Overview

Greenpeace East Asia is a non-governmental environmental organisation serving the East Asia region, with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei and Seoul. It was established in 1997 to address urgent environmental issues arising from rapid economic development across East Asia. The organisation operates as part of the broader Greenpeace global network, campaigning for sustainable environmental policy and ecological protection.

Mission and focus areas

Greenpeace East Asia’s mission centres on combating climate change, reducing toxic pollution, ensuring food security, ending illegal deforestation and defending ocean health. Its work reflects a commitment to protecting biodiversity and promoting sustainable solutions to environmental degradation. In pursuit of these goals, the organisation combines scientific research, advocacy, public engagement and creative non-violent action to influence government and corporate practices. While not specifically a sustainable finance organisation, its focus on climate and energy transition, pollution reduction and resource sustainability aligns with broader environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns that are relevant to sustainability practitioners and policy professionals.

Structure and governance

Greenpeace East Asia is one of the regional offices within the independent Greenpeace network, operating alongside more than 25 national and regional offices globally. Each regional office, including East Asia, is led by an executive director and guided by regional leadership structures that coordinate campaigns and strategy in alignment with global priorities. Its governance framework ensures strategic direction, financial accountability and adherence to the network’s environmental mission, while maintaining operational autonomy in East Asia.

Programs and offerings

The organisation delivers campaigns, research reports, press releases and media engagement on core environmental topics. Greenpeace East Asia publishes scientific findings and policy analyses specific to regional issues such as coal dependence, air and water quality, and marine conservation. It also engages stakeholders through public awareness initiatives, advocacy events and collaborations with civil society partners to advance policy change and sustainable outcomes across the East Asia region.

Mission & Values

Greenpeace is an independent, nonprofit, global campaigning organization that uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems and their causes. Greenpeace’s goal is to ensure the ability of Earth to nurture life in all its diversity. Greenpeace stands for

Our core values

Positive action: We use creative, non-violent confrontation to raise the level and quality of public debate.
Global: Nature recognises no frontiers or national boundaries. GPEA is part of a global organization. We address cross-border environmental challenges and leverage global intelligence and resources.

Credible: We are a credible organization that deploys independent investigation, research and actions to highlight environmental problems as well as solutions.

Independence: We ensure our financial independence from political or commercial interests. Greenpeace does not solicit or accept funding from governments, corporations or political parties. Greenpeace neither seeks nor accepts donations that could compromise its independence, aims, objectives or integrity. Individual supporters and foundations are our only source of financial support.