Event Details

AmCham Business Sustainability Committee invites you to participate in a discussion on 2017 Top 10 CSR Trends in China on Tuesday, Feb 21 from 2 pm to 4 pm at the conference room of Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This event is co-hosted by European chamber, AmCham China, German Chamber and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

In this session, our guest speaker, Dr. Guo Peiyuan, Co-founder and General Manager of SynTao, will present their recent research on China’s Top 10 CSR Trends in 2017. These trends driving China’s CSR development include: UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, Green Finance, Cross-sector Collaboration, New Technology Challenges, Green Consumption, Going Abroad with CSR etc. These trends serve as a tool to inspire and enable participants to stay in touch with industry leaders, develop CSR and sustainability strategies and engage right stakeholders.

Following Dr. Guo presentation, a panel of corporate executives and NGO leaders will have a dialogue to share their insights from business and NGO perspectives on how to reshape their CSR strategies in this new landscape of development.

Who should come?
This event is especially valuable for CSR practitioners from corporate communication, public affairs, governmental affairs, marketing & PR and HR function. Professionals from governments and NGOs are also welcome.


Due to venue limit, this event only have 15 seats for AmCham members. Please register online before Thursday, Feb 16 to save your spot. If you would like to cancel your registration, send email Rhine Yuan at ryuan@amchamchina.org before Friday, Feb 17.

Please bring your ID and registration confirmation for the Embassy security check.

Agenda

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Registration
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM
Welcome and Introduction by Co-hosting Organizations
2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Presentation: 2017 Top 10 CSR Trends in China
Peiyuan Guo
3:00 PM - 3:40 PM
Panel Discussion: Reshaping Your CSR Strategies in the New Landscape of Development
Peiyuan Guo, Helen Wang, Wenchi Yu, Ying Zhang Boquet and Renfeng Zhao
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
NGO Project Sharing
Wu Peng
4:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Networking and Event Ends

Speakers

  • Peiyuan Guo (Chairman at SynTao)

    Peiyuan Guo

    Chairman at SynTao

    Dr. Guo Peiyuan, who holds a Ph.D. in Management from Tsinghua University, is the general manager of SynTao and chairman of SynTao Green Finance. Dr. Guo Peiyuan continuously focuses on research and practices about corporate social responsibility (CSR) and socially responsible investment (SRI), with abundant experience on research, training and consulting services. Now SynTao has become a leading CSR consulting company in China with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu and Washington D.C. SynTao Green Finance is a founding member of Green Finance Committee of China Society for Finance and Banking. It is also the first CBI approved green bond verifier from China.

    Dr. Guo Peiyuan has served for over one hundred companies, governments, and social organizations home and abroad, including China Mobile, China Pacific Insurance, Amway China, Volkswagen, International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), etc. He has served as a judge in multiple CSR awards. Now he also teaches MBA course Business Performance and Sustainability in School of Economics and Management , Tsinghua University, and teaches international student course Social Innovation and CSR in School of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University.

    He also serves as consultant, trainer or member in many organizations, including the followings.
    Member of the stakeholder council of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
    Trainer of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
    Member of Green Finance Committee of China Finance Society
    Project leader of financial sustainable development project in China Banking Association
    CSR instructor of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
    Adviser of China Charity Leader Training Plan
    Expert of China Corporate Citizenship Committee
    Member of Youth Think-Tank of China Woman Development Foundation
    Member of CSR Think-Tank of China Federation of Industrial Economics
    Member of sustainability reports advisory group in United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
    Member of South Korea CSR top 30 of East Asia Committee.

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    Wu Peng

    Director, International Development Department of China Foundation of Poverty Alleviation (CFPA)

  • HW

    Helen Wang

    Senior CSR Manager at DSM China

  • Wenchi Yu (Executive Director of Goldman Sachs (China) LLC)

    Wenchi Yu

    Executive Director of Goldman Sachs (China) LLC

    Wenchi Yu is Goldman Sachs’ Asia Pacific Head for Corporate Engagement, leading the firm’s strategic philanthropy and social investment in the region. Immediately before Goldman Sachs, she started a business connecting investors and social entrepreneurs between Asia and the United States. Previously, she worked in the U.S. Department of State and the US Congress. She serves as an advisor to a number of nonprofit organizations and is a fellow of Asia Society.

    Wenchi has written extensively on political economy and society in Asia for the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Council on Foreign Relations, Caixin, and other international media outlets.

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  • YZ

    Ying Zhang Boquet

    Executive Vice President, Communication / PR / CSR at ENGIE China

  • RZ

    Renfeng Zhao

    Managing Partner at Kreab

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