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ORKTS is thrilled to launch the Translating Research into Real-World Impact: Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) Learning Series. This programme connects research, teaching, and community engagement to the world’s most urgent social and environmental challenges, empowering CUHK members with practical tools to measure and manage project impact. By exploring IMM and key frameworks such as the UNDP Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Impact Standards, participants will enhance their proficiency, elevate impact evidence for Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) submissions, and foster sustainable social impact.

Following the IMM introductory webinar, the IMM Essentials: Taster Class will be held to offer a deep dive into the core concepts of IMM. Through concise case studies and bite-sized hands-on exercises, participants will unpack the Five Dimensions of the IMM Framework and master “Enterprise Actions” to drive credible, measurable outcomes. Participants will gain practical tools to enhance research projects, labs, or start-ups, fortify RAE impact cases with robust metrics, and develop skills to align research with global challenges, thereby strengthening funding prospects. This dynamic session empowers CUHK members to drive sustainable, high-impact results across their work.

Details
Date: 16 May 2025 (Friday)
Time: 2:30 – 5:30 pm
Venue: UGA, InnoPort, CUHK
Medium: English
Registration: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13707995*

*Successful registrants will receive an email notification on or before 15 May to confirm their registration.

Speakers

Ms Nataile CHAN
Managing Director, PIE Strategy Limited

A sustainability strategist, Natalie has two decades of hands-on experience turning ESG intent into measurable impact across Asia-Pacific. After establishing the corporate sustainability functions at Swire Pacific and The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, she founded PIE Strategy—an award-winning B Corporation®—to help organisations embed environmental, social and governance priorities into strategy, operations and product design, fueling resilience and sustainable growth. Natalie is a UNDP-validated international expert in Impact Measurement & Management (IMM) and an accredited SDG Impact Standards trainer. She sits on boards and policy committees that shape the region’s sustainability agenda. Natalie holds an Executive MBA from INSEAD–Tsinghua and a master’s in Corporate Environmental Governance from the University of Hong Kong. 

Mr James CHAN
Co-founder and Senior Consultant, Sustainable Transformation,PIE Strategy Limited

With more than a decade steering sustainability and ESG agendas across Asia-Pacific, James converts complex sustainability challenges into board-room action, charting clear pathways for growth and resilience. A co-founder of PIE Strategy—an award-winning B Corporation®—he helps Fortune 500 companies, investors and public bodies weave ESG and social-innovation thinking into core strategy, governance and product portfolios. A UNDP-accredited SDG Impact Standards trainer and certified Sustainability & Climate Risk (SCR®) professional, his work spans double materiality, ESG strategy and goal-setting, and impact measurement and the design of impact-management systems that turn data into better decisions. James holds a BA in Politics and Public Administration from the University of Hong Kong.