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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.

Building on the foundations from the IMM Introductory Webinar and Taster Class, the Managing for Impact: IMM in Practice Workshop Series will equip you with advanced skills to transform your project or venture into a high-impact, outcomes-driven initiative. Designed for both project leaders and team members, the workshops guide you through the 12 Enterprise Actions of the UN SDG Impact Standards using scenario-based learning from research spin-outs, social enterprises, and cross-disciplinary collaborations. You will develop an impact thesis, create tailored metrics, and map decision pathways to scale your ideas into measurable, real-world outcomes. By the series’ end, you will have a draft IMM roadmap to enhance funding proposals and strengthen venture plans, maximising societal value.

Workshop Details
The series comprises four half-day sessions, held on Mondays in June 2025. All participating teams are required to send at least TWO representatives to attend all FOUR sessions. The representatives do not need to be the same individual every session.

The Workshop Series is exclusively by invitation for KPF and S-KPF grantees. Others interested in participating may be considered on a case-by-case basis. To express interest, please contact Ms Janie Chan at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 26 May 2025, providing details of your project or venture for review.

Seats are limited. Secure your spots to enhance your IMM skills!

Instructors
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.