclimate policy framework. Collaborated with NGOs to promote a climate, biodiversity and peoplefriendly future. ● Utilised forensic technology to uncover illegal deforestation practices by palm oil manufacturer Korindo, resulting in the firm’s trademark licences being terminated by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). ● Campaigned to protect forests, succeeded in getting the permits of 14 oil palm plantations revoked in indigenous lands.

Manila Team ● Campaigned for a climate emergency declaration, educated the public on the economic and environmental impacts brought by extreme climate, and called for carbon emission reduction policies. In 2021, all major presidential candidates committed to supporting a green future, including the newly elected president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ● Fostered youth leadership, organised online and offline youth-leading activities and engaged with more than 170 youths.

Kuala Lumpur Team ● Helped review the bill to protect all of Selangor’s Forests. The bill was passed putting all the Selangor’s Forests, including Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve – an 8,000-year-old forest, cultural heritage and home to local indigenous communities – under protection. ● Allied with different communities and organisations to gather evidence to prepare for climate litigations.

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Campaign Communications, Media and Outreach

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Campaigns Environmental Project Communications Delivery

● Maintained a communications project staff of 25 in Hong Kong, Taipei, Beijing, Seoul and Tokyo. The teams are responsible for external communications with media across different channels and for organisational messaging on 28 environmental projects. ● Enhanced the influential power of our campaigns through communications: responded to media and public enquiries, maintained friendly relationships with media and opinion leaders, and held press conferences on our research. ● Advocated positive changes with different means of communication: produced videos with opinion leaders on environmental issues, shared expert opinions on environmental issues on media platforms, participated in seminars at educational institutes, and published promotional materials.

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Policy, Business & Science

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Regional Research & Investigation

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Environmental Research Development

Monitored urgent environmental disasters and mobilised staff to bear witness and understand root causes. Developed innovative research and investigation techniques, such as the use of aerial footage to record environmental crimes, satellite positioning and tracking, and ship tracking; monitored large-scale environmental accidents and sudden extreme weather events and evaluated whether to mobilise an emergency response.

Conducted regular training – scouting, sampling, online research and workshops held regionally to facilitate knowledge sharing and risk management.

Branding & Networking

Digital Mobilisation & Environmental Communications Research

Environmental Analytics

Collaborated with local communities in carrying out environmental campaigns to amplify our voice and promote change. Shared Greenpeace experience in environmental campaigns to empower local partners or individuals to create bigger impacts. 2,718,461

● Used innovative ways to improve project communications, multimedia work and social media management to enhance our influence for the environment. Mobilised people online to sign petitions to support regional and global campaigns on protecting oceans, forests and the climate. ● Conducted market and audience research to better understand people’s ideas about environmental issues.

In-depth analysis of environment-related news coverage and social media posts, interpreting trends in public opinion, analysing and improving our campaign messaging, using new methods of data collection and analysis to improve our digital communications and reach more people.

Multimedia Graphics, photos and video production to support project communications, as well as maintenance of our multimedia library and development of new digital campaigning tools.

Public Information and Outreach

● Produced regular communications materials through channels such as websites, email, SMS, social media and instant messaging applications to keep supporters and the general public updated with the latest environmental issues, campaign achievements and supporter activities. ● Designed and launched environmental science materials on topics related to climate and human rights, marine protection, animal conservation, extreme weather, etc., to enhance awareness of the climate emergency and the importance of climate action.

Action, Volunteer Outreach & Community Management

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Regional Actions & Outreach

Coordination

Training & Equipment

● Coordinated action planning, execution, logistics, budget control and legal assessment. ● Responsible for activists’ development and training to support actions and citizen research work.

● Supported educational and promotional events to engage with the public, such as organising volunteer activities.

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Provided infrastructure support for non-violent direct actions (NVDA) to support environmental campaigns. Responsible for the purchase, maintenance and development of tools, equipment and safety gear. 1,683,640

Action & Volunteer Management Warehouse Warehouse (equipment storage) for each office – rental, management and renovation.

5,557,155

Application of Advanced Cognitive Science

Advisory –Policy & External Affairs

Advisory –Sustainable Finance & Business

● Focussed on building scientific competence in key priority offices to apply advanced cognitive science (neuroscience, psychology, linguistics) to create social change through tackling root causes and changing mindsets. ● In response to the post-COVID situation, the team of 5 focussed on investigating changes in the habits of people globally and in societies, and adopted that in the training framework and practical guidance on mindset campaigning for global offices and projects.

● Advised on liaising with governments and the UN on campaigns. Maintained relationships with key political contacts in government, research institutions and NGOs. ● Monitored environmental impact assessment reports and joined seminars.

Developed strategies and provided professional advice to change corporate behaviour by actively engaging financial communities and attending business forums as speakers.

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