Future Bites By Future Green

Future Bites 8: Building Hong Kong’s Sustainability Future Through Carbon Literacy

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Meet Basel Kirmani — former chemistry teacher, corporate leader, and now one of Hong Kong’s emerging sustainability trainers empowering teams to take meaningful climate action.

From championing internal green initiatives to becoming a Carbon Literate professional and Future Green Train-the-Trainer alum, Basel is helping organisations build the confidence and shared language needed to turn climate ambition into practical action.

In this Spotlight, discover:
🌍 Why Carbon Literacy is a powerful framework for building climate-confident teams
📚 How Basel makes climate science simple, engaging, and human
💼 Why sustainability belongs across every department — not just in ESG or CSR
🔥 The role of personal stories in inspiring real behaviour change

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Connect with Basel and explore his work at Turquoise Sustainability to learn how organisations can build climate-ready teams.

🎥 Want to watch the conversation? Catch the full episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/IWoSY-sDfUg