"Over the years, CSR has become a key management issue worldwide, an increasingly debated topic in China. Many corporations have been trying to determine what they can do and should do to contribute to the sustainability of economics, social and ecological environment in which they operate.

The exercise of CSR has become an internal driving force that helps executives to deliver better insights for tackling corporate and developmental challenges. In the context of the sustainability imperatives promulgated in China’s latest 5-year plan, and more recently the new environmental law, we will debate on perspectives offered by “CSR in China”.

How can an environment related CSR strategy create competitive advantage in China, in light of the new environmental law?

- Context of CSR in China & recent evolution

- Impact and opportunities of the new environment law

- Business cases and Q&A

1. Context of CSR in China and recent evolution

§  CSR and environment, how do they relate to each other ?

§  Key issues for contemporary China and economic impact

§  What is corporate responsibility in this context ?

§  What are the difficulties of responsible economics and how to deal with them

§  What impact on corporate strategy and how to be a change leader

2. Impact and opportunities of the new environment law

§  The 14^th year plan as an initial legal framework

§  The existing environmental legal framework

§  Presentation of the new environmental law: salient points

§  Key takes: obligations and benefits

§  How to develop a better understanding of the impact

3. Business cases and Q&A [ interactive session ]

§  Business case 1: chemical industry / Q&A

§  Business case 2: food industry / Q&A

§  Business case 3 : manufacturing sector/ Q&A

§  Business case 4: recycling obsolete equipment / Q&A

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Mr. Olivier Coispeau

Mr. Olivier Coispeau

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Mr. Olivier Coispeau specializes in industrial strategy and corporate finance. He is an economist and investment banker (JP Morgan, Schroders, Clinvest) working between Europe and Asia to advise Fortune 500 companies, foundations and governments, especially regarding matters related to environmental liabilities. He is the co-founder of Maverlinn, a strategy and growth acceleration advisory firm also specialized in the resolution of complex corporate governance issues and shared value creation. He has been based in China for 9 years where he also served as a partner for Roland Berger, an international strategy consulting firm. He is a regularly invited guest speaker to industrial strategy and finance forums.

He studied at Stanford University, Paris-Dauphine University and Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris. He taught economics for several years at the Paris-Sorbonne University.

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