The balance between sustainability and luxury

An environmental scientist and development economist who graduated from the University of Oxford, Janice Lao is the director of group corporate responsibility and sustainability of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels (HSH), the parent company of the Peninsula luxury hotel.

Listed as one of the world's top female sustainability leaders by Forbes in 2018, Lao has more than 15 years of working experience in famous global think tanks in Asia, Europe and America. She joined HSH in 2017 to help the company, one of the world's oldest hospitality brands, come up with responses to today's pressing social issues.

In an exclusive interview with China Daily, Lao talked about the leading roles of luxury players in the hospitality industry and how it is possible to indulge in luxury without harming the planet.