Analysis

How should foundations contribute to environmental protection? To answer that, the Shanghai-based Adream Foundation recently released the first-ever ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) report in China’s charity foundation sector. Adream Foundation’s inaugural ESG report was unveiled during its 2022 Annual…

In recent years, significant progress has been made in improving the nutritional status of pregnant women and infants in China. However, challenges persist in underdeveloped or remote parts of the country where medical resources are scarce and health awareness is…

In the Chinese context, social work refers to work conducted by NGOs to address social issues and promote community well-being. In Dongguan, Guangdong Province, social workers are driving a transformative change by providing sign language translation services for the hearing-impaired.…

China Railway Group Limited (CRG), a prominent State-owned company in China, has recently incurred significant environmental penalties. Within the space of a month, two subsidiary companies received fines for environmental violations. The first penalty, amounting to 400,000 yuan ($62,400), was…

Fifteen years ago, on May 12, the catastrophic 8.0-magnitude Wenchuan Earthquake struck Sichuan Province. In the face of immense challenges, remarkable levels of support and disaster relief efforts were mobilized by various sectors, both in China and abroad. It was…

China’s 20th Party Congress called to optimize population policy and establish fertility support systems. New measures provide economic incentives, leave, childcare and women’s rights protections to encourage childbearing. However, a narrow focus on families and specialized institutions ignores community roles…

As the political center of China, Beijing has established a comprehensive Party-building mechanism within NGOs, known as social organizations in China, which aims to strengthen the oversight of these organizations.    It is difficult to balance the autonomy and supervision of…

In order to better understand the impact of the three-year pandemic on China’s NGOs and the current situation of these organizations, China Development Brief, in collaboration with 22 domestic social organizations (a local umbrella term that includes NGOs), recently conducted…

According to the National Social Service Statistical Data, the number of registered NGOs in China had reached 893,206 by the third quarter of 2022. Behind this huge number, however, there are many organizations that cannot register in China and have…

In 2019, Wu You, a Gen-Y alumnus of China University of Mining and Technology, pledged to donate 11 million yuan ($1.6 million) to support the educational development of his alma mater on its 110th anniversary.    This was supposed to be…

Tropical forests are vulnerable to the environmental impact of mining activities. Current and projected growth in the demand for critical minerals poses a threat to the continued conservation of tropical rainforests. Mining-related deforestation destroys the carbon storage capacity of tropical…

The World Energy Transitions Outlook 2023 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on March 28 restates the urgency of reducing carbon emissions by 2050 to fight climate change.    “Current pledges and plans fall well short of IRENA’s 1.5°C…

In 2007, Liu Sheng co-founded Green Hunan, the first environmental NGO in Hunan Province that focuses on the protection of the Xiang River. The organization trains and supports local volunteers to fight river pollution in the region and has built…

There is infinite value behind truthful and reliable data. Insight into data can help charitable organizations better understand different sectors, understand their missions and values, and improve their capabilities.    LINGXI, an organization focusing on digital solutions for NGOs, recently released…

China is thought to have around 37 million female housekeepers working in its big cities, and they are largely an invisible group.   They move from the countryside to the city with different missions, from escaping domestic violence and making a…

Kindergartens were once hard to come by in the remote Miao villages of Guzhang County, Hunan Province. Due to its isolated location, rough road conditions, and lack of kindergarten teachers, the county’s kindergarten enrolment rate was under 50 percent.   In…

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and five other departments issued earlier this month the Elimination of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace System Guide Book, to guide employers to eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace , protect the…

In China, charities fighting rare diseases are still in the early stages of development. Most organizations are established by patients and their families and have a limited focus. The organizations often face numerous challenges in terms of obtaining treatment and…