The combined carbon footprint of SME suppliers is on average five times greater than their large corporate counterparts. However, constrained by limited resources and expertise, SMEs require additional support from buyers and business partners to collect and report accurate data on their emissions, and enhance their carbon management capacity.
The EU SME Centre and the European Chamber Carbon Market Working Group are glad to invite Director Ma Jun from the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE) and industry players across China to explore the recent practices on corporate green supply chain management, the critical role of SMEs and challenges they face, and the different approaches large enterprises can adopt to support their SME partners throughout the supply chain to improve their environmental performance.
*This meeting is open to members of the European Chamber, and all SMEs from EU Member States and countries participating in the Single Market Programme (SMP).
Tentative agenda:
15:00-15:10 Opening Remarks
- Liam Jia, Team Lead, EU SME Centre
15:10-15:30 Status of Corporate Green Supply Chain Management, Good Practices and Solutions
- Ma Jun, Director of Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE)
15:30-16:30 Panel Discussion and Q&A
Moderator: Representative of Carbon Market Working Group, European Chamber
- Ma Jun, Director of Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE)
- Erin Xu, Vice Chair of Environment Working Group, European Chamber
- Tobias Könings, Vice Chair of South China SME Forum, European Chamber
- Kai-Marcel Dodel, Chief Executive Officer, Connen Smart Supply Chain Systems