Environmental Risks and Liabilities linked to industrial operations in China : current situation and trends
The European Chamber is delighted to announce details of an Environmental Seminar which will address the crucial subject of Environmental Risks and Liabilities linked to industrial operations in China : current situation and trends through three different aspects :
The focus of the Environmental Seminar will be:
1) Presentation by Mr. Thomas Kustusch, ERM
Mr. Kustusch will give a general overview to define the problems related to environmental pollution and liabilities in different situations (acquisition, grass root project, daily operations)
2) Presentation by Mr. Olivier Dubuis, Adamas
Mr. Dubuis will address the legal aspects of environmental pollution and regulations that exist (regulations to follow, consequences of non compliances, trend, comparison with EU countries)
3) Presentation by Mr. Philip Chan, AON-COFCO
Mr. Chan will discuss the insurance aspects (what kind of risks can be covered, how to quantify the possible losses, implication of such policies in the management systems and culture of the company)
Agenda
8.00 - 8.30 Registration
8.30 - 8.55 Presentation - Thomas Kustusch (bio click here)
8.55 - 9.20 Presentation - Olivier Dubuis
9.20 - 9.45 Presentation - Philip Chan (bio click here)
9.45 - 10.00 Q&A
Registration
To regsiter for this event please email the form below to Mr. David Bourson at dbourson@euccc.com.cn by Tuesday, April 17th, 5pm.
Confirmations and cancellations by phone are not accepted. Confirmations to email registrations are only sent when requested.
Please note that we require 48 hours notice for cancellations.
No-shows who fail to cancel before this time will be invoiced for the event.
Registrations done after the deadline will be accepted only if space permits and are charged an additional 50 RMB walk-in fee.
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Event review
Environment Working Group
The European Chamber recently held an Environmental Risks and Liabilities Seminar in Shanghai
The seminar was well attended by all those with an interest in the environmental sector. More and more emphasis is being put on companies operating in China to adhere to environmental regulations and limit the liabilities that often come up in day to day operations.
With this in mind, the seminar was opened by Chairman of the Environment WG, Mr. Frederic Grivel, who gave an overview of the goals and aspirations of the Environment WG and how we are seeing that more emphasis is being put on environmental risk management which is the reason for this seminar.
The first speaker was Mr. Thomas Kustusch, ERM who gave a very clear and concise overview of environmental risk management throughout the project lifecycle, from pre acquisition right through to end of life. To see Mr. Kustusch's presentation, please click here
Next was a presentation on the challenges facing companies in the environmental law in China. Olivier Dubuis, Adamas introduced the regulations and the enforcement mechanisms available to companies. To see Mr. Dubuis' presentation, please click here
Finally we learned from Mr. Philip Chan, AON-Cofco about the insurance side of environmental risk management. This is a new area in China and there is not a wide range of products available and the potential environmental loss exposures of companies were defined by Mr. Chan. To see his presentation, please click here
The environmental sector is becoming increasingly important in China and the European Chamber intends to highlight this sector through future events.