【Top 10 CSR Events in China】No.09 The 1st Foreign-Invested Enterprises CSR forum held in Shanghai

 

On October 28, Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce and Shanghai Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment co-hosted the The 1st Foreign-Invested Enterprises CSR forum in Shanghai. The forum published the list of Top 100 Foreign-Invested Enterprises in Shanghai in 2015 measured by operating revenue, total value of import and export, the tax amount, and employment. The list of CSR reports released by foreign-invested enterprises was also released.
Reason for listing:
This is the first time for Shanghai to host the foreign-invested enterprises CSR forum. It shows that foreign-invested enterprises in China are more open, friendly and would like to share and is also a symbol of Shanghai regional responsible competitiveness. Foreign- invested enterprises roots in China and put more efforts in fulfilling social responsibility, which not only benefits themselves for sustainable development, but also promotes the advanced global practice theory to be implemented in China. It also contributes to the international development with Chinese experience and drive the social innovation based on the advantage of supply chain. The forum has significance in improving domestic regional responsible competitiveness and social responsibility construction in domestic relevant industries.
Related events:
1. On October 25, Tsinghua University and Volvo Group co-hosted Global Sustainable Infrastructure and Connectivity Summit. The summit aims to explore sustainable infrastructure development paths and promote global sustainable infrastructure and connectivity. Volvo Group also released White Paper on Transportation Solutions and Connectivity.
2. On December 7, Goldwind Science &Technology Company announced its wholly owned subsidiary Beijing Tianrun New Energy Investment Company start cooperation with Apple Company on wind project. Goldwind Science &Technology Company transferred the 30% stock equity possession of four subsidiaries to Apple respectively. This is the third time investment of Apple in the field of new energy in China.
3. On December 14, “2016 Best CSR Practices of Foreign-Invested Enterprises in China” Press Conference was held in Beijing. This conference was hosted by China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment and organized by China WTO Tribune. The Index Report of Best CSR Practices of Foreign-Invested Enterprises in China was released. The report shows that CSR index of foreign-invested enterprises slightly declines, but it’s still in a high standard compared with other types of enterprises.