[Hybrid] 2024 SBA Information Session & SBA Series: Sustainable Business VIP Talk With 2023 SBA Winners - Alfa Laval, Volvo, and White Peak Go back »
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Time2024-06-04 | 14:30 - 17:00
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Venue:European Chamber Shanghai Office 中国欧盟商会上海办公室 & Teams
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Address:Unit 2204, 22nd Floor, Shui On Plaza, 333 Huai Hai Zhong Road, Shanghai & Teams
上海市淮海中路333号瑞安广场2204室 & Teams -
Fee:Members: 240 |
Non Members: 480
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The European Chamber Sustainable Business Awards (SBA) rewards excellence in sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and raises awareness about sustainable business practices and responsible operating models. The 2024 SBA was officially launched and open for submission on 14th May. The information session on 4th June will provide an overview of the 2024 SBA and the evaluation process, as well as introduce all the award categories, evaluation methodology and observations to all interested SBA applicants and audience members.
To highlight the successful stories of the 2023 SBA winning applications, we group the SBA winners by the countries of origin. In this session, we are inviting Alfa Laval, Volvo, and White Peak, who won the 2023 SBA in these categories respectively - Decarbonisation Leader, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader, and Environmental Pioneer, to outline their successful projects and practices. To recognise the contribution of Swedish companies to sustainability, the Chamber is also inviting the Consul General of Sweden in Shanghai to deliver remarks.
Companies are encouraged to submit questions regarding the 2024 SBA application process and related matters in advance to sba_submission@europeanchamber.com.cn. Selected questions will be addressed at the information session.
Agenda
14:00-14:30 |
Registration |
14:30-14:35 |
Opening Remarks, by Mr Jens Ewert, Shanghai Chapter Vice Chair, European Chamber |
14:35-14:55 |
Keynote Speech One, by Ms Belinda Lau, Vice President, Energy Division, Alfa Laval China |
14:55-15:15 |
Keynote Speech Two, by Ms Wendy Shi, Head of People and Culture, Volvo Group China; Ms Linda Li, VP of People & Culture, Volvo Trucks China |
15:15-15:35 |
Keynote Speech Three, by Ms Hortense Hallé-Yang, Sustainability Director, White Peak |
15:35-15:55 |
Panel Dialogue Session Moderator: Ms Tiantian Qi, Senior Business Manager, European Chamber Panelists: Ms Belinda Lau, Vice President, Energy Division, Alfa Laval China Ms Wendy Shi, Head of People and Culture, Volvo Group China Ms Linda Li, VP of People & Culture, Volvo Trucks China Ms Hortense Hallé-Yang, Sustainability Director, White Peak |
15:55-16:10 |
Coffee Break |
16:10-17:00
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SBA 2024 Information Session and Q&A, by Mr Jilai Peng, General Manager and Partner of SynTao Consulting Beijing Office |
17:00-17:05 |
Remarks, by Amb. Marie-Claire Swärd Capra, Consul General of Sweden in Shanghai |
17:05-17:10 |
Closing Remarks, by Ms Tiantian Qi, Senior Business Manager, European Chamber |
What are the Sustainable Business Awards (SBA)?
Since being established in 2017, The European Chamber Sustainable Business Awards (SBA) rewards excellence in sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and raises awareness about sustainable business practices and responsible operating models. In collaboration with our knowledge partner, SynTao, the objective is to:
- highlight innovative leadership achievement,
- advance sustainability awareness, and
- promote responsible business models.
Submissions are now open until 30th June 2024 (18:00). Follow this link to discover Award Categories in this year's SBA and download application forms. The award winners will be announced at the 2024 European Chamber Sustainable Business Awards Ceremony on 4th September 2024. There will be highlights of winners published on social media, online, and on the European Chamber Shanghai platforms.
Registration deadline: Monday 3rd June COB
How to pay:
Pay while registering online or on-site
Invoice: digital 普票 will be issued to registrants who applied when doing registration, in 10 workdays from 4th June.
Terms & Conditions
Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance.
Events are held in English and follow the Chatham House rule unless otherwise stated.
Advisory Council Policy
Members of the Advisory Council may receive complimentary admission to Chamber seminars, conferences and factory visits up to two attendees per event. Additional participants will be charged at the member rate.
Advisory Council members will still be charged the standard member rate for participation in training courses and special events, such as gala balls, government appreciation dinners, or admission to corporate social events/tournaments.
For further information contact Maureen Dai mtdai@europeanchamber.com.cn
Cancellation Policy
If you cannot attend the event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify us of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.
To cancel you can: 1) email sh.marketing@europeanchamber.com.cn, or 2) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website.
Disclaimer 免责声明:
Please note that the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (as the host of the event) might take photographs from the event and post these on its public webpage (or social media platforms) in order to create awareness of these events. By attending this event you consent to the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China taking and using such photographs as described above.
Speakers
Mr. Jens Ewert
Mr. Jens Ewert
Jens Ewert, a Senior Partner with Deloitte China, has over 30 years of working experience in the professional services, based in Shanghai since end 2002 – he has been a member of Deloitte China Eastern Region Management team since then. Jens is the national leader for Deloitte China Life Science & Health Care Industry, leading a dedicated industry team comprising over 1000+ partners and professionals. He also covers our full range of multidisciplinary services, from consulting, risk & financial & tax advisory and audit & assurance, offering to Multinational Clients in China.
Jens has received the ‘Magnolia Silver Award’ from the Shanghai Government in September 2021, recognizing foreign business leaders for their special and outstanding contribution to the City’s development. He is also a Board member at the EUCCC Shanghai and the National Vice-Chair of the Investment Working group at the EU Chamber in China.
Prior to moving to China, he has been working in numerous countries always in professional services, such as France, Hungary, Vietnam and Indonesia. He hold a Master degree from University Paris X Dauphine in Business & Finance and a Diploma of Political Science from Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris. He also attended numerous executive programs at IMD and Insead. He is married to Christine and calls France his home.
Ms. Wendy Shi
Ms. Wendy Shi
Joined Volvo Group China in 2008 and currently working as the Head of HR Center of Expertise (CoE), responsible for HR strategies, initiatives, governance structure, policy harmonization, compliance, and support for all business units within Volvo Group China. With over 20 years of extensive HR management experience in leading multinational companies across various industries in China. Holds an MBA degree with a special focus on Human Resources Management and Applied Psychology.
Ms. Linda Li
Ms. Linda Li
Ms Linda Li has 20+ years of experience in human resources cross different industries. She has been responsible for the whole value chain organization and has years experience in OD, change management, performance management, leadership & talent development etc. Ms Li holds a postgraduate degree from Hong Kong University, and she has accumulated rich experience in coaching and career transformation.
Ms. Hortense Hallé-Yang
Ms. Hortense Hallé-Yang
Hortense HALLÉ-YANG 海棠leads ESG for White Peak, a China-focused real estate fund manager and property developer invested by Nordic institutional investors. She has been working in China for over 20 years, and since 2010 committed her career to the sustainability field, at NGOs and businesses. She is passionate about environmental protection and creating a positive impact.
Hortense holds a Specialised Master in Marketing and Communication from ESCP Business School, and a BA in Chinese Studies from Inalco (France).
Mr. Jilai Peng
Mr. Jilai Peng
Mr Peng Jilai is the General Manager and Partner of SynTao Consulting Beijing Office, Director of China CSR Map (CCM), a certified trainer for Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and lecturer of SynTao Academy.
Mr Peng has over 15 years of CSR/ESG consultancy experience and has served many clients in the automobile, FMCG, healthcare, financing, ICT and IDC industries. He is professional in developing sustainability strategy and ESG management systems, CSR internal & external communication, CSR training, CSR/ESG reporting, CSR program planning, monitoring and evaluation.
Besides business consultancy, Mr Peng is heavily involved with corporate-NGO cooperation and has successfully developed a dozen of cross-sector partnership. He is also proficient with charity project implementation and evaluation and he particularly focus on child development, gender, rural revitalization, environment & climate change, health & nutrition issue. Mr Peng provides advisory service for a dozen of large foundations and NGOs.
Before joining SynTao, Mr Peng worked for four years as Project Coordinator with GIZ on Sino-German CSR Project. Mr Peng earned his bachelor degree in English Language and Literature from Capital Normal University.
Ms. Marie-Claire Swärd Capra
Ms. Marie-Claire Swärd Capra
Marie-Claire Swärd Capra is a Swedish diplomat since 1989. She is a lawyer by training and has graduate and post-graduate degrees in law. Mrs Swärd Capra served as Sweden’s Ambassador to the WTO 2007-2011, and was Sweden’s Ambassador to Algeria from 2016 to 2020. She has served at Swedish diplomatic missions abroad, including Seoul (1990-93), Copenhagen (1993-96), Paris (1998-2003, 2011-16), Washington (2003-04), and Geneva (2007-11). She joined the services of the European Commission in 1995 before returning to national diplomatic service in 1998.
Ms. Tiantian Qi
Ms. Tiantian Qi
Tiantian is a Senior Business Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the Sino-EU government relations industry. Skilled in Corporate Social Responsibility, International Relations, Programme Design and Policy Analysis across the food and beverage sector, auto sector as well as the satellite industry.
During her role leading the CSR Forum of the European Chamber, she organised European Chamber 10th Anniversary Conference in 2015 and coordinated with more than 30 member companies’ speakers, led (edited, designed, coordinated) and managed the CSR White Paper project which includes the liaison and coordination of more than 10 Member States Consulate Generals in Shanghai and 20 sponsor companies in 2016; Organised the European Chamber Shanghai Chapter first Sustainable Business Awards and designed seven series of CEO Talks; Organised the Dutch Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation CSR Dialogue at the European Chamber in April 2018 and the 2018 SBA in September; Established Shanghai Local Media (Shine: Shanghai Daily App) cooperation with European Chamber and launched European Chamber Sustainable Column at Shanghai Daily in 2017; Led the European Chamber CSR Team teach at Shanghai University for its MBA students on CSR together with the Swedish CSR Ambassador in summer 2017, 2018 and 2019; Led the CSR delegation join the European Commission Multi-Stakeholder Meeting in Brussels and coordinate the member speech delivered on CSR in China on February 2015 (First time in the history of the Multi-Stakeholder meeting to host delegates from China and hear China CSR practice).
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