The ‘Sustainable Development and Business Practices – 2015 Green Supply Chain Forum’ was convened jointly with Tianjin Green Supply Chain Center (TGCC), China Environmental United Certification Center (CEC), Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) on October 22. Industry associations and 60 internationally known companies and over 200 guests from relevant government departments, and NGOs, included Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), SEE Conservation, China National Textile And Apparel Council (CNTAC), China Electronics Standardization Association (CESA), Walmart, Apple, Microsoft, H&M, Marks & Spencer, Amazon, Unilever, Huawei, Lenovo, Panasonic, and Toyota took part.
The Head of the Steering Group of Tianjin Green Supply Chain Management Pilot Project, Jindu Cui, expressed his sincere wishes to the forum, hoping that it can be held on a timely, regular and customised basis henceforth, to continually enhance the demonstration effect and multi-stakeholders communication.
A plenary session and four afternoon sub-sessions around the themes of Green Procurement, Green Supply Chains and Green Consumption, Green Transformation of the Textile Industry and Green Supply Chain Innovation in the IT Industry were held at the forum.
Managing Director, TSC Greater China, Weidong Zhou said it was a great honour for TSC to hold the forum with partners and support the translation and publication of the Chinese version of the study. He pointed out that it is the crucial time for accelerating ecological civiliaation construction to achieve industrial green upgrade under China's 13th Five-year Plan for National Economic and Social Development in China. TSC would bring its research strength and product sustainability tools to actively promote sustainable development and supply chain management in China's manufacturing industry, Zhou stated.
