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Carbon pricing expected to boost carbon market, ESG

The 2nd Sina Finance ESG Global Leaders Summit was held online from June 28 to 30, aiming to promote global ESG development and build a sustainable future. It was jointly organized by Sina Finance and the China International Trust Investment…
2022-07-21

Building safety issue forces charity school to close

A decade ago, in order to provide accommodation and education to disadvantaged children living in the Daliang Moutains area, social organizations partnered with the local government to help plan the establishment of a charity school in Meigu County, Sichuan Province,…
2022-07-20

Chou Pei-yuan Foundation receives warning

The Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) recently issued an administrative warning to the Chou Pei-yuan Foundation. The foundation was established in 1993 in honor of Chou, a Chinese theoretical physicist and politician who served as president of Peking University. Over…
2022-07-19

Are rich people obliged to give to charity?

The year 2008 was hailed as China’s “First Year of Charity” after public donations for the Wenchuan Earthquake disaster exceeded 100 billion yuan ($14.88 billion) — an unprecedented amount. Along with this historical charitable event, there was also the incident…
2022-07-18

Number of social service centers exceeds 21,000 nationwide

As of June 30, China has built over 21,000 township or street-level social service centers, employing more than 53,000 social workers, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) at its 2022 mid-year meeting. Seven provinces have achieved full coverage…
2022-07-18

China’s NGOs get help to communicate about climate change

In order to promote a better understanding of China’s “dual carbon” goals and to form a joint force to help achieve them, the China Association for NGO Cooperation (Cango) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Beijing Representative Office this month…
2022-07-15

Government departments set standards for social governance

Sixteen government departments jointly issued a notice regarding the action plan (the notice) for the implementation of the National Standardization Development Outline on July 12, which was initiated by the State Council last October. The notice clarifies 33 specific tasks…
2022-07-15

New project aims to help protect children’s rights

Funded by Beijing ByteDance Public Welfare Foundation and implemented by Beijing Children’s Legal Aid and Research Center, China’s capital launched the first part of the “National Demonstrative Minor Protection Social Organization Cultivation Project”. The initiative aims to provide legal services…
2022-07-15

Data released on public interest litigation

The Supreme People’s Procuratorate recently released data to summarize the implementation of the public interest litigation system over the past five years. This system was officially established on July 1, 2017, following the revision of the Civil Procedure Law and…
2022-07-14

The TNFD’s role in the global shift towards ESG

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is the world’s latest effort to tackle the rapid loss of natural ecosystems. It aims to put nature at the center of business conduct and financial decision-making considerations. TNFD, initiated by some of…
2022-07-14

Government sets out plan to cut coal usage

Seven departments including the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the National Development and Reform Commission jointly issued the Implementation Plan for Synergistic Efficiency of Pollution Reduction and Carbon Reduction (the Plan) on June 10. The Plan emphasizes the importance…
2022-07-11

Beijing government wants over 300 social enterprises by 2025

The Capital Municipal Social Construction Leading Group recently reviewed and approved the Opinions on Promoting the Development of Social Enterprises (the Opinions), according to which, more than 300 social enterprises will be identified by the end of the 14th Five-Year…
2022-07-08

Number of volunteers reaches 217 million, report finds

The National Institute of Social Development of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Social Science Academic Press recently released the inaugural issue of the “Volunteer Service Blue Book” — China Volunteer Service Development Report (2021-2022). Here are a…
2022-07-08

Chinese donors send water generators to 5 Ethiopian schools

Over 2,000 Ethiopian elementary school students will soon get access to clean water thanks to five newly donated atmospheric water generators. The generators were donated last month by the China-Africa Leadership Development Institute of Tsinghua University (CALDI-THU), HurRain NanoTech, and…
2022-07-07

Digital technologies have potential to transform charities

China’s government is comprehensively promoting digital transformation, accelerating the formation of a data-intensive society, where data empowers social entities to pursue a sustainable future. As crucial members of civil society, are Chinese charities ready to undertake digital transformation? According to…
2022-07-06

Expert: China urgently needs ESG system

China urgently needs to establish an environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework in order to establish a green financial system to regulate sustainable investment behavior, to promote green and high-quality development of enterprises, and to achieve peak carbon and carbon…
2022-07-06

Sewage industry has potential to reduce emissions

The concept of modern sewage treatment did not arrive in China until the early 20th century. The Shanghai North Sewage Treatment Plant established in 1923 was the first such facility in the country, covering an area of 0.84 hectares with…
2022-07-04
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