Sustainability Stewardship Director of Office for Social Responsibility of China Textile and Apparel Industry Council (CNTAC)
President of CMSK Urban Research Institute
Chief EHS expert, Guangdong Academy of Corporate Sustainable Development
President, amfori
President and Editor-in-chief, China Sustainability Tribune
Founder & CEO of Hape Group
Background
As a professional and practical communication platform and channel for corporate social responsibility (CSR), the Sino-European CSR Round Table Forum has been successfully held 23 times in the past years. It has been well received by stakeholders and conducted with great support from participants, including relevant Chinese government departments, CSR organizations as well as Chinese and European enterprises.
The world still faces serious climate and environmental challenges. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a serious impact on the world economy. While striving for economic recovery, how to achieve climate and environmental goals has become a severe challenge for both China and even the world. In September 2020, China made a new commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, which, together with China’s aim to have CO2 emissions peak before 2030, marked Chinas efforts towards the green and low-carbon era. The EU and China share common goals in combating climate change. The European Green Deal proposed to make the EU carbon neutral by 2050. Moreover, the European Parliament has increased the EUs 2030 emissions reduction target from 40% to 60%. It not only reflects the sense of responsibility of China and Europe in addressing climate change but also highlights their vision to promote a green economic recovery.
The supply chains play an important role in promoting the high-quality development of China’s economy and the sustainable development of global trade. Green supply chain management is also an important approach to carbon neutrality and carbon peak, as well as a key step to facilitate green recovery after the pandemic and achieve the goal of "carbon neutrality". How to leverage the effective carbon emission reduction measures to enhance the cooperation between the upstream and downstream enterprises along the supply chains for green upgrading, how to further mobilize the enthusiasm of the majority of companies to engage in green supply chain management and contribute to the innovation and practice of carbon management, the 24th Forum will focus on these topics and invite distinguished guests from governments, associations, research institutions, international organizations, well-known companies and sustainability experts to share their perspectives.
[Forum Report] The 24th China-EU Corporate Social Responsibility Roundtable Forum (Click to view)
(Please note that some of the content of this forum is recorded, and the relevant data is as of the day of recording.)
Moderator: Mr. Yu Zhihong, President and Editor-in-chief, China Sustainability Tribune
Mr. Xu Hua, Director, General Office, Department of Industrial Policies, Laws and Regulations, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
Mr.Christian Ewert, President, amfori
Carbon neutrality and Supply Chain Management：
Mr. Jack Wang, Chief EHS expert, Guangdong Academy of Corporate Sustainable Development
Carbon Neutrality: Consensus, Compatibility and Reconstruction of Supply Chain Management in the Fashion Industry
Mr. Hu Kehua, Director of Sustainability Stewardship Programs, China Textile and Apparel Industry Council (CNTAC)
Supply Chain Carbon Management :
-Mr. Peter Handstein, Founder & CEO of Hape Group
CMSK Green Supply Chain Management
Mr. Meng Wei, President of CMSK Urban Institute
-Mr. Yu Zhihong, President and Editor-in-chief, China Sustainability Tribune
Mr.Christian Ewert, President, amfori