{"id":58,"date":"2025-12-02T04:26:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T04:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hkcss-caring-live.local\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2025-12-23T02:47:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T02:47:26","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hkcss.visibleone.site\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div block-name=\"inner-banner\" class=\"inner-banner relative\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hkcss.visibleone.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BG-Image-2.png\"\n         alt=\"\"\n         class=\"w-full h-full aspect-[4\/1] object-cover absolute top-0 left-0 z-[0]\" \/>\n\n    <div class=\"inner-banner-container w-full h-full\">\n        <div class=\"container mx-auto flex justify-start items-center\">\n            <div class=\"container-3xl h-full\">\n                <div class=\"relative pt-[60px] lg:pt-20 xl:pt-[130px] pb-[60px]\">\n                    <div class=\"relative max-w-[1000px]\">\n\n                        <h1 class=\"heading1 mb-4 font-primary leading-[normal] text-white font-semibold not-italic main-title\">\n                            About Us                        <\/h1>\n\n                        <ul class=\"breadcrumb-list\">\n\n                                                            <li>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/hkcss.visibleone.site\/en\/\">Home<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                <li>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hkcss.visibleone.site\/wp-content\/themes\/hkcss-caring\/public\/images\/icons\/circle.svg\" alt=\"separator\" \/>\n                                <\/li>\n                                <li>\n                                    <span class=\"current\">About Us<\/span>\n                                <\/li>\n                            \n                        <\/ul>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div block-name=\"title-content-video\" class=\"relative py-[60px] lg:py-[120px]\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hkcss.visibleone.site\/wp-content\/themes\/hkcss-caring\/public\/images\/title-content-video\/left-circle.svg\"\n        alt=\"top left circle\" class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 z-[-1]\" \/>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto\">\n        <div class=\"container-3xl\">\n            <div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-2 gap-10 lg:gap-20 items-center\">\n\n                <div class=\"text-area-content\">\n                    <p class=\"text-caption font-noto font-[700] uppercase text-primary\">\n                        About Us                    <\/p>\n                    <h2 class=\"heading2 font-semibold text-grey-dark mt-2.5\">\n                        Introduction                    <\/h2>\n\n                    <div class=\"text-grey-light text-body-1 leading-[160%] font-noto mt-10\">\n                        <p>Launched by The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS) in 2002, the Caring Company Scheme (the Scheme) aims to inspire continuous improvement in sustainable development and social impact across companies and organisations. This is achieved through the establishment of credible benchmarks and a recognition system. Additionally, the Scheme creates collaborative platforms that bring together stakeholders from various sectors. Through mechanisms such as peer learning, shared experiences, and insights into emerging trends and resources, the Scheme seeks to empower stakeholders to deepen their understanding and commitment to sustainability. By fostering collaboration, the Scheme encourages the co-development of innovative solutions to address societal needs and bridge critical gaps.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"video-container\">\n                    <video class=\"rounded-[10px]\" id=\"myVideo\" autoplay muted loop playsinline controls>\n                        <source src=\"https:\/\/hkcss.visibleone.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HKC_3038.JPG-1.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n                        Your browser does not support the video tag.\n                    <\/video>\n                    <!-- <div class=\"play-btn\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hkcss.visibleone.site\/wp-content\/themes\/hkcss-caring\/public\/images\/icons\/play-btn.svg\" alt=\"Play\" \/>\n                    <\/div> -->\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"content\">\n                                <ul>\n                                    <li>To establish credible benchmarks and a recognition system that inspire continuous\n                                        improvement in sustainable development and social impact across companies and\n                                        organisations.<\/li>\n                                    <li>To create collaborative platforms that bring together businesses, non-profits, and\n                                        public sectors to co-develop innovative solutions to address societal needs and\n                                        close critical gaps.<\/li>\n                                    <li>To build capacity and cultivate a community of purpose through peer learning, shared\n                                        experiences, and insights into emerging trends and resources, empowering\n                                        stakeholders to deepen their understanding 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