The European Chamber welcomes Mr Michele Cociani, Regional Head of Global Facility and Engineering, APAC, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Mr James Ng, Greater China VP and General Secretary, Danone to present key aspects of their successful projects. In the Q&A discussion panel, the two speakers will be joined by Dr Peiyuan Guo, Chief Advisor, SynTao, Ms Yiqi Zhou, Senior Manager of Partner Relations and Cooperation, Sino-German Center for Sustainable Development, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and Ms Camille Fourmeau, Economic Attaché, Deputy Economic Counsellor, Consulate General of France in Shanghai.


The European Chamber Sustainable Business Awards (SBA) raises awareness and rewards in sustainability. As a part of SBA, the Sustainable CEO Talk series brings corporate leaders together to explore sustainability in business development. The European Chamber invites you to attend the Advanced Performer in Decarbonisation CEO Talk Two where Boehringer Ingelheim and Danone, two winners from the Advanced Performer in Decarbonisation category, will outline their successful projects and practises in low-carbon transformation, carbon reduction, and green development amongst others.

• 2022-12-20 | 16:00 - 17:30
• ZOOM, online

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to join the upcoming Sustainable CEO Talk with Bekaert China and AB InBev Budweiser APAC from 15:30 - 17:10 on 15th December 2022. The Sustainable CEO Talks series will kick off on 15th December and will be joined by the 2022 SBA judges, who will share their observations and feedback for applications and winning cases.

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China welcomes Mr Chris Ma, Vice President and Head of Sustainability North Asia, Bekaert, and Mr Jan Clysner, Vice President of Procurement and Sustainability, Budweiser APAC to present key aspects of their successful projects. In the Q&A discussion panel, the two speakers will be joined by Ms Camille Fourmeau, Deputy Economic Counsellor, Consulate General of France in Shanghai, Dr Xiaojun Qian, Professor and Associate Dean of Academics, Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University, and Mr Xidelong Guo, Independent Advisor.

The European Chamber Sustainable Business Awards (SBA) is to reward excellence in sustainable and CSR company programmes and raise awareness about sustainable business practices and responsible operating models. As a part of SBA, the Sustainable CEO Talk series events aim to bring corporate leaders together and explore effective ways of sustainable business development. The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to attend the Advanced Performer in Decarbonisation CEO Talk One where Bekaert China and AB InBev Budweiser APAC, two winners from the Advanced Performer in Decarbonisation category will outline their successful projects and practises in low-carbon transformation, carbon reduction, green development and others.

If you are interested in our Sustainable Business Awards, it would be advised to join the different sessions of our Sustainable CEO Talks in December to hear more about the winning cases. Book your seat to join us 15th December, 15:30-17:10, at 8F, T1, 118 Feihong Rd., Shanghai.

• 2022-12-15 | 15:30 - 17:30
• Ruihong CA (corporate avenue), Shanghai

The European Chamber Shanghai Chapter is excited to commemorate the 6th consecutive year of our Sustainable Business Awards (SBA). The 2022 edition will continue to put sustainability awareness at the forefront of its focus, recognizing companies who push for sustainable economic growth, environmental care and social welfare. On 15th September 2022, the European Chamber will host a ceremony in Shanghai to announce the winners of this year's edition.

For this introduction session, we would like to welcome all interested applicants for our SBA, members and non-members of the Chamber, on Tuesday, 14th June at 2:30pm (GMT+8), to the online Zoom webinar, joined by our SBA knowledge partner, SynTao. This session will detail the 2022 SBA, including award categories, time schedule, evaluation process, methodology, what makes a successful case, as well as a Q&A session to answer any further questions. Those who are interested in applying to the 2022 SBA will find this session beneficial for understanding all new developments involved. Ms Tiantian Qi from European Chamber Shanghai will introduce the general idea of the 2022 SBA and the evaluation process. Mr Jilai Peng from SynTao will introduce all award categories, evaluation methodology and observations.

Pioneer in Advancing Rural Revitalisation continues to be one of 2022 awards categories. We are delighted to invite last year’s winner, Rabobank, to share their successful projects and practises in rural revitalisation. We are looking forward to your participation at our 14th June “Sustainable CEO Talk Series: SBA 2022 Introduction Session & Pioneer in Advancing Rural Revitalisation”. Companies are encouraged to submit questions in advance to sba_submission@europeanchamber.com.cn, to be addressed at the introduction session.

• 2022-06-14 - 2022-06-14 | 14:30 - 16:20
• Online, ZOOM

This is the third session of EU-China Green Development Dialogue, co-organised by EUCCC and CIETC of MIIT. The theme of this seminar is "Opportunities and Challenges of Carbon Neutrality in Construction Industry", during which we will focus on how to promote the development of green buildings and accelerate the realization of the carbon neutrality goal.

• 2021-07-28 | 14:00 - 17:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

Have you wondered about the recently renovated and much upgraded Liangmahe riverbank in Beijing’s Chaoyang District? We have, and we have therefore invited Ms Ma Jingjing, General Manager of NordiQ Group A/S to literally walk us through their Danish livable city development experience with a Chinese new town development urban vision on the GGB+ strategy and sustainability concept design redered by Archiland Beijing for the water system, environmental engineering, and cycling/walking paths for the Liangmahe project.

• 2020-11-12 | 10:45 - 13:00
• Liangmahe riverbank

(Date of the event is postponed. Exact date will be updated on the website after further confirmation)

Building on the EU-China Memorandum of Understanding on the Circular Economy Cooperation entered by Chinese central government and the European Commission in July 2018, and to celebrate the 8th Anniversary of the EU-China Sustainable Urbanization Partnership since 2012, this Dialogue will bring key stakeholders, particularly government officials, city policy makers and industry representatives from both Europe and China to showcase their roadmaps/plans on circular economy and explore solutions to common challenges.

• 2020-02-19 | 13:30 - 18:30
• Infinity Ballroom, 1/F, Hilton Beijing, China 北京希尔顿酒店一层天元宫宴会厅

Sustainability is a growing requirement from governments, suppliers and customers. Many businesses still don't recognize that working sustainably also means working cost-effectively. To turn this around requires a willingness to buck conventional financial wisdom by focusing not on reducing the cost of each part but on increasing the efficiency as a whole.

During this event, a range of speakers from various green sectors, will share with you how companies can start making their facilities more sustainable and reduce the environmental footprint.

• 2019-05-28 | 15:30 - 18:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Shui On Plaza, Unit 2204

The European Chamber is delighted to welcome The World Bank to share with participants their views on Shanghai's water problems and possible solutions.

• 2018-10-12 | 16:00 - 17:20
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

The European Chamber is delighted to welcome Bill Yuan from PwC, Bin Qi from Xin Bai Law Firm, and Mr Etienne Charlier, General Manager at EUsino Business Consulting Suzhou, Xiangcheng as they share with us their expertise on tax and legal challenges for companies relocating and policies that could benefit companies in such situation.

• 2018-06-06 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

The European Chamber is delighted to welcome Mr. John Adams to discuss the opportunities, challenges and trends of PPPs in China.

• 2018-05-04 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204