The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the next Construction Working Group meeting. It will be held on Tuesday, 16^th April 9:30 – 11:00 at the European Chamber Beijing and Shanghai offices, and online.

As the push for the green transition continues globally, the EU has enacted several new ESG regulations, which require large and listed companies to publish regular reports on the social and environmental risks they face, and on how their activities impact people and the environment. These rules are outlined in the 2023 Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) framework, which strengthens the rules concerning the social and environmental information that companies have to report. While these regulations do not target Chinese suppliers, questions have emerged – for European and Chinese stakeholders – regarding compliance amidst data transparency and reliability concerns.

At this meeting, Johnny Browaeys of CNEUCN will introduce data exchange initiatives in Europe and explain how China’s digital platforms can be used to enable both European and Chinese companies to manufacture low-carbon products and together decarbonize the overall value chain. The session aims to foster cross-working group exchanges, covering supply chain resilience, managing ESG risks, EU compliance, and last but not least, discovering opportunities to benefit from collaborative innovation.

Tentative Agenda

• 9:00 – 9:30 Arrival and Registration
• 9:30 – 9:35 Opening Remarks
• 9:35 – 10:00 Presentation by Johnny Browaeys, Insblue
• 10:00 – 10:20 Q&A
• 10:20 – 10:30 Discussion
• 10:30 – 10:35 Closing remarks

As always, we welcome your suggestions for agenda topics and possible speakers for this and future meetings.

If you would like to attend this meeting, please register via our website or contact Ms. Kalina Pateva at kpateva@europeanchamber.com.cn indicating your attendance offline in Beijing/Shanghai or online.

For more information on the Construction Working Group or the European Chamber in general, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Kalina Pateva at kpateva@europeanchamber.com.cn in Beijing.

Speakers

Mr. Johnny Browaeys

Chief Representative of CNEUCN in Europe

Mr. Johnny Browaeys

Chief Representative of CNEUCN in Europe

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Johnny Browaeys is Chief Representative of China - Europe Carbon Neutral (CNEUCN) in Europe supporting China – Europe collaboration initiatives with industry, policy, and academic stakeholders. His technical expertise covers sustainability (cleantech and ESG), and energy transition (electrification and decarbonization).

Mr. Browaeys spent almost 20 of his 30 years’ career in China, in various executive level roles for European, American, and Chinese companies in chemical, pharmaceutical, and energy industries. Between 2003-2013 he was mainly involved in Foreign Direct Investment into most provinces of China. Between 2013 and 2020 he was mainly involved in Chinese outbound investment assisting state owned and private companies globally with the acquisition of gas fields, and chemical and automotive companies.

In recent years Mr. Browaeys has focused on supporting China-Europe collaboration in Brussels in a bi-directional way, helping Europe access Chinese electrification solutions (eg. batteries, PV, EV) and helping China access European decarbonization technologies in multiple industries.

Understanding implications of new EU regulations such as CBAM, CSRD, CSDDD and Sustainable Batteries is key for Chinese companies looking at Europe. Finding inroads to Chinese markets to accelerate and scale new technologies in China is key for European companies looking at China.

Mr. Browaeys substantially contributes to the development of CNEUCN activities in Europe and its relationship with local stakeholders.

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