Promotion and Activities of the Global Compact by CEC

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Promotion and Activities of the Global Compact by
CEC

• Wang Yijie
• China Enterprises Confederation / China
  Enterprise Directors Association

Regional meeting of Global Compact Network Focal
Point Asia United Nations Conference
Center Bangkok, Thailand 2-4 April 2007
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As the employer organization of China and as
an important business association, CEC/CEDA is
devoted to promoting principles of Global Compact
and CSR among Chinese enterprises.
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The goals for CEC/CEDA promoting principles of
Global Compact and CSR among Chinese enterprises
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• construction of socialist market economy
• sustainable development and social development
• safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests
  of workers
• protecting environment
• reasonably allocating resources
• maintaining credit standing
• improving employment
• enhancing community stability

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CEC became the first national employer
organization in the world to support Global
Compact, and plays an key role in promoting
Global Compact in China
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CEC actively encourages, supports and helps
Chinese enterprises to participate in Global
Compact, urges Chinese enterprises to grasp this
opportunity to incorporate the concept of CSR
into the operation of business along with the
efforts to run their business well, so that
Chinese enterprises can set up good corporate
image, improve their status internationally and
get opportunity to involve themselves in
international affairs.
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CECs outstanding achievements in promoting
Global Compact has been fully recognized by the
UN
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On January 20 of 2002, Secretary General of UN
Mr. Annan wrote a letter to President of CEC Mr.
Chen Jinhua in which he highly commended CECs
contribution.
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Promotion Activities of Global Compact principles
and CSR shouldering by CEC/CEDA in China
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On December 8 of 2001, CEC co-organized Chinese
Business in the New World seminar with UN in
Beijing.
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From 2001 to 2002, CEC translated, edited and
published series of papers and case study books
like Corporate Social Responsibility and CSR
for Multinationals, cooperating with the UN.
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On September 27 of 2002, CEC co-organized Social
Responsibility for Chinese Entrepreneurs in 21st
Century

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On December 6 of 2002, CEC and British Government
organized Global Compact-CSR Seminar in China
in Beijing.
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From 2002 to April of 2003, CEC compiled Chinese
CSR Cases, sponsored by State for foreign and
Common Wealth of Britain
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From 24 to 25 of October in 2003, CEC and ILO
organized the 1st Employer Forum in Beijing
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On June 24 of 2004, a delegation of 12 people led
by Executive president of CEC Mr. Zhang Yanning
attended UN Global Compact Summit in New York
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On October 11 of 2004, Mr. Kofi.Annan who was
visiting China met Chinese business
representatives in Beijing and discussed issues
like Global Compact and partnership between
public sector and private sector
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In November of 2004, CEC held the 2nd Employer
Forum under the theme of CSR and Risk
Management in Business in Beijing together with
ILO
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In January of 2005, Global Compact Promotion
Office was established in CEC
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From October of 2004 to December of 2005, Global
Compact Promotion Office of CEC made research on
technical standards of CSR under Global Compact
with the support of experts and scholars and
produced CSR general rules, CSR guarantee guiding
rules, guiding rules for COP, rules for assessing
corporate management structure and conditions of
work and produced series of training materials on
CSR under the Global Compact.
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In April of 2005, Deputy Director General of CEC
Madame Chen Ying, as a member of China CSR expert
panel, joined International Standard Committee
for formulating ISO26000
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• From September 5 to 7 of 2005, CEC Global Compact
  Promotion Office participated in 21st Century
  Forum held by CPPCC

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• In September of 2005, the Office co-organized
  Sino-Swiss Enterprises Senior Seminar on CSR

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• From November 29 to December 1 of 2005, as one of
  co-organizers, CEC played a key role in working
  with UN organizing Global Compact China Summit

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• The conference on IPR protection and independent
  innovation for businesses organized by the Global
  Compact Promotion Office of CEC was held in
  Beijing on Feb. 23, 2006

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• The meeting of China Global Compact and CSR
  Networks was held on September, 8th, 2006

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• As follow up of Sino-Swiss Enterprises Senior
  Seminar on CSR, 2005, The Global Compact
  Promotion Office of CEC organized the enterprises
  delegation for study visit in Switzerland on
  invitation of Swiss Federal Department of Foreign
  Affairs

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• The training for compiling CSR annual report of
  individual enterprise was organized by CEC and
  ILO in Harbin in June, 2006

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• CSR Senior Seminar was held in Guangzhou in July,
  2006 organized by CEC and Sweden embassy

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• The training of Global Compact and CSR for
  enterprises was organized in November, 2006 by
  the Global Compact Promotion Office of CEC and
  Sichuan, Anhui branch of CEC

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• China and Japan workshop of corporate social
  responsibility was held in Beijing on December
  7th, 2006 by GCPO and CBCSD of CEC and Delegation
  of CBCC Japan

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• GCPO launched the project of Global Compact
  promotion and CSR implementation with China Ocean
  Shipping Group (COSCO) from May 8th, 2006

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• From October,2006, GCPO shouldered the research
  project of Global Compact and CSR implementation
  for State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC ). On
  January 18th, 2007, SGCC launched the release
  press of SGCC CSR report

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