Sustainability Report 2016

Sustainability Report 2016

A key strategic human resource initiative is to

build a sustainable leadership pipeline to cope

with future business expansion. To ensure this, we

seek to enhance the leadership and managerial

competencies of our senior executives. In 2016, we

offered a comprehensive curriculum for various

levels of management in different locations. The

workshops focused on driving change, igniting team

innovation and enhancing customer service and

were held in Qingdao, Jinan, Suzhou and Shenzhen.

In 2016, 46 senior executives from business sectors

spanning Hong Kong and mainland China completed

With ever more Hong Kong employees taking up

diverse assignments which support new projects

and initiatives in mainland China, we have witnessed

an increase in the number of people joining our

Management and Leadership Development

Mobility Programme

the EDP. In the years ahead, people development

will continue to be the strategic human resource

focus to increase leadership capabilities across all

businesses in China.

We also offer a structured development programme

for high-potential middle managers called the

Towngas Leadership Competencies Acceleration

Programme (TLC+). This two-year course cultivates

middle managers for future leadership roles

and TLC+ graduates are expected to take more

responsibility in driving business performance, as

well as furthering their own careers.

Mobility Programme. By the end of 2016, more

than 40 individuals had enrolled and have either

embarked on, or completed, assignments in

mainland China.

Towngas launched the Fun Living Series for

a fourth consecutive year, providing our staff

and their families with positive energy. In 2016,

we arranged seminars and workshops which

addressed the needs of employees at different

life stages, such as financial planning for younger

employees, parenting skills for working mothers

and fathers, and retirement preparation for older

colleagues.

We continued to promote our caring culture in

mainland China through a series of activities

grouped under four themes: Me and Positive

Energy, My Healthy Life, My Low Carbon

Environment and My Happy Life. Also in 2016, we

ran fun farming activities for our staff and their

families to enhance knowledge and engender

patience and teamwork.

Caring for the Wellbeing of our Employees