According to UNDP, people with disabilities are the world's largest minority group, with a population of up to 1 billion, accounting for 15% of the global population, of which 80% come from developing countries. The latest research from the World Disability Report shows that the population often falls into a vicious cycle of low-quality education, employment discrimination, and ensuing poverty. Promoting the disabled into the labour market has enormous economic returns and contributes to an inclusive and open society, which not only related to individual livelihoods and family happiness indexes but also an essential component of boosting national economic development and national equality. It is the key to building and sharing a high-level, comprehensive, and well-off society and a top priority for advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in China.

The workshop aims to raise corporate awareness of the importance of integrating employees with intellectual disabilities, share strategic experiences in the integration of the disabled into the workplace, improving sustainable development capabilities among enterprises. This will ultimately achieve social inclusion and shared prosperity, and improve the welfare of the entire society.

据联合国开发计划署统计，残障人士是世界最大的少数群体，数量多达10亿，占全球人口的15%，其中80%来源于发展中国家。世界残疾人报告最新研究显示，残障人士往往陷入低等的教育、就业歧视和随之而来的贫困恶性循环中，而将残疾人容纳到劳动力市场的经济回报巨大，更是有助于包容与开放的社会风气，促进残障人士就业不仅关系个人生计、家庭幸福指数，更是促进国家经济发展、世界和平与平等等宏观话题的重要组成部分，是共建共享高水平全面小康社会的关键所在，更是多项可持续发展目标（SDG）在中国推进的重中之重。

本次工作坊旨在提高企业对融合心智障碍者就业的重要性认识，分享促进残障人士融入职场的策略性经验，提供一个打破歧视性偏见的机会，提高企业的包容度与多样化工作团队、社会责任感与形象、员工忠诚度与凝聚力在内的多项可持续发展能力，实现社会包容和共同富裕，提高整个社会的福祉。

Details and Agenda具体信息与议程安排：

时间：7月5日，星期三，下午14:30-17:00

Time: July 5th, Wednesday, 14:30 p.m. - 17:00 p.m.

工作坊地点：北京市残疾人社会和保障就业服务中心（北京市东城区西革新里112院1号楼） 

Venue: Beijing Municipal Center for Disabled Persons’ Social and Employment Security Services (Building 1, Court No. 112, Xigexinli, Dongcheng District, Beijing)

Eligibility: Members-only

Quota: 15

Agenda:

14:00-14:30 Registration 签到

14:30-14:45 Opening Remarks 开场致辞:

                    Leader from Beijing Disabled Persons' Federation

                    Henry Xu, Chair of CSR Forum, European Chamber

14:45-15:15 Ice-breaking Session 破冰环节

15:15-16:30 Keynote Speech: Integrated employment 专题讲座: 融合就业

16:30-17:00 Q&A Session 互动环节 

 To join the forum, please register online or confirm your attendance by sending email to intern005@europeanchamber.com.cn before 4th July 2023.

Speakers

Mr. Henry Xu

Chair of the CSR Forum, European Chamber; Director, Government Affairs and Social Impact, Starbucks China

Mr. Henry Xu

Chair of the CSR Forum, European Chamber; Director, Government Affairs and Social Impact, Starbucks China

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As Director at the Government Affairs and Social Impact function with Starbucks China, Henry’s role is to craft and implement policy advocacy strategy for central level regulatory topics as well as for the enhancement of policy spaces of social impact efforts, which supports Starbucks’ business growth in China and protects and elevates the Starbucks brand in the long-term.
Henry currently also serves as the Beijing CSR Forum Chair of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (European Chamber). Also as the senior member of the Secretariat of Beijing Starbucks Foundation, Henry is instrumental to build up positive relations with broader stakeholders in CSR and sustainability fields including government agencies, trade associations, think-tanks, and NGOs, for the grand opening of first Starbucks Greener Store Lab, as well as for Starbucks brand to play leadership roles in the CSR Working Committee of China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment (CAEFI) and the Sustainable Consumption Roundtable of China Chain Store & Franchise Association (CCFA). He holds the ‘CFA Certificate in ESG Investing’, issued by the CFA Institute.

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