Manufacturing companies didn't need to worry about marketing a decade ago. They produced the best possible products and hired good salespeople to sell them. And that was about it.
If manufacturers even thought about marketing, it was as sales support: organizing trade show giveaways, creating sell sheets, buying ad space in trade magazines and making sure the website looked halfway decent.
Essentially, marketing was not a focus, and it was often treated as an afterthought.
But the world of buying and selling has changed. 94% of B2B buyers are now doing their own research online before they even want to engage with a manufacturing company's salespeople.
So, ready or not, marketing has become a new necessity manufacturers.

• 2020-09-18 | 09:30 - 12:00
• Generali China Life Insurance Company Limited Guangdong Branch 中意人寿保险有限公司广东省分公司

工信部国际经济技术合作中心的绿色制造和供应链专家分享 “ 什么是绿色绿色供应链管理， 为什么进行绿色供应链管理及如何进行绿色供应链管理”。同时，我们也将了解到绿色制造国际合作现状与展望。
2020年10月15日中心在武进召开第一届中欧绿建创新论坛，届时希望会员能为示范项目献计献策。

• 2020-09-18 | 15:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Beijing Office, Office C405 & Zoom online

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to a networking dinner at Residence G, Shenzhen. It’s been an unusual year and after months of hard work, things have finally started looking up. Here we can refresh ourselves and get back on track with some drinks, and well-needed networking. Take the load off and come join us on September 16th!
Don't worry, we don’t have to shake hands!

• 2020-09-16 | 19:00 - 21:30
• Residence G

The European Chamber’s Financial Services Working Groups (Banking & Securities WG, Consumer Finance & Non-Banking Financial Institutions WG and Insurance WG) are delighted to invite you to the Joint Working Group Meeting “Financial Services Joint WG meeting: Work Session & Feedback to EUD ahead of CBIRC and CSRC Seminar” which is to take place on Wednesday 16th September 2020, 10:00-11:30AM CST.

• 2020-09-16 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Beijing and Shanghai offices

In mid-June the European Commission released a call for input on an instrument to address foreign subsidies in the single market called the White Paper on an Instrument for Foreign Subsidies. The tools proposed in the Paper aim to tackle distortions a) in the single market in general, b) acquisitions of EU companies, and c) in EU public procurement. The paper also proposes an approach to foreign subsidies in the context of EU funding. Given the potential impact that this document will have on European business both in Europe and in China, the European Chamber has developed a draft document with feedback and will ask for input from industry representatives at the Chamber. The European Chamber deadline for comments is Friday, 18th September 2020. Ahead of this we are setting up a Virtual roundtable for members of the Shipbuilding WG on Tuesday 15th September, 15.00-16.00 CST to discuss and align on our feedback to the European Commission.

• 2020-09-15 | 15:00 - 16:00
• Zoom

The European Chamber's Environment Working Group is pleased to welcome Mr Chris Allison, head of the political and economic section at the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai, to discuss the principles and goals of US international environmental policy.

• 2020-09-14 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

European Chamber Tianjin Chapter together with German Chamber is very pleased to invite you to join our exclusive tour on the topic of E-Mobility Trends in the Automotive Industry in China- What will shape the industry’s future? 中国欧盟商天津分会协同中国德国商会，荣幸地邀请您加入我们大众汽车工厂参观，此次活动将探讨新能源汽车行业的未来。

• 2020-09-10 | 12:45 - 18:00
• Volkswagen Automatic Transmission Tianjin Co., Ltd. (VWATJ)

2020 Badminton Tournament coming up!

• 2020-09-05 | 09:00 - 17:00
• Wellington College International Tianjin

A& A working group will organize the meeting and discussed the questions on the TIP, & BASA , preparing an exchange meeting with CAAC and EASA in order to request both authorities to interpret and facilitate transition and agreements’ application.

• 2020-09-04 | 15:00 - 17:00
• European Chamber Beijing Office, Office C405

It is estimated that buildings accounts for 40 per cent of the overall energy consumption in the world, and that people spend on up to 90 per cent of their time indoors. Yet indoor air is five times more polluted than outdoor air. Living in mould and damp buildings can increase the risk of asthma. Therefore, buildings that benefit both people and planet are essential for the sustainable development. It requires relevant stakeholders to join hands and work out a solution from a long-term perspective.

To achieve green energy transition and meet the objectives set out in the COP21 (Paris), and reiterated in COP25 (Madrid), China must focus on energy intensity reduction and create a market for upgrading existing facilities with new efficient and digital technologies, with an emphasis on clean energy even during the pandemic and corresponding drop in energy demand. To recover from the impact of COVID-19 in a sustainable way, China should accelerate investment in upgrading existing facilities with outdated technologies to reduce energy consumption. China has not yet established a framework to control industries’ and buildings’ energy intensity, instead adopting a passive stance based on the anticipated consequences of shifting from a production-driven to a service-driven economy.

• 2020-09-02 | 14:30 - 15:30
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405".