Hybrid Workshop - Grow Green: Energy Efficiency | EU-China Cooperation and Opportunities for European SMEs

• 2022-12-05 | 16:00 - 17:40
• Online via zoom

The 20th Communist Party Congress wrapped up last week with the appointment of the new Politburo and Standing Committee. Key questions remain, such as what this new leadership will mean for China’s policy trajectory and economic prospects.

• 2022-11-10 | 16:30 - 18:00
• C405, European Chamber Beijing Office/Zoom online

The Paris Agreement set an ambitious goal to limit global warming to well below 2°C, preferably to 1.5 degrees, in comparison with pre-industrial levels, which has prompted a series of measures to achieve this target. In response to mitigate climate change, countries and businesses have adopted global decarbonisation pledges to fulfil their Environmental, Social and Corporate governance (ESG) commitments. Decarbonisation has become a global imperative and one of the top priorities for governments, companies, and society at large.

• 2022-10-27 | 16:00 - 17:30
• KPMG Beijing Office/Zoom Online

Data security and cross-border transfers of data are essential for of business activities and encourage innovation. Companies constantly use data generated from R&D or collected from customers in different locations to improve their products or develop new ones, often relying on teams based across the world.

Over the past years, China has considerably strengthened cybersecurity, data, and personal information protection governance. In 2017, the Cybersecurity Law (CSL) came to force outlining various obligations to network operators and internet service providers. In 2021, the CSL was complemented by Data Security Law (DSL) and the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), stipulating a series of obligations not only for actors based in China but also for those based elsewhere yet processing data or personal information generated in China. When doing business in China, SMEs need to be aware of the regulations they must follow to be compliant with cybersecurity and data protection system.

• 2022-10-26 | 16:00 - 18:00
• Online via zoom, Offline: Room Tianhe3, Floor 2M, Mandarin Oriental Guangzhou 广州文华东方酒店2M层天河3厅

While Hong Kong put an end to its quarantine policy for inbound travellers on 26th September, marking a significant step towards re-engaging with the rest of the world, it remains ambiguous when China will ease its zero COVID measures.

• 2022-10-13 | 14:00 - 15:30
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

With the purpose of promoting a stable and healthy development of foreign-funded enterprises that have been hit by the epidemic, Chinese government has issued a series of supportive policies. When struggling to benefit from the preferential policies, enterprises can get confused with the procedures, which may lead to failure in relevant project applications. Given these conditions, the speaker will contribute his experience of all these years to helping foreign companies find the best project and make a positive outcome.

• 2022-09-22 - 2022-09-22 | 13:30 - 15:30
• Online/Merck Innovation Center, Floor 35 线上/广州市默克创新中心35层

According to China's law, once appointed to manage a company, the legal representative will take certain powers and be exposed to legal liabilities at the same time, which may lead to personal risks for wrongdoings either by him/herself or by the company and its employees, subject to civil, administrative or even criminal liability. For foreign nationals, penalties in serious cases may include deportation and ban from China for several years. The present seminar will help to keep you well informed, share real-life cases, improve corporate governance and examine ways to mitigate the risks as much as possible, so that you can react quickly when the threat of liability does arise and get a chance to minimize personal risks.

• 2022-09-22 - 2022-09-22 | 15:30 - 17:45
• Online/Merck Innovation Center, Floor 35 线上/默克创新中心35层

According to China's law, once appointed to manage a company, the legal representative will take certain powers and be exposed to legal liabilities at the same time, which may lead to personal risks for wrongdoings either by him/herself or by the company and its employees, subject to civil, administrative or even criminal liability. For foreign nationals, penalties in serious cases may include deportation and ban from China for several years. The present seminar will help to keep you well informed, share real-life cases, improve corporate governance and examine ways to mitigate the risks as much as possible, so that you can react quickly when the threat of liability does arise and get a chance to minimize personal risks.

• 2022-09-20 - 2022-09-20 | 15:30 - 17:45
• Online

With the purpose of promoting a stable and healthy development of foreign-funded enterprises that have been hit by the epidemic, Chinese government has issued a series of supportive policies. When struggling to benefit from the preferential policies, enterprises can get confused with the procedures, which may lead to failure in relevant project applications. Given these conditions, the speaker will contribute his experience of all these years to helping foreign companies find the best project and make a positive outcome.

• 2022-09-20 - 2022-09-20 | 13:30 - 15:30
• Online

The European Green Deal sets out a clear path towards realising the European Union (EU's) ambitious target of a 55 per cent reduction in carbon emissions compared to 1990 levels by 2030, and to become a climate-neutral continent by 2050. As part of the EU Green Deal, a proposal for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has been introduced to prevent the risk of carbon leakage. China exports more manufactured goods and services to the EU than any other country; therefore the CBAM proposal and the amendments adopted by the European Parliament on 22nd June 2022 have raised concern among Chinese stakeholders.

• 2022-08-24 | 14:30 - 16:00
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405