If the first step towards recovery is admitting that you have a problem, then readers will agree that Apple taking the time to meet with several of China’s most prominent Green NGOs was a first step for Apple. Particularly given the fact that Apple was largely unwilling to address the numerous labor and environmental failures [...]

In the world of CSR, the issues can be quite subjective.  What is it that firms are responsible for is often a hazy question depending on how far the branches of the tree extend from the roots, and rarely are we able to see all the issues or programs of a single firm.  so, developing [...]

Following the recent holiday, I found the above tree that mixed the new (haibao) with the old (a packet of Double Happiness) as a strange reminder of just how far we have yet to go.

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars has released a filming of their recent Event, The Future of Green Business in China. Terry Yosie, President and CEO of World Environment Center and Ye Weijia, head of New Ventures China, discuss green businesses in China. They discuss the work their companies have already done, while anticipating [...]

Seriously.  What is the use of this plastic bags?  It is clearly not strong enough to support the weight should I chose to use the bag as a … bag, and it is clearly not meant to act as a measure of protection. Is this the result of a food safety law, or is it [...]

With the WWF China team still on a high from the success of March’s Earth Hour event, their local team pt together a press package (download here) of all the China based events that I think does a great job of summarizing the success they found in China. For me, one of my primary concerns [...]

One of the more interesting groups to follow, no matter where you are in the world, is Greenpeace. Their history of confronting issues is well known, and while some of their tactics might be considered extreme for some, in china their efforts have been targeted, measured, and are done in a manner that I think [...]

While the rumors over the final green stimulus are flying right now, it is good to see that at least the first 3.4 billion has been allocated: Of the 23 billion yuan spending, 13 billion went to improving urban water treatment facilities, 4 billion yuan to pollution prevention projects on the Huaihe and other big [...]

As the wheels of the global economy began to spin off, many began to ask what the implications for China’s environment would be. It was only last year that we began to see real strides, strides that were due in large part to China’s success, and its ability to get choosy, but as the manufacturing [...]

It you are believer that the key to the environmental problems we face is education, then there is no better teacher than Jane Goodall. Founder of the Roots & Shoots program, Jane Goodall’s impact is being felt in China as programs in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Nanchang, and Inner Mongolia have developed. Part 1 Part 2