Organizers:
Columbia Global Centers | East Asia, Columbia University’s Earth Institute,
The Sustainability Consortium
Supporters:
Walmart Foundation, China Environmental United Certification Center
Friday, May 8, 2015
Columbia Global Centers | East Asia
No. 26, 1F Core Plaza, No. 1 Shanyuan Street, Zhongguancun
北京市海淀区中关村西区善缘街1号立方庭一层26号
(Simultaneous Chinese-English interpretation will be available)
Columbia Global Centers | East Asia, Columbia University’s Earth Institute, and The Sustainability
Consortium, in partnership with the Walmart Foundation and the China Environmental United
Certification Center (CEC), will host a high-level forum on May 8, 2015, titled “Sustainability Policy
and Business Practice: Promoting a Sustainable Supply Chain” to discuss Chinese enterprises’
experiences and strategies in sustainable development, focusing on the supply chain.
In recent years, China has been focused on accelerating its economic development through the four
pillars of "Industrialization, Informatization, Urbanization, and Agricultural Modernization." In
March 2015, the pillar of “Greenization” was officially added to this development framework in
order to reflect the importance of environmental sustainability to China’s goals of economic
progress. With advanced policy development, sustainability can stimulate huge economic
opportunities, investment, and consumer demand. It is in this context that the forum will discuss
how green supply chains provide a unique opportunity to bolster Chinese enterprise and create a
positive and lasting impact on sustainability in China.
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Agenda
Session
Time
Topics & Speakers
Morning Session (open to the public)
[ Morning Session Moderator: Joan Kaufman, Director, Columbia Global Centers | East Asia ]
8:30-9:00
9:00-9:05
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Registration
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Welcome and Introduction:
----- Joan Kaufman, Director, Columbia Global Centers | East Asia
Sustainability Policy and Metrics in China– What It Means for the Supply
Chain
----- Zhang Dawei, Vice Chairman, Executive Deputy Director and Secretary
General of China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE); Vice
Chairman of the Standing Committee of Henan Province People’s Congress
•
9:05-9:20
9:20-9:35
9:35-9:50
•
TSC Sustainability Globalization
----- Euan Murray, Chief Operating Officer, The Sustainability Consortium (TSC)
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Developing a Sustainable Supply Chain
----- Guy Robertson, Vice President, Walmart Global Sourcing
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Sustainability Investing and Finance, and Sustainability Research
----- Satyajit Bose, Lecturer in the Discipline of Economics, Associate Director,
Master of Science in Sustainability Management, Columbia University
•
Sustainability and Smart Cities
----- Li Tao, Director, GCGI&VC Government/Smart City/China Institute of
Electronic Government, IBM
•
Coffee Break
•
TSC China Development: China Sustainable Supply Chain Capacity
Building Program
----- Zhou Weidong, Managing Director of Greater China, TSC
Promoting Supply Chain Sustainability: Experience from TSC China
----- Guo Dong, Lecturer in Discipline, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Columbia
University
9:50-10:05
10:05-10:20
Morning
10:20-10:35
10:35-10:50
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10:50-11:05
11:05-11:20
11:20-12:00
•
Real-time Disclosure and Green Choice
----- Ma Jun, Director, Institute of Public and Environment Affairs
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Panel Discussion: Multilateral Cooperation For A Sustainable Future
Moderator: Weidong Zhou, Managing Director of Greater China, TSC
Panelists:
Satyajit Bose, Associate Director, Master of Science in Sustainability
Management, Columbia University
Zhang Huanbo, Research Associate, CCIEE
Euan Murray, Chief Operating Officer, TSC
Li Rusong, China Programme Director, Carbon Disclosure Project
Ma Jun, Director, Institute of Public and Environment Affairs
Zhang Xiaodan, General Manager, CEC
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Lunch
12:00-13:45
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Lunch (Invitation Only)
Afternoon Session
(Close-Door Roundtable, Invitation only)
Afternoon Session 1 - Sustainability Policy and Standards
[ Moderator: Nanqing Jiang, National Officer, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) ]
• The Collaboration Network for the Asia-Pacific Green Supply Chain: The
Practice and Policy
13:45-14:05
----- Zhou Guomei, Deputy Director General, senior research fellow, ChinaASEAN Environmental Cooperation Centre of Ministry of Environmental
Protection of China
• Sustainability Management and Measurement
14:05-14:25
------ Guo Dong, Lecturer in Discipline, Postdoctoral Research Scholar;
Liu Xiangdong, Research Associate of CCIEE
• Feasibility Study of Product Sustainability Measurement and Reporting
Afternoon
System in China
Session 1 14:25-14:45
----- Zhang Xiaodan, General Manager, China Environmental United Certification
Center (CEC)
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Exploration in Applying Green Supply Chain Management to Promote
Comprehensive Greening -- Tianjin Green Supply Chain Pilot Work Outline
----- Mu Lingling, General Manager, Tianjin Green Supply Chain Service Center
15:05-15:20
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Q&A (15min)
15:20-15:35
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Coffee Break
14:45-15:05
Afternoon Session 2 - Good Practices in Business Sustainability
[ Moderator: Weidong Zhou, Managing Director of Greater China, TSC]
15:35-15:50
Afternoon
Session 2
15:50-16:05
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Walmart Sustainability: Advancing Sustainability in Walmart's Supply Chain
----- Brian Liu, Senior Sustainability Manager, Walmart Global Sourcing
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Sustainable Products and Operations
----- Jian Boyu, Staff Engineer, Corporate Standard & Environmental, Lenovo China
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Sustainability Certifications for Supply Chain Management
----- Zhang Xingguo, Marketing Director, Department of Supply Chain and
Sustainable Development, UL
•
Q&A
•
Action Plan Group Discussion (20 min)
Feedback Presentations (15 min: 5 min/group, 3 groups)
•
Closing Remark
----- Euan Murray, Chief Operating Officer, TSC
16:05-16:20
16:20-16:35
16:35-17:10
17:10-17:15
Supporters:
Columbia Global Centers | East Asia
Columbia Global Centers | East Asia, launched in March 2009, is one of eight Global Centers established by
Columbia University operating around the world to connect the university’s faculty and students with the
thinking communities in the regions working on global issues.. The Center’s projects aim to engage the
University with issues, ideas and counterparts in China and the East Asia region through collaborations across
a number of fields, including sustainable development, urbanization, urban health, international relations and
global governance, gender equality, educational reform, social media, public health, and arts.
globalcenters.columbia.edu/Beijing /
Earth Institute, Columbia University
The Earth Institute is a new form of academic institution designed to institutionalize interaction among many
academic fields and professional disciplines to address the problems of global sustainability. With Columbia
University as its foundation, the Earth Institute draws upon the scientific rigor and academic leadership for
which the University is known to create an inter-disciplinary community dedicated to cutting-edge research to
help develop solutions to the challenges to global sustainability.
The Earth Institute Research Program on Sustainability Management and Policy provides a rigorous analytic
base to help inform sustainability decision-making. Leveraging the diverse subject matter expertise from the
research centers, faculty, and students at the Earth Institute and Columbia University, the Research Program
on Sustainability Policy and Management addresses the fundamental issues facing professionals and policy
makers implementing sustainability strategies.
earth.columbia.edu
The Sustainability Consortium (TSC)
The Sustainability Consortium® (TSC®) is a global nonprofit organization working at the intersection of
science and business to enable the consumer goods industry to develop, produce and sell more sustainable
products. TSC creates tools, strategies and services that are based in science, informed by stakeholders and
focused on impact across the entire lifecycle of consumer products, including environmental, social and
economic imperatives. The Sustainability Consortium is comprised of more than 100 members, including
manufacturers, retailers, NGOs, civil society and corporations that work collaboratively on innovation for a
new generation of products and supply networks. The Sustainability Consortium is jointly administered by
Arizona State University and the University of Arkansas, with additional operations at Wageningen UR in the
Netherlands and Nanjing University in China.
www.sustainabilityconsortium.org
Supporters:
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation
By using our strengths to help others, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation create opportunities for people
to live better every day. We have stores in 27 countries, employing more than 2.2 million associates and doing
business with thousands of suppliers who, in turn, employ millions of people. We are helping people live
better by accelerating upward job mobility and economic development for the retail workforce; addressing
hunger and making healthier, more sustainably-grown food a reality; and building strong communities where
we operate and inspiring our associates to give back. Whether it is helping to lead the fight against hunger in
the United States with $2 billion in cash and in-kind donations or supporting Women’s Economic
Empowerment through a series of grants totaling $10 million to the Women in Factories training program in
Bangladesh, China, India and Central America. Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are not only working to
tackle key social issues, we are also collaborating with others to inspire solutions for long-lasting systemic
change.
www.foundation.walmart.com.
Walmart China
Walmart entered the Chinese market and opened its first Supercenter and Sam’s Club in Shenzhen in 1996.
Walmart Global Sourcing Office was set up in Shenzhen in 2002. Currently, Walmart operates two main
formats in China including Supercenters and Sam’s Clubs. We have donated funds and in-kind support worth
over RMB84 million to local charities and welfare organizations since entering the China market. Walmart
China won awards including The Best Employer, Satisfactory Chain Retailers selected by Suppliers, and
Community Service Ambassador.
www.wal-martchina.com
China Environmental United Certification Center (CEC)
CEC is a non-profit organization established with the approval of Ministry of Environment Protection
(MEP). It is a part of the Environmental Development Center of Ministry of Environment Protection
(MEP-EDC). It is a third-party professional certification institution with independent corporate capacity and
was accredited by CNAS and authorized by CNCA. Its business scope focuses on the area of environmental
protection including China Environmental Labeling products, Environmental Management System,
Greenhouse Gas Validation and Verification, Carbon emissions Verification, Energy Auditing, and Green
Supply Chain etc. It is the Clean Development Mechanism Designated Operation Entity (CDM-DOE), also,
with the qualification approved and granted by UNFCCC Clean Development Mechanism Executive Board
(CDM-EB).
www.sepacec.com
Supporters:
Address: No. 26, 1 F, Core Plaza, No.1 Shanyuan Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian, Beijing
Tel.: +86-10-82483997 / 3992
Direction: http://globalcenters.columbia.edu/beijing/content/contact
For more information, please contact
The Sustainability Consortium (TSC), Jiali Pan via jiali.pan@tsc.org.cn ;
Columbia Global Centers | East Asia, Eyra Xiong via mx2129@columbia.edu.
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